Toshiba Satellite Pro C650

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Toshiba has built its Satellite Pro C650 into a chassis that feels rather cheap and not especially cheerful. The deck around the keyboard has a curious textured finish that shows greasy fingerprint marks horribly.

Furthermore, the layout of the hardware appears to be guided by the price rather than by good engineering. The DVD writer is on the right hand side, the SD/MMC card reader is on the front and the handful of ports and connectors are on the left hand side, not that there are many of them as you only get two USB ports and can forget about luxuries such as an HDMI output.

The quality of the screen and keyboard are average but passable.

The C650-121 comes with a number of Toshiba utilities, in particular the Toshiba Bulletin Board that flashes messages such as 'there are three alerts' in much the same way that Windows Updates nags and nags again.

These alerts turned out to be an update for Tempro, a utility the "allows you to fine tune the performance of your laptop", a Bios update and a wireless network driver update, but these are laborious tasks to perform and not for the faint-hearted. For instance the wireless driver update requires that you know whether the adapter like Toshiba Portege M700 Adapter, Toshiba Satellite A10 Adapter, Toshiba Portege R600 Adapter, Toshiba Portege PPR65U Adapter, Toshiba Satellite A75 Adapter, Toshiba Qosmio G25 Adapter, Toshiba Qosmio F50 Adapter, Toshiba Tecra A1 Adapter, Toshiba Tecra A9 Adapter, Toshiba Tecra R10 Adapter, Toshiba Satellite R10 Adapter inside your laptop is made by Atheros, Broadcom, Intel or Realtek. Fine for Reg Hardware readers, less so for their aged parents or young offspring.

The Toshiba doesn't have much to spare in the way of hardware resources and all this software, along with Service Station and McAfee Internet Security, surely doesn't help the cause.

Basic hardware that is topped off with a bunch of Toshiba utilities and then saved from oblivion by a lowish price.

Emulex buys ServerEngines

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Emulex is buying ServerEngines, thus securing its core FCoE technology.

FCoE is Fibre Channel over Ethernet, the sending of Fibre Channel data frames across an Ethernet link. There are two dominant Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter (HBA) companies: Emulex and QLogic. Both are moving energetically into FCoE and QLogic has an advantage as it owns its own Ethernet intellectual property (IP), whereas Emulex has sourced its Ethernet IP from ServerEngines.

FCoE cards are called Converged Network Adapters such as Dell PA-6 Adapter, Dell PA-9 Adapter, Dell PA-12 Adapter, Dell PA-10 Adapter, Dell PA-3E Adapter, Dell Inspiron 1545 Adapter, Dell Inspiron 1525 Adapter, Dell Inspiron 1420 Adapter, Dell Inspiron 1300 Adapter, Dell Inspiron 1318 Adapter (CNA) and are becoming single chip devices with the Ethernet IP at the core of the chips.

ServerEngines Corporation is a privately-held, fabless semiconductor company founded in 2004 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. It has approximately 170 employees, mostly engineers, based in Sunnyvale, as well as Austin, Texas and Hyderabad, India.

There are two product lines. The first is the BladeEngine family of 10Gbit/s Ethernet application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) designed for Local Area Network on Motherboard (LOM) applications. Emulex uses this ASIC for its OneConnect CNA. Second is the Pilot family of server management controllers, which reside down on the motherboard and enable remote IP based “lights out” management capabilities. Pilot ASICs are currently being used by Cisco, HP, NEC and Unisys.

Emulex is paying big bucks for this small company: around $78m in cash plus eight million shares of Emulex stock, which would represent an additional $81m. The agreement also provides for the payment of an additional four million shares of Emulex stock, issuable if the ServerEngines business achieves certain milestones targeted for completion by the end of 2011. Emulex will also assume the outstanding ServerEngines debt, including debt owed to Emulex, which is currently $25m, other liabilities, and ServerEngines stock options upon close.

These numbers add up to about $225m, if the ServerEngines achieves the specified milestones, possibly more depending upon the unspecified debts and stock options.

ServerEngines describes its founding thus: "ServerEngines is very much a restart of ServerWorks; a maker of Intel-based server chipsets that was started in the mid-1990's and was subsequently sold to Broadcom in 2001. In 2003, ServerWorks CEO Raju Vegesna, left Broadcom and began deciding what his next company would be. In early 2004, Raju and the other two founders of ServerWorks, Sujith Arramreddy, CTO, and Sai Gadiraju, VP of Engineering, founded ServerEngines and funded the company themselves."

There was a $2.2m equity funding round in March. That $25m debt suggests Emulex has been funding ServerEngines. So it looks on the face of it as if the ServerEngines founders and shareholders will share about $200m between them. Not bad at all for six years' work.

Both the Emulex and ServerEngines boards have unanimously approved the acquisition and it is expected to be completed in July 2010, subject to receipt of ServerEngines stockholder approval and satisfaction of other closing conditions.

Jim McCluney, Emulex’s President and CEO, said: “The combination of ServerEngines’ Ethernet and Internet Small Computer System Interface (iSCSI) expertise with our own data centre technologies and world-class engineering team in an acquisition provides a significant opportunity to solidify Emulex’s Ethernet-driven network convergence strategy for 2011 and beyond.” With ServerEngines on board Emulex will control its own CNA destiny.

McCluney added this: "We believe that the addition of LOMs and Pilot Server Management Controllers from the acquisition will broaden our strategic position as a key infrastructure provider to server OEMs by providing a single and simplified interface for customers to engage on future development, support and communications as converged networks move out of the labs and into production environments over the next year. We also expect the acquisition will provide a more cost effective model in the 10Gbit/s Ethernet LOM and UCNA markets, as well as enabling us to more effectively address opportunities in the target storage market, as our volumes increase in 2011.”

This is good news for Emulex. It has notched up a raft of design wins for its CNAs, with Dell, EMC, Hitachi Data Systems, HP, IBM and NetApp all on board. QLogic has a real fight on its hands because Emulex will no longer be slowed down by having to be dependent on an independent ServerEngines with its own agenda for core technology developments.

Now Emulex's eyes will turn to FCoE adoption as lossless and low-latency Data Centre Class Ethernet rolls out next year. With this acquisition there's around a quarter of a billion Emulex acquisition dollars riding upon the FCoE adoption stakes. It had better be popular. ®

Macworld’s buying advice

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The SE315’s removable cable enables an easy upgrade to headset functionality. The company’s CBL-M+-K-EFS accessory cable (which I’ll just refer to as the CBL for the sake of both my writing and your reading) is a replacement cable with an inline, Apple-style, three-button remote and microphone module. Those buttons cover volume up, volume down, and play/pause/send/end.

The CBL begins with the same snap-on connectors as the SE315’s stock cable, but these are attached to thinner (but still Kevlar-reinforced) cable that I found more conducive to portable use than the heavy-duty stock cable. The CBL does lack the aforementioned memory wire near the earpieces, which makes dressing the cable over/behind your ear more difficult—a curious omission. It’s also missing the stock cable’s slider to cinch the split cable behind your head—I’m assuming because doing so would negatively affect the position of the inline microphone.

