The saga, dear friends, is at an end. After making it to pre-order status last month, the EeeKeyboard is at long last ready for public consumption. Lest you’ve forgotten, this truly all-in-one pc comes with an Atom N270 inside, a gig of RAM, and old realiable Windows XP Home to keep you company. A 5-inch 800 x 480 multitouch display is supported by a Broadcom Crystal HD chip for decoding of high-def video, UWB connectivity to wirelessly stream to a nearby HDTV, and a battery that promises four hours of autonomous use. Yours for only $599.

One of the impressive phones that have been recently released is the Blackberry Curve. There are actually three different model releases for this mobile phone that are actually very similar to each other. The 8900 series of the Blackberry Curve is the one that most people will want to look at. It was released in early 2009 and has an important key factor in why it is not in the 9000 series. This is simply because the blackberry curve does not have 3G capabilities. The screen resolution is a crisp 480×360 pixels which is capable of showing a nice picture with photos and other applications. The Blackberry Curve also features a full physical keyboard which is very useful when typing out messages and sending emails.

It has a 3.2 megapixel camera that is built in with an LED flash module. It makes a great media and video player with capabilities to play a large variety of sound and video formats. The Blackberry Curve has a built in browser that is capable of streaming video as it was designed for this purpose with the use of Wifi networks that are available. Since the Blackberry Curve does not have 3G capabilities, the limit of the internet access on the phone is determined by the external Wifi system that is being used. It has expandable storage capacity through a microSD card slot. The on board memory is 256 MB but can do plenty with that amount in terms of apps and more.

The Nokia N900 is one of the phones that people will not be able to put down once they get their hands on it. This is true, especially for the tech savvy people that will know how to take advantage of the Maemo OS that will be included. This is simply because it is based on Linux and will have the capabilities to make it possible to run homebrew applications and 3rd party software that is available from somewhere other than an “app store”. The best possible options for the Nokia N900 are made even better with the hardware specifications of the mobile phone. The phone has a super fast and capable processor that will be sure to do anything and everything you can throw at it.

Following the hardware specs of the Nokia N900, it has a large amount of dedicated memory (256 MB) and 768 MB of virtual memory that will be sure to make it possible to run even some of the most memory intensive applications available on smart phones today. There are several great options that are available in the Nokia N900 and it is very nice phone to play with when you get the chance. The cameras that come along with the Nokia N900 are 5 megapixels (back) and 0.3 megapixels (in front). They are capable of taking some very nice images when they are put to use for simple camera work and they can easily be transmitted to social network rings.

MSI Wind U123 comes with a RAM memory of 1GB. In case you want to expand this internal memory capacity, there is a memory slot provided. The hard disk storage drive is 160GB. This portable and compact laptop comes with a 10.2-inch display screen with 1024 x 600 pixels resolution. The interfaces of this laptop include a 4-in-1 card reader, 3 USB ports, a D-Sub connection,  microphone port, a headphone port,  RJ-45 socket, and a TV antenna connector. This MSI Portable Laptop also has 2 internal in-built speakers.

This Wind U123 includes Wi-Fi connectivity along with Bluetooth compatibility. Additionally a 1.3 mega-pixel camera is also incorporated into this mobile PC. This netbook measures 26cm x 18cm x 1cm-3.3cm in dimensions and weighs 1.35 kilograms. It is powered by the 6-cell battery kit. In case you need to extend the life of the laptop, you have a facility to opt for a 9-cell battery kit as well. The MSI Wind U123 is expected to arrive in attractive red, blue, white and grey colours.

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The processor type is Intel Core 2 Duo T9600 with a clock speed of 2.8 GHz. RAM installed 3072 MB and the maximum supported RAM is 8GB with DDR2 SDRAM technology. The mother board chipset type is Intel PM45 Express and the data bus speed is 1066 MHz.

The HP Elite Book 8730W Laptop contains 5 USB’s, 1 Firewire, an Express Card, Ethernet, Bluetooth and a 56 Kbps modem. The display technology is colour TFT and the maximum resolution is 1920 x 1200 pixels with a graphic processor Nvidia Quadro FX 2700M. The battery technology is Lithium ion and the battery life is up to 4.25 hours.

