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Mouse Computer's LuvBook NX
Japanese manufacturer Mouse Computer has updated its LuvBook line of laptops (or given them some more luv, if you will), adding some Core 2 Duo horsepower while keeping the size down. The top-end LuvBook i1200NX-W sports a 12.1-inch WXGA display, with a 1.66GHz Core 2 Duo T5500 processor, 40GB hard drive, 512MB RAM, Intel 945GM Express graphics, a super multi DVD drive, and built-in WiFi -- all in a 4.5 pound package. On the lower-end, the LuvBook i800NX will give you the same screen and chassis but dials things back to a 1.46GHz Celeron M 410 processor and a paltry 256MB RAM, with just a CD-RW / DVD-ROM combo drive in place of a DVD burner. Both look to be available now for ¥119,700 and ¥89,880, respectively ($1,000 and $750).[Via Impress]
Mouse Computer's LuvBook i1200DW
Japan's Mouse Computer (MCJ) brings us their latest budget laptop, the LuvBook i1200DW. Sportin' the 1.66GHz Core Duo T2300E, this LuvBook features a 12.1-inch LCD with 1280 x 800 resolution, 512MB of DDR2 memory (2GB max), 60GB disk, dual-layer DVD burner, 802.11a/b/g WiFi, and integrated Intel 945GM Express graphics. And this 24~32-millimeter (0.94~1.26-inch) wedge also packs 4 x USB 2.0 ports, Firewire, modem, multi-format memory card reader, and an ExpressCard slot into that 4.1-pound slab. Nothing really to love here, or hate-on either especially with a price of ¥130,000 (about $1,121) which ain't bad for Core Duo action in Japan. Still with a name like "LuvBook" we were expecting a little fahrvergnügen at the very least. [Via Impress]
Mouse Computer's m-Book GW and SW
Japanese OEM Mouse Computer has two new laptops for you to check out, the m-Book GW and SW. The 17-inch WSXGA+ (1680 x 1,050) GW features a GeForce Go 7600, ExpressCard/54 slot, 3-in-1 card reader, FireWire, DVI, S-Video, gigabit Ethernet, 802.11/a/b/g, and, of course, a Core Duo processor (2GHz T2500, to be exact). Its smaller sibling the SW has a 12.1-inch WXGA (1280 x 800) display, and rocks the same 2GHz Core Duo chip, 100GB drive, dual-layer DVD±R drive, ExpressCard/54 slot, 3-in-1 card reader, FireWire, S-Video, gigabit Ethernet, 802.11/a/b/g, and Bluetooth. Expect them to set you back as much as ¥212,100 and ¥177,450 (about $1,900 and $1,600 US) respectively if you're planning a trip to Japan to do some laptop shopping this summer.
