Jan 08

Lenovo ThinkPad T410s, T510 and W510 now sniffing for your wallets

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Lenovo‘s just reminded us that there’s still a world outside CES — their recently-announced ThinkPad T410s, T510 and W510 are now available for on-line ordering. If you’re up for some of that Core i5 / i7 action, prices start from $1,389, $999 and $1,599 respectively, but hey, save some money for the rest of 2010, OK? Your dog needs it.

Lenovo ThinkPad T410s, T510 and W510 now sniffing for your wallets originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 08 Jan 2010 19:36:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jan 06

HP refreshes ProBook and EliteBook lines with Core i7 processors and just about everything else (update: USB 3.0!)

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HP has six new professional laptop models in the mix, with Core i7 processor options across the board and plenty of other high-end accouterments. The ProBook models, the 6440b (14-inch) and 6540b (15.6-inch), have a starting price of $949, while the gunmetal aluminum-clad EliteBook 8440w and 8540w start at $1,299 and $1,499, respectively. Finally the more traditional platinum aluminum 8440p and 8540p start at $1,099 and $1,249. The differences between the six models might seem minimal to the untrained eye, but high marks like the spill-resistant drains in the EliteBook models, 24 hour battery option on the 8440p / 8540p might help make sense of the endless configurations that will be available among these models. Everything should hit virtual shelves in February, and there’s PR after the break.

Update: PCWorld claims that HP will also be offering up to 3x USB 3.0 ports on its EliteBook 8540p and EliteBook 8540w laptops.

Gallery: HP ProBook and EliteBook press shots

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HP refreshes ProBook and EliteBook lines with Core i7 processors and just about everything else (update: USB 3.0!) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 06 Jan 2010 01:56:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jan 05

ASUS ROG G73jh launches with Core i7, Radeon HD 5870, bragging rights

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Power hungry, are you? ASUS has just the rig for you, as it just launched its newest Republic of Gamers laptop here at a CES press event. The G73hj is doing its darnedest to make every other gaming lappie out there look downright weak, with this one boasting a Core i7-720QM CPU, up to 8GB of DDR3 RAM, 8-channel HD audio, up to 1TB of HDD space and DirectX 11 compatibility thanks to the internal ATI Radeon HD 5870. You’ll also get a spacious 17.3-inch display, a 1,920 x 1,080 resolution, Blu-ray / DVD combo drive, 8-cell battery, a 2 megapixel webcam, 802.11b/g WiFi, gigabit Ethernet, Bluetooth 2.1, an 8-in-1 card reader and a mini-VGA connector. Naturally, Windows 7 Home Premium will be running the show, and this thing is far from being slim and sexy. There’s no word yet on a price and release, but we’ll keep you posted.

Update: We nabbed a quick hands-on, check it out!

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ASUS ROG G73jh launches with Core i7, Radeon HD 5870, bragging rights originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:37:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jan 04

Intel’s Arrandale and Clarkdale CPUs get benchmarked for your enjoyment

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Whoa, Nelly! Just weeks after Intel came clean with its new Pine Trial nettop and netbook platform, the company is today cutting loose with a few more. This go ’round, we’ve got the 32nm Arrandale (which consists of the Core i5 Mobile and Core i3 Mobile) heading for the laptops and the 32nm Clarkdale chips over on the desktop front. Starting with the former, most reviews found the CPU + GPU solution to be faster than rivaling Core 2 Duo + integrated GPU options, with the Core i5 being particularly potent in highly threaded applications. Better still, battery life didn’t seem to take a hit even with the extra performance, though high-end, high-res gaming was still a lesson in futility when working without a discrete graphics card. Overall, the chip was a welcome addition to the fold, but we got the feeling that the first wave was priced too high and offered too little of a performance increase on the gaming side to really warrant a wholehearted recommendation. As for the Clarkdale? The Core i5 661 that everyone seemed to snag was found to be blisteringly fast, with most folks deeming it the outright champion in the dual-core realm. Unfortunately, the integrated GPU was — again — not awesome for hardcore gaming, and the questionable pricing didn’t exactly thrill some critics. Do yourself a favor and dig into the benchmarks below — we get the feeling we’ll be seeing oodles of machines hit the wires this week with these chips within.

Arrandale reviews
Read – HotHardware
Read – AnandTech
Read – Tom’s Hardware
Read – PCPerspective
Read – Legit Reviews

Clarkdale reviews
Read – NeoSeeker
Read – HotHardware
Read – HardOCP
Read – TechSpot
Read – AnandTech
Read – PCPerspective
Read – Legion Hardware
Read – Overclockers Club
Read – Bit-tech

Intel’s Arrandale and Clarkdale CPUs get benchmarked for your enjoyment originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 04 Jan 2010 01:09:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Dec 18

Fujitsu sneaks Arrandale-based Core i7 tablet into FCC, gets us all excited

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We know, Intel’s pretty much on a mission to confuse the heck out of us, what with its forthcoming Arrandale chips straddling different numerals in its Core i-something branding scheme, but the important thing here is that one of the beastlier models will soon be coming to a Fujitsu tablet near you. Expected to be identical in size and external design to the currently available LifeBook T5010, the T900 seems set to juice up the internals and leave the rest well enough alone. That might not be such a terrible idea, mind you, considering the original was a popular convertible tablet that eventually gained multitouch and integrated AT&T 3G skills. If you ask us, January can’t come soon enough.

