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HP Introduces Energy-efficient Business Desktop PCs, Including Industry’s First with Solid-state Drive

January 24, 2008

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HP today announced two new energy-efficient business desktop PCs, including the industry’s first to feature a solid-state hard drive (SSD), which offers improved reliability.

Both the HP Compaq dc7800 Ultra-slim Desktop PC with SSD and the HP Compaq dc5800 Business PC provide the power and flexibility to meet the needs of most any business. In addition, they include a variety of environmental features that allow them to meet the most stringent environmental requirements of the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT™) Gold registry.

The two PCs add to HP’s industry-topping number of Gold-listed products in the EPEAT registry. The registry helps businesses evaluate, compare and select technology products based on their environmental attributes, such as meeting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s latest ENERGY STAR™ energy-efficiency requirements.

New desktops more efficiently power business

The HP Compaq dc7800 Ultra-slim Desktop PC’s solid-state hard drive provides many performance and durability improvements, including near instantaneous access to data and the elimination of moving parts, which are the main cause of electro-mechanical wear out. Additional benefits include a faster system start, better reliability, improved power efficiency, shock improvement and a smaller overall footprint.

It is loaded with energy-efficient features, including the latest Intel® Core™ 2 Duo(4)processors with optional Intel vPro™ technology and preloaded Verdiem SURVEYOR™ network power management software agent.(5) SURVEYOR can help measure, manage and reduce power consumption on PCs and monitors, and, when paired with Intel vPro remote management technologies, can lower PC energy costs to as little as $10 per year per system.(6)

The new HP Compaq dc5800 Business Desktop PC, available in redesigned small form factor and microtower PC designs, delivers reliable technology, productivity tools and security features that are designed to provide a worry-free foundation for businesses.

Pricing and availability

The HP Compaq dc7800 Ultra-slim Business Desktop with SSD is available now in North America at a starting U.S. list price of $1,258, while the HP Compaq dc5800 is expected to be available beginning Feb. 11 in configurations starting as low as $579.(7) Additional global availability will vary by region.

ALL FOR LOVE FROM MSI - PR200 Beloved Edition launched

January 23, 2008

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Micro Star International is introducing the limited series of PR200 Beloved Edition Notebook Computer. It comes with two exclusive MSI Notebook protection sticker absolutely free with purchase, also includes a limited lover USB drive, lover’s card, and the one-of-a-kind pearl mouse. The most romantic expression of being in love, also the best way of demonstrating exactly how you feel for that special someone.

The PR200 Beloved Edition applied the exterior with an aerodynamic and elementary design. With an emphases on the color of pearl-white, it not only convey the cleanness styling of the color white, but also carries the unique glow and pearl-like attributes for more of a three dimensional expression of color. Further, with the addition of the finely detailed MSI logo, the PR200 Beloved Edition exudes a clean, sleek and refined sense of taste.

Additionally, the PR200 Beloved Edition is featured with a 12.1 inch slim and light-weight monitor, the total length is approximately 30 cm, and the width approximately 23 cm. The PR200 Beloved Edition is extremely thin and made only with Mg-Al Alloy, hence the reason why the total weight is only 1.8 kilograms even adding the battery, making it extremely light and portable, very ideal when you are on the go.

Simple, Sophisticated and Elegant Design
White; one of the most primary and classic of all colors. It is the essence of romance, tenderness, innocence, illuminant, imagination, and purity, and it also generates an unworldly and elegant aura. It has been interpreted over and over again in many different domains. Especially when it comes to fashion, the color white is the solid core foundation of its spirit. With an emphases on the color of pearl-white, it not only convey the cleanness styling of the color white, but also carries the unique glow and pearl-like attributes for more of a three dimensional expression of color. Further, with the addition of the finely detailed MSI logo, the PR200 Beloved Edition exudes a clean, sleek and refined sense of taste.

