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New HP Ultrabook “Spectre”

Nathan Simon — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:54:54 +0000

So the hunt may be on for the Ultimate Ultrabook. After trying so hard to get my hands on an Asus Transformer Prime tablet, and failing, I almost don’t want one anymore. I have my HP Touchpad which does most things fine. Who needs a tablet anyways, forget about Android OS or Apple iOS and all the stupid apps you have to pay for an download. You can have a sleek and slim Ultrabook with Windows 7 running off ultrafast SSD drives. I want to speculate that this Ultrabook will have a touchscreen and will be ready for Windows 8 Metro UI, but that’s just a rumor I would like to start! There are NO details, just a movie and some pictures. Check it them out here. I will be sure to follow up at a later date when I have more information.

OCZ Vertex 3 Max IOPS SATAIII

Nathan Simon — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 01:07:00 +0000

You want a fast booting system? You have some cash to spend? Look no further the OCZ Vertex 3 Max IOPS is just the solid state drive for you! Check out those stats! I have the OCZ Vertex 2 in my system and it takes longer to get by the BIOS then it does boot my Windows 7 machine!

Available in 120GB and 240GB Capacities
MLC NAND Flash
Interface: SATA 6Gbps / Backwards Compatible 3Gbps
Native TRIM support
Seek Time: .1ms
Slim 2.5″ Design
99.8 x 69.63 x 9.3mm
Lightweight: 77g
Operating Temp: 0°C ~ 70°C
Ambient Temp: 0°C ~ 55°C
Storage Temp: -45°C ~ 85°C
Low Power Consumption: 3W Active, 1.65W Idle
Shock Resistant up to 1500G
RAID Support
Included 3.5″ Desktop adapter bracket
Compatible with Windows 7, Vista, XP 32-bit/64-bit, Mac OSX
MTBF: 2 million hours
3-Year Warranty
120GB Max Performance*
Max Read: up to 550MB/s
Max Write: up to 500MB/s
Random Read 4KB: 35,000 IOPS
Random Write 4KB: 75,000 IOPS
Maximum 4K Random Write: 85,000 IOPS
240GB Max Performance*
Max Read: up to 550MB/s
Max Write: up to 500MB/s
Random Read 4KB: 55,000 IOPS
Random Write 4KB: 65,000 IOPS
Maximum 4K Random Write: 85,000 IOPS

*Max performance achieved using Native SATA 6Gbps chipset. Please refer to product sheet for additional performance metrics

If you want to order the drive or whatever, go to this link.

Samsung’s new NetBook, or is it a Notebook?

Nathan Simon — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:46:55 +0000

It has been reported that Samsung will be the first NetBook (Samsung N510) to use the new Nvidia Ion chipset, the N280 chipset boasts a 1.66Ghz processor, front-side bus of 667, WiFi Draft-N, a 160GB HDD, 1GB of memory, ability to play mainstream games, and you guessed it HD playback! Makes me think that i should have waited until now to purchase a netbook. Check out more details here.

NVIDIA Ion Platform means HD for Notebooks

Nathan Simon — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 00:09:42 +0000

They call it a Pico-ATX which measure in at a whopping 10 cm x 7.2 cm!

The reference motherboard is very simple; you’ve got an Intel Atom CPU and a GeForce 9400M next to each other, a single SATA connector and a DDR3 SO-DIMM slot on the other side of the board. And this little thing is powerful enough to play HD video (8 – 25Mbps H.264) the CPU has been measured at 27% utilization while doing so. Ion also has full support for 8-channel LPCM over HDMI.

Built into the board is USB 2.0 ports, a dual-link DVI connector, an HDMI Connector, a SATA 3G connector, and a DDR3 SO-DIMM connection.

Nvidia also says that a GeForce 9400 paired with the Atom Processor will net 10 times the graphics and video transcoding, Fulll HD Video Decode and Display, and is half the size but same battery life. The reference board is Vista Premium and Windows 7 Ready.

For more interesting details check this out.

HP to use “Green Super Batteries”

Nathan Simon — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 21:10:47 +0000

Boston Power Inc created these lithium ion batteries, apparently what they do is act like new for up to 3 years. That and they will charge to full capacity in 30 minutes while delivering longer, on average, run-times. The batteries will provide 4.4 amps per hour as apposed to 2.6 amps from the standard lithium ion batteries. These batteries will be manufactured to be backwards compatible with all pre-existing notebooks and laptops. HP has also stated that using an optional ultra-capacity battery in its EliteBook will net you a run-time of up to 24 hours without needing a charge!

If people pickup these batteries it will help out the green movement just because people wont be replacing batteries as often.

You will start to see these batteries on the market in the next little while.