News Bits: Laptops Lost At Airports, Acer Aspire One News, Toshiba Qosmio X305 Delayed

On-the-go: the Notebook Travel Guide

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Forum member JohnnyT has worked hard to put together a Notebook Travel Guide. This guide will aim to help people pick a suitable notebook "carrier'' and to give you a few useful hints on the do's and don'ts when travelling with your precious investment. There are 3 parts to this guide with subjects spanning from picking the right bag and accessories to advices on packing your bag for a long trip.

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Toshiba Qosmio X305 gaming laptop delayed

The release date of the Toshiba Qosmio X305 gaming laptop has been delayed from mid-July to September. The X305 is based on the upcoming Intel Montevina platform, and features a 17-inch widescreen display.

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Toshiba Qosmio X305 Product Page (Toshiba.com)
Special thanks to forum member aj178 for submitting this bit

10,000 laptops per week lost in US airports

The Ponemon Institute conducted a study sponsored by Dell and found that over 10,000 laptops per week are lost or stolen at U.S. airports. Recovery rates are low because most people do not try to get theirs back. The study found that half of the laptops contain confidential corporate information.

Read More (PCWorld.com)
Special thanks to forum Super Moderator Tim for submitting this bit

Acer Aspire One unboxed and disassembled

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The Acer Aspire One has been unboxed and disassembled by a forum member from Mobile01. The Aspire One features an Intel Atom processor, 1GB of RAM, and an 8GB SSD.

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MSI Wind gets dissected

Bit-Tech has taken a closer look at the insides of the new MSI Wind subnotebook. They report that on the inside, "the layout and design is far more elegant than the Eee PC."

Full Story (Bit-Tech.net)

ASUS introduces rugged notebook

ASUS has introduced its new rugged notebook, the B51E. It has a lightweight magnesium alloy chassis, rubber bumpers for shock protection, and a high-strength protective film covering the notebook. The B51 is drop-tested to military specifications (MIL 810F Method 516.5 Procedure IV) to withstand drops from tabletop height (75cm). The B51's hard drive floats on a "sponge protection system," and the keyboard has drainage for spills. The screen features a protective film.

The B51 has the following specifications:

• Intel Centrino Procesor Technology
• Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T8300/T8100/T5850/T5750
• Mobile Intel GM965 Chipset, Intel Int. GMA X3100 Gfx
• Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG/4965ABGN Network Connection
• Genuine Windows Vista Business
• RAM DDR2 667MHz, up to 4GB (2 slots)
• SATA HDD up to 320GB & ODD S-Multi
• Built-in webcam 1.3M pixel (Optional); Bluetooth 2.0+ EDR (Optional)
• 36.5cm (W) x 27.3cm (D) x 3.82 cm (H), 3.1KG (with 8 cell battery)

ASUS Press Release

Acer Aspire One now available in Europe

The Acer Aspire One is now available in Europe according to reports. There are three models - the A110L, A150L, and A150X. Each features an Intel Atom processor, Intel 946GSE chipset, 512MB - 1GB of RAM, an 8.9-inch 1024x600 display, WLAN, 3x USB ports, and a 120GB hard drive or 8GB Flash storage. Operating system choices include Linpus Linux or Windows XP.

The Acer Aspire One is selling for about $518 (329 Euros).

Full Story (Fudzilla.com)
Via (Engadget.com)

 

Woohoo! Go Johnny!

edit: the frontpage doesn't redirect here. :\

 

Asus to make rugged laptop??? What a surprise
It'll be more interesting to see how the Acer One stack up against the Eee pc.

 

I really like the wind, it`s just down my alley.

 

Being that the Acer One is a smaller laptop, how difficult do you think it would be to add RAM to it?

I just want to 512mb to the 512mb version to make it a full 1GB

edit: Never mind, I just read in a review that the RAM is soldered into place....apparantly upgrades would be very difficult

 

Incorrect; the A1 has 512Mb soldered and an additional SODIMM slot.
Proof: note that this dissembled A1 has 1Gb, but the SODIMM is only 0.5Gb, so the other 0.5Gb is soldered.

Now, I want to know where to find this black A1, and whether in comes in a HDD counterpart or not.

EDIT:

Or rather, is it possible to add an HDD to the 8Gb SSD version? The unboxed + dissected one in the link does look like it has a slot for HDD...

EDIT2:

Nvm it's a blue one... Kinda disappointed, and also, I thought the blue one came with HDD, not SSD?

 

That confirms my suspicion that airports are good place to lose laptops...OK, maybe anywhere is good place to lose laptops. Hmph.