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Maingear Clutch-15 gets upgraded with NVIDIA Optimus graphics switching

It's been a while since we last laid eyes on Maingear's fine looking Clutch-15, and while it's still rocking that sexy exterior, the latest iteration has a little surprise for you under the hood. With the recent addition of NVIDIA's graphics switching Optimus technology, this portable's bringing the juice -- battery juice, that is. Aside from that, things look mostly the ...

Posted on July 12, 2011 | Tags: 15.6-inch, clutch, clutch-15, Gaming Laptop, GamingLaptop, graphics switching, GraphicsSwitching, laptop, maingear, maingear clutch, MaingearClutch, NIVIDI optimus, NividiOptimus, notebook, NVIDIA, Optimus, switchable graphics, SwitchableGraphics, ultraportable, WiDi

New Samsung Series 9 notebooks outed: Core i3, i5 and i7 options

Samsung has outed a new range of Series 9 notebooks, with three new 13.3-inch models and two new 11.6-inch models, priced from $1,049. The new Series 9 machines keep the styling of the models that began shipping in May, but add in new Intel Core i3, i5 and i7 processors, up to 256GB SSDs and up to 6GB of DDR3 memory. ...

Posted on July 04, 2011 | Tags: Archive, Core i3, Core I5, core i7, laptop, notebook, Samsung, SSD, ultraportable

Sony’s ultraslim 13-inch VAIO Z laptop revealed in Europe, packs external GPU for power on demand

Turns out those leaked shots we saw of Sony's new VAIO Z laptop were right on the money as the company showed it off officially today for the European press. The specs reveal a 13.1-inch "ultramobile" notebook that comes in at under 1.2kg with a 2.7GHz Intel Core i7 processor, 256GB SSD, 8GB RAM, 1600x900 screen and sheet battery borrowed from ...

Posted on June 28, 2011 | Tags: 6650M, a, AMD, breaking news, core i7, CoreI7, d, dock, europe, extrenal gpu, ExtrenalGpu, GPU, i7, intel, laptop, light peak, LightPeak, PCIe, power media dock, PowerMediaDock, radeon, Sony, sony europe, SonyEurope, thin, thunderbolt, ultraportable, ulv, VAIO, Vaio Z, vaio z series, VaioZ, VaioZSeries, viao

ASUS UX21 to be priced at less than $1,000, says Commercial Times

The ASUS UX21, that 11.6-inch cake slicer that doubles up as an ultrathin laptop, is coming in September with a price tag of less than $1,000. That's according to the Commercial Times, which cites supplier sources in identifying ASUS' aggressive pricing strategy. Word is that the Taiwanese company is aiming to price the UX21 at 80 to 90 percent of the cost of Apple's competing products, namely the MacBook Air family. Of course, with a second-gen Intel Core i5 (or i7) ...