The 12.1″ ACV (Amazing Crystal Vision) Widescreen Display
The PR200 Beloved Edition is featured with a 12.1 inch slim and light-weight monitor, the total length is approximately 30 cm, and the width approximately 23 cm. The PR200 Beloved Edition is extremely thin and made only with Mg-Al Alloy, hence the reason why the total weight is only 1.8 kilograms even adding the battery, making it extremely light and portable, very ideal when you are on the go. Moreover, ACV technology also gives you the most detailed and intricate images, resulting in high saturation and high definition quality for a luxurious visual sensation that’s easy on the eyes. Even after long periods in front of the PR200 Beloved Edition, your eyes won’t feel uncomfortable.

Exclusive ALL-FOR-LOVE Gift
The Exclusive MSI Notebook Protection Sticker

PR200 Beloved Edition will offer our consumers not one; but two exclusive MSI Notebook Protection Sticker that are extremely adaptive to light, and produced with the very best in materials and quality. It can prevent scratches and dusts on the notebook avoiding any damages, and there will never be any leftover plastics when the sticker is removed after a long period of usage, so your PR200 Beloved Edition will be just as well protected as your loved one. It doesn’t end there; the graphic design is a mixture of all the wonderful elements of love. Expressing the joy of beings in love and the elegance of fashion through graphics design. There are two different styles at your leisure; the first one is called “The Dance of Spring”, accentuating the passion and confidence of womanhood. The other is “The Pink Sweetheart”, illustrating the tenderness and sweetness of being a young lady. Decide for yourself whichever loving mood you might be feeling.

Limited Lover USB Drive
The 2GB?Lover USB Drive?has the most graceful outlines, and the texture next to perfection, also matching up well with the open-face design of the body to create a product that is the absolute combination of beauty and strength. It can also serve as a keychain, as if your heart is constantly linked to that special someone. Using our lover USB drive to save and record every moment and memory of being in love.

One-of-a-kind Pearl Mouse
MSI focused just as much attention and details in designing and producing the mouse for the PR200 Beloved Edition, even adding a pearl-white glazed exterior to elevate the sense of quality to the entire product.

Fingerprint Reader for Data Security Protection
Just lightly press your finger on the reader at the front to unlock. Through the recognition for your unique fingerprint, you can be sure that only you and no one else can use your computer.

HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface)
With impeccable video quality, the PR200 Beloved Edition livens up your presentations and briefings at work with impressive and vivid colors. When off the job, HDMI also offers you the best way to enjoy your favorite movie titles and TV programs.

Communicate Without Distraction
AI Array MIC
The AI Array MIC effectively forms a 3-D cone shaped beam in front of the PR200 Beloved Edition to processes voice. Any noise outside the beam, whether above or below, will be cancelled out. The AI Array MIC does not limit your movement when recording or communicating, allowing you to move freely. Perfect for use with Skype or at your next teleconference.

Built-In 1.3 Mega Pixel Webcam
Additionally featuring a built-in 1.3 mega pixel webcam on top of the LCD, you can create amazing videos, shoot still photos or add live videos your instant messages while you chat.

Creative Solutions in Fashion
To deliver truly high performance computing power, the PR200 Beloved Edition features the latest Intel® Centrino® Duo Mobile Technology, which uses Intel® Core™2 Duo processor and Intel® GM965 Express Chipset, to deliver innovative mobile solutions with exceptional dual-core performance, great battery life, and expanded wireless connectivity. So, PR200 Beloved Edition can provide the freedom and flexibility to work, learn, play, and enjoy on the go. PR200 Beloved Edition is also equipped with a 4-in-1 card reader and a Multi-DVD burner. So, you can easy to edit or save high-quality photos/video as desktop PC. Moreover, featuring the 802.11 N wireless networking standard, the PR200 Beloved Edition will get you on the internet wirelessly anytime, while also featuring Bluetooth wireless transmission capability for added connectivity.

Embedded Digital TV Tuner for Mobile Entertainment
The integrated DTV receiver allows you to watch and record TV programs right on your notebook. And you’ll never have to miss an episode of your favorite TV program again!