The section of the split cable going to the right earpiece hosts the remote/microphone module, which is noticeably larger than the inline module on most other headphones I’ve tested. Ideally this would be smaller, but the large buttons were easier to locate than with most other models, and the buttons have a satisfying action. Oddly, the side of the cable hosting the inline module was roughly an inch longer than the non-module side. A Shure representative told me this difference was within tolerance, though the representative also said that the company would with adapter like Apple iBook G3 14-inch Adapter, Apple M8576 Adapter, Apple MacBook 13-inch Adapter, Apple MacBook Pro 15-inch Adapter, Apple PowerBook 1400 Adapter, Apple M8243 Adapter, Apple M8942 Adapter, Apple A1021 Adapter, Apple A1184 Adapter, Apple A1036 Adapter, Apple iBook G4 14-inch Adapter replace the CBL in more extreme situations (which was the case with a Macworld reader who reported that his cable was replaced for a 2-inch difference). Despite being within specification, the discrepancy between cable lengths struck me as sloppy, as I’ve not seen that much difference with other canalphones and canalbuds. The only other change in design between the SE315’s stock cable and the CBL is the latter’s lower-profile, 45-degree-angle plug, which should be compatible with a greater range of iPhone and iPod cases than the chunky plug on the stock cable.

In my testing of the CBL’s microphone, people on the other end of calls said my voice sounded somewhat harsh and lacked richness—the CBL fell short of the iPhone 4’s internal microphone and the best headset microphones I’ve heard, but it’s satisfactory for phone calls. Overall, the CBL does a fine job of transforming the SE315 from headphones to headset. At $60, it’s pricey, but it’s an elegant solution, and I like the option to buy the SE315 and upgrade to headset functionality later, rather than having to commit to a single version of the product up front. If you like the SE315 as much as I do, you’ll primarily be pleased that you don’t have to forego headset functionality to enjoy it.

The SE315’s design and ergonomics are as good as it gets for in-ear-canal headphones without stepping up to custom models. The SE315’s sound quality is almost as good as its design, with a neutral balance and great detail, missing only some bass impact and the superior amount of detail found in the best offerings on the market. At $250, the design and sound quality come at a bit of a premium, but I found street prices for both the SE315 and its siblings to be significantly lower, with enough variation that it’s worth checking out current prices before you decide which model offers the best value for you. The $60 upgrade to headset functionality offered by the CBL-M+-K-EFS accessory cable is a great option, but not an inexpensive one. Together, the SE315 and CBL-M+-K-EFS make a great headset with excellent ergonomics and sound quality, albeit one that doesn’t come cheap.

R. Matthew Ward lives in St. Louis and enjoys the finer things in life: food, drink, Apple products, and well-reproduced music. You can find his thoughts on these and other subjects on his personal blog.

Wireless-Ready Multimedia Home Gateway ships in the UK

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Actiontec Electronics' new Wireless-Ready Multimedia Home Gateway is now available in the United Kingdom.

The gateway, which is compatible with Mac OS 7.1 or higher, allows desktop and notebook computers to be online simultaneously, and in some cases even eliminates the need to pay for multiple IP addresses, according to the folks at Actiontec. All personal computers equipped with the proper wireless network adapter such as Gateway 3000 Adapter, Gateway 400 Adapter, Gateway CX200 Adapter, Gateway E-100 Adapter, Gateway EC14 Adapter, Gateway LT10 Adapter, Gateway M200 Adapter, Gateway ML3000 Adapter, Gateway MP6954 Adapter, Gateway Tablet PC M1200 Adapter can share the same Internet hookup from any inside location up to 330 feet away from the gateway or any outside location within 990 feet of the unit.

The Actiontec Wireless-Ready Multimedia Home Gateway also allows users to create home networks incorporating both wired and wireless devices. With a built-in four-port Ethernet router as well as wireless capabilities, up to 35 notebook and desktop computers, printers, scanners, CD-ROM drives, handheld computers and other devices can be connected to the network, enabling users to share resources.

The gateway plugs into a power outlet on one end and the cable or DSL modem on the other. Users then install Actiontec's new 802.11b-compatible PCMCIA Wireless Network Card in the first of two PCMCIA slots, and start surfing. The second slot gives users the option of adding new capabilities to their home network. What kind of options? Actiontec is currently developing ones that are expected to include a printer server, and a Voice over IP card enabling voice phone calls over the Internet.

The Wireless-Ready Multimedia Home Gateway offers anti-hacking protection via Network Address Translation (NAT), an Internet standard that makes it possible to use one set of IP addresses for internal traffic and a second set for external traffic. This provides a type of firewall by hiding internal IP addresses from potential intruders, according to Actiontec. There's support for Virtual Private Network (VPN) clients, allowing remote users to access their VPN-based corporate networks securely.

The gateway also has support for the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), a dynamic IP address assignment system that's designed to simplify network administration by eliminating the need to assign a unique IP address to every computer on the network; and DNS Proxy, a standard that simplifies configuration by handling translation of domain names into the corresponding IP addresses. Plus, there's a built-in Manager interface for advanced configurations that's accessible by the embedded Web-based management tool.

The Actiontec Wireless-Ready Multimedia Home Gateway will carry a manufacturers suggested retail price of (Pounds) 129.95 and include the gateway, AC power adapter, a six-foot Ethernet cable for connecting the gateway to the cable or DSL modem and a user guide. The Actiontec PCMCIA Wireless Network Card will retail for (Pounds) 99.95 with a rebate when purchased with the gateway.

Acer Iconia Tab A200

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The Acer Iconia Tab A200 is Acer's latest 10.1" Android tablet, and it's very affordable at $349 for the 16 gig model and $329 for the 8 gig version. In fact, we're pretty impressed at what you get for the price: a sharp and colorful 1280 x 800 capacitive touch screen, a dual core 1GHz Nvidia Tegra 2 CPU, a gig of RAM and 16 gigs of storage (in the more commonly available 16 version that we recommend). Basically, you get a 2011 Android 10" tablet with a full set of features at a low price for 2012. The tablet ships with Android OS 3.2 Honeycomb but Acer promises a mid-February upgrade to OS 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (there's a sticker on the box stating it's ICS upgradable).

Since 80% of Americans are still tablet-less, there's definitely a place for the Iconia Tab A200. Many of you are new to tablets and aren't sure that you want to spend $500 or more, or maybe you've got a tight budget. If that's you, do check out the A200 since it offers a lot of bang for the buck. This is a full-featured WiFi only tablet with single band WiFi 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR and a GPS (that works). It has the full suite of Google apps including the Android Market, Maps, Navigation, YouTube and Google Talk. It compares well against lesser or no-name brands that cut corners by using grainy resistive displays, run old versions of Android meant for phones or lack access to the Android Market.

The A200 is a slightly slimmer and lighter version of the Acer Iconia Tab A500, and to our eye the display has improved. Video playback performance of MPEG4 content is most definitely improved, as you'll see in our video review. And you get that Acer special touch: a full size USB host port that works with USB peripherals including keyboards, mice, game controllers, flash drives and external hard drives (NTFS too!). Only Acer and Toshiba offer built-in full USB ports: some other Android tablets have micro USB ports that are compatible with USB host adapters like Acer Aspire 1200 Adapter, Acer Aspire 1680 Adapter, Acer Aspire 1690 Adapter, Acer Aspire 1600 Adapter, Acer TravelMate 2100 Adapter, Acer TravelMate 290 Adapter, Acer TravelMate 4000 Adapter, Acer Extensa 2000 Adapter, Acer Extensa 6600 Adapter, Acer Ferrari 1100 Adapter, and the Asus Transformer tablets have a full size USB port in the $149 keyboard dock that's sold separately. Acer does a nice job of adding USB driver support to the OS and external storage items like videos and photos appear in Gallery, while music appears in the Music app (if you have a large drive with lots of files this can take a minute or two). There's also a microSD card slot, so storage possibilities are good here.