The form factor is Clamshell and the weight of the product is 3.4 Kg. The dimensions for this laptop device are 393mm in width, 32mm in height and 282mm in depth. The typical price of this product is £2,500 and warranty/support is provided for one year. Obviously, the HP Elite Book 8730W proves its quality and performance.

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The mobile computer is powered by Intel 1.4GHz Core 2 Solo processor to execute the internal operations. It is housed with 4GB RAM. As the RAM is quiet spacious, it seems to be remunerating for the less powerful CPU. Boost up your memory performance with the cool memory card reader. Enjoy the high end graphics with nVidia GeForce G10M graphics card. Burn your favorite DVD’s with the high performance DVD drive.

Access the internet on the go with the WiFi supported laptop. These Asus Mobile PCs also has Ethernet connection. Wireless sharing of information is enabled in this gadget with the Bluetooth connectivity. It’s a simple task as this technology allows you to exchange info between other Bluetooth enabled deices in the vicinity. There is a VGA connector in this workstation so as to connect to other monitors. You can also see HDMI output port. The Asus UX50 Laptop is expected to hit the market by this July. It may cost around £999. So, you can expect a big bang in the market very soon.

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Geared by Intel Centrino2 processor technology, the gadget has Intel Core 2 Duo processor which functions with a speed of 2.53GHz. If you want to boost up with more power, don’t worry! Special processors like Intel Core 2 Extreme 3.06GHz are available which make you carry out your operations with a lightning speed. But, bear it mind that these models carry a heavier price tags as well. Equipped with 4GB DDR3 RAM, the laptop gives you a capacious storage feature. Housed with 320GB hard drive, there are some models which come with twin hard drives of 320GB each. A compatible Multi drive is also present in this mobile PC. Sported with 17” TFT widescreen monitor, it offers a striking resolution of 1680x1050pixels. For high end graphics display, a NVIDIA GeForce9700M graphics adapter is featured in all basic models. If you want to explore the real essence of animation, then you can go for NVIDIA GeForce9800M adapter. The laptop is powered by genuine edition of Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium.

This Toshiba multimedia laptop also features Wi Fi and Bluetooth technology. Various connections on board are, two USB ports, one touch multiple memory card slot, headphone jack socket, external digital audio output, USB/e SATA combination port, VGA connector, HDMI link, a smart socket to connect to the external monitor and a Gigabit Ethernet connector. The laptop has an integrated 1.3 Mega pixel camera which serves you as handy for video chat. Another notable feature in this gadget is the Harman Kardon audio. The device deserves the applause for this feature really. Filled with rich acoustics, the device gives an unbeatable sound effect and stunning visuals.

Priced at £1173 for the basic model, the Toshiba Qosmio X300 Gaming Laptop is also available in different price ranges according to the additional features as what we saw previously. The weight of this laptop which is almost 4 kg makes you a bit un-comfortable during transit. Also the battery life of this model is uncompromising when compared with other gaming models. But, it gives a promising gaming performance besides the minor drawback. So if you’re a dying gamer, make Toshiba Qosmio X300 Gaming Laptop all yours and enjoy the stunning reality games with the cool gadget.]

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Today we bring you an in-depth review of the mighty Alienware Aurora m9700. Featuring extreme gaming performance and a price tag to match, we’ll see just how badass it is, and what you can expect from a laptop of this caliber.

Sporting an AMD Turion 64 processor with 1GB total graphics memory between the two NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900GS GPUs and a snazzy blue finish and alien motif, you know this is going to be a good one. Got your attention yet? Follow me!

Design

Portability

Measuring 15.65″ x 11.75 ” x 1.85″ and weighing in at a very conservative figure of 8.50 lbs, the m9700 is not the most portable laptop on the block. I was surprised when I unboxed the laptop, it felt like I was lugging a World War II-era .30 caliber ammo can. This should be taken with a grain of salt though, as the Aurora m9700 is more of a desktop replacement than anything else. The people that will buy this laptop most likely won’t move it around too much.

