LENOVO IDEAPAD U400 14 INCH LAPTOP NOW UP FOR ORDER

The 14 inch Lenovo Ideapad U400 thin and light laptop is now available for purchase in the US. The laptop has a 2.4GHz Intel Core i5-2430M processor, ATI Radeon HD6470M discrete graphics and a slot-loading DVD burner. The IdeaPad U400 has an aluminum case. It measures 0.9 inches in thickness and weighs 4.4 pounds. The 14 inch display has a resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels.


Lenovo says that the

SAMSUNG GALAXY TAB 7.0 PLUS UP FOR PRE-ORDER FOR $400

Samsung will start taking pre-orders for the Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus on October 23rd. The tablet will start shipping in the US on November 13th.

The Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus has a 1.2GHz dual core processor, 1GB of RAM and 16GB of storage. Models with more storage should also be available. The tablet runs Google Android 3.2 Honeycomb operating system.


The tablet weighs about 0.75 pounds and

CLOSER LOOK AT THE VELOCITY MICRO T408 AND T410

Velocity Micro has added two new tablets to its lineup. The company is already known for its line of low cost Android tablets. The new models are called Velocity Micro T408 and T410. They are better than the previous models and sport capacitive multitouch displays and Samsung 1GHz ARM Cortex A8 processors.


Here is a closer look at both models.

The Velocity Micro Cruz T408 has an 8 inch 800 x

ALL MAJOR BRANDS WILL OFFER ULTRABOOKS: SAYS INTEL

Major PC makers like Acer, Asus, Lenovo and Toshiba have already launched ultrathin notebooks with Intel's latest processors. Intel calls these machines ultrabooks. They have premium features. And although Intel insists that ultrabooks should cost less than $1000, only the entry level models have that price point. But competition may drive the prices further down.


Anyway Intel says that in the

MSI A6400-042US 15.6 INCH LAPTOP NOW SHIPPING FOR $650

MSI has launched a budget-friendly mainstream laptop. The 15.6 inch MSI A6400-042US has decent hardware. It is powered by a 2.30GHz Intel Core i5 2410M dual core processor with integrated Intel HD graphics. The laptop has 4GB of RAM, a 500GB hard drive and a DVD burner.


The 15.6 inch glossy display has a resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels. Other notable features include a pair of USB 3.0 ports

ASUS EEE PAD TRANSFORMER WITH 3G COMING

A 3G capable version of the Asus Eee Pad Transformer Android tablet is coming soon. It will reportedly hit the streets in November or December.

The WiFi-only versions of the tablet have been available since early this year. The 3G model just happens to have a full-sized SIM card slot on the side of the tablet that also houses the volume rocker. The rest of the specifications are the same.


The

SONY VAIO SE NOW AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE FOR $1000 AND UP

The Sony VAIO SE is now available for purchase. The 15.5 inch laptop starts at $1,000.

The mid-range laptop has decent specs. It is available with your choice of an Intel Core i5-2430M or Intel Core i7-2640M processor. The graphics options are the AMD Radeon HD 6470M or HD 6630M. The VAIO SE also has up to 8GB of RAM, up to 750GB of storage, a DVD burner or Blu-ray combo drive.


Other

ARCHOS ARNOVA 8 G2 ANDROID TABLET COMING SOON FOR $199

It looks like Archos is planning to launch yet another tablet in its Arnova lineup. The company recently launched two new Arnova tablets – the Arnova 7 G2 and the Arnova 10 G2. The new model will reportedly have an 8 inch display. As you can probably imagine, it will be called Arnova 8 G2.


Retailer J&R has already uploaded a product page for the tablet. No shipping date is available as yet,

PANASONIC LAUNCHES BUSINESS TABLETS IN JAPAN

Panasonic has already launched a couple of Android tablets, but none of these machines are available outside of Japan. And now the company has launched a new line of business tablets. These machines, too, are unlikely to be available outside of Japan anytime soon.


The new Panasonic BizPad JT-580VT has a 7 inch, 1024 x 600 pixels display while the BizPad JT-581VT has a larger 10.1 inch, 1280 x

ASUS LAMBORGHINI VX6 GETS ATOM D2700 CEDAR TRAIL PROCESSOR

The Lamborghini inspired Asus VX6 has been upgraded with a 2.13GHz Intel Atom D2700 Cedar Trail processor. The 12.1 inch notebook has been around for a while. It originally shipped with a 1.8GHz Intel Atom D525 dual core processor. Although that is a decent processor, it is not very fast by notebook standards.

The new Atom D2700 is a desktop-class processor. Still, it is an Atom processor, so

SONY VAIO YB NOTEBOOK UPDATED WITH AMD E-450 APU

The Sony Vaio YB notebook has been updated with the 1.65GHz AMD E-450 dual core processor and Radeon HD 6310 graphics.

Sony launched the VAIO YB early this year. Back then it sported a 1.6GHz AMD E-350 processor and Radeon HD 6250 graphics. The new AMD E-450 is only slightly faster than the E-350, so don’t expect any dramatic improvement in performance.


The Sony VAIO YB has an 11.6 inch