According to rumors, Asus could be close to the launch of two new series of notebooks based on Centrino 2, with target media and a 15.4-inch LCD screen. A Dutch website to reveal all the technical characteristics of the models L50VN-AK002C and N50VN - FP001C. The first is equipped with an Intel Core 2 Duo T9400 at 2.53GHz, 4GB of DDR2 memory at 800MHz and a 500GB SATA hard drive 5400rpm.

The graphic industry is represented by a NVIDIA GeForce 9650M GS with 1GB of dedicated GDDR2 memory, which controls an LCD ColorShine 15.4-inch WSXGA + resolution of 1680 × 1050 and a 1.3-megapixel swivel webcam with microphone. Profile multimedia features a Blu-Ray, fingerprint reader, TPM, 8in1 card reader, Wi-Fi interface and a / g / n, Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR, HDMI, Firewire, ExpressCard54, e-SATA, VGA, infrared, audio jacks, S / PDIF, Gigabit Ethernet and 4 USB 2.0.

Panasonic announces two new versions of the Panasonic Toughbook CF-52, with higher performance, better graphics and more mobility. The standard version has a new Intel Core 2 Duo P8400, which together with the Mobile Intel GM45 Express chipset, the 160-gigabyte hard drive and 1 gigabyte of RAM, provides outstanding performance and maximum mobility. The second model, or High Version, has instead of an Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 Intel PM45 Express chipset.

The standard model features a bright LCD screen 15.4-inch active matrix widescreen WXGA resolution, and model version offers a high resolution WUXGA, ideal for complex graphics. The two models of the Toughbook CF-52 are a real alternative to traditional desktop and provide excellent performance even outside the office. Thanks to the practical pull-out handle and weighing only 3.4 kilograms, laptops are easy to transport, while providing considerable strength.

Before getting in examining the technical characteristics of low-cost laptop Packard Bell EasyNote XS, you need a quick detour on the platform VIA NanoBook, from which it derives.

During the Computex 2007, VIA had redefined the concept of portability, launching a small and lightweight subnotebook, even in the price. The Taiwanese company in recent years had specialized in the production of low-power processors, intended largely for the ultra-compact desktop (SFF, Small Form Factor), but also successfully adopted in many UMPC. From here the entrance in the infant market for low-cost laptops, the jump was short.