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Dell XPS 13 Ultrabook Coming next Week, User Manuals Available Now

By on February 22, 2012

We covered the unveiling of the Dell XPS 13 during CES 2012, which revealed some general information and specifications. But maybe you’re still looking for more details to help decide whether you want to throw a thousand bucks at Dell’s new XPS 13 Ultrabook? Well, it looks like you counted your lucky stars because several [...]

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Intel to Delay Shipments of Ivy Bridge Processors

By on February 17, 2012

Intel has indicated to its partners that it will be postponing mass shipments of Ivy Bridge processors, with large shipments not expected to occur until at least July. However, Intel still plans to unveil and announce the Ivy Bridge processor family in April 2012 and start to ship a small volume of the processors sometime [...]

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Asus X101CH and 1025C Now Available for Pre-Order

By on February 14, 2012

The Asus X101CH and 1025C are now available for pre-order at JR.com (X101CH, 1025C) and ExcaliberPC.com (X101CH, 1025C) with anticipated shipping dates of February 29th and February 20th respectively according to Excaliber PC.  Apparently Asus is taking advantage of the extra leap year day to still claim the February availability they promised.  Both the Asus [...]

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Rumor: Apple Pressuring Pegatron to Halt Production of Competing Laptops

By on February 14, 2012

It looks like Apple is trying to bully its way into exclusivity with one of its contracted manufacturers, Pegatron Technology. There have been rumors stating that the Asian iPhone manufacturer is facing quite a bit of pressure with a candid ultimatum from Apple: Stop taking new Ultrabook orders from Asus or else you will lose [...]

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Toshiba Satellite U840 Ultrabook Specs Revealed

By on February 7, 2012

The Toshiba Satellite U840 Ultrabook has been listed on Toshiba Australia’s website after Toshiba just last month claimed their next Ultrabook style laptop would not be ready until Q2 of 2012 and did not have a name.  It’s a little odd that just 3 weeks later the model has a name, specs and pricing firm [...]

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Clevo P270WM Gaming Laptop now Available

By on February 6, 2012

The Clevo P270WM is now available for pre-order from various laptop retailers.  The Clevo P270WM is also branded and sold as the Sager NP9270 by various online retailers.  The Clevo P270WM/Sager NP9270 is built for high-powered, on-the go-gaming, it uses the new Intel X79 chipset and Sandy Bridge-E processors giving users a significant boost in [...]

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HP Envy 14 Spectre Available next Week for $1,399

By on February 4, 2012

The HP Envy 14 Spectre, revealed back in early January at CES 2012, will be available next week to order for $1,399.  HP previously stated at CES the availability date will be January 8, 2012 which means the order page should go live next Wednesday at some point (most likely midnight).  Right now there’s a [...]

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Intel Ivy Bridge 2012 Laptops – Advantages and Improvements We’ll See

By on February 1, 2012

The Intel Ivy Bridge platform of processors are slated to be released in April of 2012.  Intel generally refreshes its lineup of desktop and mobile processors every 12 – 18 months and with each new iteration comes a performance boost and power savings over the previous generation.  When the Ivy Bridge platform is released in [...]

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How to Transfer a Dell Laptop Warranty

By on January 26, 2012

If you purchase a Dell laptop from eBay or Craigslist and it has a remaining warranty then you’ll definitely want to get the laptop transferred to your name in Dell’s system. This article covers how to do that on the Dell website and what to do if you don’t know the previous owner’s information Dell asks for.

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Lenovo ThinkPad X130e now Available to Order

By on January 25, 2012

Lenovo’s ThinkPad X130e was announced back in December and it is now available for online purchase on the company’s website. The Lenovo ThinkPad X130e is specifically designed for students in grades K-12 and is equipped with the technology needed for an educational laptop. Customers will have their choice of the latest Intel or AMD processors [...]

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