R series lenovo has 2 classes, R400 and R500 and in R500 range, the new Elite Thinkpad R500 is quite suitable for normal use with UltraNav (Touchpad) also. Also they are Energy Star 4.0 qualified models.
Configuration – Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 2.4 GHz with 1066 MHz FSB and 3 MB L2 Cache. Intel Graphics media accelerator 4500 MHD, 3 GB DDR3 SDRAM, 160 GB HDD (5400 rpm). Doesn’t support bluetooth. Intel Wi-Fi 5100 for Wi-Fi support. 8X DVD Writer. Touchpad facility.
Has 15.4 inch WXGA screen
OS – Genuine Windows Vista Business edition.
6-cell lithium ion battery. Company gives 1 year warranty support. Except for DDR3 type RAM, there isn’t much new in this model of R series. Priced at $930. You can even get low configuration model for $740.
One brand which offers one of the biggest range of laptops suiting your needs is lenovo at some very good price. In ThinkPad, SL series is the lowest priced series with models starting from $570 and up to $980. I will write about SL500 model, the higher end one released new.
Configuration – Intel Core 2 Duo processor P8400 2.26 GHz (1066 MHz and 3 MB L2 cache), 2 GB DDR2 SDRAM, 160 GB HDD at 5400 rpm, 8x DVD Writer, Graphics card is NVidia GeForce, No bluetooth and no fingerprint reader in this series. Plus has Integrated AT&T 3G Broadband, Supports Wi-Fi.
15.4″ WXGA Screen. 6 – cell lithium ion battery. 1 year warranty.
OS – Windows Vista Business.
This model is perfect for work load and you can buy this one if you really like lenovo brand. This piece is priced at $980. Also you can get a bit low specs piece in the same series for $560 and $740 with major difference lying in RAM, HDD and Processor. You can even customize the configuration on it website as per your needs and get it delivered in about 10-14 days.
World is facing big recession and this is no surprise for me. After every big baseless boom, there is a downturn. Same now. Property prices and other things of materialistic world were shooting up high like anything. That gave an hint about upcoming global recession. experts already warned about 4-5 months back when US was hit by Sub-prime housing and credit crisis which has led to create history records in business in US with MOST of companies, even the big names laying off thousands of workers, share’s dipping and market valuation of companies falling like anything. Laxmi Mittal has lost almost half of his wealth due to fall in shares. Yesterday ‘Zivity’ also announced that it will reduce it staff from 22 to 14 workers. Several bigger brands have curt operations, changed CEO’s and cut several part work force. Whole world is experiencing major layoff.
The no. of jobless has created history in US and several countries are trying to seal from US crisis effect, especially other world banks.
Precision aluminum unibody enclosure.
I guess the big deal about this is that the case is made from one peace of aluminum. Then cut into the unibody enclosure.
The MacBook keyboard
They made a couple of changes to the keyboard as well. The main one is now the keyboard is back lit so now you can type in the dark with no problems. I just got a MacBook a couple of months ago I wish i knew they where coming out with a new model with a backlit. before this the only mac that lit up was the Apple MacBook Pro.
The new Multi-Touch trackpad
Its now just one Smooth peace if etched glass with no button thats pretty cool
Up to 5x faster NVIDIA graphics performance.
The new MacBooks have a new NVIDIA graphics card. The NVIDIA GeForce 9400M is great for high-end, high-speed 3D game-playing power. Not sure why this one is better then the old one the did not say much about it. what they did say is its 5x faster.
Over all its a very nice Laptop I want one. I love the MacBook Pro’s aluminum case and now you can get the aluminum case in the MacBook. If you want to high end MacBook its $1,599.00 If you want the low end MacBook Pro its $1,999.00. I guess thats a big price difference.