Case and Design

After I unboxed the m9700, I have to say I was pretty impressed. Not only was the laptop friggin’ huge, it was bright! I’m used to fairly bland fare when it comes to laptops- you get your typical grays and blacks and silvers, etc. The crisp blue paintjob (Conspiracy Blue, in Alienware-speak) was a breath of fresh air in this department. The color had a gloss topcoat that prevented a lot of fingerprints from being left.

Embedded in the lid is a raised alien head logo, with blue LEDs illuminating the alien’s eyes. Neat I suppose, but I’m an old fart now who’s kind of over the garish LEDs and CCFLs fad that still adorn many cases. Maybe it would look cool at a LAN.

The build quality of the m9700 is top notch. It didn’t feel flimsy or flexible in any place like some of the other laptops we’ve reviewed. The lid closed into place easily and without hassle. There are also two small cutouts on the lid made of textured black plastic that look somewhat like gills or ribs.

Keyboard

The Aurora m9700 comes with a full size keyboard, including a number pad on the right, for a total of 99 keys. The keys were silent and depressed easily.

The m9700 also has a bunch of Instant Access Buttons. These include shortcuts for programs such as the Internet, E-mail, Windows Media Player, Power DVD, Windows Media Center, and also function keys for Play/Pause, Skip Forward, and Skip Backward.

Touchpad

The Aurora m9700′s touchpad is of average size and consists of a scroll pad and one mouse buttons, though both left click and right click were supported depending on where you pressed. The touchpad kind of reminded me of a MacBook Pro, but without the neutered functionality.

I found that the m9700′s touchpad was pretty responsive. It seemed to work well, though Alienware included a Logitech G5 with the laptop (this is a gaming machine after all!), so I didn’t use the touchpad very much at all as a result. Alienware was even kind enough to include an Alienware branded Func gaming mousepad, which was a very nice touch indeed.

Connectivity Options

The Aurora m9700 has a ton of ports – plenty of USB, Firewire, DVI, VGA, S-Video, ExpressCard, Coaxial, you name it.

There are two speakers on the front of the laptop, the release latch, and the optical drive. Nothing too out of the ordinary here.

There’s a lot going on in the back of the laptop though. From left to right we have audio in, coaxial (for the TV tuner), S-Video out, and modem right alongside the GPU vent.

Next we have the DC Power jack, a spare USB port, S-Video in, and something I found really cool- both DVI-D and VGA ports to ensure compatibility with any type of external monitor you could plug the m9700 into.

The right side of the laptop is devoted mostly to audio related inputs, and includes a volume scroll wheel, headphone and microphone jacks, inputs for front, surround, and center speakers, optical, and finally another USB port. I liked that the m9700 included a place for both speakers and headphones. It’s annoying to have to unplug one to use the other.

On the left of the m9700, you will see the security lock slot, CPU vents, Ethernet port, two USBs, a Firewire IEEE 1394a port, memory card slot, and lastly ExpressCard. For the memory card slot, SD, MS, MSPRO, and MMC are the supported formats.

Normally we don’t include detailed shots of the bottom of our review samples, but the Aurora m9700 included a cool extra not found in most laptops: a subwoofer mounted in the bottom casing. Pretty cool but questionable in its effectiveness.

Heat and Noise

The m9700 runs pretty quietly under normal circumstances. The single fan only spins up when it needs to, in order to keep noise levels at an absolute minimum. I noticed during longer gaming sessions that hot exhaust was literally pouring out of the back of the laptop (from the GPU vents). This is normal though considering the level of hardware Alienware has wedged into the m9700.

Upgrading and Expansion

Like most other manufacturers, Alienware allows you to easily upgrade RAM. If you haven’t maxed out your hard drive configuration and have a spare slot, you can also add another drive.

If, on the other hand, you want to upgrade the CPU or replace the LCD if it breaks, you will need to completely disassemble the laptop.

Features

Technical Specifications

The Alienware Aurora m9700 is configured with AMD’s Turion 64 ML-44 mobile processor, and is clocked at 2.4GHz with 1MB L2 cache. This processor has a TDP (Thermal Design Power, or maximum thermal output) of 35W and is a 90nm ‘Lancaster’ core CPU. It is Socket 754 based. One wonders though why at this price, a dual core CPU is not offered.

