Lenovo IdeaPad S10 with Solid State Drive

So what happens if you take the 10″ Lenovo IdeaPad S10 netbook and add a Solid State Drive (SSD)?? That’s exactly what Avram Piltch over at LAPTOP Magazine’s blog did, and they found it improved performance and battery life quite a bit. Keep in mind … Read more

Sony VAIO TT Review (TT198UBX)

After their hands-on preview, LAPTOP Magazine has published their review of the pricey Sony VAIO TT series (TT198UBX). When I say pricey, it’s over $4,000 USD (the model reviewed) but it does have a large capacity 256GB Solid State Drive setup (SSD) along with a … Read more

Hands-On with Sony VAIO VGN TT

Jeffrey Wilson at the LAPTOP Magazine blog has posted a brief hands-on with the new 11.1″ Sony VAIO TT. The TT series is one of the most unique ultraportables in its class – it’s certainly the lightest laptop to sport an actual Blu-Ray (BRD) drive … Read more

Lenovo ThinkPad X200T Availability

Lenovo ThinkPad X200 Tablet The new 12″ convertible widescreen Lenovo ThinkPad X200T Tablet has started showing up in the Lenovo store for US customers as the model 7448 (alongside the older X61 Tablet). This is the first major redesign of the ThinkPad Tablet series (the transition to widescreen).

It starts with a 1 year depot warranty, and there are additional warranty options available. The 8-cell battery will set you back an additional $50, however given that it doubles the battery life, it’d be well worth it. As far as the MultiTouch + MultiView display – that’s an additional $275 – that pushes the price up quite a bit, but fans of MultiTouch will want it.

It’s available at:
Shop.Lenovo.com – ThinkPad X Series Tablet.

The models available ship in 1-2 weeks, and the starting price is lower than what had initially been announced – $1,844.00

Specifications for the base model:
– Intel Core 2 Duo SU9300 (1.2GHz, 3 MB L2)
– 800 MHz FSB
– Standard WideView WXGA Display
– Windows Vista Business 32-bit
– 1GB DDR3 RAM (1 DIMM)
– 5400rpm 80GB HDD
– ThinkPad 11b/g Wireless LAN Mini PCI Express Adapter III
– 4-Cell Battery
– 1 year depot warranty

The SU9300 is an Ultra-Low Voltage (ULV) CPU. You can upgrade that to a low voltage CPU (along with other options below).

Optional Upgrades:

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Toshiba Dynabook SS RX2 Announced

The sequel to the 12.1″ Toshiba Dynabook SS RX1 has been announced today. The RX1 is similar to the Toshiba Portege R500 which is available in North America and elsewhere. It’s the Toshiba Dynabook SS RX2, and it appears to maintain the same 12.1″ LED-backlit … Read more