Apple expected to unveil new laptops next week

Paul Mah — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:27:22 -0400

Apple will be unveiling new or updated laptops on October 14. Invitations have been issued to an event to be held at the company's headquarters in Cupertino, CA, which said only: "The spotlight turns to notebooks." Analysts raised the possibility of a drop in prices and a refreshed product line, as well as the possible appearance of "budget" laptops costing less than $800. Opinions are divided however, about whether Apple will simply price down on an existing product, or bring out an entirely new device created to mirror the red hot trend of cheap ultraportable laptops known as netbooks.

For more on this story:
- check out this article from Telegraph

Lenovo IdeaPad U110 gets reviewed

Mehan Jayasuriya — Tue, 06 May 2008 11:52:36 -0400

Much ink already has been spilled on the IdeaPad U110, Lenovo's relatively affordable entry into the world of ultraportable laptops. But what is the U110 like in the flesh? According to the folks at Gizmodo, not bad. They walked away impressed by the machine's light weight (half a pound lighter than the MacBook Air and only 0.4 lbs. heavier than the tiny Eee PC), its 11" LED-backlit WXGA display ("just right for comfortable multitasking") and its stylish good-looks. However, the machine was found to be a bit slow when running Vista and its VeriFace face recognition tech didn't quite work as advertised. Still, it was found to be a "fully-capable laptop that's extremely mobile," though it's still more expensive than the MacBook Air.

For more on the U110:
- see this Gizmodo review

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Apple expected to unveil new laptops next week

Lenovo IdeaPad U110 gets reviewed