The m9700 sports NVidia’s Mobile SLI chipset, and is equipped with not one, but two 512MB NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900GS PCI-E graphics cards running in SLI mode for a total of 1GB of video memory. Built on a 90nm process with 24 pixel pipelines and 8 vertex pipelines, and core clock and memory speeds at 375MHz and 500MHz respectively, the GeForce Go 7900GS SLI is in the top tier of notebook video cards. You can expect a really kick ass gaming experience, which I will elaborate on later in the review.

On the memory front, the m9700 is outfitted with 2GB dual-channel DDR-400. Configurations start at 512MB and max out at 2GB.

Our m9700 came with 200GB of hard drive space in the form of 100GB x 2 Serial ATA 1.5GB/s 7,200 RPM w/ NCQ & 8MB Cache in RAID-0. Hard drive performance seemed to be average, and despite having two drives, they were inaudible. Alienware has a number of different hard drive configurations possible for every type of user. For users that want a single hard drive (no RAID), Alienware offers:

• 4200 RPM – 200GB SATA
• 5400 RPM – Up to 250GB SATA with NCQ
• 7200 RPM – Up to 200GB SATA with NCQ

For someone who wants maximum capacity, there are dual hard drives in RAID 0:

• 4200 RPM – 400GB SATA (2 X 200GB)
• 5400 RPM – Up to 500GB (2 x 250GB)
• 7200 RPM – Up to 400GB (2 X 200GB)

In case you skimmed that last batch of bullets quickly, that’s a maximum of 500GB in the Aurora m9700. Holy $#@%!

For users who want data backup features and a more warm and cuddly feeling that their data isn’t going anywhere, Alienware offers dual hard drives in RAID-1 as well:

• 4200 RPM – 200GB SATA (2 X 200GB)
• 5400 RPM – Up to 250GB (2 x 250GB)
• 7200 RPM – Up to 200GB (2 X 200GB)

The m9700 is equipped with an HD Audio processor which provides pretty good sound for a laptop. There are two speakers mounted on the front of the laptop base, and a subwoofer mounted in the bottom. I didn’t notice a booming bass experience with this sub, but I didn’t really expect to, so I won’t deduct major points there.

Alienware includes a nice integrated TV tuner in the Aurora m9700. The TV tuner worked very well with Windows XP Media Center Edition, and I was up and running with my local cable channels within minutes. Recorded and live TV quality looked great and the included full size remote worked flawlessly.

I have to take this time to say that I really dug Alienware’s completely barren desktop. Not many OEMs get this, but it’s very gratifying when you come across one that does. To have 38,000 icons for AOL, dial up and trial movie services, and other useless crap on your desktop BEFORE you even use it is annoying as hell. Alienware put only one icon on the desktop, and that was a shortcut to an XML file that listed every driver and piece of software that was installed on the laptop, as well as the associated benchmark scores as reported by Alienware’s technicians. I thought this a really cool thing to do. Alienware also has a feature called AlienGUIse, which is basically a rebranded Window Blinds-esque program that allows you to change your XP theme to one of the few alien-related selections. I tried it out briefly but actually liked the way the original theme was, so that’s the way it stayed for the duration of my testing.

Features Continued

Display

The m9700s display is very bright and crisp. The contrast is excellent, due much to the Clearview glossy coating of the LCD. Native resolution was 1920×1200 (WUXGA), which in my opinion is slightly too high for this size LCD (17) for daily use. If you bought this laptop primarily to game though, you would be disappointed if you didnt choose the WUXGA resolution. I realized after a few hours of use that every day tasks such as checking email or writing a Word document were a little tougher than normal because I found myself squinting on occasion to see the screen. Alienware must have taken this into consideration because they offer a 1440×900 (WXGA+) resolution for those who may not game as much.

The glossy coating definitely improves contrast and sharpness, but at the same time, there are many times where the glare and reflection is just flat out awful (which is mostly when using the m9700 is areas with high levels of light). I found that the m9700s screen looked best when gaming at night, with the lights out. It provided a very immersing gameplay experience with no glare.