What's missing from last year's Iconia A500 that launched at $449? There's no rear camera and no HDMI port. There's a good 2 megapixel front camera that works well with Skype and Google Talk video chat, but no rear shooter. There's also no HDMI port, so you'll have to rely on DLNA wireless streaming to get the tablet's contents to play on your (WiFi-equipped) TV.

What do more expensive Android tablets have that the A200 doesn't? Tablets like the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 and Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime are thinner and lighter at 0.33" thick and 1.3 pounds. Most other name brand Android tablets have a rear camera and micro HDMI ports (the Samsung doesn't, but Samsung sells an adapter that adds HDMI). While we expect 2012 tablets to run on newer CPUs, the Acer Iconia Tab A200 sticks with the pervasive and pretty decent 1GHz dual core Nvidia Tegra 2 with GeForce hardware graphics acceleration.

If you already own a 10" Android Honeycomb that's promised an upgrade to Ice Cream Sandwich, the Acer A200 offers nothing new or better. If you want the latest and greatest hardware, the A200 isn't for you. The Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime with its quad core Tegra 3 CPU, and upcoming tablets from Lenovo and others offer newer generation dual core CPUs with faster clock speeds. But for everyday use that includes web, email, Netflix, YouTube and Office files, you probably won't notice the difference.

Conclusion of Acer Iconia Tab

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This isn't an uber-skinny tablet, but we don't mind because it's actually comfortable to hold and grip. The rubbery backside (available in deep red or dark gray) is easy to hold, though not chic. The Acer A200 with adapter such as Acer Aspire One D250 Adapter, Acer Aspire 5532 Adapter, Acer Aspire 5517 Adapter, Acer Aspire 5315 Adapter, Acer Aspire 5520 Adapter, Acer TravelMate 2440 Adapter, Acer Aspire 1410 Adapter, Acer Aspire 5732z Adapter, Acer Aspire 5610 Adapter, Acer Aspire One Adapter feels and works like a tablet that was meant to be held and used rather than look pretty. The sides are curved for good ergonomics, and ports are located for easy access. The only thing we don't like is the speaker placement: the stereo speakers are at the lower corners where you'll likely grip it in landscape mode. And these speakers are already terribly volume-challenged. You'll need wired or Bluetooth headphones to enjoy music or videos. The 3.5mm jack sounds a bit bass-heavy to our ears, but most folks enjoy plenty of bass these days. Volume is acceptable using wired and Bluetooth audio gear. The mic is happily much better than the Iconia A500's, and we were easily heard over Skype.

The charger has a barrel tip and is the same wall wart charger that's used on prior Acer Android tablets. That means the side micro USB port is available for use when charging, which we like. A full size USB 2.0 port lives on the upper left side (when held in landscape mode), and the microSD card slot and reset hole live under a plastic door on the left side. The tablet doesn't support USB charging.

The 0.48" thick tablet won't win design awards, but it's not bad looking and feels sturdy. The back has a textured pattern and it shows some fingerprints but is easily cleaned with damp cloth and a tiny bit of soft soap, as is the display. The display has decent but not IPS caliber viewing angles, with none of the peculiarities of the Acer Iconia Tab A100 7" Android tablet. Colors are good and brightness is fine for indoor use, but it fades in very bright light and outdoors. It looks good for video watching and photo viewing, as long as you're not in an extremely bright room where the just average brightness and glossy screen glare detract.

The Tegra 2 does well with 3D games, thanks to Nvidia's involvement and promotion of Tegra Zone games. The Acer Iconia Tab A200 does a fine job with Tegra Zone games like Riptide, Grand Theft Auto III, Dungeon Defenders and Shine Runner (see our video demo using a USB game controller below). But the Tegra 2 usually falls short when it comes to playing high profile 720p and 1080p video thanks to less than stellar 2D acceleration. Happily, the Acer has better codecs and drivers, so it can play 720p high profile H.264 MPEG video fine, and it can play 1080p standard profile video competently. Since the tablet has a 720p display and no HDMI out, 1080p high profile content that plays with dropped frames isn't much of an issue unless you're using DLNA WiFi streaming to an HD TV to play videos. If you want to watch Netflix and YouTube streaming video, the Acer Iconia A200 is a fine choice, and it can handle 720p standard and high profile locally stored MPEG4 content but not 1080p high profile MPEG4 content where it drops frames but does much better than the Acer Iconia Tab A500 that played 1080p high profile at 2-4 fps.

Acer claims the 2 cell battery sealed inside the tablet is good for 8 hours of use. While that won't break any tablet records, it's acceptable and ours manages 7 hours with brightness set at 50% and WiFi on with mixed use that includes web, email, streaming Netfix video for an hour and playing a few YouTube videos.

For the price, we really like the Acer Iconia Tab A200. Acer's doing a good job of chasing the affordable and entry level market with their tablets, and we can see the A200 selling well in Walmart where the Iconia A500 once reigned king. The tablet is sturdy, has a decent capacitive display that's fine for indoor viewing, solid Tegra 2 performance and a full size USB port and 8 or 16 gigs of storage plus microSD card expansion. It's not razor thin, but it's comfortable to hold thanks to its more ample girth and grippy back. At 1.5 lbs., you'll notice the weight after 30 minutes of use vs. lighter tablets like the Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime, Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 and iPad 2. If you're in the market for an affordable tablet that's upgradable to Ice Cream Sandwich, the A200 is worth a look as long as you don't want a rear camera or HDMI port and can live with the whisper-quiet speakers.

Apple iOS and Google Android Too Insecure for Enterprises

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While Apple claims that nearly all of the top companies within major Fortune 500 markets are actively using iPad slates to improve workflows, business processes and customer engagements, Hewlett-Packard claims that neither Apple iOS- nor Google Android-based media tablets are secure enough for enterprises. When it comes to security, HP bets on Windows 8.

"Clearly, there is a need in the enterprise for a tablet that has enterprise grade security that the iPad and Android products don’t have. I think security is actually the biggest challenge in the marketplace today WebOS brought a degree of enterprise grade security and Microsoft will bring that same set of capabilities," said Todd Bradley, executive vice president of the personal systems group, in an interview with CRN web-site.

Media tablets like Apple iPad or Samsung Galaxy Tab are by definition made to consume content and not to create it. Nonetheless, overall popularity of slates among end-users and demands for productivity applications for them catalyzed hundreds of companies to develop productivity apps for the iPad, Samsung Galaxy Tab and even smartphones.

It is not a secret that many users now do certain elements of their jobs on mobile devices (e.g., monitoring of news-wires and RSS can be made on a smartphone or a tablet quite comfortably), which raises questions about security of corporate communications and corporate data that will inevitably be accessed or used insecurely. Large enterprises can afford creating their own apps for their employees, but this may not guarantee 100% security.

