Ultrabooks have been a rather popular concept with their high-end specs, making them a fairly favorite option for a lot of professionals. However, apparently, LG can still roll out a laptop with high-end specs without calling it an ultrabook. This is precisely the case with LG’s new release, the 13.3-inch X Note Z350 laptop.
Earlier this year, in CES 2012, Toshiba showed an Intel Atom N2600 Cedar Trail processor based netbook. If you are waiting to get Toshiba NB510 netbook in the US, then you better stop waiting. Because, Toshiba has no plan to offer any new netbooks in the US. It is an unexpected, heart breaking news for Toshiba fans, although there are some reasons behind to take the decision.
Netgear has introduced a R6300 WiFi router and an A6200 USB adapter to 802.11ac product line for Next-Generation Wi-Fi. The company claims that the R6300 Wi-Fi Router is the industry’s first 802.11ac router. The R6300 Wi-Fi Router supports combined Wi-Fi speeds up to 1750 Mbps. The A6200 Wi-Fi adapter is a first-to-market 802.11ac dual band Wi-Fi USB adapter. By using it, a consumer can easily upgrade their existing wireless networks to 802.11ac performance. The NETGEAR R6300 WiFi Router is priced at $199.99 which will be available in May 2012 and the NETGEAR A6200 WiFi adapter is priced at $69.99, it will be available in the third quarter of 2012.
Rumor says Apple is preparing to launch a $799 MacBook Air by the second half of 2012. The price of this upcoming MacBook is $200 less than the company’s current cheapest model. Is it a new strategy against the new “Ultrabook” laptops that are coming to market? Could be. Hope, it’s not just a rumor.
Intel Corporation has unveiled an a new educational tablet computer, branded as Studybook. This tablet is a part of the Intel Learning Series family. This Studybook tablet provides mobility for students and it comes with Intel Learning Series software suite and is supported by a broad education ecosystem. Currently, more than 7 million students are using Intel classmate PCs worldwide.
Featuring Intel Smart Response Technology, the Intel SSD 313 Series boosts your computer’s responsiveness with faster boot times, quicker application loads and overall snappier system response times. Because SSDs reduce spinning up of your hard drive, the Intel SSD 313 Series delivers high perfromance with low power. This means longer battery life without sacrificing performance.
The new Aspire Timeline Ultra was first unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas last January. Aspire Ultra M3 is the first Ultrabook with dedicated graphics and a 15-inch screen. Though this Ultrabook is specially made for the gamer but its sound quality, overall look will surely attract all the people.
There was some excitement in the tech world when a few years back, Qualcomm talked about an ARM-based ultra-thin laptop. While apparently, the company dumped that plan, the upcoming Windows 8 seems to have reinvigorated it anew. Qualcomm is once again hinting at ultra-thin ARM-based laptops which may come with quad-core processor and Windows 8 at its heart.