In case your eyes were glued to Engadget this week, you’ve noticed that there were a variety of new laptops unveiled. Sure, Samsung’s rail-thin Series 9 stole most of the glory, but Dell and ASUS also rolled out several new Intel Sandy Bridge systems. But something else big happened this week inside the portable computer world — various the twin-core Sandy Bridge systems finally started shipping to you laptop-loving people. Wait, but didn’t that happen back at CES? Not quite: while Intel announced the provision of Sandy Bridge back in January , it only began to ship its quad-core chips — now each of the dual-core Core i3, i5, and i7s are ready and so are the systems that house ‘em. We’ve gathered an inventory of the rigs which are now up for order or hitting retailers. Hit that read more link for a breakdown, and begin deciding if you want some fresh dual-core power for your life.
Dell
Dell launched two new systems this week — the Inspiron R and Vostro — but its new Latitudes are up for order in addition.
Inspirons Rs (14R, 15R, 17R) – Beyond the recent chiclet keyboards and swappable lids, the hot 14-, 15.6-, and 17.3-inch Inspiron Rs are available in with a smattering of recent Core i3, i5, and i7 processors. The 14 and 15 get AMD 6400M graphics options and the 17R has a NVIDIA GeForce GT 525M option. (Order pages: 14R , 0 15R 0 )
1 Latitude E5000 and E6000 1 – In the event you’ve been eyeing Dell’s new Latitude E series ever since we got a 2 closer look 2 on the new business rugged machines last month, now’s your chance. And it looks as if there are many deals on hand — as an example, the E6420 starts at $699 and incorporates a Core i3-2310M processor, 2GB of RAM, and a 250GB harddisk. (Order page: 3 E5000 and E6000 3 )
HP
Remember both consumer systems HP 4 announced in February 4 ? You’ll be able to grab ‘em now. 5
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6 Pavilion dv6, d7 6 – HP’s totally retooled its mainstream dv series with aluminum exteriors and chiclet keyboards without jacking up the fee an excessive amount of. For $799 you will get a fifteen.6-inch dv6 with a Core i5-2410M processor, 6GB of RAM, and a 640GB hard disk. Oh, and adding a AMD Radeon 6490M graphics card will only add $100 to the value. (Order pages: 7 dv6 7 , 8 dv7 8 )
9 G-Series 9 – For the foremost part HP’s new budget mainstream systems don’t actually use Intel’s latest processors, but we figured we’d include the recent G-series here since they did just become available. These are available an entire new rainbow of colours and $499 can purchase you a fifteen.6-inch rig with a Core i3 processor and 320GB of storage. (Order pages: 0 g4 0 , 1 g6 1 , 2 g7 2 )
HP, we’ve got one question left: where the heck are the refreshed 3 Envys 3 ?!
Lenovo
4 ThinkPad T420, T520 4 – Sure, Lenovo hasn’t done all that much to the exteriors of its T Series, but there’s loads of new tech within the 14- and 15.6-inch business machines. The T420 has Core i3 and i5 options, while the T520 adds an i7 into the combination. Both are meant to have NVIDIA graphics options, but unfortunately we’re not considering choice in this day and age. (Order pages: 5 T420 5 , 6 T520 6 )
Samsung
7 Series 9 7 – We knew this one was coming, but you can now finally order up the Core i5-2537M-powered, duralumin laptop that weighs just 2.89 pounds. We’d suggest waiting on our review that’s coming this week before you pull out the plastic! (Order pages: 8 Series 9 8 )
Sony
9 VAIO C Series 9 – Yes, we’re aware those neon colored VAIO CA and CB series laptops could make your eyes bleed, but excellent news: it also is available in black! Both the 14.4- and 15.6-inch laptops are ready now with new Sandy Bridge Core i5 processors and AMD Radeon 6470M graphics. The $899 starting configuration doesn’t include Blu-ray, however only costs $70 so as to add the drive. (Order pages: 0 VAIO C Series 0 )
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