HP is planning to re-enter the tablet market when Windows 8 arrives, initially with an x86 model, and possibly with an ARM model. In HP's view, Microsoft's enterprise background and security expertise will make HP's Windows 8 tablets more attractive to businesses than Apple iPads and Google Android-based tablets. It remains to be seen, however, how successful will those tablets be as they will only arrive in the second half in 2012, when the market of slates is completely different from today's.

i just have a brand new HP Slate 2 tablet on my desk for demo purposes and if it's HP’s understanding of tablet experience, then it’s a FAIL on a whole new level. The axed-doomed touchpad was miles ahead.

First, the hardware:

* screen is miserable. Viewing angles are poor, contrast is non-existent, there’s a silk effect on a glossy screen (I thought it's IPS only issue for matte screens), colors are very dull, it’s like shades of grey. My mobile phone screen (and it’s not fancy samoled or ips or anything, just standard lcd from motorola) is miles ahead.

* it’s smaller (width by height) than any today’s full size tablet (ipad, transformers, 10’ galaxy tabs); yet it’s a lot bulkier (depth about 16mm) and weighs more.

* comes with a power adapter such as Lenovo N100 Adapter, IBM Thinkpad 240 Adapter, IBM Thinkpad 600 Adapter, IBM Thinkpad A30 Adapter, IBM Thinkpad R30 Adapter, IBM Thinkpad R51 Adapter, IBM Thinkpad R60 Adapter, IBM Thinkpad T42 Adapter, IBM Thinkpad X60 Adapter, IBM 92P1025 Adapter and a power cord (EU) which weighs more than the tablet itselt. Come on, HP, this is ridiculous. It’s not a coffee machine or an iron, it’s ultraportable device which consumes less than 20 watts. Give us a proper size, make a slim power brick (dell does it with 12 inch latitudes) or equip a smaller plug cable (fujitsu provides ones). It’ll never fit any skin-type bag. Carry a full size laptop bag just because of a large power brick and a cord?

* now the worst: it comes with with a w7 pro preloaded. w7 and touch basically requires a stylus operation on a small screen (i’ve used windows tablets in the past, like x60 tablet for a 3 years). the fonts and the links are so small that 8.9 screen is useless for fingers. special apps maybe, but not the system itself. In my office, i can plug a USB mouse or keyboard, but the stylus is essential for the touch mode on the move. BUT, there is NO way to attach the stylus to the body (there’s not a hole or clip for it), there’s a 0,5m long cord to tie to, but where? Leave it hanging? how lame is that? Now, nice thing that is comes with a decent leather booklet skin and this has a pocket to put a stylus in, fine, but it’s is not usable when this booklet is in desk-standing mode and moreover, you cant charge it in desk mode or with a booklet closed. ROFLMAO ergonomy.

*they provide a dock, but it has a shoddy build quality. the usb ports are facing slightly down and any usb plug longer than 5cm (maybe a USB thumb drive or card reader) can be plugged in or out only with rising a dock.

* as a business oriented device, it may be used with external screen throuhg a hdmi port. nice, yet, non of the current hp-compaq business class monitors carry a hdmi port. They put a displayport on elitebook laptops nowadays (i have a 8440p and a decent hp la2306x screen) and yet this business-oriented device comes with a hdmi port. displayport it not bigger than hdmi.

*touch responsivness is worse than a donkey year old. it’s worse than my t60 tablet from year 2007. you just never feel when you pressed something.

it comes with a fully fledged Windows 7 Pro, which is nice. yes it’s like a slow-mo on a poor atom z670 and multi-tasking is a chore, but i understand as this is netbook class product. W7 is next to useless for a small screen touch operation. it’s just no good. i struggled on my 12inch lenovo tablet and this is even worse. forget meeting memos, it’s like writing to a post-it paper at best. a couple of lines maybe. i wanted to „up“ the UI experience with a custom tablet user interface, i found a couple which emulates upcoming METRO UI. This requires aeroglass and 3d perfomance and this atom just struggles. idle perfomance was 25-30% CPU usage. The battery will never last more than 2-3 hours on this.

I have a developer edition of a windows 8 that i tried and this was a killer-blow. nothing worked normally (i dont count hardware or drivers as they might be not available), opening control panel tab took more than 3 seconds just to go there + rendering icons. And, they could talk about UI whatever they like, main things (browsing files, control panel, connection switching) is still like old ways and requires a stylus. okay, maybe they do something different in a years time for final version, but as of today, as a tablet device and w8, it’s looking grim.

It is a hopless device. On a transformer TF101 i can at least do things well, like browse and listen music and it’s convenient. Heck, my under 2 year old kid learned how to play, browse, scroll and change downloaded videos on an iPAD i had for a couple of weeks. this hp slate is not a tablet, it’s a CRIPPLED KEYBOARDLESS NETBOOK that somehow has a touch screen fitted to. How bad is the idea of A crippled netbook? what next?

App Adapter Helps Solarflare Beat Out 10

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Solarflare, a maker of network interface software and hardware, has introduced a new 10 Gbit Ethernet (GbE) adapter like HP Pavilion dv6000 Adapter, HP Pavilion dv7 Adapter, HP Pavilion dv4 Adapter, HP Compaq 6910p Adapter, HP Compaq nc6220 Adapter, HP Pavilion dv1207us Adapter, HP Pavilion dv5 Adapter, HP Compaq nx9420 Adapter, HP Compaq nx6115 Adapter, HP Compaq 2230s Adapter that improves application performance for high-demand computing environments such as financial services firms. Many of those firms tried to develop their own field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) to speed up performance, but were stymied by the cost and engineering complexity.

The Solarflare ApplicationOnload Engine, available in late April, provides a direct path between the application and the network for applications that demand low latency, low jitter and high message rate performance, says CEO Russell Stern. He says of customers already using the technology, "We cut their latency by half, increased their message rate by from seven to 10 times and reduced jitter to zero." He identified the New York Stock Exchange and the Chicago Board of Trade as Solarflare customers, but said others did not want to be identified for competitive reasons.

The 10-GbE standard is gaining new traction as network operators upgrade from 1 GbE to meet demand for more bandwidth. According to the latest market data, sales of 10-GbE switches are expected to reach $13 billion by 2016 and will constitute nearly half of a total $28 billion Ethernet switch market by then. That year sales of 40- and 100-GbE products will amount to $3 billion. Vendors in this market include Alcatel-Lucent, Avaya, Brocade, Cisco, Extreme Networks, Dell, HP, IBM and Juniper Networks.

Growth in 10-GbE deployments will be driven primarily by continued adoption of virtualization, meaning servers will be running at higher utilization rates than will non-virtualized servers, says Alan Weckel, senior director at Dell'Oro Group. Another driver is expected to be the server refresh cycle prompted by the release of Intel's new Romley microprocessor platform, which will provide the faster server throughput that is needed for virtualization, he adds.

"Romley comes out in the first half of 2012, so 2012 is going to be the time that enterprises go through qualification tests of the new servers and new switches. The hockey stick up is [in] 2013," Weckel says.

Solarflare's ApplicationOnload Engine (AOE) adds FPGA capability to a previously introduced Solarflare OpenOnload application programming interface for connecting apps to the network. The company learned that many of its financial services customers were trying to engineer a FPGA feature of their own, but had trouble doing the engineering and financing the projects internally, says Stern. The AOE from Solarflare can be sold with either custom software developed by the financial institution, software developed by Solarflare or software from a third party, he says.

