COMPAL ELECTRONICS TO SHIP 1 MILLION UNITS

Compal Electronics predicts to ship approximately one million net books in the 2nd half this year, according to business president Ray Chen. Compal will establish mass production of Dell's E-series net books in August. Chen also revealed he predicts the company's laptop shipments will see a chronological boost of 20% in the 2nd half; however the consignment growth will not be competent to recuperate the plummet in consignments in the 2nd quarter. With 1st-tier laptop vendors entering the net book market, Chen believes that net books have enforced vendors to modify their strategy and predicted net books priced at US$99 will come into view in the market soon.

INTEL LINES UP ITS PROCESSOR UNITS FOR NOTEBOOKS

Intel has listed the pricing for six of the 45nm dual-core laptop processor units that it is scheduling to get underway in late June alongside with its Centrino 2 laptop platform, as per the sources at laptop producers. The processor units will have variant numbers of X9100, T9600, P9500, T9400, P8600 and P9400 and will be tagged at US$851, US$530, US$348, US$316, US$241 and US$209, correspondingly, in thousand-unit plate quantities. In the 3rd quarter, Intel will commence the quad-core Core 2 Extreme QX9300 labeled with a price tag of US$1,038 for the aficionado market, and will tag along with a more reasonably priced Q9100 in the 4th quarter, reveals the sources.

SAGER NP9262 REVIEW – AN AMAZING PACKAGE OF EXCELLENT UNITS PUT TOGETHER

Today we will glance at the all new Sager NP9262, "the world's most authoritative laptop computer." This 17-inch gigantic holds in it the desktop processors, twofold graphics cards, and the principal power adapter you will ever get to see in the notebook world. Weighing at 12 pounds it is not feather type, and opening prices perched at more than $2,200. However, for those looking for the definitive portable power then NP9262 is the answer, Read more to know this hunk of a notebook.

Design
The NP9262 looks commanding. Its peripheral appearance is bulky but sophisticated, and by sophisticated I mean has no spiky corners or even the odd forceful edges and to add on all corners on this unit are satisfactorily rounded off. The foundation half of the base is less significant than the top half, giving the feeling this machine is slighter than it really is. All visible areas of the NP9262 with the exclusion of the keyboard and cover are delightfully refined with an unambiguous lustrous lacquer.

Performance
The NP9262 is powered by an Intel Core 2 E8400 3.0GHz Processor w/6M L2 Cache - 1,333MHz FSB, which is not a regular notebook combination, but as it is embedded in the Sager now, it is all set to rock the performance chart. The graphics potency of the notebook is powered through the double impact of DUAL NVIDIA Geforce 8800M GTX in SLi Mode w/1,024MB, which accelerates the graphics to greater possible levels. It even houses a mighty 4GB RAM.
The NP9262 is loaded with a 17-inch screen obtainable in 2 resolutions, WSXGA+ (1680x1050) and WUXGA (1920x1200); the unit reviewed was loaded with the latter. The display eminence is out-and-out eye-catching. Bright and apparent, it shows of a High Definition video and games particularly well with immense lucidity and sharpness.

The NP9262 has 4 speakers - 2 are located on top of the laptop to the right and left of the keyboard, and 2 seated right below the palm rest area. The speakers resonance is loud and clear and are improved than those fitted in most laptops.

The Sager NP9262 hosts the bulkiest cooling solution I have ever witnessed on a laptop. It is equipped with 4 large fans. The entire rear of the machine is essentially one giant vent. At idle, there is a considerable amount of hot air emanate from the rear. The 12-cell battery pack is so well organized in its mettle to handle the power crisis.

Conclusion
The Sager NP9262 is not diminutive, is not economical, and is not for all and sundry. This laptop battleship means trade with its intimidating design, trustworthy quality, and armory of high-powered elements.

Pros
+ Unparalleled performance consideration of desktop processors, twofold graphics cards, and up to 3 hard drives in RAID
+ Gorgeous display
+ Trustworthy quality
+ Unswerving cooling system
+ Silence operation
+ High-quality keyboard/touchpad
+ Exceptional service and support
+ Wide variety of ports of choice
+ Battery life is cool for the power it packs.

Cons
- Keyboard design could be enhanced
- No high definition media interface port

Value For Money

Our Rating

SECOND TIER LAPTOP PRODUCER PREDICTS 1 MILLION UNITS TO BE SHIPPED – LAPTOP INDUSTRY ON THE RISE

The notebook sector is booming each day with the wide spread awareness on the E-wastes being driven into loads of minds each day. In relevance to this 2nd tier laptop producer Elite group Computer Systems (ECS) dead lines consignments in the 2nd quarter this year and which was confidently predicted to reap the top marks and will attain one million units, the similar volume the company privileged to set on sail in 1st half of 2007, according to the sources. ECS predicts its annual laptop consignments to reach the high marks of 4 million units in 2008, and an overall amplification of 60% on year.