*The Digital TV configuration and channels will vary by region.

Specifications will be :

Marketing Name PR200 Beloved Edition
Support type @launch Intel® Core™2 Duo processor
Chipset Intel® GM 965 Express Chipset
LCD 12.1″TFT WXGA (ACV Display)
VGA Controller Intel® GMA X3100
VRAM share with system memory
Memory Type DDR2 533 / 667 MHz
Config DDR2 SO-DIMM × 2 slot 512MB / 1024MB
Maximum 3GB Max
Audio Speaker 2
Communication 56K Fax / MODEM Yes
LAN Gigabits LAN
Bluetooth Optional
Wireless LAN 802.11 N
I/O Card reader 4 in 1
Mic-in / Headphone out 1/1
USB 3
RJ11 / RJ45 1/1
HDMI out 1
PCI Express card 1
Storage HDD form factor 80 / 100 / 120/160/250 GB, SATA
Optical Drive Combo / DVD Super Multi
Battery 4 / 8 Cells
Keyboard 87 keys
Power AC Adapter 65W
Physical Characteristics Dimension 303(L) x 231.5(D) x 16~29.5(H) mm
Full System Weight 1.8Kg(with battery)
Others HDMI / 1.3M Web Cam/ TV Tuner Card / Blue Tooth / Fingerprint Reader(option)

Dell introduces the Poweredge M605, its energy efficient

January 21, 2008

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The Dell Blade AdvantageThe DellTM  PowerEdgeTM  M605 blade server, featuring the latest AMD Dual-Core OpteronTM  processors, removes complexity to help your servers run better, use space smarter, and cost less over time. Dell PowerEdge blades address datacenter server sprawl and complexity by delivering one of the most energy efficient, flexible, and manageable blade servers on the market. Energy Efficiency That Can’t Be BeatDesigned for energy efficiency and density, blade servers address the growing power and space constraints of your data center. The M605 blade server is one of the most energy efficient blade products on the market, and has a 60% greater density than traditional 1U servers. Energy efficiency and density that can’t be beat.Easy Expandability and ManageabilityWith blade servers expanding your data center has never been easier. Once you have installed a blade enclosure, adding an additional server is as simple as sliding in a new blade and powering it up. Coupled with the Altiris®  Deployment Solution for Dell servers, and Dell OpenManageTM  Systems Management tools, Dell blades are one of the easiest to deploy and manage in the industry.Optimized SolutionThe M605 blade server is paired with the M1000e modular blade enclosure for an optimized blade solution. The M1000e is designed from the ground up to combat IT complexity to deliver levels of energy efficiency and flexibility that HP and IBM can’t beat. Designed to support future generations of Dell blade servers and technologies, your M1000e investment is protected for the future.

Dell says goodbye to Global Warming with new Bladesserver

January 21, 2008

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  • Consume up to 19 percent less energy than HP 
  • Deliver up to 28 percent better performance per watt than IBM  
  • Only Blade Solution with Snap-In Scalability, Delivering Increased Flexibility 
  • Ideal Platform for Virtualization and Consolidation 

Dell today set a new standard for data center energy efficiency and flexibility with the PowerEdgeTM  M-Series blade solution. The PowerEdge M-Series was designed from the ground up using Dell Energy Smart technologies, resulting in 30 industry patents, to help customers simplify information technology and better address mounting environmental challenges in their data centers. The new M1000e blade enclosure is now available worldwide for ordering with a starting price of $5,999, along with blades starting at $1,849. For more information, visit www.dell.com/poweredge.

The PowerEdge M-Series consumes up to 19 percent less power and achieves up to 25 percent better performance per watt than the HP BladeSystem c-Class1. Compared to the IBM BladeCenter H, the M-Series consumes 12 percent less energy and achieves up to 28 percent better performance per watt1. Built on Dell’s Energy Smart technologies, the PowerEdge M-Series enables businesses to save on power and cooling costs while increasing server capacity. The M-Series also provides lead-free configurations, delivering a “green IT” solution that further helps customers minimize their environmental impact.

