It’s for sure not very Zen, although kudos to us we’ve pried hands-on the 11.6-inch UX21E-DH521 Zenbook to see closely what makes it tick. It’s machined from a piece of aluminum, with up and down brushed outline on the base and palmrest and to some extent darker circular blueprint on the lid. And it even gets exciting; Asus has tossed in a booby trap: it has the power button included in the usual keyboard, at the top right angle where you’d expect your fingers to find the equally Delete key. When you press Delete key, you’ll be prompted with a menu requesting whether you want the PC to shut down, hibernate, sleep, or do nothing at all.

Zenbook’s innards are all firmly packed together inside the oh-so-lean casing, with the UX21′s slender-line cooler casing Intel Core i5-2467M dual-core possessors. On the left side you’ll find mini-VGA including USB 2.0 ports and a microphone /headphone jack. The right side is home to USB 3.0 ports and micro-HDMI. Asus also did offer a dongle adapter for the VGA to supply USB to Ethernet (about 100Mbps, and not Gigabit) for users who would want to link to wired office LANs. As expected, 802.11n Wi-Fi is built in; you just need to make a wireless connection for surfing the Web and downloading software.

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MSI first gained recognition for a great build quality on the original MSI Wind. While this has failed to innovate and just use cheaper materials instead, many are wondering if the latest model, the MSI Wind U180, made the difference from the others.

The 10.1-inch device ships with a 1,024 x 600 native screen resolution. It runs on Intel dual-core Atom N2800 the with clock speed of 1.86GHz. The chip is supported by 1GB of memory and has a 320GB hard drive for storage.

Additional features include GMA 3650 integrated graphics, 802.11b/g/n WiFi, an Ethernet port as well as a 0.3 megapixel webcam. Buyers will also get a token chiclet keyboard, a built-in SD/MMC card reader, a six-cell battery and Windows 7 Starter as the operating system of choice.

The MSI Wind U180 is now available for pre-order in Germany.  With the specs mentioned above, it comes at the price of €349(around $451). Some may have second-thoughts on this since the MSI Wind netbooks haven’t changed for 3 years.

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Clevo’s X7200 notebook has now gotten more powerful as the company has announced just launched the P270WM based on Intel’s enthusiast-oriented X79 platform with Sandy Bridge-E processors.

On the outside, the P270WM has received a much needed sprucing up that concentrated on making the keyboard design more functional as it also backlit.

Customers have the option of choosing between the Core i7-3930K and the Core i7-3960X, while the graphics card of choice is an Nvidia GeForce GTX 580M. It also provides support for up to three hard drives or SSDs for storage and four SO-DIMM slots as well to populate Sandy Bridge-E’s quad channel memory controller. On its a 17.3-inch glossy screen sports 1080p resolution.

Other features include optional RAID, two USB 3.0 ports, HDMI 1.4a support as well as a redesigned express card slot for third-party expansion boards.

All these are packed inside a case that weights no less than 12.13 pounds (about 5.5Kg), which is definitely a lot to carry around.

Pre-orders can be placed right now, while shipments will start in March this year. Price starts at around $3000.00 on an Intel Core i7 3930K CPU model with GTX 580M 2GB graphics , 4GB of DDR3 RAM, a 750GB 7200 RPM hard disk, and Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit.

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Toshiba has just unveiled its first 14-inch Ultrabook computer, the Satellite U840. This comes as the successor of the popular Portege Z830, which was released in the second part of last year.

The new Satellite U840 takes a lot of its outside features from its predecessor, but it doesn’t manage to be as svelte as the Z830 since it measures 2cm in width and tips the scales at 1.75kg (about 3.85 pounds).

Insides the Ultrabook is Intel’s mid-range Core i5 ULV processors that can be paired with as much as 8GB of system memory. Users have the option between a 128GB solid state drive and a hybrid solution that pairs a traditional HDD with a 16GB SSD.

For its connectivity, the Satellite U840 features all the usual 802.11 b/g/n WiFi, Bluetooth 3.0 as well as Ethernet options. It also includes an USB 3.0 port and support for Intel’s WiDi wireless video streaming technology. An HDMI output is also included along with SRS Premium Sound 3D technology, a webcam and a battery pack that can provide up to eight hours of operation. Finally, the 14-inch LED backlit screen has a native resolution of 1366×768 pixels.

The Toshiba Satellite U840 will be available right from the company’s website, as well as from all major authorized reseller outlets later in Q1 of this year. Pricing will start at $1,500, or around 1,142 EUR, depending on the configuration that one goes for.

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AMD is set to unleash super-thin laptop which means real competition on Intel-based Ultrabooks, with purportedly to have enormous battery life and superior graphics performance. The 18mm-thin reference machine, which AMD demonstrated at its current financial forecast day, was manufactured by Compal and illustrates AMD’s latest Accelerated Processing Unit (APU), dubbed Trinity, which will be available later this year.

Corroborating earlier reports that AMD is seeking to weaken Intel Ultrabooks on cost, AMD’s alleged Trinity-based lightweight laptops will retail between $600 and $800 by Q2. In fact, the current wave of Ultrabooks goes for around $900 or double that price, with the introduction of AMD ultrathin laptops buyers could see this as a significant alternative.

AMD also pledges its Trinity-based laptops will top “the competition” (undoubtedly Ultrabooks), with 50% superior graphics performance and over 12 hours of battery life. And with the latest chips, performance per watt over AMD’s will have double the present Llano chips.

