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Transformer Prime HD Coming Soon

Asus have decided to upgrade their tablet into the Asus Transformer Prime HD with a similar 1920 x 1200 pixel screen.

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Dell stepping out of netbook market, but why?

If you try to buy a 10-inch netbook from Dell, you will not find any on the website. A search of the same will return you the no result, as shown in the screenshots above. But it is said that the 11.6-inch Inspiron 11z notebook which features an Intel Core i3 processor is on for sale. But why are there no netbook on Dell’s website?

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Razer Blade Up For Pre-Order Soon, Ships For Christmas

The Razer Blade, the $2800 premium gaming laptop from gaming peripheral manufacturer Razer, will ship in time for Christmas and be available for pre-order soon.

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HP Folio ultrabook goes on sale for $703

The $699 price segment for ultrabooks is really making some big news. Companies such as Toshiba and other have tried really hard to get their ultrabooks to the $799 price tag, and following their lead, HP has finally started shipping the Folio 13 ultrabook for $703. The Folio 13 ultrabook, HP’s first, had been announced on November 15th, but is has started shipping just today. Initially, the ultrabook is being sold at $703 (with a coupon), and when then offer is expired, it will cost you a complete $1,049. So its better you get it when you have the offer.

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Acer to launch $699-$799 ultrabooks in 2012

Before the new-age tablet era, ultrabooks had a lot of demand. People who traveled or commuted a lot for their work preferred ultrabooks, or ultra-portables over full-size laptops. This has changed now since tablets, and the iPad in specific, has come in so handy. But the ultrabook age is not completely dead. OEMs are releasing new and improved models which are always better than a tablet, as you get the functionality of a proper computer.

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Acer upgraded Aspire S3 Ultrabook to get close to MacBook Air in competition

The old Acer Aspire S3 configuration was good, you got an Intel Core i5 processor running at 1.6 GHz and a 320 GB (5,400 RPM) traditional hard disk. But now, it seems that Acer has learned that this configuration with a price tag of $899 is not enough to compete with the all time hit Apple MacBook Air. So, Acer has upgraded the configuration of the Aspire S3 ultrabook, which is going to be made available to the public in the coming future.

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Is Apple really thinking of AMD-based MacBook Air?

A few years ago, if you wanted the best performance out of your computer, AMD was the chip you ought to have. But then, Intel came out with a new series of chips that out did the AMD chips and then there was no looking behind. AMD has been decorating the 2nd place ever since. And Apple, a company which always wants to be the best and want its products to perform the best. Hence, it puts the best parts into it.

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$799 Toshiba Portege Z835 Ultrabook to debut at Best Buy

If you are a ultrabook person, here is some good news. The $800 price range for ultrabooks is increasingly getting hotter day by day. We have had news that HP is releasing a model in this price range very soon, and Lenovo is also bringing in a $800 ThinkPad early next year. But it seems like Toshiba wants to kick the competition out before it even gets any. The company is releasing the Portege Z835 at Best Buy for $799.

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Acer Aspire TimelineX AS3830T-6417 13.3-Inch Laptop (Cobalt Blue Aluminum) Review

The Acer Aspire TimelineX AS3830T-6870 is one of the best small-size laptops out there. Being a 13.3 inch laptop, it easily makes a few mainstream 15.6 inch laptops sweat when put into some workout. Packed with a 2nd generation Intel Core i3 processor with Intel HD Graphics 300, it is a performance machine for sure. Also, the dual-tone Aluminium design looks very stylish and classy.

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Are hybrid hard drives becoming standards?

Not too long ago, a very few laptops, or ultrabooks, started using solid state drives (SSDs) as a standard features. These SSDs are very high speed compared to the traditional spinning hard drives, and are kind of power efficient as well. You can even call them flash drives as there are no spinning components in them, just like your USB thumb drives.