Announced a month ago, the new Vaio Z series is already available at sonystyle.com for $1800. This laptop is so small but features what the big and advance laptop should have. Configured with 13.1-inch wide screen and weighing at only 1.3kg, this laptop is a great companion for traveling. Hot features: LED Backlight, 1600 x 900 Resolution, Blu-ray Disc RW drive, SSD storage, and 802.11n wireless LAN.

“Today’s mobile professional demands not only portability from a notebook but that it meets their productivity needs as well,” said Mike Abary, senior vice president of VAIO product marketing at Sony Electronics. “This new model is an amazing engineering feat packing the full functionality of a larger PC into an ultra-light form factor.”

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The cheaper version of 2133 Mini-Note is under development, the reports said last month. But HP also stated that the next device won’t be as durable as the current one even though from a retail perspective it’s considered as a similar device but cheaper.

HP unveiled the 2133 Mini-Note back in April. The machine has an 8.9in display and is powered by VIA’s C7-M processor, clocked at up to 1.6GHz. There’s up to 2GB of 667MHz DDR 2 memory on board. Storage options include 120GB or 160GB, 5400rpm or 7200rpm hard drives, or 5GB of solid-state storage

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Based on the statement in the Press Release, the Centrino 2 version of Toughbook CF-52 & CF-74 should be already available in the street with pricing begin from $1,949. Just to remind you, both models offers better video and graphics capabilities, bigger capacity, and WiFi 802.11 draft N.

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The new Lenovo X200 was announced a month ago, thank to Gizmodo who shares its hands on. As the newest Centrino 2-based ultraportable laptop from Lenovo, the X200 has all the wireless communication interfaces including WiMax, WWAN with GPS and Ultra-Wide Band for peripherals.

At first glance, it’s fairly unremarkable. The bland case design is standard Lenovo fare, it’s functional and super-solid. Base model’s battery life is 3.1 hours, with the 6 cell and 9 cell batteries enabling 6.2 and 9.4 hours, respectively.

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The new Centrino 2 based laptop Sony Vaio FW series should be already available at Sony Style® stores and select retailers around the country since the end of July, the reports said. The laptop offers HD experiences on the go with the winning Blu-Ray format. Regarding display, the FW series boasts 16.4” LCD with a Full HD Resolution (16:9) as well as XBRITE-HiColor LCD Technology.

“This PC is a multimedia masterpiece thoughtfully crafted to help consumers enjoy the full excitement of HD,” said Mike Abary, senior vice president of VAIO product marketing at Sony Electronics. “It’s a shining example of how cutting-edge technologies can be brought together to unlock a world of high-definition entertainment.”

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Made in China, the Impulse NPX-9000 Laptop is not backed by OLPC fondation but it’s still cheap or even cheaper. The laptop configured with 400 MHz MIPS CPU, 7″ Analog Screen, 128 MB SDRAM, and 1 GB Flash Memory. It’s not run Windows OS but Linux instead. Other features include SD Card Slot, VGA Port, USB x 3, Mini USB, Microphone and Earphone Jack, and External USB LAN or 802.11g WiFi dongle (optional). But If you want it, you must order at least 100 units, it’s B2B business.

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Last month, Toshiba America announced its new Centrino 2-based notebook from its Satellite Pro series, the S300. The laptop comes with Spill-Resistant Keyboard, EasyGuard® technology, built-in docking capabilities, 1.3MP Webcam, eSATA/USB 2.0 Combo Port. It’s priced begin from $1,300.

“The Toshiba Satellite Pro S300 laptop delivers the essential feature sets our customers need and more for an improved mobile computing experience at an incredible price point,” said Jeff Barney, general manager and vice president, Digital Products Division, Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc. “The design of the Satellite Pro S300 laptop PC is a direct reflection of customer feedback, providing mobile professionals with innovative and reliable computing performance that gives them the freedom to work or explore when they need and want.”

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TG Sambo is one of the early adopters of Centrino 2 processor. Its new laptop Averatec ES-300 series are configured with Centrino 2 and available in four models including 13.1-, 14.1-, and 15.4-inch screen. And it’ll be launched in 3Q, 2008 along with the new low-end netbooks based on Atom processor.

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