Specification

V100, the fully-rugged convertible tablet PC from Getac has been upgraded. The newest enhancements include processor and memory upgrades, greater storage capacities and better bandwidth and wireless capabilities.

The upgrades are as follows:
Processor has been upgraded from 1.2 GHz Intel Merom to 1.4 GHz Intel Penryn
Front side bus has been increased from 533 MHz to 800 MHz.
The 2MB L2 cache has been upgraded to 3MB.
Memory has been increased from 2 GB to 4 GB.
ExpressCard slot is now offered in the standard configuration.
Wireless networking capabilities now include draft 802.11n.
Minimum HDD has been raised to 160GB and maximum HDD has been raised to 320GB.

The V100 has also received certification by UL 1604 which allows safe, spark-free use of the V100 in potentially explosive environments.

Toshiba has unveiled a new ultrathin laptop – The Satellite T135. It is equipped with a 13.3 inch HD TruBrite LED backlit display.

The notebook runs on the Windows 7 Operating system and can be configured with either an Intel Pentium SU4100 processor or an Intel Pentium SU2700 processor. Up to 8GB of RAM can be installed. The standard storage option is a 250GB hard disk drive (upgradable to 500GB) spinning at 5400 rpm. Other features include one eSATA/USB combo port and two USB 2.0 ports, HDMI port, built-in webcam, stereo speakers, microphone, 5-in-1 Memory Card Reader Slot, 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi, 10/100 Ethernet, and Bluetooth V2.1 + EDR.

The 6-cell battery is expected to deliver 9 hours of uptime.

Pricing and availability
The Satellite T135 has a starting price of $599.99. It is expected to hit the stores on October 27.

Windows 7 is out and every netbook maker has released at least one model sporting the brand new OS. ViewSonic is no different. The company recently announced a Windows 7 version of its 10 inch VNB102 netbook.

The VNB102 will be released on December 18th with Windows 7 Starter. Prices start at $399. Other than the new operating system, the VNB102 doesn’t have anything to set it apart from other ViewSonic laptops. It has a 1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270 processor, 1 GB of RAM and a 160GB hard drive. The 10 inch display has 1024 x 600 pixels. Other features include WiFi 802.11b/g/n, Ethernet and VGA output. The 6-cell battery is expected to give up to 6 hours of runtime.

Dell has always allowed buyers to customize their netbooks with Linux. But the company never really bothered to launch the netbooks with Linux. With its last few product launches Dell offered Windows XP/Vista at the time of launch. The Linux option was offered only later. But now it looks the situation is changing. The just-launched Inspiron Mini 10v is available with both Windows and Ubuntu Linux. Sources reveal that Dell intends to do this with all future netbook launches.

Users who buy their netbook with Linux don’t have to pay the Windows Licensing fee. That should bring the base price down, right? Unfortunately it doesn’t seem so. The base price for the Inspiron Mini 10v is $299 whether you configure it with Windows or Linux.

Toshiba has introduced two new additions to the Dynabook family of notebooks. The Toshiba Dynabook MX/43 is a 13.3 inch laptop powered by a dual core Intel CULV processor. The other model Dynabook MX/33 has an 11.6 inch display with 1366x768 pixels. It can compete with similarly sized notebooks such as Dell Inspiron 11z and Acer Aspire 1410. Both machines will run on Windows 7.Detailed specifications are not available.

The Dynabook MX/33 runs on a 1.3GHz Intel Celeron 743 single core CPU. Other specifications include 250GB hard drive and 2GB of RAM.

Pricing and Availability
Both notebooks will be available in Japan from October 22. While the Dynabook MX/43 costs around $1300, the smaller MX/33 will have a price tag of $1000.