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Wait a second, can it be true? Is Apple really caving to the pressures of supporting a socket that’s used by pretty much every home entertainment owner ever? In the Tech Specs section that went up with this morning’s MacBook Pro refresh, there’s a fourth video output listed: “HDMI output using Mini DisplayPort to HDMI Adapter (optional).” That’s the first mention we’ve seen of such a cable from Apple itself; to date, users have had to rely on third-party solutions in order to get an HDMI connector from the Mini DisplayPort. Of course, we’re guessing those alternatives sold at Monoprice will best Apple’s in terms of price, but as of now, the company has yet to even reserve a product portal within its store. Let’s just go ahead and call it: $29.99, shipping in May. Feel better?

[Thanks, Arnav]

Update: Ars Technica has it that Apple actually won’t be making its own adapter; instead, these new machines will simply support audio pass-through with the aforesaid third-party dongles. Glad that’s cleared up!

Apple teases Mini DisplayPort to HDMI Adapter (update) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 13 Apr 2010 12:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Not getting a rest there, huh, Lenovo? On the heels of the availability of the IdeaPad S10-3s and C200, big L has also been prepping to box and send off some fresh ThinkPads. If the 17-inch, Wacom-equipped W701 and W701ds (dual screen) caught your eye when they were first introduced two months ago we hope you set aside a chunk of change — the Core i7 / NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800M rig rings up at $3,668.00. Add in that dual screen and you’re up to $4,343. On the completely opposite end of the spectrum, that X100e which we recently reviewed is available with a 1.6GHz AMD Turion Neo X2 Dual-Core CPU. We doubt that’ll do the sub-four hour battery life any good, but if power in a small package is what you’re after it’s definitely worth a click on the source link. As for that picture of the X100e with a floppy disk that really has nothing to do with the news, we just came across it on Lenovo’s blog and really liked it.

Lenovo ThinkPad W701, W701ds and dual-core X100e shipping to trackpoint lovers originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 08 Apr 2010 19:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Lusting for the ultimate compromise between a desktop replacement and an ultraportable computer? The ASUS U30Jc might — in spite of its generic name — be just the ticket for you, since it packs in a 2.26GHz Intel Core i3-350M CPU plus an NVIDIA GeForce GT310M graphics chip, which will be used in the most efficient fashion possible thanks to the addition of that newfangled Optimus auto-switching technology. ASUS also manages to fit in an optical drive, 4GB of DDR3 RAM, 320GB hard disk (5,400RPM), HDMI-out, WiFi, and the usual webcam and mic. The 5,600mAh battery is rated to last 9.5 hours according to ASUS (sounds pretty optimistic to us) and the display’s resolution is 1366 x 768. That last spec is the only thing we can find wrong with this package, and the $899 sticker and immediate availability should garner plenty of fans out there. If you need a little extra convincing, keep an eye out for our forthcoming review. Full PR after the break.

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ASUS U30Jc on sale today, come get your Optimus-ized Core i3 in a thin and light package originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 05 Apr 2010 09:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Call it the little laptop that could, or just call it Alienware‘s most adorable machine ever. Whatever you call it, Alienware’s M11x made all sorts of waves when it splashed down into an essentially empty market segment earlier this year, offering hardcore gamers the opportunity to take their first-person shooters onto cramped buses and coach airline seats with more comfort than ever before. Of course, all that power comes at a price, and while we already expressed our own feelings on the thing, we’re interested in knowing how you feel about seeing triple-digit FPS numbers on an 11-inch display. Is the experience better or worse than you anticipated? Have you ditched your desktop replacement for good? Are you wondering why on Earth you chose this over a netbook? Let us know how you’d overhaul the M11x if you had the chance down in comments below. And make it good.

How would you change Alienware’s M11x? originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 02 Apr 2010 22:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We won’t detail our murderous wrath for glossy netbooks, but we will tell you that ASUS is on our good side today by striking the shiny lid on its newest 10-inch Eee PC 1001PX in exchange for a carbon fiber-like replacement. The little guy boasts the same specs as the budget Eee PC 1001P — an Intel Atom N450 CPU, 1GB of RAM and a 160GB hard drive — and will be available in the US in May. And if you had any doubt that ASUS is after Acer’s throat in pricing, we’re told that the Windows 7 Starter model will be priced at an aggressive $299, while the XP version will only set you back a cool $279. In typical ASUS form, we’re hearing word of an Eee PC 1001PG that will fall into this same line, but will be equipped with 4G in most markets and possibly 3G and 4G stateside. Now, if only we had as much information about those brewing Eee Pads…

ASUS Eee PC 1001PX has a thing for carbon-fiber, starts at $279 originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 31 Mar 2010 16:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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