Archive for October, 2007
Coupon:Save up to $425 on Dell Inspiron Noteboks
Dell’s kicking off November with two coupons for those in the market for a Dell Inspiron notebook. Use Coupon Code D7GFTTZW6DQQBC to save $250 on Inspiron notebook purchases over $999. Use coupon code P6413WWTNQDRL1 to save $425 on Dell Inspiron notebook purchases over $1399
Wal-Mart to Sell Acer Laptop for $348 This Friday
Wal-Mart is getting a jump start on the holidays, teasing customers with a $348 laptop that will be available this Friday. Those of you who’ve been waiting for Black Friday to get a cheap computer can get a jump start and score a decent notebook early.
Western Digital Intros 320GB Scorpio Notebook Drives
Western Digital announced it’s now shipping its new WD Scorpio 320GB 2.5-inch SATA hard drives for notebook computers. That’s a 70GB improvement over the 250GB Scorpio the company introduced earlier this year.
ASUS Eee PC 4G Now Available in US
The ASUS Eee PC 4G is now available at NewEgg for $399. Weighing in at just two pounds, the ASUS Eee PC is the most affordable ultraportable notebook series available.
Logitech and Skype team Up for High Quality Video Calls
Skype and Logitech are rolling out a new standard to offer smoother and clearer video chat. Using one of Logitech’s high-end webcams, such as the QuickCam Pro for Notebooks, Logitech’s latest software and Skype 3.6 for Windows yield VGA quality video conferencing at 30fps.
Coupon: Dell Latitude D820 for $899
Save $471 on a Dell Latitude D820 with coupon code: PRCCJB5H$W4HTX. Get a Dell Latitude D820 for $899 with Windows XP Home, 256MB nVidia Quadro graphics card, 1GB of memory, 80GB hard drive and three-year warranty.
Apple Sells Over 2 Million Copies of OS X Leopard
Apple announced that it sold more than two million copies of Mac OS X Leopard since its Friday release. Leopard is the sixth major release of Mac OS X and is packed with more than 300 new features.
Lenovo L3000 Y410 Now Available in U.S.
Lenovo’s going after U.S. consumers for the first time with the Lenovo Y410, a 14.1-inch widescreen notebook that’s available through retailers like Office Depot and Staples. The Y410 starts at $699 and includeds Veriface (facial recognition security), Dolby Home Theater sound, an integrated sub-woofer and a media shuffle key.
SprintSecure Laptop Guardian
Sprint and Alcatel-Lucent are rolling out the SprintSecure Laptop Guardian, a PC Card that combines a 3G modem, linux computer and battery to provide comprehensive security. If a SpintSecure-equipped computer is lost or stolen it can be locked down remotely by an admin, who can also wipe the drive’s contents if he wants.
OSX Leopard…’Better Than Vista’
The Wall Street Journal’s Walt Mossberg reviewed Leopard, Apple’s latest operating system, and says its better than Vista. There are a handful of new features that he finds particularly useful, including Time Machine, an intuitive backup utility that ‘just works.’
