Engadget http://www.engadget.com Engadget http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif Engadget http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[MSI's customizable GX640 gaming notebook now shipping]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/msis-customizable-gx640-gaming-notebook-now-shipping/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/msis-customizable-gx640-gaming-notebook-now-shipping/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/msis-customizable-gx640-gaming-notebook-now-shipping/#comments MSI's gaming laptops have looked the same for years, but we aren't going to judge. As Mother always told us, it's what's inside that counts, and the new GX640 -- now stateside after a two month vacation in Europe -- is quite the upgrade. That familiar red-and-black chassis now houses a 2.26GHz Core i5-540M alongside 4GB of DDR3 memory, and the 1680 x 1050 LCD display is driven by a Mobility Radeon HD 5850 for mondo graphical performance. 802.11 b/g/n WiFi, a six-cell battery and a 500GB, 7200RPM HDD round out a value-packed $1100 Amazon.com package, but if you're looking for a little more juice (and prepared to squeeze), you'll find you can customize this mean, 5.8 pound machine with a Core i7 CPU, up to 8GB of RAM, SSDs and a nine-cell Li-ion at XoticPC.

MSI's customizable GX640 gaming notebook now shipping originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 23 Apr 2010 12:34:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>Core 2010Core i5Core i5 mobileCore i5-540MCore i7Core i7 mobileCore2010CoreI5CoreI5-540mCoreI5MobileCoreI7CoreI7Mobilegaminggx640HD 5850HD5850laptoplaptopsMobility Radeon HD 5850MobilityRadeonHd5850msiMSI GX640MSI GX640-098USMsiGx640MsiGx640-098usRadeon HD 5850RadeonHd5850Fri, 23 Apr 2010 12:34:00 EST<![CDATA[Acer launches Aspire Ethos line with swanky 5943G and 8943G models]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/25/acer-launches-aspire-ethos-line-with-swanky-5943g-and-8943g-mode/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/25/acer-launches-aspire-ethos-line-with-swanky-5943g-and-8943g-mode/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/25/acer-launches-aspire-ethos-line-with-swanky-5943g-and-8943g-mode/#comments Acer's aspirational laptops have a new Ethos to them now, and it clearly has something to do with entertainment. The newly revealed 18.4-inch 8943G sports a 1920 x 1080 resolution and a true 5.1 surround sound setup, meaning that somewhere within its shell reside five miniature speakers and a sub. Processor options range all the way up to the quad-core Core i7-820QM, which offers 8MB of built-in cache and a 1.73GHz clock speed that cranks all the way to 3.06GHz when required. ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850 graphics and up to 1.28TB of storage (2x 640GB) complete the overkill recipe. The 5943G is basically a scaled down version, offering as it does 1366 x 768 resolution across a 15.6-inch display, a 2.1 internal speaker arrangement, and a merely adequate 640GB storage maximum. The rest of the specs are shared, including a 4,800mAh battery, which should perish quicker than you can say "desktop replacement." Pricing and availability have not yet been announced.

Gallery: Acer Aspire Ethos

Acer launches Aspire Ethos line with swanky 5943G and 8943G models originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 25 Mar 2010 05:51:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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