The new 2.5-inch MHR hard drives for notebooks come with 20GB platters for capacities of 10GB, 20GB, 30GB and 40GB. The 20GB platters allow for higher capacities on 2.5-inch drives, compared with the previous generation of 15GB platters. The new drives are also more shock resistant and run more quietly than Fujitsu's previous hard drives for notebooks, according to the company.
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(Press Release) ATI Technologies Inc. has introduced the RADEON 8500LE graphics processor. Based on the award-winning RADEON 8500 chip architecture, the RADEON 8500LE affords customers all of the industry-leading features of the world's fastest and most technologically advanced graphics chip at a cost that is extremely appealing to a broader group of customers and at a performance level (250 MHz) core clock speed compared to the RADEON 8500's 275 MHz core clock speed) that would satisfy even the most power-hungry game or application. While ATI is marketing the RADEON 8500 through retail outlets worldwide, it is not selling the RADEON 8500LE through retail under the ATI brand name. ATI will only distribute the RADEON 8500LE to OEMs, ODMs and AIBs, who will then market the technology under their own brand names, selling it to systems integrators, distributors and retailers.
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From HardwareCentral: NEC Versa DayLite Review - If you've ever squinted at a laptop screen rendered useless by outdoor sunshine, the reflective display of NEC's Versa DayLite will delight you -- as will its three-pound weight and long battery life. But is this Transmeta Crusoe-based subnotebook a mobile business value, or just a frill for fresh air fiends?
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