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Dell Announces Studio 17 Touch Laptop

Dell adds multi-touch capability to the Studio series with the release of the Studio 17 Touch laptop. The 17.3-inch notebook offers a full range of features and Windows 7 OS. The laptop has multiple processor options ranging from the Intel Pentium Dual Core T4300 2.1GHz to the Intel Core i7 Quad Core CPUs. It can have up to 8GB DDR3 RAM and a 1TB 7200rpm Hard disk. There's the option for an Intel GMAX4500MHD or discrete graphics. The LED backlit display has a native 1600x900 resolution. It in...

Seagate to launch 7mm laptop hard disk; ushers in thinner PCs

Seagate said on Tuesday that it will soon launch a new, 7mm-thick laptop hard drive that’s 25 percent thinner than current models. The launch, which is planned for the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show in January, will allow computer makers to build even thinner laptop computers. Disk drives for laptop computers are typically 9.5 mm or 12.5 mm thick. As you might expect, thicker drives offer greater capacity because they can fit an extra storage platter inside. But recent technological adv...

Dell Precision M6500 with Core i7 Launches

This large 17" M6500 will carry an Intel Core i7 CPU and a hefty price tag for those who need real firepower paired with portability. The Precision M6500 will have the option of the 2.00GHz Intel Core i7-920XM Extreme, the 1.73GHz i7-820QM, or the 1.60GHz i7-720QM quad core CPU. It will also pack some other serious features, including the choice of a 1GB ATI FirePro M7740, a 1GB NVidia Quadro FX 2800M, or a 1GB NVidia Quadro FX 3800M, RAM upgradable to 16GB DDR3, and either dual 500GB HDDs or...