Laptops Arena

In November we’ll have the pleasure to welcome a new high performance video card from NVIDIA and use it in our gaming notebooks, maybe replacing the Go 7950 GTX SLI model.

The GeForce 8800M GTX is a DirectX 10 compatible graphic card having its own 512MB memory.

Notebooks have some specific thermal and power consumption requirements therefore this video card model operates at lower clock speeds compared with the 8800 GT for desktops.

At the moment I can’t tell you the exact clock speed, or the Pixel Shader number, but it was made public that the card has a MXM Type III form factor meaning 82mm width and 100mm length.

A few days ago I have presented you the new notebook cable stand called Fingers.
Today I will show you another utility but this time for the laptop.



It is portable stand specially designed by Matias, a Canadian company, with which you can raise the notebook at the height of a desktop monitor for a better comfort.


The material from which it is made is an acrylic of the highest grade, embedded with chromed zinc alloy hinges.
Its design is simple and same as with Fingers, it looks good on any desk, without to incommode your work.
The noise from the fan switching on is diminished because the air circulates underneath.



You can be sure that your notebook won’t slide on your desk because its pads are made from non-slip rubber material.
iFold has a folding mechanism that allows you to put it into a notebook bag.

The iFold stand costs $59.95 and can be ordered online from the US Apple Store or from the Canadian Apple Store.

Microsoft announced that the company’s work on making the basic version of Windows XP to work on the low-cost laptop computer for poor children is almost done. Will Poole, Microsoft Corporate Vice President, said: "We remain hopeful with our progress to date; we still have significant work ahead to finalize our analysis and testing processes."


Currently, the XO computers included in the One Laptop per Child program are running on Linux OS.

China workers will start producing the $188 computers next month planning the manufacturing of million od computers per year, for the kids in Asia, Africa and Latin America.
As a fund-raising campaign, the One Laptop per Child Foundation is selling the product for $400 in United States and Canada.



Mary Lou Jepsen designed these XO laptops to feature are a string pulley to charge its battery, a keyboard that switches between languages, a digital video camera and wireless connectivity.
Quanta Computer Inc will be the manufacturer, but other big companies participated in building the components and software: Advanced Micro Devices Inc, Marvell Technology Group Ltd, and Red Hat Inc.

The XO model measures 242mm×228mm×32mm and weights 1.50KG.
It is resistant at dirt and moisture and has a reversible display.
Inside it has an AMD Geode LX-700@0.8W processor with a clock speed of 433 Mhz, and a graphics controller integrated with the Geode CPU having unified memory architecture.
The embedded controller is either a ENE KB3700 or a ENE KB3700B.
There are 256 MiB of dynamic RAM memory, a 1024KB SPI-interface flash ROM, and 1024 MiB SLC NAND flash with high-speed flash controller.
The display is a dual-mode TFT with liquid-crystal technology, measuring 7.5 inches, and having a resolution of 1200 × 900 resolution (200 DPI).


Those of you that want to buy a laptop for a poor child can access this website and start donating on November 12.

oof design, a firm from UK created this new cable stand for notebooks, a useful utility for those that are tired of tangled cables and want to get more organized.
This cable made of laser cul clear acrylic with silicon feet has a simple design to fit your desk and looks good on it without to incommode your work.
The transparent color makes it practically unnoticeable.


When you unplug the cables from your notebook, they won’t fall down, but will remain in the specially shaped pattern of slots, making the cables very easily to reconnect.
The designer of this stand highlights also that the notebook will be higher and closer to you for better ergonomics, more comfort while typing and better processor ventilation.


If you like this product and need one like that you can order it online from here.

The base price, not including VAT and shipping, is of 15 pounds.

Next-generation notebooks will feature the new multimode chip from Qualcomm, called Gobi, this leading to high-speed mobile data connections through 3G technology, this way eliminating the need for hotspots.



At the moment, the HSPA (High-Speed Packet Access) and EV-DO (Evolution-Data Optimized) are two options available as high speed solution, but the technology will bring both together, Gobi being certified to operate on EV-DO and HSPA networks all over the world.
A question that might be asked at this point is: 'Will there be a way for the carriers to lock this chip?' The answer is probably 'Yes.'" (Lisa Pierce, vice president at Forrester Research, an independent technology and market research company).

What Gobi will do is to integrate all the major cellular RF bands onto a single mobile modem chip, but WiMax (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access), the new recently approved 3G mobile standard, will not be present in Gobi.

The new notebooks with Gobi chip will be available for the market sometime next year.