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“The time to experience the most shocking realism in gaming is NOW!“  Yes, that’s how MSI wants us to experience with their new gaming notebook dubbed the GX730. 

Its display alone via a 17-inch LCD monitor coupled with an ATi Mobility Radeon HD 3650 graphic card already sends a signal that the GX730 is out to conquer the gaming notebook market.  The GX730 also features multimedia functionality with a Dolby Theater Class 5 speaker system.  More after the break.

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Sharp has introduced two new laptops into the Japanese market, the PC-FW70X and PC-FW50X. While the two laptops’ external design and color choices (black and white) may remind you of the MacBook, make no mistake because neither of them will match up to the computing powers of the MacBook.

Both laptops have a 15.4-inch LCD with 1280 x 800 resolution and are either powered by AMD Turion 64 or Mobile Sempron 3600 with AMD M690V Chipset. Both are covered by UV coated case that also serve as protection from UV rays. Other features of these two laptops include; 2GB of RAM, 120GB hard drive, DVD multi drive, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g and infrared support. And for the clincher? The PC-FW70X has a battery life span of 1.1 hours while the PC-FW50X’s battery lasts for an estimated 50 minutes. The notebooks also weigh in at around 5.74-pounds. I wonder what’s inside those batteries if they could only last that long. Major bummer, eh?

Via [Akihabaranews.com] Product [Sharp]

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Toshiba has announced that it has updated its highly successful A200 series laptops with even more options for users to have their preferred computing machines at an affordable price. The A200 series now begins at just $600, but keep in mind that price tag is just for base model, and you may want a more powerful laptop once you get the feel of the Toshiba A200 series.

For $600 you’ll get an A215 series model that has a 15.4-inch diagonal widescreen TruBrite TFT LCD display with a 1280 x 800 resolution, a 1.9 GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core processor, 1GB of RAM, 160GB hard drive, DVD SuperMulti drive, ATI Radeon X1200 with 128MB for graphics and Wi-Fi 802.11b/g as well as the usual array of ports. Moving up but still an A215 model, you can get a 2.0 GHz processor along with 2GB of RAM and a 200GB hard drive for $749.

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At the recent CES in Las Vegas, Toshiba announced several additions to its AMD based A215 notebook line. The Satellite A215-S6805, A215-S6814, and A215-S6820 feature AMD’s Turion 64X2 Dual Core Mobile Technology processor, which provides power and productivity in a mobile form factor. They also come with Windows Vista, a 15.4-inch TrueBrite widescreen, and a DVD SuperMulti Optical Drive. The new additions to the A215 family can be found at ToshibaDirect.com and retailers nationwide. Here’s a detailed look at the specs and suggested price for each new model:

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