Solarflare is actually co-developing the AOE solution with some of the financial institutions needing it, says Scott Woolsey, director of brand development at Solarflare. He declined to identify them, but adds they are "household name" companies. Solarflare also sells through value-added resellers that serve the financial services industry.

While Solarflare adapters have found a market in other compute-intensive fields such as video surveillance, oil and gas exploration, research institutions, virtualized data centers and other big data applications, "we chose to land our beach craft in the financial services market," Stern says, because of the market opportunity there for financial trading and business analytics where speed, accuracy and up time are critical.

Stern believes the AOE capability distinguishes Solarflare from other 10-GbE server adapter vendors such as Broadcom, Intel, Qlogic and Emulex, and that Solarflare has greater market share than them in the financial services sector because of AOE.

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Man Wrests Free Repair From Acer

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Acer is infamous for its inferior or nearly non-existent customer service. Long are the annals of history filled with the tales of those who have thrown themselves against Acer's ramparts and disintegrated on impact. But reader PW shares how he was able to get his 6 months out of warranty Acer laptop replaced after it died. The secret is to look for the email address with .tw after them. That's right, email addresses leading back to the mothership in Taiwan.

It always warms my heart to read Consumerist success stories and I have one more to throw on the pile today.

So my very pampered, very lightly used acer laptop recently passed it's year and a half birthday. Everything was great and I've been very happy... then IT happened. Out of nowhere while starting the computer, blackness. complete and total, without warning, OFF. It would seem as if my battery was dead... but the ac adapter like HP Compaq 2210b Adapter, HP nc8430 Adapter, HP nx6110 Adapter, HP tc1100 Adapter, HP G3000 Adapter, HP HDX X16 Adapter, HP HDX X18 Adapter, HP Pavilion dv1000 Adapter, HP Pavilion dv2000 Adapter, HP Pavilion zt1000 Adapter is still plugged in??? after testing the battery such as and ac adapter on a friends identical acer things got desperate. I checked the power strip and all was well. My laptop was DEAD.

I frantically started researching online and low and behold signs start to point to a small, probably insignificant, and easily swapped out part of the computer's hardware. I think it's called the motherboard? That's right. I was screwed. 1 year manufacturer's warranty said I had no hope, but 1 and a half years is NOT an acceptable lifespan for a modern computer under most circumstances. Specifically, my laptop has a 17" screen and hasn't left the desk in my room since her first boot.

I tried the regular channels, to absolutely no avail. Acer DOES NOT have terrible customer service, they just hide the good customer service terribly well.

After a brief trip to India over the phone, three different reps were able to tell me that they would be happy to let me pay $200 dollars plus shipping (another $50 dollars) for an out of warranty repair. Each and every time they also were very ready to assure me, "I'm sorry sir, I am the highest level of tech support we have" Wouldn't you know it though? Thanks to my good friends at the CONSUMERIST I was not out of luck!!!

An initial search granted me a phone number to a new support level, "I'm gonna really help you out today sir, how about just for you, $150 for the repair, but that's the best I can do. I'm the highest level of support we have."

Things seemed bad, but the old fashioned "EECB" and a few well placed guesses on the .TW for the ends of emails, meant I would reach the Taiwan corporate office as well.

Wouldn't you know the next day, a person called "on behalf of the C.E.O. in regards to the email I sent" and this is the best part, are you ready?

I didn't have to explain myself further!!!

I didn't have to beg!

I didn't have to negotiate!

I didn't have to scream and cry and laugh out of frustration!

Someone actually read my email and now my laptop is on its way to a repair facility FREE OF CHARGE (minus shipping)

Now I wait and hope, fingers crossed...

Please go well repairs,

Please go well...

The laptop was too bulky for those on the go

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It had what was then considered to be advanced technology - a built-in monochrome display monitor and a floppy disk drive. The Xerox NoteTaker was emulated by other laptop models that followed soon after.

Although intended to enable people to work on the go, many of the early models were cumbersome. Bulky, heavy in weight and costly, these computers marketed as laptops or notebooks, were largely used by the business community. Chandra Devi Renganayar takes a look at how laptops have evolved in shape, size and functionality.

1976 - the Xerox NoteTaker weighing 22.2kg was developed. However, it did not enter production. Only 10 prototypes of the computer were built.

1985 - The Toshiba T1100 model weighing 4.1 kgs had 256KB of RAM. Supported by Intel Processor and a floppy drive, it became the first mass market consumer laptop. Two years later, the company introduced smaller and lighter models, the T1000 and T1200 which were easily carried in a backpack.

1986 - The IBM PC Division released its first commercial laptop computer, the PC Convertible. The model weighing about 5.5kg had a CGA-compatible LCD display and two floppy drives. The PC Convertible's clamshell design was followed by other portable computer manufacturers.

1988 - The Compaq SLT/286 was the first battery-powered laptop to have a built-in hard disk drive and a VGA compatible LCD screen. By the end of the 1980s, the laptop computers were popular among businessmen.

1989 - Apple Computer designed its first on the go model, the Macintosh Portable. The battery-powered model, however, was considered more of a "luggable" than a laptop. In 1991, the company released the Powerbook series which introduced features that became a norm on laptops. These included the palm rest and trackball.

1994 - IBM introduced the IBM ThinkPad 775CD, the first notebook with an integrated CD-ROM.

1995 - With the introduction of Microsoft Windows 95, notebook computing become more advanced. During this period the usefulness and popularity of laptops also increased. Portable computers had built-in CD-ROMs and ran on Intel Pentium processors. One of the popular model was the Gateway Solo.

1997 - Laptops begin to show improved connectivity features with internal modems and standard serial, parallel and PS/2 ports, making it easier to work on the go. Later, laptops with network adapters like Dell PA-6 Adapter, Dell PA-9 Adapter, Dell PA-12 Adapter, Dell PA-10 Adapter, Dell PA-3E Adapter, Dell Inspiron 1545 Adapter, Dell Inspiron 1525 Adapter, Dell Inspiron 1420 Adapter, Dell Inspiron 1300 Adapter, Dell Inspiron 1318 Adapter, USB and Wi-Fi support came into the market. The HP Jornada 820 Palmtop PC introduced in 1998 was among those models that had advanced communication features such as the ability to send and receive fax, a voice-recorder feature and e-mail. It offered 10 hours of battery life, wide screen, touch-typeable keyboard, touch pad and graphical web browsing.

2002 - Laptops with Intel's Pentium 4 chip came into the market. The laptops supported more power, speed and memory. Big screens, stereo sound systems and DVD-RW drives were common. For security, notebooks with biometric capability were introduced. Beginning 2004, slimmer ultraportable laptops and more advanced multimedia notebooks emerged. These included the Dell Inspiron, Sony Vaio, HP Pavillion, Lenovo/IBM ThinkPad and Toshiba Qosmio range of laptops.

2007 - The netbook trend began with the introduction of Asus' Eee PC 701. Low cost, small sized, lightweight and versatile, the netbooks became a hit with consumers. Other brands such Acer, Dell, Sony and HP followed suit with netbooks built on the low-powered Intel Atom processor architecture.

2010 -In 2000, Microsoft introduced the term Microsoft Tablet PCs for tablet PCs built based on its specifications. However, the tablet PC did not take off as intended due to technical hiccups. Only in 2010 with Apple's iPad did the tablet PC segment become popular.

