New Latitude XFR D630

Mar 08, 2008 No Comments »

The new Latitude XFR D630 is going to be one of the toughest laptops around, what Dell is calling the "fully ruggedized" notebook. Dell claims that Latitude XFR D630 performs 23 per cent faster than the competing Toughbook models and it aims at pitching Latitude XFR D630 against Panasonic’s Toughbook line of notebooks. In fact Dell says on its website, "23% greater performance than Panasonic’s CF-30".

With a sealed keyboard, impact resistant SSD hard drive and a 14.1" wide monitor Latitude XFR D630 is surely aimed at outdoors use. Whereas most LCDs have 300 nits, the LCD of Latitude XFR D630 has 500 nits lighting; SRGB standard is about 80 nits. Weighing 8.9lbs before you add extra, it’s quite a heavy machine.

According to Dell: "XFR D630 is designed for reliable performance in the harshest environments, it exceeds the strict military standard, ML STD 810F, for extreme temperatures, shock/drop, moisture, altitude and more."

New Latitude XFR D630

• 14.1" widescreen LCD with optional touchscreen (for finger, gloved or stylus input)
• Up to Intel Core 2 Duo T7500 (2.2Ghz, 4MB L2 Cache)
• Up to 4 GB of thermally enhanced DDR2 RAM
• Intel X3100 Integrated graphics chipset
• Optional solid state hard drive
• Integrated GPS and draft-n wireless
• Fingerprint reader
• Trusted Platform Module 1.2 chip
• 100% commonality with Latitude range allowing for total component and software compatibility across the Latitude range
• Solid die cast magnesium alloy chassis
• Magnesium carry handle
• Windows Vista or XP

Other links on Latitude XFR D630

• Dell’s rugged Latitude XFR D630 wants a piece of your Toughbook
• Dell Latitude XFR D630 Will Stop a Tank Shell (Almost)
• Dell’s Latitude XFR D630 IT-Friendly Rugged Laptop
• Dell Latitude XFR D630

Toshiba A100-338 Laptop

Mar 07, 2008 No Comments »

Toshiba A100-338 is a comparatively cheap laptop and it comes with Windows Vista Home Premium that you have to install on your own using the CD shipped with Toshiba A100-330, but I would suggest that given the configuration you’ll be safer using Windows XP. With 1.6GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor you can easily use it a multimedia machine.

Other A100-338 specifications

The Toshiba Equium A100-338 is shipped with a 100 GB hard disk along with a super multi-DVD writer that supports double layer DVDs. The DVD Super Multi Dual Layer is installed in Optical Drives, and other interfaces have WIFI 802.11 a/g. With a mere 2.75 Kg and a width of 360 mm, Toshiba A100-338 laptop quite lightweight, which means you can easily take it wherever you feel like. Even the color — trendy gray — is quite cool.

The battery life of the Li-Ion battery is up to 3.4 hours. The memory is 1 GB and the memory type is DDR II. You can connect many devices to Toshiba A100-338 because it has 4 USB connections.

The processor type is Intel Core Duo T5200 and the processor speed is 1600 MHz, which is quite a decent speed.

Particular Toshiba A100-338 specifications

• Intel Core 2 Duo T5200 Processor 1.6GHz
• WiFi 802.11 a/g Wireless Adaptor
• 2MB Cache
• 533MHz FSB
• 1024MB RAM
• Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
• 128MB Intel GMA 950 UMA Graphics
• 100GB Hard Drive
• Dual Layer DVD ReWriter MultiDrive
• 15.4" Widescreen TruBrite Display
• 4 USB Ports
• 1 Firewire Port
• Battery life up to 3.4 hours
• 1 Year Free Warranty

Why you should buy a laptop online

Mar 07, 2008 No Comments »

Are you planning to chuck out your PC and switch to a laptop? If yes then this is the right time and there is a plethora of laptops and notebooks available both in retail stores and online computer and technology shops.

Laptops are not only smaller than PCs they are also easier to use. You can sit wherever you want to and you can bid farewell to the assortment of cables that normally surround a PC. Sit cosily in your bed and work from there on your laptop. There was a time when a few laptops used to heat up so you could keep them on soft, cushioned surfaces, but now they are quite better.

So should you buy a laptop online? It depends on what you want to buy and what online laptop shop you are going to use. This post gives you 7 reasons to buy your next laptop online. All the best!