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Leave it to Acer America to come up with new and better netbooks to add to its roster of mobile devices as they officially launched two new laptop solutions in the Aspire One AO751h and AOD250. The AO751h boasts of a large 11.6-inch HD screen and full sized-keyboard and is the first netbook released by Acer of this size.

The AOD250 netbook on the other hand aims to satisfy the demand of consumers looking for a lighter netbook with Internet access. It carries a 10.1 inch display and is the ideal mobile solution for businessmen or techies that are always on the go.

Acer Aspire One AO751h-1192 Specs:

• Intel Atom Processor Z520 (1.22GHz, 490MHz FSB, 512KB L2 Cache)
• Genuine Microsoft Windows XP Home (Service Pack 3)
• 11.6-inch WXGA 16:9 ratio Acer CrystalBrite High Definition LED back-lit TFT LCD (1364 x 768 resolution)
• Mobile Intel US15W Express Chipset
• 1024MB DDR2 533 MHz SDRAM Single Channel Memory
• Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950
• 160GB SATA 5400RPM Hard Drive
• Multi-in-1 Digital Media Card Reader and Dedicated SD Card
• Acer InviLink 802.11b/g Wi-Fi CERTIFIED
• Acer Crystal Eye Web Camera
• Two Built-in Stereo Speakers
• Three USB 2.0 Ports
• 6-cell Li-ion Battery (5200mAh)
• 11.18” (W) x 7.79” (D) x 1” (H)
• Sapphire Blue
• Price: $379.99

Acer Aspire One AOD250-1042 Specs:

• Intel Atom Processor N270 (1.60GHz, 533MHz FSB, 512KB L2 Cache)
• Genuine Microsoft Windows XP Home (Service Pack 3)
• 10.1-inch WSVGA 16:9 ratio Acer CrystalBrite LED back-lit TFT LCD (1024×600 resolution)
• Mobile Intel 945GSE Express Chipset
• 1024MB DDR2 533 MHz SDRAM Single Channel Memory
• Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950
• 160GB SATA 5400RPM Hard Drive
• Multi-in-1 Digital Media Card Reader
• Acer InviLink 802.11b/g Wi-Fi CERTIFIED
• Acer Crystal Eye Web Camera
• Two Built-in Stereo Speakers
• Three USB 2.0 Ports
• 3-cell Li-ion Battery (2600 mAh)
• 10.17” (W) x 7.24” (D) x 1” (H)
• Ruby Red
• Price: $298.00

We have one more laptop coming from Packard Bell. It’s the EasyNote Butterfly Laptop packs a 13.4-inch LED-backlit display, an Intel Ultra Low Voltage processor, an ATI Mobility Radeon HD4330 graphics card, an SSD or a regular HDD, a multitouch trackpad and optional 3G. The laptop is also promising 8 hours of battery life which should be more than enough for your mobile activities.

The laptop will be available in Europe soon but as always, we have no details on prices or availability dates.

Panasonic offers another business gadget tool that will help spur up productivity in the corporate setting. VAI will offer Panasonic’s Toughbook line of computers, specifically the Ultra-mobile Toughbook U1 to its customer portfolio.

The Toughbook product line will empower VAI’s clients with the mobility, durability and connectivity, needed to enhance employee productivity, by providing mobile access to VAI’s S2K Enterprise Software Suite.

The fully-rugged Panasonic Toughbook U1 allows remote workers to connect to critical information and applications in real time, improving organizational efficiency, increasing information accuracy, and enabling field-based decision-making. The U1 can integrate a robust set of features previously unavailable in handheld devices, including 3G mobile broadband, GPS, 1D and 2D barcode and RFID readers, a 2-megapixel digital camera, a daylight viewable screen and twin, hot-swappable batteries offering up to nine hours of life.

Unlike most handhelds, the U1 operates on the full-function Windows XP and Windows Vista operating systems, giving users unprecedented remote access to feature-rich software applications in the field. The device’s fanless all-weather design also reduces noise, weight and points of failure and its magnesium alloy chassis delivers protection from bumps and drops of up to 4 feet.

VAI is offering the Panasonic Toughbook to enhance the products and services provided to its customer base. Kevin Beasley, CIO, VAI, noted, “VAI strives to offer solutions that enhance the capabilities of our S2K product line.

Toughbook U1 complements our solutions nicely, since it provides reliable access to the data and information necessary to run an effective business. Streamlined operations are a core promise delivered via our S2K software, and making real-time information accessible to mobile workers saves time, money and increases productivity.”

We’ve seen the Sony Vaio P teasers, we’ve seen the unofficial shots and we’ve seen the netbook broken down to little pieces. It’s time to take a look at official specs and better pictures of the Vaio P. The first thing that got our attention was the totally redesigned case. The computer has lost some of that width since Sony decided to dismiss the usual trackpad and replace it with a pointing stick. The QWERTY keyboard has 82 keys and it has not 5 but 6 rows of keys which means the keys aren’t as small as you’d expect them to be in an 8.9 inch netbooks.

And we have lots of more specs too:

• Intel processor 1.33GHz with 512kb L2 cache and 533MHz FSB
• 8.0 inch XBRITE-ECO, LED Back Light LCD with 1600 x 768 resolution
• 2GB (2GBx1) 533MHz DDR2 SDRAM (max)
• Mobile Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 500. Total Available Graphics Memory of 760MB. Max. External Resolution via VGA of 1600×1200
• Intel High Definition Audio
• Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR with A2DP
• Atheros 802.11 b/g/n Wireless LAN
• Integrated 3G Mobile Broadband
• up to 60GB HDD or 128GB SSD
• QWERTY keyboard, 82 keys with 1.2mm stroke and 16.5mm pitch and a pointing stick
• WLAN & Bluetooth on/off, Instant On, and Xross Media Bar action buttons
• Built-in MOTION EYE camera and microphone
• Memory Stick Duo media slot with MagicGate functionality (1), SD slot (1)
• Headphone Jack (1) and USB 2.0 Ports (2)
• Standard Capacity Lithium-ion Battery
• 9.65″(W) x 0.78″(H) x 4.72″(D) and approximately 1.4lbs
• Genuine Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit
• Available in Onyx Black, Garnet Red, Emerald Green, and Crystal White

The good news is that the Vaio P is available for pre-order and the netbook will be available in Sony Style stores later this month. Prices will run from $899 all the way up to $1,499, depending what you choose to place inside there.

via Sony

Now here is a laptop that packs quite a punch but doesn’t exactly break the bank. Acer has recently announced it’s new Aspire 8930G.

Under the hood is a Intel Core 2 Quad Q9000 2GHz processor, 4GB of DDR3 RAM, a GeForce 9700M GT complete with 512MB of video RAM, a 500GB hard drive and Vista Home Premium.

Also included is a Blu-ray/DVD Super Multi combo burner, WiFi connectivity, an 18.4 inch 1920×1080 LCD display with webcam, 6-in-1 media card reader and Dolby Home Theater sound.

All of this packed into the neat little package above for $1,799.99. Not bad

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