Tuesday, June 30, 2009
BenQ Joybook Lite U102 will release soon to Asia region soon
BenQ’s latest offering of Joybook Lite U102 comes with standard Intel Atom N270/N280 Processor with Windows XP Home, GMA950 Graphics, DDRII 533 Memory, 160 GB Hard Drive. It offers 10.1” WSVGA (1024 x 600) screen with LED backlight and 6 cell battery, all the standard stuff other than the wireless on/off switch knob. It weights a little over 1kg with 3 cell battery. The pricing should be between NT14000~17000 (equates to USD $430~530) at Asia Region. Then again, it will generally sell for lower price if its available in USA.
Thermaltake BMW Level 10 case spotted in in Computex Taipei 2009
This awesome Thermaltake BMW designed Level 10 case takes a different approach to the PC case. This full tower case looks hugh with 6 individual compartments in the front for hard drives, a separated chamber for power supply unit (which makes the PSU fan useless for case ventilation), 3 open slots for BD/DVD/CD units. There is also couple security locked hole at the other side to prevent unwanted access to the mainboard. The pricing is not known yet at this moment. Since it carries a "BMW Designed" badge, it should be ranked at luxury-priced segment.
Friday, June 26, 2009
Computex Taipei 2009 Show Girls Series – A-DATA Booth
A-DATA is one of the top memory manufacturers in
Computex Taipei 2009 – RiDATA EZdrive Zoo Series USB flash memory drive
A PC that looks like a million bucks
Architect Pius Giger from Switzerland scores as #31 in Million-Dolloar-PC.com for this awesome looking “Edelweiss” case. Red LED, Liquid Cooling, suspended Drives, its combination of art, beauty, and functionality. Hit the link below to see more pictures.
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Computex Taipei 2009 Show Girls Series – Arctic Cooling Booth
This year Arctic Cooling shows off their booth with one hugh Arctic F12 Pro PWM (Pulse Width Modulator) fan. The big fan looks pretty impressive and so is the sweet girl next to it. Arctic Cooling (AC) manufactures and specializes in cooling accessories like CPU cooler, VGA cooler, Case Fan, PC Case, Thermal Paste, Power Supply and you can check out their products at www.arctic-cooling.com.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Toshiba Netbook sells dirt cheap compare to other parts of the world
Toshiba is joining the fierce netbook market with its own NB205 notebook line. It sports a mouse yawning standard Intel Atom N280 1.66GHz Processor with 1GB DDR2 RAM (upgradable to 2GB) / 160 GB Hard Drive/ Win XP Home / 6 cell battery (5800mAh)/ Wi-Fi (b/g) / 3 USB ports / Webcam / 2.93lbs and 10.1” Display. This netbook claims a descend 9 hour battery life which translate to a not to bad 4~6 Hour real life battery life.
The indifference stops here. The netbook uses quality materials that you can only appreciate when you see it right in front of you. The LED backlight screen is bright and will be a candy to your eyes. Trackpad is well positioned with 2 buttons BELOW the pad. (Sorry HP Mini~) There are millions of netbook models out there and this one just seems to have everything right.
The final big surprise is the price. I saw this model in
However, Toshiba priced it in
The $349 model comes with Onyx Black only. The $399 model comes with chiclets keyboard layout that is by far one of the best for netbook of this class with large shift key on the right. It also comes with Bluetooth V.2.1 + EDR and glossy lid with a number of colors including Sable Brown, Royal Blue, Frost White, and Posh Pink. There is also convenient feature like
Compare to the other netbook on the market, this model simply has the best build for Atom N280 processor netbook. Its too bad that most US consumer won't be able to see the actual physical netbook to appreciate this little beauty due to the melt down of all the electronic retailers like CircuitCity and CompUSA.
If you are looking for a netbook at this price range and don't mind the 1024 x 600 resolution compare to some Z520 netbooks that can display at a bit higher resolution like 1366 x 768. If you are looking to achieve a balance of functionality vs style, this netbook should be one that is high on your list. You can pick up one of these fantastic Toshiba netbooks via Newegg.com (plus tax and shipping), ToshibaDirect.com (free shipping), and Amazon.com with free tax and shipping (2 days shipping if you have Amazon Prime). Happy Shopping!!
Toshiba super cute Pala Chan USB mouse swimming on your desktop
This Toshiba super cute Pala Chan USB mouse is swimming on the your desktop with 2 different colors ( white, pink ). There are two regular mouse buttons at the "butt" position with a scroller in the middle and the USB cable acts as a long tail. It makes your desktop a little more fun to look at while maintaining the functionality. If you are ready go "fishing" around, this USB 1.1 compatiable mouse works with windows XP and Vista, retails around $50 USA and available in Asia now.
Monday, June 8, 2009
Apple MacBook Mini coming soon?
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Computex 2009: Zalman ZM-NC1500 plastic casing notebook coolers
Zalman has been pretty strong in computer cooling accessories. NC1500 is a smaller sibling of Aluminum based NC2000 and NC1000. It sports with couple 18 ~23dBA entrifugal fans, 30% lighter than its big bros at 800 g (thanks to higher plastic/aluminum ratio), USB powered with on/off button, fan speed control dial, also its light on the wallet at MSRP around US $40 when it hits the shelf. There are white and black colors available to match your notebook style.
LED on/off button, fan speed control dial