The ‘professional-aimed’ $399 Mini 5103 netbook (seen right) will be getting a dual-core 1.5GHz processor option that will offer a 20% boostin power, without any shortcomings on battery life. The system also will offer the HP Day Starter OS, but no webOS yet *frowns*.
On the flipside, for the ordinary consumer, the HP Mini 210 has a new design, the same heavily-praised keyboard, a ton of very clever colors, a Broadcom Crystal Accelerator option for 1080p playback, and will retail for $330 with a single core Atom CPU and six-cell battery, but will have the optional upgrade to the faster N550 processor for a bit more greenbacks (probably $75).
HP Mini 5103 & 210 Press Shots
The Dell Inspiron R series are probably the most excited Dell systems that have ever gotten me excited since the Studio XPS and the Alienware M11x. Starting off at your options, the Dell Inspiron R series is very back-to-school (and even more than that). All 3 units – the 14R, 15R and 17R – come in much better build materials than used in the original Inspiron line (which in this case is metal), have Core i CPUs, and supports Intel’s Wireless Display tech, which allows you to basically extend your screen to a TV or monitor without any cables. and the starter model starts at $449. Nice.
While all of the rumors were swirling if whether or not HP would do something right and release 14-inch and 17-inch versions of the HP Envy line, today the dudes at Packard have our answers. Starting with the HP Envy 14, which starts at $999 for a 14.5-inch panel, you’ll find a Core i5 processor, ATI Mobility Radeon discrete graphics, 7,200rpm hard drives, 8 hours of claimed battery life with discrete graphics off, and more ways to blow out your credit cards. The second option is the Envy 17, which has enough power to set your wallet and pants on fire. Coming May 19, you’ll have Core i5 and Core i7 CPU options, ATi discrete graphics that support Eyefinity tech, and up to 2TB of storage — yes two terabytes (2,000 GB). PR (press release, duh) is below.
Just two days before Earth Day, Lenovo has released the new L series, aimed at being very, very eco-friendly. Starting striaght off the bat with specs — as always — an entry-level model starts at $649 and gets you a Celeron P4500 CPU, 160GB hard drive and 1GB of RAM. You can upgrade the 14-inch L412 and 15-inch L512 with a Core i3 or Core i5 processor, ATI Radeon HD 5145 graphics, up to 8GB DDR3 RAM, a 500 GB HDD, has 4 USB ports, a 7-in-1 card reader, and purported battery life of up to 10 hours on a 6-cell battery. The only main drawbacks here are weight: 5.22 lbs is the L412 and the L512 adds an extra half pound on top of that. In the meantime, you can check out the gallery and press release, which is hiding somewhere after the cut.
