HP Unveils CES 2011 Notebook And Desktop Lineup

The CES website may tell you that the trade show doesn’t begin until the 6th of this month, but don’t tell that to Lenovo or HP. Both companies are offering up something new today, with Hewlett-Packard having the most lengthy list of announcements between the two. At least for today. Let’s dive on it!

First, HP’s Pavilion dm1 has been updated with an AMD Fusion APU that offers smooth 1080p multi-media playback, an 11.6″ HD BrightView display, a full-size keyboard, a battery good for up to 10.75 hours of life, up to 750GB of storage, an optional GPS module and an optional external Blu-ray player. It’ll go on sale in the U.S. on 1/9 for $449.99 and up.

Acer Launches New eMachines Desktops

Acer Inc. has announced the launch of three new eMachines desktop computers, the EL1352-A22C, the EL1850-A22C/T, and the EL1850-A22C/TF. The EL1352 series computer will have a dual-core AMD Athlon II X2 220 processor, 2GB of RAM, and a 320GB hard drive. The EL1850 series will have Intel Pentium processors, an 18.5-inch anti-glare LCD, and Microsoft Office Personal 2010. The 1352 will be available on the 20th of this month, with the two 1850 series computers following on the 27th.

Acer promise a powerful HD gaming desktop with the new M5400

The new Acer M5400 desktop boasts AMD Phenom II X4 CPU, DirectX 11 compliant ATI Radeon GPU, AMD 8-Series chipsets, up to 8GB of DDR3 memory and up to 4TB of storage. It also features multi-card reader, 12 USB, Blu-ray and HDMI options as well as capability of output-display on up to six displays using ATI Eyefinity technology. In addition, the hard drive on the front is a swappable type allowing you to carry it whenever you want.

No word on pricing or availability.

Lenovo adds touch to IdeaCentre A700 and B305 all-in-ones, vie for your desktop dollars with H320

While keeping the overdesigned aesthetic of their IdeaCentre brandmates, the new A700 and B305 (above) all-in-ones from Lenovo are moving things forward with optional touchscreens and freshened up spec sheets. The A700 offers the full range of Intel’s Core 2010 laptop CPUs, but tops things off with the slightly older 45nm Core i7-820QM, which gives you four cores operating at a somewhat pedestrian 1.73GHz default speed that can be cranked up to 3.06GHz when circumstances demand it. Other specs include a 1080p 23-inch display, built-in 802.11a/b/g/n wireless, and a side-mounted Blu-ray drive. If you’re feeling extravagant, you can even cram in 8GB of DDR3 RAM, but don’t expect to be paying the $999 entry price for that package when these become available at the end of June.

The B305 gives AMD fans something to admire, with Athlon II X4 processors, Radeon HD 5450 graphics — great for multimedia, but forget about 3D gaming — up to 4GB of DDR3 RAM, and up to a 21.5-inch display stretching to 1,920 x 1,080. Built-in wireless and a DVD-RW drive are again present, along with up to a terabyte of storage (2TB on the A700, that showoff) should you opt to tread beyond the $699 entry price. The B305 will be purchasable next month, as will be the H320 old schooler. Starting out at $549, this small form factor pc offers Intel’s 32nm desktop parts, with the finest of the bunch being the 2.8GHz Core i7-860. Radeon HD 5570, up to 8GB of memory, a terabyte of storage, Blu-ray, and wireless options fill out its vital statistics, though you’ll have to buy your own monitor. Full PR after the break.

HP also reveals the Compaq 6005 Pro Ultra-slim desktop

Beside rolling out new All-in-Ones, HP has today also announced a new business-oriented offering, the Compaq 6005 Pro Ultra-slim desktop PC. Measuring just 25.15 x 25.4 x 6.6 cm, the compact enterprise system is equipped with an AMD Sempron, Athlon II or Phenom II processor, up to 8GB of RAM, Radeon HD 4200 integrated graphics, a slim DVD-ROM or DVD writer, and a HDD or SSD for up to 250GB/80GB of storage space.

HP’s machine also boasts Gigabit Ethernet, optional 802.11 b/g/n WiFi, a 1.2 TPM embedded security chip, a power supply with an efficiency of 87%, and D-Sub/DisplayPort outputs.

The Compaq 6005 Pro Ultra-slim can be pre-loaded with Windows XP, Vista, 7, FreeDOS or SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11, and will become available on April 26 starting at $599.

