Toshiba: Next Generation AMD Platform Available On New Satellite Laptops

Toshiba’s Digital Products Division (DPD), a division of Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., today announced that select models of its Satellite series are equipped with AMD’s next generation notebook platform.
The Satellite laptop PC series, including the P300D, A300D, M300D, U400D, L300D and L350D, is offered with variations of AMD’s Athlon Dual Core QL, Turion Dual [...]

3K offers $299 notebook

Boca Raton (FL) – A small Florida-based PC builder is jumping on the cheap notebook train with a UMPC-sized device that is offered in only one version and priced at $299 – which makes it, at least as far as we know, the cheapest notebook currently offered in the U.S.
The company’s new Razor 400 may [...]

Quanta: Number One Notebook OEM

Top-five notebook OEMs: Rank by share, 1Q08

Rank

Notebook OEM

1Q08 share

Major clients

1

Quanta

31%

HP, Dell, Apple, Acer, Lenovo

2

Compal

24%

HP, Dell, Acer, Toshiba, Lenovo

3

Wistron

16%

Acer, Dell, HP, Lenovo, FSC

4

Inventec

11%

HP, Toshiba, FSC, Acer

5

Pegatron

8%

Asustek, Toshiba, Dell

Others

9%

Total

100%

Source: DisplaySearch, compiled by Digitimes, June 2008

LCD panel makers: Shipments to top-five clients, 1Q08

Rank

LCD panel makers

Top-five clients

Shipments share to top-five clients

1

LG Display

HP, Dell, Acer, Toshiba, Apple

74%

2

Samsung

HP, Dell, Acer, Toshiba, [...]

Intel: Optimistic About Future Nettop Performance

Although Intel is optimistic about the sales performance of Atom-based nettops, some PC vendors doubt nettops will be as successful as netbooks.
According to Intel forecasts, between 2008-2011 netbook and nettop shipments will together see annual double digital growth. Netbooks are expected to see shipments of 47 million units over the three years, while nettops are [...]

Sales: HP Still Number One In Laptop Sales Worldwide

HP remains number one in worldwide laptop and notebook sales.
DisplaySearch states, that in the first quarter 2008 ( Q1/2008 ) the global market for laptops and notebooks went up for 35 percent to 31 million units. Very strong HP and Dell, still at the Top and increased above-average. Asus, Apple and Lenove performed also very [...]

EEE 901: Asus to charge the same for Linux and Windows

Computerworlduk.com writes that Asus will charge the same for Linux and Windows on the new Eee PC
901. Though the Linux option brings 8 GB more storage space. The Windows version comes with 4 GB internal memory and 8 GB flash, the Linux UMPC gets 16 GB flash inside.
Additionally the Eee PC 901 will come with [...]

MSI: Nice AMD ‘Griffin’ Turion X2 Ultra Processor ‘Puma’ Notebooks

AMD formally announced Griffin – Turion X2 Ultra – and since we first heard about Puma, AMD still remains careful about comparing its own CPU against Intel’s Core 2 Duo at this time. Anyway: MSI has the specifications for appealing 15.4″, 16″ and 17″ laptops with the Puma mobile platform online and the specs of [...]

Compal: New Centrino 2 ‘Montevina’ Barebone Notebooks

Compal is one of the major ODM/OEM companies, whose notebook and laptop barebones are found amongst all big brands worldwide. So Compal’s announcement of notebooks and laptops with Intel Centrino 2 ‘Montevina’ mobile platform gets for sure a lot of attention. No surprise: Two models are aimed towards the 15.4“ segment – JHL90 and JHL91, [...]

HP Still Market Leader In Notebook Sales

Due to DisplaySearch’s quarterly notebook PC shipment and forecast report, 31 million units were shipped in the first quarter of 2008. HP remained in the lead for seven consecutive quarters with a shipment of 6.46 million units and a 1Q08 share of 20.8 percent. Second place for Dell with 4.68 million units over third Acer [...]

MSI Notebooks: AMD’s Latest PUMA Mobility Platform Rolling

MSI announced an entire new Lineup for notebooks and laptops with AMD’s latest Puma Mobility Platform and the new Turion 64 X2 Ultra processors. These models include the GX630, GT735, PX211,PX210,PR311,EX300, EX630, and others. MSI Notebook will be releasing more models incorporated with Puma mobility platform, because of its abilities in battery span, graphic design, [...]