Laptop Details

BenQ has announced the launch of its two new ultraportable notebooks dubbed Joybook S35 and Joybook S43. The machines are powered by CULV (Consumer Ultra Low Volatge) processors.

The S35 and S43 can be configured with a variety of processors like Intel Celeron 723/743 and Core 2 solo 1.40 GHz processor. Users seeking high end performance can opt for the Core 2 duo SU7300 1.30 GHz processor.

The CULV based processors offer better performance than the Intel Atom processors. They are also energy efficient. BenQ said that the Joybooks will provide up to five hours of battery life. If you need more uptime you can upgrade to the optional 8-cell battery which is expected to deliver 11 hours of battery life.

Other features include eSATA, HDMI, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1 and a Webcam. The storage capacity is 500GB. The Joybook S35 has a 13.3 inch display with 1366 x 768 resolution. The S43 has a 14 inch display. While the S35 uses an integrated Intel GMA4500M graphics, the S43 is equipped with ATI Radeon HD4330 discrete graphics.
The notebooks are currently on sale in China and Taiwan. They will be available in the US in a short while.

Scorpio Blue 640, the new 640 hard disk drive from Western Digital, measures up 2.5 inch with a 9.5mm height. It is perfect for use in high capacity laptops.

Western Digital claims that it consumes 30% less power than the previous generation Scorpio Blue. This reduction in power consumption will improve the battery life in the laptops in which it is installed.

The Scorpio Blue 640 spins at 5400rpm. It is faster than the 4200rpm drives. But you might still find it slower if you are used to working on a 7200rpm drive. The new drive has an 8 MB cache. It also features speeds of SATA 3 Gb/s. It will cost around $149.

Point of View has released a Mobii ION 230 netbook based on Nvidia Ion platform. Unlike most other netbooks which are powered by N270/N280 processors, Mobii Ion 230 uses an Intel Atom 230 processor. The Atom 230 chip is more common in nettops than in netbooks.

Specifications
Display: 10.2 inch, 1024x600 native resolution
Graphics: Nvidia Ion GPU
Processor: Intel Atom 230 1.60 GHz Processor
Memory: 1 GB DDR2 Memory
HDD: 160GB
Standard OS: Linux

Ports and Slots
There are two USB 2.0 ports, audio ports, Wi-Fi b/g , Bluetooth 2.0, Gigabit Ethernet and HDMI. The machine supports the DirectX 10 standard.
Due to its powerful onboard graphics, Mobii Ion 230 can decode 1080p video content with minimal efforts. While gaming isn’t totally out of question, this notebook isn’t quite for gamers.

The 6 cell battery is expected to give more than 4 hours of runtime. Mobii Ion is available in three colors – lime, red and black. Prices start at $495.

Disk maker Toshiba has announced a 640GB hard disk spinning at 5400rpm. Rival disk maker Hitachi already has a 500GB 2.5 inch hard drive spinning at 7200rpm.

The Toshiba drive has a data density of 528.5 GB per square inch, and because of this high density it can reach the full capacity on just two storage platters. Toshiba claims that such high density makes the drive more environment friendly as less carbon dioxide is released during its making.

The new drive comes with 8MB of buffer memory. It will be available in different capacities of 500GB, 320GB, 250GB and 160GB.

The Laptop makers are out to a new business that will best suit the vacation times. Asus recently unveiled its news on the release of the brand new XG laptop gaming hardware. This is a mobile video system designed for laptops which will constitute Nvidia GeForce 8600GT graphics card which has a memory of 256MB of DDR3. The laptop can be attached to this product through the express card slot. This is to proffer improved performance in the gaming. The integrated graphics processor such as GMA 950 is a feature which is worthy to be noted. This stylish XG station will have a LCD screen which will have options like volume, readouts, clock speed, Dolby status etc.