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IdeaPad S10 Demo (video)

Lenovo’s IdeaPad S10 was on display at the Intel Developer’s Forum in San Francisco today and we got a full demo. The S10 is well built and has a lot of features not found on other netbooks in its price range. The IdeaPad S10 is now available for order from $429.

Continue Reading  |  Posted on August 20, 2008  | 

HP EliteBook 2530p Announced (video)

HP’s introduced the EliteBook 2530p, a thin and light 12-inch business notebook that can be configured with dual hard drives and either ULV or LV processors. I sat down with HP’s Kyle Thorton to take a close look at the 2530p last week.

Continue Reading  |  Posted on August 18, 2008  | 

HP 2730p: HP Tablet Updated (video)

HP’s officially introduced the 2730p business tablet in the U.S. The 2730p improves on the 2710p, with faster processors and more friendly user controls. HP’s Kyle Thorton gives a quick demo of the 2730p in the following video.

Continue Reading  |  Posted on August 17, 2008  | 

HP EliteBook 8730w: DreamColor Goes Mobile (video)

HP’s new EliteBook 8730w is a performance powerhouse with a drop-dead gorgeous 17-inch display. The DreamColor display (optional) is capable of 16,000,000 colors and is incredibly life-like compared to standard business notebook fare.

Continue Reading  |  Posted on August 12, 2008  | 

ThinkPad W700: Lenovo Intros Biggest ThinkPad Yet (videos)

Lenovo’s making a serious first-splash into the mobile workstation market with the ThinkPad W700, a 17-inch workstation that can be configured with an integrated Wacom digitizer and an integrated color calibration system. The ThinkPad W700 is an impressive piece of engineering and offers the notebook market some much-needed innovation.

Continue Reading  |  Posted on August 11, 2008  | 

Obama Girl Makes Over Dorm Rooms with HP Gear

HP’s running a video series called “Dorm Storm” that features Sena Khoda (better known as “Obama Girl”) making over dorm rooms with HP gear, including HP notebooks, home servers and more.

Continue Reading  |  Posted on August 4, 2008  | 

xTablet T8700 Waterproof Tablet Goes Swimming

Most notebooks don’t mix well with liquids, but the XTablet 8700 from Mobile Demand is no ordinary computer. The xTablet T8700 exceeds military specifications for ruggedness and its makers claim it has a lower total cost of ownership than non-ruggedized PCs In the below video, Conrad from RuggedPCReview demos how the XTablet T8700 still functions while holding it under water in his swimming pool. He takes it a step further and puts on his scuba gear to show that the tablet can withstand being fully submerged under a few feet of water.

Wait a Week to Buy a Notebook…

If you’re in the market for a notebook for college I strongly suggest waiting until next week to start seriously shopping. Starting Monday you will see a huge number of notebooks announced around the formal introduction of Intel’s ‘Montevina’ platform.

Continue Reading  |  Posted on July 9, 2008  | 

School District Gets 7,000 HP Mini Notes

The Fresno United School District has ordered 7,000 HP Mini-Notes for students. The HP Mini Note 2133 was designed specifically for the education market and this is the first of many school districts we’ll hear about working HP’s tiny notebook into their lesson plans.

Continue Reading  |  Posted on July 2, 2008  | 

Pavilion tx2500z: HP’s Consumer Tablet (video)

HP introduced the Pavilion tx2500z last week in Berlin at the Making Connections 2008 conference. Kevin Wentzel explains the improvements and explains why the tx2500z could be an ideal notebook for students.

Continue Reading  |  Posted on June 19, 2008  |