Fujitsu sneaks Arrandale-based Core i7 tablet into FCC, gets us all excited originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 18 Dec 2009 06:11:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Dec 16

Intel announces Core i7 Custom Desktop Challenge winners

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Well, you know Intel just wasn’t going to let NVIDIA have all the fun with its casemod design contest, and after a few weeks of voting, the chipmaker has now announced the winners of its own Core i7 Custom Desktop Challenge. Not surprisingly, there are a few familiar cases among the winners — including the lovingly crafted Mission-style PC casemod and the OS Xbox Pro (deserved winner of best video) — but there’s also plenty of designs we haven’t seen. That includes the Best in Show winner from modder “Duck,” whose fire engine red system pictured above uses dry ice cooling to allow for overclocking up to 5GHz, and the boombox mod from jj_sky5000, which won the award for best creativity. Hit up the link below for a closer look at those, and the rest of the winners.

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Intel announces Core i7 Custom Desktop Challenge winners originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:34:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Dec 14

Apple apologizes for iMac delays, keeps mum on DOA / display issues

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Some contrition is better than none, we suppose, and upon being probed about lengthy delays on top of two-week shipping times for its slick 27-inch iMacs, Apple has this weekend tossed its expectant fans an overdue apology:

The new iMac has been a huge hit and we are working hard to fulfill orders as quickly as possible. We apologize for any inconvenience or delay this may cause our customers.

Considering the 27-inch Core i7 machines are both the major attraction of the latest iMac refresh and the source of the most headaches for Apple, it’s quite appropriate that the company would address its failure to make more prompt deliveries, but we’re troubled that there’s no further acknowledgement of the widespread issues plaguing those who have received their deliveries. Ah well, we’ll take what little corporate humility we can find, and if you’re fretting about your own machine, you can check it out for some of the more common defects at the link below.

Apple apologizes for iMac delays, keeps mum on DOA / display issues originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 14 Dec 2009 05:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Dec 10

HP Envy 15 review

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There are laptops and then there are laptops. The Envy 15 has fallen into that second category ever since we got our hands-on: it’s the first PC we’ve seen that really equals the MacBook Pro’s unibody design and it packs a scorching-fast Intel Core i7 processor, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4850 graphics and Beats speakers. On paper, this is easily the hottest laptop we’ve seen in some time, but has HP really managed to deliver on that promise? We spent a few days with this $1,800 monster, so read on to see if it lives up to the hype.

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HP Envy 15 review originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Dec 09

HP leaks forthcoming Radeon GPUs, Core i3 CPUs, Hulu and Netflix software integration

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We’ve come across a bonanza of information about HP’s Spring 2010 plans for North America. Kicking off the new year in style will be Pavilion desktops featuring a choice between ATI’s Radeon HD 5350 (code named Evora Cedar), which will have HDMI, DVI and VGA ports along with 1GB of onboard memory, or the juicier Radeon HD 5570 (aka Jaguar), which bids adieu to VGA in favor of DisplayPort and bumps up the memory allowance to 2GB. Core i3-5xx and Core i5-6xx machines are also slated for the early part of 2010, based on that energy-conscious Clarkdale core we’ve already seen, with the difference being that Turbo Boost and higher L3 cache (4MB versus 3MB) will be available on the higher numbered chips. Arrandale fans need not despair either, as HP’s TouchSmart 600 all-in-ones will be getting upgrades to Core i5 and Core i7 CPUs based on that architecture. Finally, on the software side, HP is introducing native Hulu and Netflix to its MediaSmart software suite. Check out the gallery below for more, and let the waiting begin!

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HP leaks forthcoming Radeon GPUs, Core i3 CPUs, Hulu and Netflix software integration originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 09 Dec 2009 07:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Dec 01

Dell Precision M6500 mixes Core i7 with business savvy

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In typical Dell style, the new Precision M6500 17-inch workhorse laptop has shown up on the company’s website with nary a peep of self-congratulatory PR from Round Rock. Notable as the successor to the well-juiced M6400 and its even gaudier Covet variant, the M6500 boasts wallet-busting specs like a Core i7-920XM allied to a maximum of 16GB DDR3 memory speeding along at 1,333MHz, a choice of ATI FirePro M7740 or NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800M workstation graphics chips, support for up to three storage devices with optional RAID configurations, and a 1920 x 1200 LED-backlit display. The machine is not quite yet available to purchase, meaning it’s safe to go beyond the read link without fearing any heart-stopping sticker shock.

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Dell Precision M6500 mixes Core i7 with business savvy originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 01 Dec 2009 06:34:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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