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Amtek iTablet T221 UMPC is No Fatty
When Amtek are not taking the piss out of Gizmodo writers, they are usually busy cranking out tempting UMPCs. Their latest effort, the iTablet T221, packs in some great features, including a 12.1-inch LCD touchscreen (1024 x 768), Intel Core Duo (1.2Ghz), GMA 950 graphic chipset, 60GB HDD, 2GB RAM and supports 802.11a/b/g wireless networks. More »
laptops
Look out for the high-end Dell Precision laptops, with the new goosed-up M6300 flagship rolling out today. This one slam-dunks Dell's previous-best Precision M4300's 2.4GHz processor with Intel's latest 64-bit Core 2 Duo Extreme Edition X7900, the 2.8GHz processor that Dell says is an exclusive with its mobile M6300 workstations. With its 17-inch 1920x1200 screen, this baby is loaded for bear, aimed at graphics pros, video editors, engineers and artists, and apparently people who are well-heeled, too, because pricing on these hot notebooks starts at $2070. But check out what you get for your money.
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Dell Speeds Up Precision Laptop Line with its M6300, Packing Intel Core 2 Duo Extreme Processor
Look out for the high-end Dell Precision laptops, with the new goosed-up M6300 flagship rolling out today. This one slam-dunks Dell's previous-best Precision M4300's 2.4GHz processor with Intel's latest 64-bit Core 2 Duo Extreme Edition X7900, the 2.8GHz processor that Dell says is an exclusive with its mobile M6300 workstations. With its 17-inch 1920x1200 screen, this baby is loaded for bear, aimed at graphics pros, video editors, engineers and artists, and apparently people who are well-heeled, too, because pricing on these hot notebooks starts at $2070. But check out what you get for your money.
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All the votes are in for our Laptop Confidential II contest, and the winner is the video above, entitled "The Gizmodo Informant," a brutal look at the torture of an innocent detective whose clueless captor can't figure out that "mocodomzig" is Gizmodo.com spelled backwards. The winner, calling his group "Hidden Agenda," takes the $2000 laptop with an Intel Core 2 Duo processor inside. Special thanks to all who entered, and congratulations to our worthy winner!
Laptop Confidential II: We Have a Winner!
All the votes are in for our Laptop Confidential II contest, and the winner is the video above, entitled "The Gizmodo Informant," a brutal look at the torture of an innocent detective whose clueless captor can't figure out that "mocodomzig" is Gizmodo.com spelled backwards. The winner, calling his group "Hidden Agenda," takes the $2000 laptop with an Intel Core 2 Duo processor inside. Special thanks to all who entered, and congratulations to our worthy winner!
laptops
Intel Core 2 Extreme Making a Beeline to Your Notebook
Mobile gamers, start saving your money. It looks like Intel's Core 2 Extreme processors are about to make a leap inside your notebook. Part of the new Merom XE codename, the X7800 will clock in at 2.6GHz while its faster sibling, the X7900, will hit the ground running at 2.8GHz. Both will contain 4MB of shared L2 cache and operate over an 800MHz frontside bus. Pricing for the X7900 hasn't been set yet, though the X7800 is expected to go for around $795. The chips are rumored to ship in Q2 and Q3 making gamers all around giddy inside. More »
laptops
Asus Rolls Out A8Jr Laptop, First with ATI Radeon X2300 Graphics
Asus introduced its A8Jr series Intel Core 2 Duo-packing notebooks, the first laptops with ATI Mobility Radion X2300 graphics. That high-performance graphics module uses ATI's HyperMemory management tech, packing plenty of power for the upcoming Windows Vista Aero graphics. More »
laptops
Panasonic's Toughest Toughbooks, Now Faster and Brighter
The most hardened versions of the Panasonic Toughbooks have been updated with the latest Intel Core 2 Duo processors and brighter touchscreens. Since most of these laptops will be used in broad daylight, that extra screen brightness will certainly be welcome. More »
pcs
Gateway Overclocks to 4GHz
Gateway is showing gamers some love by not only ramming the Core 2 Duo inside their new FX530XL, but also overclocking it for you. The FX530XL comes with a 2.93GHz Core 2 Extreme X6800 processor that can be factory overclocked to 4.2GHz. The system will also support Intel's quad CPUs when they start making their appearance. We especially like that Gateway is backing their overclocked CPUs with a full warranty and will replace them should anything go wrong. For $4,999, they better. More »
announcements
New Macbook Pro: 39% Faster?
