Samsung Announces the Rugged Series 6 Notebook With Core i7 CPU

Samsung has just announced their latest notebook and it's the new Series 6 which is quite rugged. It has been tested extensively and reached the MIL-STD-810G standard to withstand quite a bit of shock. The notebook is built out of Duracase ProMG magnesium which can withstand 1 ton of pressure and it packs a spill-resistant keyboard and anti-shock HDD tech. Internals include: a Core i7 CPU, a Nvidia GPU, USB 3.0 ports, an integrated webcam, and an anti-reflective LCD display.

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24-Inch Acer Aspire Z5761 All In One PC Packs Intel Core i5 / i7 CPUs and Nvidia GPUs

Acer has just announced their latest and greatest all-in-one PC, the Aspire Z5761. This one's fairly capable of running Windows 7. Beneath the 24-inch touchscreen display (1,920 x 1,080 resolution) you'll find an Intel Core i5 / i7 CPU, up to 8GB of RAM, Nvidia GPU options, up to 1.5TB of HDD storage, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR / WiFi b/g/n support, a 2MP webcam, hybrid analog / digital TV tuners, and even a Blu-ray reader / DVD burner.

It's quite a powerhouse so this could be a desktop replacement if you need it. It also has eight USB 2.0 ports, a VGA port, and a memory card reader. This will be available in early May (next month) starting at £799 ($1,300 USD).

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15.6-Inch Gigabyte P2532 Is the World's Thinnest Notebook With 2nd-Gen Core i7

Gigabyte has just unveiled the P2532 which you actually might be interested in. This notebook is said to be the world's thinnest notebook sporting a second-gen Intel Core i7 CPU. Beneath the 15.6-inch display (Full HD 1,920 x 1,080 resolution) you'll find a GeForce GT550M GPU, Optimus tech, a 500GB HDD, a DVD burner, two USB 3.0 ports, an HDMI port, and Windows 7. The notebook also has interchangeable lids if you just can't stick to one colour. This is definitely a powerful laptop but who knows when it will go on sale and for how much. In the meantime you can check out the video below.

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European E-Tailer Details the Sony Vaio SA and SB Notebooks A Bit Early

Looks like a European e-tailer has just let Sony's latest notebooks slip. It's going to reportedly be the Vaio SA and SB. They're both sporting 13.3-inch displays along with Intel's new "Sandy Bridge" Core 2011 CPUs. The former will be packing Intel's new Core i7-2620M CPU, while the latter will have the new Core i5 CPU as a standard. There's a model, the SA1X9E/XI, which will actually feature a 1,600 x 900 resolution, the aforementioned CPU, 4GB of DDR3 RAM, a 128GB SSD, and AMD Radeon HD 6630M graphics. According to the e-tailer, you'll be able to get this one for £1,571 (almost $2,000 USD). The release dates are still unknown right now but it could be available within the next month or so.

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15.6-Inch Samsung RC512 and RV511 Notebooks Get Unveiled At CES

Samsung has just revealed two new notebooks at their CES press conference. The first one is pictured above and it's the 15-inch RC512. This notebook features the new Intel Core i7-2630M CPU, 6GB of DDR3 RAM, discrete Nvidia GeForce 430 graphics, a Blu-ray drive, and a 750GB HDD. This notebook will reportedly be available in a few weeks for $1,150, which actually doesn't seem that bad. The other notebook is the 15.6-inch RV511 which is pictured below; this features a Core i3-380M CPU, 4GB of RAM, and a 500GB HDD. We don't know when or for how much this will be available but we should know soon.

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MSI Updates Sixteen Of Their Laptops, Make Way For Intel Core 2011 CPUs

Every manufacturer should be unveiling their whole new line-up of notebooks with Intel's new Core 2011 CPUs at CES by the end of this week and MSI is following up on Lenovo's onslaught. The company has just updated sixteen of their current notebooks to make room for the new CPUs along with some graphical upgrades as well. The larger G Series notebooks (17.3-inch GT780 and 15.6-inch GT680) will feature the new quad-core Core i7 CPU along with Nvidia GeForce GTX 400 / 500 graphics and dual SSDs. The GT680 will be available later this month for $1,499 while the GT780 will be available in Q2 of this year.

The F Series will also have room for Core i7 CPUs but the new base model of the 14-inch FX420 notebook has a Core i5 CPU and will launch at a $699 price point which seems like it's worth it at this point. Next up is their C Series of notebooks which is going for a whopping eight hours of battery life so you can expect Core i3 CPUs in there because they'll need to save all the power they can. Price and release dates for a bunch of these notebooks are unknown right now but that's typical for MSI.

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Lenovo Updates IdeaPad Z Series With New Intel Core 2011 CPUs

Lenovo has pretty much updated their whole notebook line-up and this time it's their IdeaPad Z Series which includes the 13.3-inch Z370, 14-inch Z470, and the 15.6-inch Z570. These notebooks, of course, will now be sporting new Intel Core 2011 CPUs (i3 / i5 / i7 options), up to 8GB of DDR3 RAM, up to a 1TB HDD, DVD / Blu-ray drives, optional Bluetooth support, WiFi b/g/n, an HDMI output, USB 2.0 ports, audio jacks, an eSATA, and Windows 7. The smallest model features Nvidia's GeForce 410M GPU, while the larger two pack the more powerful GeForce 525M GPU. These notebooks will be available in the next few months for an undisclosed price.

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Quad-Core Intel Core i7-2630QM 2GHz CPU Leak In an HP dv7

Intel's upcoming Sandy Bridge CPUs have just started leaking out and it has just been spotted on the spec sheet of an HP dv7 notebook. This new quad-core Intel Core i7-2630QM CPU has a clock speed of 2GHz and will be one of the most powerful mobile CPUs to date (if not the fastest). Intel and HP should be making this one official at CES 2011 in early January. Check it out on HP.

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Dell XPS 14, 15, and 17 Introduced; Sporting Core i5 / i7 Options, Optimus, and an HD Webcam

Dell has just announced a refresh in their XPS notebook line-up. These new notebooks are available in 14, 15.6, and 17-inch models and they're all sporting some pretty multimedia-focused specs. They feature Intel Core i5 / i7 CPU options, Nvidia GeForce 400M GPU, Optimus technology, an HD webcam, and JBL speakers. The entry level models will cost you $899, $849, and $949, respectively, and they're sporting an Intel Core i5-460M CPU, Nvidia 420M graphics, a 500GB HDD, 4GB of RAM, and Intel's WiDi technology which seems like a pretty good deal actually. Of course, they're highly customizable so you should be able to pack everything you really want inside (Blu-ray).

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