MSI announced today the 14-inch CX420 and CR420, and 17.3-inch CR720 laptops, all based on Intel’s Arrandale processors.
Along with the 2010 Intel Core i Series CPUs, the notebooks include up to 4GB of DDR3 memory, and up to 500GB of hard drive space.
The MSI CX420 features the ATI Radeon HD5470 1GB dedicated video card, whereas the CR420 has the Intel GMA HD integrated graphics. Both 14-inchers have a resolution of 1366×768 pixels and stereo speakers.
The CR720 uses the GMA HD graphics. It has a 1600×900 display and stereo speakers with a subwoofer.
MSI’s new laptops also sport built-in web cameras, 802.11n WiFi, HDMI ports, and Windows 7 OS.
We have no info on pricing and availability.
Dell announced today the Latitude 13 business ultraportable, “the world’s thinnest 13-inch commercial client laptop”.
The Dell Latitude 13 features various corporate-class technologies, such as remote manageability, desktop virtualization through certification from Citrix and VMware, full disk encryption, and Trusted Platform Module (TPM), as well as Dell ImageDirect service which “lets IT create, update and deploy system images 24/7 from a secure online location.”
Dell’s laptop supports mobile broadband connectivity and 802.11g/n WiFi, and features optional solid state drives, optional external Blu-ray drive, and built-in webcam and microphone.
Dell also announced addition of the Intel Core i5 and i7 dual-core processors to the Precision M6500 17″ mobile workstation. The M6500 is currently available with the quad-core Core i7 CPUs.
The Latitude 13 and the dual-core Precision M6500 will be available for order in the coming weeks, the PC maker says.
MSI has announced the 15.6″ CX620 and CR620 Classic Series laptops, both based on Intel’s Core i Series processors for 2010.
Besides the Intel “Arrandale” CPUs, the MSI CX620 and CR620 include up to 4GB of DDR3 memory, and up to 500GB of hard drive space. The CX620 features the ATI Radeon HD5470 1GB dedicated video card, whereas the CR620 has the Intel GMA HD integrated graphics. Both 15.6-inchers have a 1366×768 LED backlit display. There’s no info on optical drive choices.
MSI’s new laptops also sport a chiclet-style keyboard, a built-in 1.3MP web camera, stereo speakers, an HDMI port, 802.11n WiFi, Ethernet LAN, Bluetooth, three USB ports, and a 4-in-1 media card reader.
The notebooks weigh less than 5.5 pounds with the standard 6-cell battery and run Windows 7 OS.
We have no info on pricing and availability.
Intel has announced the 2010 Intel Core vPro technology for business-class laptop and desktop PCs.
Desinged to “keep downtime and desk-side visits to a minimum,” the new vPro version features improved remote manageability, security, and anti-theft functionalities. It comes with the Core i5 and i7 processors with TurboBoost and Hyper-Threading technologies, the Intel QM57 and QS57 chipsets for notebooks, and new Centrino WiFi and WiMAX wireless adapters.
With the included vPro KVM Remote Control, IT workers can remotely monitor, diagnose, repair and secure vPro-enabled PCs, even if the computer is sleep or powered down, as well as perform remote system shutdowns and reboots.
Here are the features highlighted by Intel:
- KVM Remote Control allows IT to see what their customers see, reliably through all states, even beyond firewalls.
- AES-NI enables new processor instructions to accelerate and protect encryption operations.
- Remote encryption management provides the capability to remotely unlock encrypted drives that require pre-boot authentication while managing data security settings even when the PC is off.
- Intel Anti-Theft Technology, disables access to data in the event of theft or loss by delivering a “poison pill” while providing simple remote reactivation on PC recovery.
- Intel Active Management Technology (Intel AMT) allows IT to better discover, heal, and protect their networked computing assets.
- Intel Virtualization Technology (Intel VT) allows IT to remotely manage systems while providing highly secure, centralized, and virtualized IT services to end users.
- Streamline Windows 7 deployment by quickly and remotely upgrading PCs overnight, minimizing disruptions to users, and without losing access to legacy applications.
- Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 offers premium performance and innovative features with up to an 8x bandwidth.
The 2010 Intel Core vPro is already available in some business laptops, such as select Lenovo ThinkPad and HP EliteBook models.
Lenovo is going to release the ThinkPad TopSeller T410i, T410si, and T510i business notebooks, according to a document published on the PC maker’s website.
Unlike the standard ThinkPad T410, T410s, and T510 featuring the Intel Core i5 or i7 processors and optional dedicated NVIDIA graphics, the 14-inch T410i and T410si, and 15.6-inch T510i include the lower-end Core i3-330M CPU and the integrated Intel GMA HD GPU only.
The TopSeller models listed in the document come with Windows XP or Windows 7 pre-installed.
The new notebooks are expected to hit the market by the end of this month. We have no info on pricing.
Hewlett-Packard has released the HP G62t series, a 15.6-inch consumer laptop.
The G62t comes with the Intel Core i3-330M, i3-350M, i5-520M, i5-540M or i7-620M dual core processor, and integrated graphics. The G62t features up to 4GB of DDR3 memory, up to 500GB of hard drive space, and a DVD burner or Blu-ray combo drive.
The LED backlit display has a resolution of 1366×768 pixels.
HP’s G62t also sports a web camera and microphone, stereo speakers, 802.11n WiFi, Ethernet LAN, optional Bluetooth, three USB ports, and a 5-in-1 media card reader and HDMI output in select models.
The 5.5-pound notebook has a matte surface and runs Windows 7 Home Premium.
The HP G62t can be purchased now for a base price of $599.99 at the HP online store.
Micro Star Int’l has released the MSI Wind U160, which belongs to the company’s new line of Intel Atom “Pine Trail M”-based netbooks.
The U160 features a 10-inch 1024 x 600-pixel LED-backlight display, the Intel Atom N450 processor with the GMA 3150 graphics, a 160GB hard drive, up to 2GB of DDR2 memory, a 3- or 6-cell battery, and Windows 7 OS.
The U160 comes in two colors: Fancy Gold and Jet Black.
MSI’s new mini-laptop also sports a 1.3MP web camera, stereo speakers, 802.11 b/g/n WLAN, Bluetooth, three USB ports, a 2-in-1 media card reader, a VGA output and 3.5G mobile broadband in select countries.
The Wind U160 is less than one inch thick and weighs 2.2 pounds.
We have no info on availability and pricing at the time of this writing.
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