Lenovo Thinkpad series has some fantastic notebooks designed for both gaming, business and home work. They have some excellent features and accessories which you wont find anywhere else. Even the Ideapad series has some rocking and sexy looking laptops. I suppose i was wrong that lenovo have no good notebooks. One thing i have seen is that including lenovo and other brands, you will find better and cheaper models in US than in India. I will soon write about some cool new models. What has actually attracted me towards lenovo recently is the quality of notebooks and accessories they provide and plus wide array of interesting new features to try out in notebooks.
Sony has several series with each series notebooks having some sort of speciality. LT series is for them who like entertainment in PC’s. So one thing is obvious, you need a lot of storage to store your favourite high quality movies and videos.
Configuration – Intel Core 2 Duo 2.1 Ghz, 500 GB HDD with 7200 rpm, 2 GB DDR2 RAM (Can be expanded to 4 GB). 22 inch Wide screen WSXGA (1680×1050) clear bright LCD, 256 MB Dedicated Video RAM, Blu-Ray Disc drive, inbuilt webcam and also TV Tuner card so that you can turn this 22″ into a TV also. No bluetooth. NVidea GeForce 8400M GS graphics card.
OS - Windows Vista Home Premium.
As this is mean to be complete entertainment set of PC, you will have wireless keywords and mouse too. 2.1 Ch powerful speakers with woofer system. There are lot of other specs related to audio and video software so that you can get best for entertainment experience from this Vaio model. Also the look of this PC type is wide and sleek and simple looking but does make an impact. Plus the screen has wall mounting feature by which you can put it hanging on wall like other LCD supports. So it can be perfect TV-cum-Monitor.
If you have good budget and willing to go for Vaio, then LT is the best option in Vaio for complete entertainment experience. Reviews also say Sony has good customer care support as it is a recognized international brand.
Sony Vaio LT 28 model can be available for Rs. 1,60,000 ($3500).
This laptop would be a great xp laptop. The Sony VAIO VGN-AR605E is not a bad laptop for the price. The 17” WXGA+ LCD screen has great resolution. Has a Built-in 1.3 megapixel camera. 160GB SATA hard drive is plenty big enough. the GeForce video card has 256MB dedicated video memory you cant beat that in a laptop. Has a Intel Core 2 Duo T7100 1.8GHz processor not bad.
With only 1 gb of ram there is no why this laptop will run Vista. This laptop just needs one things a ram upgrade.
I already wrote about Asus Eee PC launching in India with discount and some extras. If you buy this netbook here in India, you will get a free printer and i suppose some Pendrive also with it free. Asus is first player in Indian market with small notebooks or rather netbooks.
The new model comes with Linux OS and 4 GB HDD. It weighs less than 1 Kg. Priced at Rs. 18000. 512 MB DDR2 RAM, Video cam and also Wireless LAN. There are some 40 in built apps. You will soon get Windows Version as OS as they are in process of making one soon. This models can be primarily targeted for teenagers and use of more ultra-portability with less features. You wont get any Optical Drive with this model. Currently Asus Eee PC is available in e-zone and Croma malls in Mumbai city only. We hope to see more features soon in this.
Even HCL in competition to Asus has launched its netbook Mileap X-Series about which i will write soon. Unfortunately, netbook hasn’t created much Buzz in India at least. Currently due to festive season, you can get a free printer and something like Pendrive too with Asus Eee PC.
HP is one company in notebooks field which provides wide range of PC’s and notebooks ranging from basic specs to specially business suited and too high end configuration laptops. Compaq brand is also owned by HP also. In HP, pavilion series has some classic notebooks, some made for special features only. In Compaq, Presario also has some quite good laptops. Overall if you see, you will find about 50 models. (I suppose i am quoting right). Unfortunately, HP and Compaq support mostly Windows Vista officially. So if you have Windows XP as OS and you want to get drivers for it, it would be tough for you to find it officially on its site. Compaq Presario C 773TU has such audio driver problem.
Rupee is showing no signs of recovery. Today dollar value:
1 US $ = Rs. 48.5
Past 4 months, inflow of money in my house has increased by Rs. 30,000 due to rise in dollar value here in India. Even CAD $ is at Rs. 43 per unit.
