ASUS announces the Series S Ultrabook

ASUS has announced the upcoming availability of Ultrabook series S , Devices that are designed to offer users all the functionality of a Ultrabook generation at a price not too far. As per tradition, ASUS, also Ultrabook Series S are treated under the aspect of design, are characterized by a thickness of 21 mm and a lightweight and durable metal casing. Onboard we will find a processor Intel Ivy Bridge (up to Core i7) and optional graphics card Nvidia GT 635m, the latter will reduce consumption by supporting Nvidia Optimus.

 

The storage unit includes a choice hybrid SSD / HDD and the presence of a drive Optical , usually excluded from Ultrabook. The S series also boast ASUS Ultrabook a touchpad with advanced gesture Smart, capable of responding to different types of touch, of course, ideal for Windows 8. Finally, we point the audio department ASUS SonicMaster Lite and proprietary Super Hybrid Engine II, which allows for a more responsive system. Prices are now waiting to see if the relationship with performance will be so convenient as the company says.

Began selling the finest in the world ultrabook Acer Aspire S5

Acer has started selling ultrabook Acer Aspire S5. Announced in January, a mobile computer, according to the manufacturer, is the thinnest in the world ultrabook: at its thickest point, its thickness does not exceed 15 mm. Weight of machine is approximately equal to 1.2 kg. Ultrabook equipped with a screen size of 13.3 inches, a resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels.

 

The housing model Aspire S5-391-9880, made from magnesium alloy, the system is located on the processor Intel Core i7-35i7U, equipped with a SSD of 256 GB, interfaces, USB 3.0, HDMI, and Thunderbolt. An interesting feature of the design - the panel MagicFlip, covering the connectors are input-output ports.

Make notes longer battery life PowerSmart, consisting of not 300 charge cycles, as usual, and 1000 (after 1000 cycles, the battery capacity is reduced by 20%). Thanks to technology Acer Hybrid Standby Technology battery life up to 6.5 hours (standby time - 15 days).

Manufacturer's suggested price of Aspire S5-391-9880 in the United States, where innovation will be on sale in the last week of June, is $ 1,400.

Wireless charging for your Android with Intel Ultrabook

Ah, the wireless charging . There is a long time and is based on a principle sufficiently simple, but is not yet so widespread in the consumer. One of the first devices with wireless charging was the Palm Pre , now defunct but still an example for more than one aspect. The "problem" of the Pre, as the current smartphone, you need to remember the cord and charger - even if inductive . With future Ultrabook this need may be to fall, as Intel has shown a prototype at Computex that can load an inductively Android smartphone positioned on one side . That's right: no need for cables, or special arrangements phone.

 

It is sufficient to apply a small device to a smartphone and put it to the right Ultrabook , in contact with the body. You do not need to do or remember to bring cables, adapters, power supplies and anything else. A godsend for someone like me, you just carry around laptops, tablets, smartphones, MP3 players and more.

Intel is pushing you to the inductive load is integrated within future devices in order to prevent add-on weighing and encumber. Certainly, however, are willing to sacrifice some 'weight and footprint for not having the hassle of having to remember cables, wires. Surely it is not a bad idea that will hopefully be implemented in the future on all notebooks. We'll have to wait a few more years, but it might be worth really worth.

[Map] Acer Kepler alone significantly super pole this stage the Timeline the Ultra

Recently jointly launched by Microsoft, NVIDIA and Acer tripartite the Ultrabook computer of a model for the Aspire Timeline Ultra. This is the first using the the Ultrabook product of the NVIDIA 600M discrete graphics. According to reports, the Aspire Timeline Ultra is based on the "Kepler" architecture in NVIDIA's latest GeForce GT640M discrete graphics, the maximum operating frequency of 625MHz, with 384 CUDA cores.

 

With other similar products, the launch of AspireTimeline the Ultra has a 15-inch form factor and also has a built-in DVD drive . The longest life on a single charge for 8 hours .

Other hardware, the Aspire Timeline Ultra compared to other similar products, and no more highlights. Including a full HD LCD screen, intelligent Intel processor, solid state hard drive, high-quality speakers and a variety of multimedia ports.

Sumit Agnihotry, Acer vice president of product marketing of the Americas: the Aspire the Timeline Ultra will be the Ultrabook products coveted by all users, it has excellent multitasking capabilities, coupled with NVIDIA's latest 600 series discrete graphics mobile version to help out, making. The product can easily cope with high-definition video and has a brilliant screen of the game works. in the next 9-12 months we will formally meet with the user so that this excellent product . "

15 Best Ultrabook thin book promotion 2012

According to foreign media reports, in 2012, laptops will work toward a common trend, that is lighter, thinner, provide users with the use of ultra-portable experience, this notebook is known as the "Ultrabook.

Ultrabook will configure the Core i3, i5 or i7 processor, fast SSD storage and USB 3.0 connection. Intel Ultrabook notebook will also have better security features, longer-lasting battery life, instant start and standby features.

Not accustomed to a full QWERTY keyboard tablet device the user is concerned, the Ultrabook they are very good, lightweight device selection.

Previously, Intel announced plans to invest $ 300,000,000 to help the Ultrabook hardware and software development, and confidently predicted that in 2012, the Ultrabook the market share will reach 40%.

