September 14th, 2008Lenovo Thinkpad X200
Equipped with the new Centrino 2 processor, Lenovo’s ThinkPad X200 looks a mild-mannered ultraportable, and yet it can leap tall workloads in a single bound. Its battery life is phenomenal, and the keyboard is huge. In short, this is a much better notebook than the ThinkPad X61, which it replaces, and a surefire winner for on-the-run execs.
September 4th, 2008GETAC Launches B300 Rugged Notebook
GETAC has launched a different fully rugged notebook, the B300, that has been calculated to be completely customizable, with an widespread list of security, power and connectivity options.
The B300 features an ultra-bright 13.3 inch sunlight decipherable display making it an ideal choice for sunshine presentation. Its peripheral is made from magnesium alloy, and is equipped with shock mounted hard disk drive, vibration and shock conflict body, and sealed I/O caps and doors to prevent damage from solid particles and dryness.
It is also heavily armed for privacy and data security via its fingerprint scanner, TPM V1.2, optional smart card reader and includes all-inclusive connectivity options including Bluetooth, Wireless LAN, GPS and 3G.
The computing specs include Intel® Core™2 Duo Merom L7500 1.6GHz processor, 512MB DDR2 expandable to 4GB, SATA 80GB expandable to 250GB, DVD Super Multi Drive, and more. It currently retails starting at an unsupervised price of approx. $3200.