Lenovo intros new ThinkPad T, L and w series laptops

After the inauguration of a couple of Sandy Bridge equipped ThinkPad Edge at CES, Lenovo is refreshing the rest of its business-oriented lineup with new Core i5 processors 2011 and i7, integrated and discrete graphics options, new video and voice call functionality, better power management, and new features for better management.

The company claims that the new laptops incorporating "technologies self-aware and adaptive components is not used for certain tasks is turned off. So, for example, when someone is watching a movie, Lenovo is capable of reducing the power draw on port E-SATA, SD card or different places where the power is not required. This, combined with the characteristics of on-chip power-efficiency of Intel Sandy Bridge, is likely to increase the battery life of up to 30% compared to previous models.

Line of laptop Lenovo's entry-level business saw the addition of 14-inch and 15.6-inch L420 L520 starting from $ 719. Both models can be configured with up to 2.7 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU 2620M and a maximum of 8 GB of DDR3 memory, and sports four USB 2.0 ports, 1 x eSATA, ExpressCard 54 slot/34 mm, a media card reader and DisplayPort.

New models in the series of performance ThinkPad T include the 14 inch T420 printer and leaner version of T420s with 15 inch T520 printer. The first two are priced at $ 779 or $ 1329, respectively and will be available with Nvidia Optimus. The slim T420s, four-pound reportedly will start 30% faster than the previous model, and the slightly thicker T420 printer and heavier will last up to 30 hours on a charge with his share of nine-cell extended battery.

Finally, Lenovo has also updated W520 workstation with a range of Core i5 and i7 processors, up to a whopping 32 GB of RAM, and a dedicated Framework 100 M 2000M graphics or Nvidia featuring up to 2 GB of graphics memory. Also hosts two USB 3.0 ports and can be configured with up to 160 GB SSD. The W520 starts at $ 1329 and comes with ISV certification for DSS CATIA, SolidWorks, Autodesk Inventor, AutoCAD, Adobe, and Maya.

Lenovo updates the voice calling functions on its new range of Thinkpads with dual array microphones, a LED-lit microphone mute key and keyboard noise reduction technology, and some models are also bundled with Intel VPro Core platform hardware and software for IT managers to manage and protect portable computers remotely. All computers are laptops will be available in March from Lenovo business partners and www.lenovo.com.

Dell XPS Update 15, 17 with Sandy Bridge, GT500M series

Dell has revamped its XPS 15 and 17 notebook, adding the latest Silicon from Intel and Nvidia. The smallest machine can be equipped with one of three Sandy Bridge Core i7 processors up to 2.7 GHz, as well as a 1 GB Nvidia GeForce GT525M or 2 GB GT540M.

The basic package comes with 4 GB of DDR3 RAM which maxes out at 8 GB, while peak storage 750 GB to 256 GB or mechanics for flash. For a premium, 15.6-inch display can be updated from 720 p to 1080p, with or without facial recognition technology.

The largest system adds a Core i7 and Core i5 chips the two mix and increments the graphics to a 1 GB GeForce GT550M or 3 GB GT555M. It is also with the Nvidia 3D vision kit and a 3D-ready display, while max RAM and storage are increased to 16 GB and 1.2.

Both come with your choice of DVD or Blu-Ray, six-or nine-drums, as well as a 9-in-1 card reader, a 2MP camera, two USB 3.0 ports, HDMI 1.4, Bluetooth 3.0, and optional WWAN modules and Wireless Display alongside the usual connectivity.

the XPS 15 starts at $ 1,050 while 17 XPS kicks off at $ 900, and both have currently a estimated ship date of March 15. Dell simultaneously stopped the 14 XPS Core processors based on Intel's first-gen, although it has not been introduced yet another new model.

Corsair outlines the transition plan to force series SSDs 25nm

Corsair today announced his plans for the upcoming transition from 34nm 25nm flash chip used on their solid state disks and offered some clarification of what the move means for customers. As we explained recently, the transition will allow manufacturers to cut costs and boost capacity at the end, with the drawback that SSDs built using 25nm NAND flash may require additional excess to ensure reliability and thus have less total usable storage space.

Purchasers of units of 25nm before OCZ learned that the hard way--and now are receiving replacements--but Corsair is more transparent about the change from the get-go as far as the capacity and performance implications. In particular, they will add A suffix to the models of all drives to adjust their brethren 25nm 34nm, while regular Corsair is also marketed capacity to ensure people know what they are getting. For example, the counterpart of 25nm 120 GB Corsair force game (with 34nm NAND) will be launched as a version 115 GB named F115-a.

In terms of performance, the SSDs 25nm will see a drop of about 3-4% according to data of internal tests of Corsair. While the game saw both read and write speed of 285 and 275 MB/s, respectively, the new unit post 280 and 270 MB/s.

Corsair adapts the pricing to pass some savings to consumers and therefore to bring the F115-an MSRP of $ 215, compared to $ 289 for the game of series of force, while the F80-will cost $ 169 instead of $ 199 version F80 34nm. The new drives 25nm 115 GB and 80 GB will be available by the end of February.

Sony Vaio VPCJ118FX/B J series all-in-One-PC, $ 1150

21.5-inch Sony Vaio VPCJ118FX/B J series all-in-one touchscreen PC is elegant and powerful, with a Intel Core i7 CPU and 6 GB of DDR RAM. The Vaio J usually sells for about $ 1,500, and the lowest price we've seen on PCW Shop & Compare is about $ 1400. For a limited time, however, Newegg.com knocks $ 350 outside its usual price-only $ 1,150 pay-and free shipping.

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