Archive for October, 2011

AMD E1 1200, E2 1800

AMD is all set to refresh its whole Brazos lineup once again with Brazos 2.0. The new generation will bring new Zacate processors as well. First will the E1 1200 that will replace the not-so-popular AMD E300 APU. We reviewed E300 sometime back and it was not that bad in terms of performance. The E1 [...]

Motion Computing CL900 with Atom Z670

Motion Computing has launched a windows 7 tablet that runs on the new Intel Atom Z670 processor. The tablet has a sami rugged design and has innards of a typical mini notebook.

Core i7 2860QM Review

Intel Core i7 2860QM is the successor to the hugely successful and powerful Core i7 2820QM. The new processor runs 0.1GHz faster at 2.4GHz and overclocks itself to 3.5GHz under Turbo boost mode. TDP is 45 watts which is same as its predecessor and is more than its kin, the Core i7 2640m that we [...]

Intel B800 Benchmark, Review

The B800 from Intel is a processor based on the Sandy Bridge architecture and features two cores capable of handling two threads. Like Intel B940, B950 and B960, it also comes with HD graphics 2000, instead of HD graphics 3000 like in case of Core i series processors. TDP is also the same at 35 [...]

Alienware M18x 2430m, 2760qm update

Alienware has silently updated its flagship M18x notebook. The 2410m model has been upgraded to i5 2430m and the 2720qm model has been updated to i7 2760qm. The GPU has also received an updated to Nvidia GTX 560m to 580M.

Atom D2700 Review, Benchmark

Intel Atom D2700 is the successor to the Atom D525 processor that is being used in the Asus 1215N and Asus Lamborghini VX6 netbooks. Unlike other Atom processors that come with GMA 3150 GPU on board, the D2700 comes with a PowerVR SGX545 GPU (clocked at 640MHz). The new GPU offers video decoding for a [...]

Celeron 787

Along with the Celeron 867 dual core processor, Intel is also offering for the Celeron 787 to let notebook manufactures roll out even cheaper notebooks. Compared to the 867, the 787 is a single core processor and runs at 1.3GHz (867 runs at 1.2GHz).  Cache has also been reduced to 1.5MB from 2MB in 867 [...]

Intel Celeron 867

Intel is now offering its new Celeron 867 to the OEMs and notebook manufactures. This new processor is clocked at 1.2GHz; has two cores and can handle up to two threads at a time. 867 has on board graphics which are handled by the Intel HD graphics (350MHz under normal conditions; 1GHz with graphics overclocking). [...]

AMD FX-8150, FX-8120, FX-6100, FX-10

AMD FX series comprises a slew of 8 core (octa core) processors that are based on the Bulldozer architecture. Unlike mobile AMD APUs like AMD A6 3400m and AMD A4 3300m, the new FX series do not come with built in graphics. Here are their specs:

Toshiba B351

Toshiba B531 is a standard notebook for business or college that comes outfitted with a 15.6 inch display with HD resolution (1366 x 768)./ Toshiba is offering two models with it. One model (B351/W2MD) comes with the Core i5 2430m processor and 4GB RAM while the second model (B351/W2CD) features the Celeron B800 processor and [...]