News Bits: New Gateway Notebooks, Sony FW Leaked, New Zepto Laptops

Gateway introduces new notebooks

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Gateway today introduced several new notebook computers. The company currently has three series of notebooks: the P-series (gaming/enthusiast), M-series (mainstream), and T-series (mainstream).

The notebooks Gateway introduced today feature Intel Core 2 Duo processors, integrated web cams, and several models feature an HDMI out port. The M- and T-series are available in different colors, including Garnet Red, Pacific Blue, Silver, and Grey.
Example configurations of notebooks are as follows.
M6848:

• Intel Core 2 Duo T5750 (2.0GHz/667MHz FSB/2MB L2)
• 4GB DDR2 RAM
• 250GB hard disk drive
• 802.11a/b/g WLAN
• Super Multi DVD burner
• Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit
• Pacific Blue color

The M6848 retails for $799.99. The T6836 has the same specifications as the M6848, except it has a 14.1-inch widescreen display.

Gateway Press Release (PR-Inside.com)
Via (Engadget.com)

Up close with the Toshiba Qosmio X305 gaming notebook

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Image credit: Legit Reviews

The Toshiba Qosmio X305 gaming notebook is shaping up to be one of the fastest gaming notebooks. It features an Nvidia GeForce 9800M-GTX graphics card, Intel Core 2 Extreme 3.0GHz processor, and 17-inch WSXGA+ widescreen display. The X305 can be customized with a less-expensive GeForce 9700M-GT graphics card. Other specifications include dual 200GB 7200RPM hard drives, harman/kardon speakers and subwoofer, HDMI output, and up to 4GB of DDR3 memory. The X305 is based on the upcoming Intel Centrino 2 'Montevina' platform.

The Toshiba Qosmio X305 will be released on July 14 and start at around $3,500.

Full Story (LegitReviews.com)

New Sony FW series shows up on Circuit City website

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The new Sony series has shown up on Circuit City's website. See the full thread in the forums for many more pictures!

Special thanks to forum member duffyanneal for submitting this bit

Zepto to introduce new notebooks

Zepto will introduce two new notebook series, the Mythos and the Nox series.

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Special thanks to forum super moderator John Ratsey for submitting this bit

ASUS to introduce new Eee PC 904/905

ASUS is planning to add two new models to its Eee PC lineup, the 904 and 905. They will feature an 8.9-inch display and a larger keyboard, using a chassis similar to the one used in the 10.1-inch Eee PC. Battery capacity is unchanged.

The Eee PC 904 and 905 should have similar price points as the current 900/901.

Full Story (DigiTimes.com)

 

That Toshiba looks pretty interesting. 4GB of DDR3 RAM and 9800M GTX? Me like

 

$3500, me no likey.
That's pretty pricey.

 

But its powerful, and just so beatiful... im drooling all over it... I may go get a part time job now,...

 

the subwoofer should kill your battery though

but if it has sli and quad core im allover it

 

It is nice looking, I'll give it that.
But as the saying goes, something is only worth what someone is willing to pay for it. And I'm certainly in the not-willing-to-pay-that crowd. To each his own. To others, I'm sure it's worth the price, just not me.

 

I don't know about the x305 in particular but from my own personal experience I don't think any Toshiba right now is worth 3500 bucks given their mediocre build quality. Hopefully Toshiba can turn this around with the x305.

The Sony looks nice though it's too bad that it only includes integrated graphics for $1600.

 

I think it's kind of interesting, that companies are coming out with these new notebooks already, with montevina just around the corner.
Trying to offload all the old stock I think, but if they update it with montevina when it comes out (which I'm sure they will), then it's not so bad.

 

wow how many versions of the EEE are there...

 

Hmm the toshiba looks ugly IMO. Spare the flashy paintjob please.

I wonder what the spec of the 9800m gt is and how it performs.

 

Toshiba is looking to compete with the big dogs now, but I personally am disappointed. Yes the Qosmio X305 is nice, but unfortunately they've lost the great value factor that the X205 has. $3,500? The fancy speakers aren't worth that much. You can get much more of a notebook from Sager for that. Even an Alienware m17x is a better value than that.

 

Gateway's newest model in its retail gaming FX line, the FX4710, continues to raise the bar for value-based gaming systems, with an MSRP of just $1,149.99. Sporting a sleek new industrial design with streamlined black casing and silver trim, it also includes LED lights that provide system status for key activities such as a wireless network activity.

Housed inside the new chassis is a host of advanced powerful technologies, including an Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Quad Q9300 processor, a whopping 6GB(1) of memory, over-clocked NVIDIA(R) GeForce 9800GT graphics and Windows Vista(R) Home Premium 64-bit. The new FX4710 makes it easier than ever for consumers to experience serious high-performance computing for a fraction of the cost.

Wow... As expected from Gateway.

And EEE904/905 are a joke.

 

^^^ exactly what i was thinking when i read that. i actually like toshiba's myself.. but no way that is worth 3500$.. thats a lot of money for some shiny paint

 

man those zepto notebooks are sexy neva heard of that brand bfore

 

It's some way overpriced brand that used to have the "king of the hill" title for 14 inch laptops until Asus and Lenovo came out with same specced laptops at around three-fifths the price.

 

That's a tower desktop by the way. hd 4850 would be faster and the q9300 is considered average these days right?

 

The Zeptos look like the new Voodoos.

 

What's with the mini-notebook explosion? I saw a Sony model way back when and can't even read the letters.

 

Does anyone know whether the X305's siblings (the F55 and G55) will be released with it?

Unlike the hopelessly expensive X305, the F55 actually looks quite decent with a fair price tag ($1400 or so inclusive of the 9700m GTS and 2.0GHz c2d)

 

They're above average for sure, even though quad-core has become mainstream. The Q9300 is a bit faster than the Q6600. I don't know about the 9800GT, I think it is a rebrand 8800GT like the rest of the 9-series. It too is faster than your average graphics card.

For a pre-built desktop, the Gateway FX is a relatively good deal.