HP delivers three more compact Pavilion desktops

HP has recently rolled out a trio of Pavilion desktop PCs for those who need computing in tightly-packed manner, the Pavilion Slimline s5305z, Slimline s5350z and Pavilion Elite HPE-190t. Starting at $299.99, the Slimline s5305z packs a Sempron or Athlon II processor, up to 4GB of RAM, a 320, 500, 640 or 750GB hard drive, a DVD writer or Blu-ray drive, and either GeForce 6150 SE integrated graphics, or a discrete solution – Radeon HD 4350, HD 5450, GeForce G210 or GeForce GT 220.

The Slimline s5350z model has a base price tag of $479.99 and can be equipped with an Athlon II X4 or Phenom II X4 CPU, up to 8GB of RAM, a maximum of 1.5TB of storage space, a DVD or Blu-ray drive, and again, integrated (GeForce 9100) or discrete (Radeon HD 4350, GeForce G210 or GeForce GT 220).

Last and certainly not least, the Pavilion Elite HPE-190t starts at $1,899.99 and boasts Intel’s high and mighty 3.33 GHz Core i7-980X hexa-core chip, a maximum of 24GB of RAM, up to 3TB of storage, a Blu-ray player or writer, and an Nvidia (GeForce GT 220) or AMD (Radeon HD 4850 / Radeon HD 5570) graphics card.

All three HP desktops come with Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit pre-installed.

Moneual New MiNEW M11 Slim-Desktop.

The Korean based company Moneual announced an upgrade of its Moneual M series with the Shiny new M11. Receiving a better look than the previous M10 series, our New Computer features by default, an Intel E6500 CPU (2.93GHz) with 2GB of RAM (DDR3 8500), a GeForce GT220 with 512MB of VRAM from EmTek with HDMI out.

Alienware’s Core i7-980X-infused Area-51 desktop gets reviewed, puts other rigs to shame

Surely you recall that snazzy new Alienware Area-51 desktop that popped up last week with Intel’s flashy Core i7-980X Extreme Edition within, right? The benchmarking gurus over at Hot Hardware have since put the stratospherically priced ($4,569 as tested) rig through its paces, and suffice it to say, there’s hardly a machine on the planet that’s faster than this rig today. Put simply, the test machine — which was equipped with a pair of ATI Radeon HD 5970 cards — bested every other gaming desktop they’d seen, with the only shortfall coming up in the HDD tests. Naturally, SSD-equipped rivals were a good bit faster there, but nothing’s stopping you from swapping out those traditional platters and installing a bit of NAND yourself. Ah, why bother with the details — if you’re looking for “quite literally the fastest desktop PC on the earth,” this can definitely be it with the right configuration. Hit that source link for the mind-boggling benchmarks and a hands-on video.

Dell serves up the Vostro 230 compact desktops

Dell has this week updated its small businesses offering by making available the Vostro 230 Intel-powered desktop. Coming in mini-tower and slim flavors, the new system is equipped with a Pentium, Core 2 Duo or Core 2 Quad CPU, up to 4GB of RAM, up to 2TB of storage via two hard drives, a DVD reader/writer, and GMA X4500 integrated graphics or a GeForce G310 512MB.

The Vostro 230 comes pre-loaded with Windows 7, is backed by a one-year warranty and starts at $299.

Fujitsu adds new desktop and laptops to its proGREEN line

Claiming to respond to popular demand, Fujitsu has this week unveiled some new additions to its proGREEN line of business-oriented machines – the Esprimo E9900, P9900 and Celsius W280 desktops, and the Lifebook E780, S710 and Celsius H700 laptops.

The Esprimo systems are equipped with 32nm Core i5 processors and PSUs with an efficiency of up to 89% (and 0-Watt power-off technology), while the Celsius W280 packs Core i7 powa’, but all three are ENERGY STAR (5.0) certified.

The Celsius H700 mobile workstation also packs a Core i7 CPU and makes use of Nvidia graphics. The Lifebook E780 and S710 have a 15.6-inch and 14-inch LED-backlit display, respectively, and boast a Core i5/i7 CPU, up to 8GB of RAM, a HDD of up to 500GB or a 128GB SSD, and either integrated (Intel) or discrete (Nvidia) graphics. The laptops also have an EcoButton that switches off non-essential components, extending battery runtime by up to an hour and include the Advanced Theft Protection (ATP) module for added protection.

“Fujitsu has been leading the way for Green IT for more than 20 years,” said Rajat Kakar, Vice President Clients Group at Fujitsu Technology Solutions. “We are the first IT vendor to offer a complete range of environmentally-sound products. This product line offers all the environmental benefits along with maximum performance, but without a high price tag. Furthermore, businesses can achieve additional cost-savings with the resulting energy-savings.”

All the new proGREEN series machines are on sale.

Lifebook E780