So Apple's MacBook Pros have grown into Core 2 Duo swans, making the jump from a 2.16 Core Duo processor to a 2.33GHz Core 2 Duo processor. Apple makes vague claims of a new Macs 39% speed jump from the previous Macbook Pros and that they're 7 times faster than a 1.7Ghz Powerbook. But what does that really mean? More »
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LG Xnote AV Laptop With Built-In DMB-TV Support
DMB broadcasts may be all but useless to us here in the good ol' U. S. of A., but over in Korea it's fairly well established. LG is taking advantage of this with its Xnote AV laptop, which feature a DMB-TV tuner built-in as well as support for mobile broadband of the EVDO variety. All of the laptops, which come in sizes ranging from 12-inches to a healthy 17-inches, feature the Intel Core 2 Duo processor along with the ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 GPU. In tandem, that means that the Xnote AV could be just what the [Korean] gamer ordered. Don't forget the built-in Wi-Fi (which, to me, should be as standard as, I don't know, a power button at this point), 5.1-channel surround sound and hard drives capacities up to 160GB. Have fun getting your hands on one and wrapping your head around this meta picture that LG supplied. More »
laptops
Dell Core 2 Duo Precision Mobile Workstation M65 Reviewed (Verdict: Excellent but Not as Fast as Intel Says)
Dell rolled out its workstation-class notebook packing a Core 2 Duo processor, where the latest Intel Meron mobile chip is nestled inside a ritzy form factor Dell calls the Precision Mobile Workstation M65. The guys at Digital Media Net were impressed, highly recommending the laptop, and digging its 15.2-inch screen and workstation-class NVidia Quadro FX350M graphics. The loaded $3288 laptop has the 2.33GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T7600 processor on board, the fastest one released, and it blew through their benchmarks which are specially tailored for those glamorous content creation types. More »
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Toshiba Launches Qosmio G35 Laptop With Core 2 Duo and HD-DVD
Not wanting to be left out of the Intel Core 2 Duo (or Merom) fiesta that's been going on for the past day or so, Toshiba's come out with the Qosmio G35-AV660, a laptop featuring Intel's latest mobile CPU and an HD-DVD-ROM. Available now, the Qosmio G35-AV660 benefits from the increased horsepower of the Merom by offering many DVR-like features, including the ability to watch, record and pause live TV. Its 120GB hard drive is pretty decent for laptop, and 2GB of sweet DDR 2 memory keeps things running smoothly. More »
laptops
Intel Core Duo? Whassup? Faster?
So what's the big deal with these latest Intel Core 2 Duo processors, anyway? Well, the Merom chips introduced today take the higher power and efficiency of the desktop Core 2 Duo processors introduced a few weeks back and apply that to laptops. Intel claimed the Merom Core 2 Duo processors would show a 20% performance boost over their predecessors, the Core Duo processors used in notebooks. More »
laptops
Core 2 Duo Notebooks Launched, Dell Rocks XPS Line with More to Come
Today is the big launch day for the Intel Core 2 Duo processors, those laptop-specific processors which were affectionately known as Merom during their development stage. Just about every laptop manufacturer is trumpeting these updated dual-core processors they've dropped into existing notebooks. More »
pcs
Dell Precision Workstation 390 Hands-On: Core 2 Extreme-Packing, Speed-Rocking
This morning Intel officially announced its Core 2 Duo processors, and Dell has provided Gizmodo with a blazing fast Dell Precision Workstation 390 just in time for a Day Zero hands-on review. At first glance, the machine doesn't look much different from previous Dell Precision Workstations, but inside is a completely different story. More »
pcs
Shuttle mini x100: Book-Sized Desktop PC
Just how small can a desktop PC get? In the case of Shuttle mini x100, it's just 2 inches tall. While the company's recommended business configuration contains just an Intel Celeron processor, the home version gives you a choice of either a 1.6GHz or a 1.83GHz Intel Core Duo processor. More »
laptops
Acer Intros TravelMate 3020 Ultra-Portable
Acer rolled out its TravelMate 3020 dual core laptop in the UK this morning, with a 12.1-inch 1280x800 screen and an Intel Core Duo processor inside. A few nice touches are added to the mini-notebook me-too mix, such as a 1.3-megapixel webcam, 5-in-1 card reader which can come in quite handy on the road, and a 3.63 lb. weight even with the largest battery pack on board. Plus, you can stoke it with two gigs of RAM. More »
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