2011- Manufacturers are now pushing ultrabooks into the market. These are very thin, lightweight and ultraportable laptops defined by a specification from Intel. It has the new CULV Intel processors with integrated graphics and flash-based solid state disks. Among the ultrabooks available currently include Lenovo IdeaPad U300e and Asus ZenBook.

PS Vita memory card prices revealed

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Last month, Sony finally announced a global release date for its upcoming PlayStation Vita console, revealing the system would ship worldwide beginning February 22, 2012. Later, the publisher outlined the console's game transfer fees, saying that players who wish to play their PSP UMD-based titles on the Vita will have to repurchase them at a discounted price.

Now, retailer GameStop has revealed prices for the four memory cards that will be available with the new console. The 4GB memory card will cost $29.99; the 8GB will cost $44.99; the 16GB will cost $69.99; and the 32GB memory card will cost $119.99, almost half the price of the PlayStation Vita itself. The 3G-enabled console will retail for $299, while the Wi-Fi-only version will retail for $249.

Earlier this year, Sony Computer Entertainment America senior staff developer support engineer Chris Norden reiterated that retail PS Vita games will come on 2GB and 4GB game cards and revealed the 3G version of the PS Vita will only be able to download games up to 20MB in size as a result of 3G mobile carrier restrictions. Norden clarified that Vita owners will still be able to download larger games using the system's Wi-Fi functionality.

When comparing prices of the Vita memory cards to PSP memory cards, the differences are as follows: SanDisk Gaming Memory Stick PRO Duo cards for the PSP in 2GB, 4GB, and 8GB are currently priced at $18.99, $37.99, and $50.99, respectively. A Sony 32GB Memory Stick PRO Duo is currently priced at $125.

The GameStop Vita hub also lists a number of accessories for the console, including carrying cases, an AC adapter such as Sony VGN-FZ Adapter, Sony PCG-505F Adapter, Sony PCG-R505 Adapter, Sony PCG-SR Adapter, Sony VGN-NR Adapter, Sony VGN-FZ11Z Adapter, Sony PCG-VX88 Adapter, Sony PCG-Z1A1 Adapter, Sony PCG-Z505HE Adapter, Sony VGN-AR Adapter, official headset, portable charger, car adapter, card cases, protective films, headphones, and more. The PlayStation Vita Starter Kit (priced at $24.99) includes six of the accessories: pocket pouch, car adapter, protective film, card case, headphones, and a cleaning cloth.

According to a Sony Computer Entertainment Australia representative, the publisher has "not yet announced software, accessory, and peripheral prices for PS Vita in Australia."

The PlayStation Vita is due to launch in Japan on December 17, in some other Asian territories on December 23, in Europe and North America on February 22, 2012, and in Australia on February 23, 2012.

UL Warns of Unauthorized UL Mark on AC Adapter

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UL is notifying consumers and retailers that the AC adapter identified below bears an unauthorized UL Mark for the United States. The AC adapter has not been evaluated by UL to the appropriate Standards for Safety and it is unknown if this AC adapter complies with UL's safety requirements for the United States.

Please note that the AC adapter with the unauthorized UL Mark is similar in construction and marked with the same part number as an AC adapter like Gateway 3000 Adapter, Gateway 400 Adapter, Gateway CX200 Adapter, Gateway E-100 Adapter, Gateway EC14 Adapter, Gateway LT10 Adapter, Gateway M200 Adapter, Gateway ML3000 Adapter, Gateway MP6954 Adapter, Gateway Tablet PC M1200 Adapter that is authorized to bear the UL Mark. The AC adaptor authorized to bear the UL Mark is provided with the cULus Mark, and bears the Hewlett Packard trademark.

The AC adapter with the unauthorized UL Mark is provided with only the UL in a circle Mark, and does not bear the Hewlett Packard trademark. The unauthorized adapter is also marked as a Replacement AC Adapter.

Name of Product: AC Adapter, Series PPP009HNumber of Units: UnknownManufacturer: UnknownDate of Manufacture: UnknownIdentification: On the product: The product bears an unauthorized UL Mark and the following:

Replacement AC Adapter Series: PPP009H

Sold at: This product is known to be sold on eBay.com ( http://www.ebay.com/ ) and may have been sold by other retailers.

About ULUL is a premier global safety science company with more than 100 years of proven history. Employing more than 6800 professionals in over 96 countries, UL is evolving the future of safety with five distinct business units - Product Safety, Environment, Life & Health, Verification and University-to meet the expanding needs of customers and the global public.

Gateway LT3104g/LT3105g

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In the battle for Netbook market share supremacy, Intel's Atom CPU stands nearly unchallenged despite a handful of offerings with AMD and Via CPUs. So it's surprising we found so much to like about the 11.6-inch Gateway LT3104g. This uses an AMD Athlon 64 L110 1.2GHz processor to provide a smoother overall experience than most Atom-powered Netbooks, while keeping the price in the typical Netbook ballpark.



The larger screen has a high-definition 1,366 x 768 resolution, which is becoming increasingly common in higher-end Netbooks. But at only S$699, the Gateway is cheaper than other 11-inch Netbooks such as the Asus Eee PC 1101HA, as well as 10-inch models with high-definition screens such as the Sony Vaio W.



The battery life, while not insultingly short, is definitely a weak point (especially for a bulky six-cell battery)--and the Vista operating system is a known performance bottleneck for Netbooks. Still, the AMD CPU gave us one of the best Netbook experiences we've had, while undercutting the 11-inch high-definition screen competition.

Editors' note : This review is based on tests done by our sister site CNET#com. As such, please note that there may be slight differences in the testing procedure and ratings system. For more information on the actual tests conducted on the product, please inquire directly at the site where the article was originally published. References made to some of other products in this review may not be available or applicable in Asia. Do check directly with your local distributor for details.

Design

The basic black design of the LT3104g won't turn many heads--although Gateway gets consistency points for matching the industrial design of its mainstream MD series laptops, down to the vertical chrome accent bar on the back of the lid. The system also feels like a slightly refined version of sister brand Acer's 11-inch Acer Aspire One 751.



The interior is matte black on the keyboard tray, glossy black on the screen bezel, with a subtle indented dot pattern on the wrist rest. We were torn by the keyboard. The large, flat-topped keys looked snazzy with their gently rounded corners and were big enough for even fat fingers to use comfortably. But, they also felt somewhat insubstantial, flexing too much under our fingers, and had a cheap, plastic, clacking quality.

Price as reviewed/Starting price	S$699 (US$544.14)
Processor	1.2GHz AMD Athlon 64 L110
Memory	2GB, 667MHz DDR2
Hard drive	250GB 5,400rpm
Chipset	AMD RS690E
Graphics	ATI Radeon X1270
Operating system	Windows Vista Basic
Dimensions (WD)	287 x 229mm
Height	25.4mm
Screen size (diagonal)	11.1 inches
System weight (Weight with AC adapter such as Gateway 3000 Adapter, Gateway 400 Adapter, Gateway CX200 Adapter, Gateway E-100 Adapter, Gateway EC14 Adapter, Gateway LT10 Adapter, Gateway M200 Adapter, Gateway ML3000 Adapter, Gateway MP6954 Adapter, Gateway Tablet PC M1200 Adapter)	1.44kg (1.77kg)
Category	Netbook

The touchpad was of adequate size, but the mouse buttons were unfortunately relegated to one of those thin, annoying rocker bars--an implementation we regularly discourage. Like nearly all current Gateway and Acer models, the touchpad supports limited multitouch gestures such as photo zooming with a two-fingered pinch. The pad is small enough to keep this from being a particularly useful feature, but we liked swiping two fingers horizontally to move forward and back in our Web browser history.

