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Fujitsu launches the SlimEdge Lifebook S6510
Fujitsu, known to lovingly produce a laptop from time to time, has once again stepped into the fray with a new offering in its Lifebook line. The company has just announced the Lifebook S6510 (in China, at least), and it's somehow managed to squeeze a 14.1-inch display into the "SlimEdge" casing which would typically house a 13.3-inch system. Besides the medical-marvel that is the LED-backlight WXGA display, the laptop features a Core 2 Duo T7700 or T7500, the illustrious 965GM Express chipset, an Intel PRO / Wireless 4965AGN/3945BG WiFi card, Intel GMA X3100 GPU, 160GB hard drive, 2GB of RAM (upgradable to 4GB), and a DVD "Super Multi Burner." We're not sure these figures are accurate, but Engadget China has the T7500 model clocking in at a whopping 72,800 yuan, while the T7700 will run you 76,800 yuan, which is pretty steep for a laptop. Of course, if you really want one, you'll probably have to hit up your local importer... or book a flight.Update: So our main man Atticus from Engadget China has confirmed, the price is in Taiwanese dollars, thus making the US cost around $2,247 and $2,370 respectively.
MSI's new PR200 ultraportable packs another unannounced Intel chipset
That 17-inch GX700 behemoth isn't the only laptop from MSI packing a previously unannounced Intel chipset; the PR200 does that fresh Intel stuff in an 12.1-inch widescreen ultraportable form factor. At 3.96 pounds, we've definitely seen smaller in our day, but with a 1280 x 800 screen, Core 2 Duo, 802.11a/b/g, Bluetooth, 1.3 megapixel webcam, a 4-in-1 card reader and, most surprisingly, a built-in super-multi DVD burner, it's hard to complain much about the weight. Integrated graphics, courtesy of the new 965GM chipset -- also brought to you by the letter "X" and the number "3000" -- are of the X3000 variety, but that's about the best we know for specs here. The 965 "Crestline" chipset featured in here should be busting out with the Intel Centrino Pro platform in Q2 2007, so we should probably expect this little guy around then.