“Blade offerings have been long on promises and short on helping customers address the growing costs and complexity in their data centers,” said Brad Anderson, senior vice president, Dell Business Product Group. “The PowerEdge M-Series delivers on those promises with unmatched energy efficiency, flexibility, performance and manageability. It enables customers to achieve the compute performance they need while lowering their overall power consumption and reducing data center complexity and server sprawl.”

The PowerEdge M1000e, a 10U-sized enclosure, supports 16 blade servers. It is optimized for Dell’s PowerEdge M600 and M605 blade servers and supports up to two quad-core Intel®  Xeon®  and quad-core AMD OpteronTM  processors, respectively. The M600 and M605 blade servers are 60 percent more dense than standard 1U servers, helping customers to better address data center space constraints.

Additionally, Dell’s PowerEdge M1000e delivers the industry’s most advanced connectivity options designed to provide flexible, low total cost of ownership choices for almost any size data center, including:

  • An upgradeable Ethernet blade switch, the Layer 3 Dell PowerConnect M6220, with four 1Gb ports and optional upgradable ports for stacking or 10Gb;
  • Three Cisco Ethernet switch options, enabling customers to choose between a switch with all 1Gb ports, 1Gb ports plus stacking ports or a combination of 1Gb and 10Gb plus stacking. An Infiniband switch option from Cisco also will be available;
  • Two Brocade 4Gb Fibre Channel connectivity options, allowing customers to choose between a standard FC4 switch or a low cost port aggregator that provides simplified configuration and interoperability into almost any SAN fabric;
  • FC4 Host Bus Adaptors from QLogic and Emulex, as well as an Infiniband mezzanine card from Mellanox ; and
  • Fibre Channel and Ethernet Pass Through options for customers with an existing switch infrastructure, including an Ethernet pass through module that can run at 10/100/1,000Mb per second.

Panasonic wins “Tough” award for notebook

January 21, 2008

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LAPTOP MAGAZINE NAMES PANASONIC TOUGHBOOK 52 NOTEBOOK EDITORS’ CHOICE FOR ROAD WARRIORS, FIELD WORKERS Panasonic Computer Solutions Company, manufacturer of durable, reliable Panasonic Toughbook® mobile computers, today announced it has received the LAPTOP Magazine Editors’ Choice Award in the magazine’s semi-rugged notebook round-up in the January, 2008 issue.      The Editor’s Choice review describes the Panasonic Toughbook 52 as “an excellent choice for those requiring a durable road-ready notebook” highlighting its “stunning widescreen display, better-than-average graphics, and generous array of ports.”  The LAPTOP review named the durable and reliable mobile computer “the best choice for both field service personnel and accident-prone road warriors”.  The Toughbook 52 notebook successfully endured the LAPTOP Magazine editors’ three-foot drops and spill tests without damage.   The Panasonic Toughbook 52 notebook is an affordable double-duty desktop replacement PC, matching significant computing power with durable features, including a shock-mounted hard drive, magnesium alloy case, and spill-resistant keyboard and touchpad to defend data against the risks of mobility. The Toughbook 52 includes a wireless-ready design for mobile broadband connectivity as well as 802.11 WiFi and Bluetooth options.  Like all Toughbook notebooks, the Toughbook 52 includes a standard 3 year warranty and US-based customer support for the life of the product.  “Panasonic has been creating, delivering and supporting the most reliable mobile computing solutions for 15 years and the Toughbook 52 is a terrific example of how we provide tools ideal for mobile workers in a variety of environments, from extreme to mainstream,” said Kyp Walls, director, product management, Panasonic Computer Solutions Company.   Pricing and AvailabilityThe wireless-ready Toughbook 52 is now available in two configurations, standard (estimated street price of $1,699) or optimized for improved video and Vista-performance, including a faster CPU, 512MB dedicated VRAM and a larger 120GB hard drive (estimated street price of $2,499).  

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