Slew of Penryn laptops shown off from Acer, Sony and Fujitsu-Siemens

We already saw the Amilo Xi 2550 from Fujitsu-Siemens, but if you thought that was the only mobile Penryn-based lappie you'd see prior to January 6th, you've got another a few more things coming. Spotted over at Notebook Italia, we've got five new Acer Aspires (2920, 4920, 5920, 7720 and 9920), a pair of new Acer Travelmates (6492 and 6592G), a couple of Fujitsu-Siemens (the aforementioned Amilo Pi Amilo Xi 2550 and the 2428) and four new Sony VAIOs (FZ31, SZ71, CR31 and AR61) -- all of which will be housing that Penryn goodness when they launch. As you can imagine, there's far too many specs between the 13 new machines to cover in this space, but feel free to tag the links below for all the details on each.

Read - Fujitsu-Siemens
Read - Acer Aspires
Read - Acer Travelmates
Read - Sony VAIOs

[TheCow5 @ Dec 29th 2007 3:59PM]

Something I've always wondered about these new laptops with super fast CPU, massive memory, massive video card with its own memory.
Do they give hot pants a new name? Like fire pants.

[Ayle @ Dec 29th 2007 8:07PM]

nope if designed correctly at best they get warm although after a night of heavy calculations on boinc the underside of mine is pretty toasty...

[Kevin @ Dec 29th 2007 4:57PM]

Awesome! I was just about to buy a Sony VAIO SZ6...now I can wait and see whether I should get the SZ7 or a discounted SZ6.

[Zadillo @ Dec 29th 2007 5:05PM]

I'm really disappointed to see that Sony is STILL using the old-style keyboard on the SZ's. I was sure that with the SZ7xx series at least they would finally upgrade the keyboard to use the same style of keys they are using now on the CR and the TZ.

I really don't understand why Sony won't change this; the TX's keyboard was replaced with the much nicer TZ keyboard, and the C's keyboard was replaced with the much nicer CR keyboard. Why are they still sticking with the old style with the SZ?

[torqueo @ Dec 30th 2007 1:14AM]

Three boring laptop companies with three boring laptops. I'm waiting for new Thinkpads/Macbooks, myself (X62s/t?).

[N30 G30 @ Dec 30th 2007 2:38AM]

sz: Carbon fibre, 2 video cards to be able to switch back and forth, good screen, and great battery life.

what exactly is boring about these compared to the Macbooks and Thinkpads?

[torqueo @ Dec 30th 2007 6:08AM]

Thinkpad's have had carbon fibre and anti-shock HDD protection before Sony. Sony are followers. The X-series Thinkpad's have some of the best battery life around - and if this new SZ has better, it's only due to Penryn vs Merom (low-voltage "Centrino Pro" C2D's found in the X61s). It is sad that my X61s has 802.11n while this Sony does not. Basically they've taken the same old SZ series and slapped in a new CPU - hardly innovative.

So, what's boring about it? It's already been done (better), except for the included Penryn. Lenovo innovates/creates new things, and so does Apple.

[N30 G30 @ Dec 30th 2007 7:31PM]

Since we're talking about companies (laptop division), how about LED screens? switchable video cards?

also Sony Vaios do have an n card. Check the SonyStyle website and check out the SZ laptops.

and since we're talking about hardware, nothing about Macbooks or Macbook Pros impresses me. Operating system, great, but hardware, no.

[torqueo @ Dec 31st 2007 12:26AM]

OLED is something that will become common on ALL laptops, it's a technology that's been around for a while now, so while its breaking into the mainstream may impress you, it doesn't impress me. For new laptops it's a no-brainer. Switchable video cards... one of the most ridiculous concepts I've heard about in a while. Buy/use a damn desktop if that's the kind of machine you want. I'm more than happy with X3100 anyway (I work, and I don't have much time or interest for games). When you start looking at a laptop as a tool and not a toy, such silliness as switchable video cards becomes far less relevant. Sony is simply continuing its legacy of being notoriously overrated!

[arcanum @ Feb 17th 2008 2:46AM]

I agree that laptops should be though of as a tool and not a toy, but are switchable video cards a toy? Hardly. The integrated video is great for prolonged battery life, while the dedicated is required for video editing and casual gaming. And if you say this isn't an important feature I would remind that the video game industry is larger than the film industry.
As for Macbooks and Lenovos, I would never buy either. Macbooks are too heavy and the white version attracts all sorts of stains. Lenovos are great business machines but their styling is stuck back in the 1980s and I for one have moved on.
As for Sony not innovating, what about Macbook keyboard which is blatantly ripped off and earlier Sony model? In any case I'd prefer a smooth refinement to a bleeding edge innovation any day.

[lory @ Mar 18th 2008 11:29PM]

Verizon is about the only place you can get the authentic RIM product and matching door. Most other sites are out of stock and even when they are in stock they have the black battery door which looks like crap. http://www.batteryfast.com.au
:)