The standard configuration consists of an Intel Core 2 Duo SL7100 with 1.2 GHz speed, 64GB SSD [solid state drive] which really improves the durability and performance of the laptop and can have 1-4 GB DDR2 SDRAM memory depending on your configuration. The X300 has Intel X3100 integrated graphics on board. It has a microphone, stereo speakers, integrated web cam and fingerprint reader. Further options are there for wireless USB or mobile broadband. It is a high-end laptop and costs around $3,300 at this time. Compared to MacBook Air, it has better features, but performance in certain tasks is below par. The cost is also higher.The MacBook Air is thinner, but as it has fewer ports, no removable battery and no optical drive – the X300 beats it on practicality. This notebook lags behind a little in the area of connectivity. It has only Ethernet, 3 USB ports MIC/Headphone and VGA. It also has an inbuilt genuine GPS system. The things which are absent include a modem, PC/ExpressCard slot, memory card reader as well as a FireWire port. The connectivity and wireless options include Wi-Fi, UWB and bluetooth among others.

It gives options, which the MacBook Air doesn’t, such as wireless USB and mobile broadband. You can replace the hard drive and battery, in case of future upgrades. As mentioned earlier, the SSD increases its performance a lot. Performance is mixed, while it is quite enough for common tasks like Internet browsing, word processing or e-mail. It can multi-task easily plus easily run all your standard business applications, but it is not a gaming machine, as the X300′s integrated graphics aren’t great for playing 3D video games on, especially compared to some other laptops. The solid-state drive speeds up boot up times and things like running virus scans or loading programs. When it comes to processor-intensive work however, the MacBook Air’s faster processor makes it speedier than the X300. The X300 is also slower compared to somewhat larger laptops like Sony VAIO VGN-SZ780. The sound is very good on the X300. There is a choice of 3-cell Lithium-Polymer battery [4.3 hours quoted battery life] or a 6-cell one [6.5 hours quoted life]. Battery life is decent, and under normal usage conditions, it runs up to 3 1/2 hours on the 6 cell battery, which is good among notebooks of its class. Overheating is not a problem, thanks to the special low powered processor. Limited storage space is a problem and only about 40-45 GB is available on the solid-state drive 64GB after system essentials are taken into account. This space is quickly filled if you are like the average user. The Macbook Air has a similar issue.

The ThinkPad is a good choice if you are a windows user and want a new light thin and sleek ultraportable laptop. It’s meant to be the ultimate laptop for the business traveler, thanks to being so slim and ultraportable. It is feature rich with excellent wireless options, great keyboard and screen and not to forget the inbuilt optical drive. It is more practical compared to the Macbook Air. But the Lenovo X300 is neither the best performer, thanks to its underpowered processor nor the cheapest. It is a great ultraportable notebook with a superb design, excellent for business tasks but not for 3D intensive activities like Gaming. Due to its price it falls out of the reach of the average person, but is a great choice for a businessperson on the move.

This laptop is a bigger and better version of Dell’s popular XPS M1330. It is thin and light and has a 15.4″ high definition widescreen. It is also a well designed, attractive and extremely functional Gageet.

It has a starting weight of 5.8 lb and a starting price of 999$. The screen lacks LED backlighting unlike the M1330. It has reasonable 3 hour + battery life and well-designed and responsive keyboard, touchpad and media buttons. The colour options available are Midnight Blue, Alpine White, Tuxedo Black and Crimson Red.

These laptops use an Intel Core2 Duo processor, which goes up to a 2.60GHz Intel T7800 processor. It can have 1-4 GB of RAM and a hard disk drive of up to 320 GB. You have the option of a 256MB Nvidia Geforce 8600M GT or a 128MB Nvidia Geforce 8400M GS for the graphics card. The former option uses high-performance GDDR3 memory. The M1530 includes a Biometric Finger Print Reader and has a built-in Web cam. For connectivity, it has Hyperband Multi-Antenna technology, Wi-Fi, and internal Mobile Broadband options.

Its limitations are the fact that it only has three USB ports. It also has noise issues with Slot-loading drive and the hard drive. Nevertheless it’s an excellent laptop and has great style and performance. It can definitely be considered an improvement over Dell’s M1330 in many areas.

At the Cebit technology fair in Germany, Samsung unvieled plans for a laptop using solid state flash memory and eliminating a hard drive. The laptop has 32GB of flash memory. The newer memory chips are smaller in size and occupy the same space as traditional 1.8″ disk-drives.

Whats The Advantage?

1. Speed! – The new chips allow data to be reached much faster, the prototype laptop that Samsung showed off was able to boot in 18 seconds versus 31 seconds for the laptop with a regular hard disk drive. This is a great stride in speed almost 50% as fast as traditional hard disks.
2. Reliability & Portability – Solid state memory can handle a beating, This is the same technology used in MP3 players that allows you to smack them around without skipping. This makes your data safer. Solid state memory is also much lighter than hard disks. This will open up all sorts of opportunity’s for new super light portable laptops.

The Real Problem Here?

Although there are many advantages to this new technology the only major downside is the cost. One of these 32GB chips cost’s almost 900$ making it hard to have a large amount of storage space in any medium. But technology prices are always falling so in a few years this technology will start popping up on a lap near you. ]]> http://gageet.com/technology/samsungs-flash-memory-laptop/feed 0