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Thinner than some netbooks and more potent than four or five of them combined, Lenovo’s ThinkPad T400s aims to hit some sort of sweet spot in between weak ultraportables and battery-draining 15-inchers. The 14.1-inch lappie measures in at a remarkable 0.83-inches thin and boasts a starting weight of under four pounds. Within, you’ll find Lenovo’s heralded roll cage technology, a 2.53GHz Core 2 Duo processor, your choice of a 128GB SSD or 250GB HDD, a 9.5mm slim DVD burner or Blu-ray player, a multitouch trackpad, Ethernet, WiFi, optional WiMAX / WWAN / Bluetooth / ultra-wideband, a 34mm ExpressCard slot (or 5-in-1 card reader), a battery good for six hours and VGA / DisplayPort outputs. There’s also support for the company’s ConstantConnect and Protect technology as well as a built-in USB / eSATA port. In a surprising move, Lenovo decided to actually tweak the keyboard that has become a staple of the ThinkPad line; it increased the size of the Delete and Escape keys and tightened up the spaces between the keys to “help avoid crumbs that would otherwise fall below the keyboard.” You can check the full release just past the break, and you can call one your own starting today for $1,599 and up.

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Lenovo intros well-connected 0.83-inch thick ThinkPad T400s originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Archos hit us with a couple new laptops earlier this week in Paris, and just as you’d expect, the crew from ArchosFans was there to grab some video of the new machines. The new Archos 10s pretty much just the Archos 10 repackaged in a slightly smaller package, while the Archos 13 is the company’s foray onto the CULV scene — it’s pretty nice-looking for $800, but we’re still wondering how Archos is planning on distinguishing either of these from the million other me-too netbooks and thin-and-lights on the market with the exact same specs. We’ll find out soon — they’re due in August. Videos after the break.

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Archos 10s and 13 laptops get the video treatment originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 14 Jun 2009 21:44:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Acer’s range of CULV-based Timeline machines should be trickling out to US stores any moment now, and if you’re wondering if any of these are right for you, we’ve rounded up a trio of reviews that are guaranteed to be relevant to your interests. If you’re looking to get the long and short of it, here it is: those seeking great battery life in a relatively affordable package need look no further, but performance junkies should definitely hunt elsewhere. All told, Acer managed to concoct a few machines that’ll go eight hours or so under the right conditions, but none of ’em will set any records in the benchmarking department. It’s called compromise people — are you willing to make it? Check the links below to help answer that.

Read – PCPro (“Nondescript looks and plodding performance are elevated by absolutely stunning battery life”)
Read – Laptop (“Lightweight design. Eight hours of battery life. Good-enough performance”)
Read – ComputerShopper (“Delivers great battery life in a lightweight chassis; however, comes up short in terms of features and performance”)

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Acer Aspire Timeline review roundup originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Apparently people are really falling hard for this whole “thin” fad, and Gigabyte’s design department is the latest victim. The new Booktop M1305 (pictured) sports a CULV Intel processor and a 13.3-inch screen, putting it squarely in the land of MacBook Air and ThinkPad X300-style thin-and-lights, while also managing a disc drive and room for up to 8GB of RAM. Meanwhile, the new Myou netbook is actually Gigabyte’s ThinNote S1024, which weighs under two pounds, measures less than an inch thick, and still leaves room for a 10-inch screen and 6 cell battery. It should be shipping in the next few months for an estimated $600 pricetag. Video of the surprisingly excellent form factor is after the break.

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Gigabyte shows off thin-and-light Booktop M1305 and super slim Myou netbook originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 02 Jun 2009 05:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We already got a pretty good look at MSI’s new 12-inch Wind U200 at its debut at Computex in Taipei, but the folks at NewGadgets.de have had a chance to spend a bit more quality time with the not-quite-a-netbook, and they’ve thankfully provided a hands-on video (in both English and German no less). While they aren’t offering much in the way of actual impressions just yet, they do provide a fairly thorough overview of the device, and even discover a working SIM card slot in the battery compartment, along with a mysterious rubber plug on the side that may or may not actually conceal something. Head on past the break to check it out for yourself, or hit up the link below if you’re looking to practice your German.

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MSI Wind U200 gets the hands-on video treatment originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 19 May 2009 23:54:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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