MacNN | notebook News http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us notebook, Latest News, Headlines, Stories; http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ Acer intros 5738DG notebook with TriDef 3D display http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/21/device.utilizes.geforce.3d.vision.stereosopic.tech/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/acersml.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Acer has formally introduced its first Aspire One notebook with a 3D display, the 5738DG. The device offers the same basic specs as the company's 5738 notebook, but trades the multi-touch display for a TriDef 3D screen. The 1366x768 display measures 15.6 inches corner-to-corner, with 64-bit Windows 7 Home Premium as the pre-installed operating system.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/21/device.utilizes.geforce.3d.vision.stereosopic.tech/ Thu, 22 Oct 2009 01:25:00 GMT Hitachi intros 500GB 7200RPM notebook drive http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/01/hitachi.500gb.notebook.hdd/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0908/hitachihd.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Hitachi has expanded its Travelstar line of 2.5-inch hard drives with the 7K500 series, available in capacities up to 500GB. The new drives represents the company's highest capacity notebook storage without sacrificing the 7200RPM speed and 16MB cache. Media transfer rates have been increased to 1245Mb/s, approximately 16 percent faster than the 7K320-series drives.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/01/hitachi.500gb.notebook.hdd/ Tue, 01 Sep 2009 07:00:00 GMT Kena Kai debuts eco-friendly laptop sleeves http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/03/25/felttech.laptop.sleeves/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0902/kaitemp.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Kena Kai has announced FELTtech sleeves, a new line of laptop sleeves made from a fiber that's been created from 100-percent recycled Polyethylene Perepthalate (PET) bottles and containers. Designed initially for 13.3-inch Netbooks and 15.4-inch notebook computers, each sleeve features a wide easy-access zippered opening, and 4mm of cushioned protection to guard against scratches and scrapes. FELT... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/03/25/felttech.laptop.sleeves/ Thu, 26 Mar 2009 03:10:00 GMT MSI X340 to get Intel's CULV processors http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/02/26/msi.x340.with.intel.culv/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0901/msix-slim320.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />MSI is set to follow up its ultra-slim X320 notebook with an X340 model that will integrate Intel's new Consumer Ultra Low Voltage (CULV) processors. The notebook initially will be available with either the Celeron M 725 processor, running at 1.2GHz with 1MB of L2Cache, or the Core 2 Solo SU 3500 CPU offering a clock speed of 1.4GHz with 3MB of L2Cache.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/02/26/msi.x340.with.intel.culv/ Fri, 27 Feb 2009 04:25:00 GMT First Look: Sony's new P-Series 8-inch notebook http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/01/10/1st.look.sony.p.series/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0901/sony-p-series-09.JPG' border='0' width='176' height='120' />First look: Sony at CES announced the VAIO P, which was on display and garnering interest from huge crowds milling around the Central Hall of the 2009 CES show. The notebook features an 8-inch LED-backlit screen and weighs in at 1.4-lbs, with an Atom 1.33 GHz processor and 2GB of RAM. The notebook size is comparable to a letter-sized envelope, just 9.6-inches wide by 4.7-inches deep and measuring ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/01/10/1st.look.sony.p.series/ Sat, 10 Jan 2009 07:45:00 GMT Lenovo debuts dual-screen ThinkPad W700ds http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/01/04/dual.screen.17.thinkpad/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0812/lenovodualscreenintro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />As anticipated by earlier reports, Lenovo on Monday officially launched the first dual-screen laptop. The ThinkPad W700ds offers a 17-inch screen along with a secondary 10.6-inch display that slides out from the main screen. Measuring almost 40 percent of the 17-inch primary screen, the 10.6-inch second screen slides out from the PC cover behind the primary screen. While it gives users extra scre... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/01/04/dual.screen.17.thinkpad/ Mon, 05 Jan 2009 04:50:00 GMT Kena Kai ships leather envelope sleeves for notebooks http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/11/18/kena.kai.notebook.sleeves/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0811/mailsleeve.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Design company Kena Kai has begun shipping leather "Inter-Departmental Mail" computer sleeves for the 13.3-inch Macbooks and ultra-portable notebooks with screen sizes of 10 inches or less. The white exterior resembles the type of mail envelope used by Steve Jobs for the introduction of the MacBook Air. The design includes embossing on the face, and a string closure. The thin leather offers basic ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/11/18/kena.kai.notebook.sleeves/ Wed, 19 Nov 2008 04:10:00 GMT MSI launches 16-inch, 16:9 VR630 notebook http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/10/17/msi.launches.16.inch.vr630/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0810/msivr630intro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />MSI has released a new 16-inch notebook, the VR630 for the European market, which features a 1366x768 16-inch screen with a movie- and gaming-friendly 16:9 aspect ratio. The notebook can be had with an AMD Turion X2 Ultra dual-core processor or Sempron CPU, with RAM that can be optioned up to 4GB. The notebook includes MSI's ECO Engine power management function that lets them choose from Gaming, M... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/10/17/msi.launches.16.inch.vr630/ Fri, 17 Oct 2008 19:40:00 GMT Dell launches Covet edition M6400 Precision notebook http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/10/16/dell.covet.m6400.notebook/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0810/covetsml.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Dell has launched the M6400 Covet notebook, an addition to its Precision series. The Covet ships already configured with many of the high end options available in the Precision line, including a 17 inch LED backlit display that presents the full Adobe RGB gamut for color precision while editing videos or images. The NVIDA Quadro FX 3700M 1GB GPU also comes installed, stepping up from the 512MB mod... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/10/16/dell.covet.m6400.notebook/ Fri, 17 Oct 2008 02:50:00 GMT HP launches 15.6-inch notebook without fanfare http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/09/22/hp.intros.156.in.notebook/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0809/hpg60intro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />An online Circuit City sales... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/09/22/hp.intros.156.in.notebook/ Mon, 22 Sep 2008 20:05:00 GMT