Although AMD has always played second fiddle to Intel, now with lower prices, superior battery life, and enhanced graphics performance, Trinity laptops may truly give Ultrabooks more opposition than Intel could have projected. And if this push down prices on laptops in general, consumers will be the winners.

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Most of the top PC makers have already entered the ultrabook bandwagon, using the latest Intel processors, quick boot technology as well as other newfangled features on their devices. While Intel has trademarked the word “ultrabook” it certainly doesn’t have the monopoly on ultraportable laptops.

However, chip maker, AMD, believes that computer makers would consider slapping in some of its latest chips to thin and light laptops in the coming year. In fact, they just showed a notebook computer prototype that measures 0.7 inches thick. It runs on a low voltage AMD Trinity multi-core processor, which will have a TDP of 25 Watts or less.

The particular model was produced by Taiwanese manufacturer Compal and will probably never actually make it to market. However, this just shows what ultrathin notebooks from AMD could look like.

The only difference is that AMD thinks that PC makers could sell notebooks like this for $500 and up, while ultrabooks might still sell for $900 or more.

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A new laptop soon to be released by Asus is the K75. It has a size of 17.3 inches and it is packed with powerful functionalities.

The most notable among this is its central processing unit. The K5 will have at its core the third-generation Ivy Bridge processor. Said processor promises to improve computing performance by having tri-gate transistor technology which cuts down on power usage, RAM support for up to 2800 MT/s, and a higher limit of execution units as compared to the Sandy Bridge model. Its processor will give about 20 to 30 percent increase in terms of CPU and GPU performance.

Speaking of GPU, the Asus K5 has a 28 nm NVIDIA Geforce GTX 670M chip. Its chip is popular among gaming enthusiasts and other users who need high graphics performance and thus will deliver sharp and vibrant images on the Asus K5’s screen.

The K5 is also equipped with 2TB of storage capacity coupled with up to 8 GB of DDR3 RAM. The screen has a pixel display resolution of 1600 × 900. Other features include a choice between a DVD writer or a Blu-ray drive.

There is no word as to the price or when it will be available for consumers.

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In this year’s CES, among Asustek’s products which gained much attention were its G5 gaming series. However, the company also had several notebooks that were designed for multimedia use. They are called the N6 multimedia laptops.

Said laptops will have 3rd-generation Intel Core (Ivy Bridge) central processing units, specifically Ivy Bridge Core i5 and i7. For crisp and vibrant images, Asus chose the graphics card Nvidia GeForce 500 – series.

The new N6 series namely N46, N56 and N67 come with an aluminium case for both the lid and the base. There is also a glossy display finish for models that come in bright colors. Users will also enjoy the high-quality sound offered by the Bang & Olufsen. Said models also come with a chiclet-type keyboard.

A preview video of one of these models is now available at the Asus official website for interested buyers.

These multimedia laptops are expected to hit the market around the second quarter of 2012. To date, there is no word as to their suggested retail prices.

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More and more gadgets specifically made for kids are produced these days. First, there were tablets with special protective cases. Now, there are netbooks made for entertaining children, such as Samsung’s new product.

Their new netbook, called the NC110 – Pororo netbook, has a less expensive price tag than regular models. Nonetheless, it is fully functional for adult users too, and can handle their daily tasks. After all, once one gets past the colorful cartoon images on the case, the NC110 – Pororo netbook has specifications that are similar with regular laptops available today.

This netbook will have a second-generation dual-core Intel Atom cenral processing unit. Its screen is expected to measure 10.1 inches. It will also sport HDMI out and have Wi-Fi capabilities.

However, its primary selling point for children is the fact that the laptop is decorated with photos of Pororo, a popular cartoon figure for children in South Korea. On the Pororo netbook, kids can enjoy 114 episodes of the cartoon show. Games such as puzzles and one called “Pororo painted play” are also installed on the netbook.

The Samsung NC110 – Pororo netbook is expected to sell for around 509,000 South Korean Won, or approximately $452. It will be officially available on February 6th. Yet unknown if it will be available in other countries aside from South Korea.

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Eurocom has just updated its product line with the 18.4-inch Leopard 2.0 mobile workstation. This notebook comes equipped with Intel’s Sandy Bridge processors and supports dual GPU setups.

The new Leopard is fully configurable and users can have the option of pairing the laptop with as much as 32GB of DDR3 memory as well as a variety of high performance graphics cards, which can also be setup in an SLI or CrossFrireX configuration. Storage is handled by four physical drives, like SSD, hybrid or mechanical, that can provide up to 4TB in capacity.

The rest of the specs includes a multi-format card reader, a pair of USB 3.0 ports, Dual Link DVI and HDMI video outputs, a FireWire port, optical audio S/PDIF, and a Gigabit Ethernet port. Bluetooth connectivity comes as an option. A DVD or Blu-ray drive can also be installed, while the THX TruStudio Pro certified sound system goes with the standard configuration.

For the display, the Leopard 2.0 is equipped with a 1920×1080 LED backlit panel with a glossy surface that features a built-in light sensor for auto adjusting the display’s brightness to match the ambient light.

The Leopard 2.0 mobile workstation can be ordered as we speak from Eurcom’s Website for $1545 US, or 1240 EUR. Buyers will get a notebook configured with Intel’s Core i7-2670Q processor, 8GB of RAM, a GeForce GTX 560M graphics card and 500GB of storage.

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