Knockoff power adapters

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Apple has filed a lawsuit against three companies it alleges are selling knockoff power adapters for MacBooks and MacBook Pros, according to court filings.

The lawsuit, which was filed in US District Court for the Northern District of California on Thursday, names Brilliant Store, Sunvalleytek International, and Hootoo.com as defendants. Those companies operate Web sites that sell a variety of computer parts and accessories, including power adapters like Apple iBook G3 14-inch Adapter, Apple M8576 Adapter, Apple MacBook 13-inch Adapter, Apple MacBook Pro 15-inch Adapter, Apple PowerBook 1400 Adapter, Apple M8243 Adapter, Apple M8942 Adapter, Apple A1021 Adapter, Apple A1184 Adapter, Apple A1036 Adapter, Apple iBook G4 14-inch Adapter that Apple says infringe upon its patents.

One of the stores operated by Sunvalleytek, usadapter#com, isn't exactly hiding the fact that it sells both "oringinal" (their spelling) MacBook adapters and unlabeled power adapters that work with Apple products. Calls to Sunvalleytek were directed into a voice-mail system, and a request for comment on the lawsuit was not immediately returned.

Apple cited a patent it received in 2003 for the power adapter design, which can be viewed here.

Acbel Name Card Adapter

Acbel Name Card Adapter

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We can’t say we’ve ever had a notebook power supply fail on us here at PC World, but out there in the real world we know these things happen. Often, replacing your notebook power supply can be a troublesome and expensive affair as notebook manufacturers jack up prices on such items and, if your notebook is older, sometimes finding a genuine replacement will be tricky. It’s times like these that universal power adapters are the answer.

We checked out a new model from power supply manufacturer Acbel. It’s a slimline unit that weighs only 230g, measures 70 x 96 x 16mm and even comes with a handy little carry pouch to keep all those pesky wires tidy in your bag.

Rated at 90w it should meet the needs of most notebooks. For instance, the large, power hungry Dell Vostro 1720 we tested this issue comes with a 90w power supply of its own which the Acbel unit worked perfectly with, so it’ll happily cope with all but the very largest of notebooks. It’s an automatic switching unit so there’s no need to worry about matching up output ratings with your old power adapter such as Lenovo N100 Adapter, IBM Thinkpad 240 Adapter, IBM Thinkpad 600 Adapter, IBM Thinkpad A30 Adapter, IBM Thinkpad R30 Adapter, IBM Thinkpad R51 Adapter, IBM Thinkpad R60 Adapter, IBM Thinkpad T42 Adapter, IBM Thinkpad X60 Adapter, IBM 92P1025 Adapter.

Actually connecting the power supply to your notebook is perhaps the trickiest part. This one comes with nine interchangeable heads that cover a vast array of notebooks from all major manufacturers including Acer, Asus, Clevo, Compaq, Dell, Fujitsu, Gateway, Hitachi, HP, IBM, Lenovo, NEC, Panasonic, Samsung, Sharp, Sony and Toshiba. We tested it with three notebooks we had in the office and it worked with two of them – a Dell and a Toshiba. The tiny Sony Vaio X113 didn’t like it, however, and refused to charge despite having the correct sized adapter fitted.

While we can recommend this universal power supply to most readers, you’ll need to make sure it works with your specific notebook before you purchase.

Inkjet’s double life as photo printer

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HP’s sleek, silver, grey and black inkjet can run with two ink tank configurations. The CMY+K option handles general-purpose and glossy prints, and replacing the black (K) tank with a cmK unit gives you higher-quality six-colour capabilities for dedicated photo printing. In addition, the DJ5550 utilises HP’s revamped PhotoREt 4 ink layering process when six colours are installed.

The DJ5550’s paper sensor is designed to take much of the guesswork out of getting the best output quality. The default setting is for PhotoREt 3 when using the CMY+K tanks, and you can opt for 4800 x 1200dpi printing if you are also using glossy paper. On 4 x 6-inch paper you can select borderless printing. The automatic settings produced good quality on glossy and coated paper, with marginally better colour smoothing evident in 4800 mode. HP recommends 4800 x 1200dpi printing only for 600dpi files as it is resource and time consuming.

When we installed the cmK tank we saw impressive colour quality, smooth tones and improved detail as a result. In six-colour mode the DJ5550 is an excellent photo printer with output closer to that of the PhotoSmart 130. We encountered some banding in blue gradients in the three-colour print tests, however.

HP rates the top text speed at 17ppm, but we ran our test tasks at a more sedate pace. The 10-page Word file printed in 2:32 in normal mode, with the first page out in around 28 seconds. Printed in FastDraft mode, the document was complete in 1:43. Our A4 JPEG printed with three colours in best mode in 5:21.

There are USB 2.0 and parallel ports, and the paper tray can hold legal-sized documents. An optional duplex module gives you double-sided printing. These business-oriented features are supported by external ethernet adapter such as HP Compaq 2210b Adapter, HP nc8430 Adapter, HP nx6110 Adapter, HP tc1100 Adapter, HP G3000 Adapter, HP HDX X16 Adapter, HP HDX X18 Adapter, HP Pavilion dv1000 Adapter, HP Pavilion dv2000 Adapter, HP Pavilion zt1000 Adapter options for network printing, and the DJ5550 has an ink backup feature that ensures enough ink is in reserve to complete any job that it starts.

The CMY tank costs $100, the K tank is $65 and the photo tank is $75.

Universal pc AC Adapter substitute

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While you're upon industry vacation and also journey, your pc powered off regularly? truth exhibits your authentic battery is worn off, it's time for you to switch a new one that may meet and exceed authentic battery.Universal pc ac adapter is very pleasant strength provide for you.Pc ac adapter, a reasonably-priced strength for pc.Facts beneath:

Universal pc AC Adapter with strength of the 90w/100w such as Sony VGN-FZ Adapter, Sony PCG-505F Adapter, Sony PCG-R505 Adapter, Sony PCG-SR Adapter, Sony VGN-NR Adapter, Sony VGN-FZ11Z Adapter, Sony PCG-VX88 Adapter, Sony PCG-Z1A1 Adapter, Sony PCG-Z505HE Adapter, Sony VGN-AR Adapter

In Volt: AC one hundred ten-240V 1.8A

strength: 90W

DC Output voltages: DC fifteen-24V

Facts for Universal pc ac adapter

Switchable Voltage choices:

* DC15V four.5A(MAX)

* DC16V four.5A(MAX)

* DC18V four.5A(MAX)

* DC19V four.5A(MAX)

* DC20V four.5A(MAX)

* DC22V three.75A(MAX)

* DC24V three.75A(MAX)

DC Connector: eight tricks

* Tip 1 - three.5mm x 1.35mm

* Tip two - four.0mm x 1.7mm

* Tip three - four.8mm x 1.7mm

* Tip four - five.5mm x 1.7mm

* Tip five - five.5mm x two.1mm

* Tip six - five.5mm x two.5mm

* Tip seven - six.3mm x three.0mm

* Tip eight - six.0mm x four.0mm x 1

AC adapter will act merely like your authentic strength adapter that came with your pc.