Optical Drive

Alienware offers two optical drive options: a 24x CD-RW / 8x DVD Combo or an 8x Dual Layer DVDRW / 24x CD-RW. The unit I reviewed here came with the latter. The drive was quiet and in my own subjective opinion, ran average or above average in speed.

Wi-Fi

The Aurora m9700 comes installed with a RealTek B/G wireless card and integrated Bluetooth. Within moments of configuring the card I was up and running on my home wireless network. Speeds were at the 54Mbps equivalent level, and signal strength never dropped below Very Good.

Battery

The standard battery that ships with the m9700 is a 6000mAh 12 cell battery operating at 14.8V. The battery clips into place in the underside of the laptop and is flush against the surface. With all the high end hardware inside the m9700, battery life suffers as a result but most users probably wont unplug this thing too often.

AC Adapter

The Alienwares AC adapter is truly enormous, so much so that the first time one of my friends saw it, his eyes almost bugged out of his head. The cords are incredibly long too, maybe even a little too long. Good thing Alienware includes some cable management with the AC adapter, otherwise youd have a huge pile of wires on your floor.

Webcam

Integrated into the top of the m9700s LCD frame is a 1.3mp webcam featuring a 640×480 resolution. The picture quality is decent, and the colors are a bit washed out, but you have to keep your expectations pretty low for these little freebies OEMs include. After all its a tiny little camera shoved in the bezel of a LCD, almost an afterthought.

Setup Method

The m9700 was set to run at full performance by setting the power scheme set to Home/Office Desk with the AC plugged in, meaning that the CPU will not underclock while running the tests. For the battery performance test, the power scheme was set to Portable/Laptop. Each test was repeated 3 times to ensure accuracy. Before each test was run, the laptop was rebooted and its hard drive defragmented.

BAPCo SYSmark2004SE is popular benchmark suite consists of two different performance scenarios and generates an overall score by taking the geometric mean of the individual scores.

• Internet Content Creation: In this scenario, the content creator creates a product related website targeting a broadband and narrowband audience. The user first renders a 3D model to a bitmap, while preparing web pages using a web site publishing tool. The user opens a video editing package, creates a movie from several raw input movie cuts and sound cuts and starts exporting it. While waiting on this operation, the user imports the rendered image into an image-processing package; modifies it and saves the results. Back in the 3D modeling software, the user modifies a 3D model and exports it to a vector-graphics format. Once the movie is assembled, the user edits it and creates special effects using one of the modified images as input. The user extracts content from an archive. Meanwhile, he uses an animation creation tool to open the exported 3D vector graphics file. He modifies it by including other pictures and optimizes it for faster animation. The final movie with the special effects is then compressed in a format that can be broadcast over broadband Internet. The web site is given the final touches and the system is scanned for viruses.
• Office Productivity: In this scenario, the office productivity user creates a marketing presentation and supporting documents for a new product. The user receives email containing a collection of documents in a compressed file. The user reviews his email and updates his calendar while a virus checking software scans the system. The corporate web site is viewed and the user begins creating the collateral documents. The user also accesses a database and runs some queries. A collection of documents are compressed. The queries results are imported into a spreadsheet and used to generate graphical charts. The user then transcribes a document. The user edits and adds elements to a slide show template. Finally, the user looks at the results of his work (both the slide show and the portable document) in an Internet browser.

BAPCo MobileMark 2005 is the latest version of the premier notebook battery life and performance under battery life metric based on real world applications.

• Office Productivity: The workloads in this category model a mobile professional at a fictitious automobile company. The worker creates documents using Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint, accesses email, and creates graphics and animation with Photoshop and Flash to include in a multimedia presentation. An Internet browser is used to view presentations. The user also invokes file compression and virus detection in the background.
• DVD Playback: The DVD playback 2005 workload is based on a 1 hours 55 minute movie that BAPCo has created from content provided by BMW. The DVD playback test starts the movie player application, sets up a full screen playback, and the loops over the content on the disk in the DVD player. This playback will continue until system shutdown at battery depletion.

3DMark 2001 SE PRO build 3.3.0 measures graphics performance by benchmarking the CPU, memory, and graphics through a series of 21 tests, including simulated games, theoretical tests, DX8 feature tests, and image quality tests. Resolution was set to 1024×768 with all default settings.