Recently, the the Techradar site for our summarizes 15 of the thinnest, lightest top Ultrabook 2012 the market will appear as follows:

1 , the LG Z330 and Z430 Super Ultrabooks

LG Z330 configure the 13.3 inch screen, only 14.7 mm thick LG Z430 configuration 14-inch screen, a thickness of 20 mm, compared with Z330 thick, but LG will be collectively referred to as ultra-thin notebook.

2 , ASUS Zenbook UX31

Design in terms of the Zenbook UX31 Asus' work is indeed done quite a place. At first glance, 13-inch Zenbook UX31 is really great, it's thickest point is only 17 mm, the thinnest point is 3 mm.

3 , Samsung, the Series 5 Ultra

Samsung, the Series 5 Ultra configuration Intel Core i5 processor, a total with 14 inches and 13 inches of the two models, 13 inches of the thickest point of 17.6 mm, the thinnest point of 14 mm.

Samsung Series 5 the Ultra with of 128GB/256GB the SSD or 500GB hard drive, uses LED super bright screen. However, the Samsung Series 5 the Ultra is only 6.5 hours battery life than the average time about 2 hours.

4 , Samsung Series 9

Compared to the initial, the Series 9, the next generation of the Samsung Series 9 the Ultrabook the size and thinner, the screen size is 13 inches, a thickness of only 12.9 mm. At the same time, the Samsung Series 9 Ultrabook configure a 1.7GHz the Core i7 chip, 8GB memory and SSD storage.

5 , Hewlett-Packard the Folio 13

HP the Folio 13 of screen size of 13 inches, and its thickest point is 18 mm, the thinnest of Ultrabook not CES, but the battery life of HP the Folio 13 for nine hours is the ideal choice for mobile workers.

6 , Lenovo IdeaPad U300S for

Lenovo is not obsessed with aesthetics, therefore the IdeaPad U300S body and do not have much of the shadow of the Apple MacBook Air, it uses a wedge-shaped design makes it look a little chunky.

Lenovo IdeaPad U300S thickness of 16 mm shell is aluminum, weighs 1.4 kg.

7 , HP Envy 14 Spectre is

HP Envy 14 Spectre is contains two options, is 13 inches and 14 inches, 13 inches, a thickness of 18 mm, 14 inches of thickness 21 mm, the thickness than its competitors to be thicker.

HP Envy 14 Spectre is to configure the Core i5 or i7 processor and 128GB HDD, battery life of 9 hours.

8 , Dell the XPS 13

Dell XPS 13 is one of the most beautiful I've seen portable devices, the Dell XPS 13 configuration Intel Core i5 or i7 processor, 4GB of RAM, 128/256GB the SSD, the thickness of the thinnest point of 6 mm.

9 , Asus Zenbook UX21

The ASUS Zenbook UX21 is the first listing of 11 inches ultrabook configuration Intel Core i5 low-voltage 1.6GHz processor, 128GB solid state hard drive.

10 , the Lenovo IdeaPad U310 and U410

Lenovo IdeaPad The U310's price is about £ 600, to configure the 13-inch screen, aluminum case, weighs 1.7 inches, a thickness of 18 mm, the Lenovo IdeaPad U410's screen size is 14 inches.

11 Toshiba Satellite Z830

Toshiba Satellite Z830 thickness of 16 mm, configuration Sandy Bridge Power touchpad and the best we've ever seen.

12 , Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga

Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga is a flexible, collapsible Ultrabook thickness of 16.9 mm, to configure the touch screen of 13.1 inches.

13 , Acer Aspire S3

The Acer Aspire S3-951 to configure the Intel Core i5 or i7 processor, the Core i5 models to be cheaper than the Core i7 models.

14 , Intel Nikiski concept type Ultrabook

The Nikiski concept Ultrabook Intel will launch later in 2012 configure it to the glass touchpad.

15 , Acer the Aspire the S5

Acer Aspire S5 thickness of 15 mm, weighs 1.35 kg, and configure the 13.3-inch display with the Thunderbolt technology, SSD storage and a fast Intel CPU.

Samsung introduces the Series 5 Ultrabook

We talked for a long time for this new 5 Series that Samsung has officially unveiled last night re-introducing the surprise ' optical drive within the model larger than 14 inches, which is why not just buy a profile of 20.9 mm ultra. The other handset announced is a 13-inch thickness much lower with only 14.9 mm.

From the hardware point of view there is still no definite information about the CPU used. The storage space is 500GB for the 13 " and 1TB for the older brother by 14 " which will surely mount a  Radeon HD 7550M GPU . For the most demanding there will still be able to buy directly with both hard drives up to 128GB SSD.  The chassis is made ​​of aluminum and includes an anti-glare matte display.

The house has decided to add South Korea to preview the system cache Express , which allows Ultrabook to return from hibernation in 7 seconds in activities associated with the technology  Samsung Fast Start for a reactivation in just 2 seconds from standby.

Prices and availability are unknown for Europe but we can take a cue from those applied in Korea where he'll need about $ 1300 for 13 "and $ 1345 for the 14". The next CES in January is indicated as a probable site of the final launch.