It comes with eight separate tricks to match virtually any pc.Accepts enter 110V-240V fifty-60Hz, permitting international utilization.

With USB port for charge USB instruments.

High quality and also lengthy lifetime expectancy! Strict circuit administration.

Universal pc strength adapters are all high quality and lengthy lifetime at lowest rate.

One hundred% OEM suitable steady efficiency, and also assured to meet and exceed OEM specs.

90w/100w Universal pc ac adapter is perfect substitute.

certification: CE, RoHS, UL, ISO9002, ISO9001, CCC, CUL.

High quality universal pc ac adapter may working with dell, gateway, compaq, toshiba, ibm, hp, sony, Sharp.

Universal pc ac adapters are conscientiously examined for voltage, safe,

ability and also suitable previous than leaving manufacturing unit to meet and exceed authentic item producer specificaitons.

Dell Latitude 2120

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Dell is all set to launch their business netbook, the Dell Latitude 2120, at the CES. Dell is bringing out the Latitude line of netbooks by aiming at the business and education customers.

The company has crafted the device with an antimicrobial cover for extra protection and it is build tough to withstand drops and spills better than most other netbooks.

The Latitude 2120 bears a 10.1-inch screen (with an optional touchscreen) and also offers the option for Broadcom HD graphics.

It is powered by the dual-core Intel Atom N550 processor which seems to be a good one onboard for a netbook.

It will be having 1 or 2GB of RAM and Adapters like Dell Inspiron 1000 Adapter, Dell Inspiron 1100 Adapter, Dell Inspiron 1501 Adapter, Dell Inspiron 1520 Adapter, Dell Inspiron 1720 Adapter, Dell Inspiron 2200 Adapter, Dell Inspiron 6000 Adapter, Dell Inspiron 6400 Adapter, Dell Inspiron E1505 Adapter, Dell Inspiron E1405 Adapter.

This netbook will be measuring at 10.4 x 7.4 inches, may be a bit bulkier than the most existing netbooks. It comes with a 3 and 6-cell battery options. It will weigh 2.7 pounds with the 3-cell battery and 3.3 pounds with the six-cell battery.

These netbooks are expected to be welcomed by the corporate users.

The device will be coming with USB, Ethernet, and VGA ports and is also expected to stand alone from all other netbooks in the market with its nature and build quality.

The anti-microbial treatment seems to make this a netbook a decent pick to suit with the educational environments.

Toshiba A205-S4777 AC adapter

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When you buy a computer power supply, it is necessary to carry out selection in accordance with the following parameters. Like this Toshiba A205-S4777 AC adapter, here present you more information about these parameters.

Weight can be good measure to the quality of the Toshiba A205-S4777 AC adapter. Namely, a good supply of good quality has steel shell. Generally speaking, good material adapter such as Toshiba Portege M700 Adapter, Toshiba Satellite A10 Adapter, Toshiba Portege R600 Adapter, Toshiba Portege PPR65U Adapter, Toshiba Satellite A75 Adapter, Toshiba Qosmio G25 Adapter, Toshiba Qosmio F50 Adapter, Toshiba Tecra A1 Adapter, Toshiba Tecra A9 Adapter, Toshiba Tecra R10 Adapter, Toshiba Satellite R10 Adapter are thick and heavy. Power internal parts, such as transformers, heat sinks are at the same weight. Good power supply heat sink should be used in aluminum or copper heat sink, and the greater the cooling effect of the volume is better.

Basically, good power supply, usually has some additional components to enhance the safety factor, so the weight will naturally increase. Poor power supply will be cut out of some capacitors and coils, relatively light weight.

Another key part is the power transformer. A simple way to judge is to look at the size of the transformer. The general location of the transformer is in the two heat sink which, according to common sense. 250W power supply of the winding diameter is not less than 28MM; 300W power supply not less than 33MM, can use a ruler to measure the length of the outside, you can really do not know the material is. Current through the transformer, the rectifier output through the output coil. In the current output, you can see rectifier output coil, most vendors use the code to 10262 and 130 626 two, 250W power supply rectifier output coils should not be less than 10 262 of the rectifier output coil.

300W output power of the rectifier coil should not be less than 130,626 of the rectifier output coil. Capacitor in the power supply next to vertical, there will be a black bridge rectifier, while others are used instead of 4 diodes.

By the way, there are some more parameters to judge According to the time and the space limits, this time we just share the two points. Next time we can talk more about them.

Dell Inspiron 1545 Ac Adapter Inofromation

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All laptops come with a battery; the battery typically is slips into a slot on the underside of the laptop. Batteries have varying lives before they need to be re-charged. The life of the battery can last anywhere from two hours to five hours, it is completely dependent on the use of the laptop and the quality of the battery. The battery is recharged simply by plugging the Dell Inspiron 1545 AC Adapter into the laptop and an electrical outlet. There is an indicator on the screen of the laptop that will advise when the Dell AC Adapter power is low or when the battery is charging.

There have been some issues with Dell AC Adapter cords in the last few years that involved the cords burning up and setting the laptop on fire. These faulty ac cords were recalled and the problem was fixed. A laptop ac adapter is the only way a laptop will work. If it is faulty you run the risk of losing information and causing damage to your laptop. A faulty one can also cause damage to your laptop. A frayed Dell PA-21 AC Adapter cord is dangerous and can start a fire. A laptop battery will have to be replaced over time because it will not be able to be re-charged.

Knowing the separate components of your Dell Inspiron 1545 AC Adapter as well as what each does will ultimately save you a lot of heartache and money in the long run. Many people take their power supply for granted until their computer starts powering off at odd times for seemingly no reason at all. Arm yourself with the basic knowledge about each piece and it can help you diagnose simple problems that may arise.

Knowing how a Dell Inspiron 1545 charger works and what each component is supposed to do can vastly improve your ability to self diagnose power problems should they arise. This will save you time and money when you consider the fact that you will be able to take the necessary precautions to prevent the Dell AC Adapter such as Dell PA-6 Adapter, Dell PA-9 Adapter, Dell PA-12 Adapter, Dell PA-10 Adapter, Dell PA-3E Adapter, Dell Inspiron 1545 Adapter, Dell Inspiron 1525 Adapter, Dell Inspiron 1420 Adapter, Dell Inspiron 1300 Adapter, Dell Inspiron 1318 Adapter for your laptop from malfunctioning or causing unnecessary power surges that can harm your computer.

Dell Inspiron 1545 AC Adapter Description:

Input: AC100-240V (worldwide use)

Output: DC19.5V 6.7A

Power: 130W

Outlet: 3-prong

Connecter size:

Internal Diameter: 5.0mm

External Diameter: 7.4mm

With pin inside

Item Includes: AC Adapter and Power Cord

Performance: Short Circuit Protection and Overload Protection

Condition: new

100%OEM compatible, guaranteed to meet or exceed OEM specifications!

Dell Inspiron 1545 AC Adapter

12 months warranty

For return of non-defective product within the first 10 days from date of purchase, full refund.

Within the whole product warranty days, unartificial defective product returns are accepted for replacement, and we will afford all shipping fee.