3DMark 2003 build 3.6.0 measures DX9 performance through a series of 3D game based sound, graphics, and CPU tests. Resolution was set to 1024×768 with all default settings.

3DMark2005 build 1.2.0 is a graphics intensive benchmark best suited for the latest generation of DirectX 9.0 graphics cards. It combines high quality 3D tests, CPU tests, and is the first benchmark to require Pixel Shader 2.0 support, making this a highly stressful 3D benchmark.

3DMark2006 build 1.0.2 uses advanced real-time 3D game workloads to measure PC performance using a suite of DirectX 9 3D graphics tests, CPU tests, and 3D feature tests, including HDR/SM3.0 graphics tests, advanced SM2.0 graphics tests, AI and physics driven single and multiple cores or processor CPU tests.

PCMark 2005 Advanced build 1.1.0 is the latest update to Futuremarks popular overall system benchmarking program. The 2005 version adds multithreading, DirectX 9, Windows Media Player 10, virus scanning, High Definition video playback (WMVHD), and a vast number of other tests to its suite. Testing your computers CPU, RAM, hard drive and graphics card, PCMark05 drives your computer to the max to determine its strengths and weaknesses.

Configurations:

Read – PCPro (“Nondescript looks and plodding performance are elevated by absolutely stunning battery life”)
Read – Laptop (“Lightweight design. Eight hours of battery life. Good-enough performance”)
Read – ComputerShopper (“Delivers great battery life in a lightweight chassis; however, comes up short in terms of features and performance”)

In addition to Timeline and the 11.6-inch Aspire One, Acer decided today to announce new laptops much in the way Nikon and other camera makers roll out their PMA lineup — in groups of eight or more. By our count, we’ve got at least ten different models here.

• Aspire 5935 and 8935: The 18.4-inch 8935 laptop can output a 1080p resolution, True 5.1 channel surround sound and houses up to two HDDs totaling 1TB capacity. The 5935 meanwhile can hold just one 500GB HDD and doesn’t do full HD. Both support up to 4GB DDR3 memory, biometric fingerprinting, 802.11 b/g, Bluetooth 2.0, and optional WiMAX.
• Aspire 3935: A 13.3-inch ultra portable with 1366 x 769 resolution LED-backlit LCD and Intel Core 2 Duo / GM45 express chipset. Features built-in Wi-Fi / WiMAX, up to 4GB DDR3 RAM, biometric fingerprints, and 8 hours of use with a 8-cell battery.
• eMachines D, E, and G series (pictured): 16 x 9 aspect ratio LCD. Available with Intel Celeron or Pentium processors for all models, plus option for AMD Athlon with E and G series. 14-inch D and 17-inch G have up to 4GB DDR2 RAM, 500GB HDD, while the 15.6-inch E series can feature up to 5GB. All of them boast a wide keyboard, WiFi, webcam, DVD drive, a 5-in-1 card reader, and Windows Vista SP1.
• Gateway EC series: Lightweight and less than 1-inch thick. The 13-inch netbook has an LED backlit screen with 16 x 9 aspect ratio, Dolby Sound Room, SSD, DDR3 RAM, HDMI out, optional 3G and Bluetooth, webcam, and capacitive hotkeys on top of the keyboard.
• Gateway 10.1-inch LT20, 11.6-inch LT30: Both are under 2.62 pounds, boast built-in WiFi, Webcam, optional Bluetooth and 3G modules, 5-in-1 card reader, and up to 160GB HDD. The touch pad supports multi-gesture features and reportedly it comes with a “cool protective bag” — yay?
• Gateway ID series: Available in glossy midnight blue or night sky with a matte interior and silver-colored touchpad. It’s got an 15.6-inch LED backlit screen, slot-in DVD drive, webcam with a curtain (for privacy, obviously), multi-gesture touchpad, and capacitive hotkeys on top of the keyboard.

There’s still got plenty of missing pieces here, such as pricing and availability for anything here, but one thing’s for sure: we are thoroughly overwhelmed by the sheer number of new offerings.