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The laptops of CES 2012
Tablets may be seeing widespread adoption, but laptops aren't exactly on their way out. CES 2012 showed some nice machines from Samsung, HP, Dell, Lenovo, and even some beautiful debut entries from Vizio. Whether it's to find your next laptop or just for fun, you can peruse all of last week's laptop stories below.
A special thanks to Borrow Lenses, who provided us with cameras and lenses for the week!
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January 13, 2012
AMD Trinity demo: full HD gaming, video playback, and transcoding
AMD's next generation of Accelerated Processing Units, Trinity, was shown off to us at CES this year with an impressive multithreaded workload.
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January 11, 2012
LG Z330 and Z430 'Super Ultrabooks' (hands-on)
Hands-on impressions of LG's first ultrabooks, the Z330 and Z430. The 13.3-inch and 14-inch ultrabooks have SSDs and aluminum construction.
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January 10, 2012
Samsung Series 5 notebooks stretch to 15 and 17 inches (hands-on)
The Samsung Series 5 15- and 17-inch notebooks are larger, mid-range laptops with up to 2TB storage and a 2GB graphics card.
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January 10, 2012
Samsung Series 7 Gamer notebook hands-on
The Samsung Series 7 Gamer notebook is a high-powered gaming laptop with a Core i7 processor, 2GB graphics card, and up to 16GB of RAM.
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January 10, 2012
XPS 13: Dell launches its first ultrabook for $999 (hands-on pictures)
Dell's XPS 13 — the company's first ultrabook — will hit shelves in February for a starting price of $999.
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January 10, 2012
Razer Blade gaming laptop hands-on video
Razer's Blade gaming laptop has spent quite a while in development, but it's finally coming in January for $2,799, and we were able to get our hands on it today at CES.
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January 9, 2012
Envy 14 Spectre: HP's Gorilla Glass covered, $1,399 ultrabook (hands-on video / pictures)
HP's Envy 14 Spectre starts at $1,399 and has an impressive glass body, NFC feature, and high resolution display.
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January 9, 2012
Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga: a Windows 8 laptop that bends backwards into a tablet (hands-on video)
Lenovo's IdeaPad Yoga looks like a laptop, but it morphs into a tablet with a very flexible hinge.
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January 9, 2012
Samsung Series 5 Ultra officially heads to the US on January 30th for $899 (hands-on pictures)
The 13.3-inch and 14-inch Samsung Series 5 Ultra ultrabooks finally head to the US on January 30th for a starting price of $900.
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January 9, 2012
Samsung Series 9 gets a complete makeover, coming February 27th for $1,399.99 (hands-on and video)
Samsung's new Series 9 laptops will hit in February for $1,399, they include Core i5 processors and brand new designs.
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January 9, 2012
Intel Nikiski laptop prototype with see-through touchpad hands-on pictures and video
Intel demos its crazy Nikiski laptop with a glass touchpad that turns into a touchscreen.
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January 9, 2012
Intel shows 'Nikiski' laptop prototype with full-width, see-through touchpad
Intel won't say who it's partnering with, but it just showed off a "Nikiski" laptop prototype at its CES 2012 keynote.
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January 9, 2012
ASUS Eee PC 1225B goes official, available in February for $399
AMD-powered ASUS Eee PC 1225B ultraportable due in February, priced at $399.
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January 9, 2012
ASUS Eee PC Flare 1025C / CE and Eee PC X101CH 10.1-inch netbooks announced
ASUS introduces three new 10.1-inch netbooks.
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January 9, 2012
Vizio thin-and-light laptops first hands-on!
We've got pictures and previews of Vizio's first laptops
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January 9, 2012
Vizio officially unveils all-in-one PC, laptops, and 10-inch tablet
We saw this coming a few days ago, but Vizio's pulled the wraps off its new all-in-one PC and two new laptops, all destined to arrive this spring. The company also unveiled the 10-inch tablet we first heard about yesterday.
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January 9, 2012
Gigabyte intros T1006M convertible tablet and S1081 slate, both with Cedar Trail chips
Gigabyte's bringing its A-game to CES, assuming Atom is its name: Intel's new Cedar Trail family of Atom processors features in both the new T1006M convertible tablet and S1081 slate.
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January 8, 2012
Toshiba's 14-inch Satellite ultrabook coming in May for $799
Toshiba's 14-inch Satellite ultrabook is coming in May for $799.
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January 8, 2012
Toshiba Qosmio F755 finally adds glasses-free 3D gaming support
Toshiba's Qosmio F755 laptop launched back in August missing one key feature — namely, gaming support for its glasses-free 3D screen. After missing its initial projected November update, the company has announced "Optimized for NVIDIA GeForce 3D support" currently available via download from Toshiba’s Service Station utility.
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January 8, 2012
Lenovo IdeaPad U310 / U410 ultrabooks: next-gen Intel processors in colored cases coming in May (hands-on)
Lenovo's new IdeaPad U310 and U410 ultrabooks will hit in may when Intel releases its next generation processors.
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January 8, 2012
Lenovo debuts IdeaPad S200 and S206 netbooks with new Atom processors (hands-on)
Lenovo debuts 11.6-inch IdeaPad S200 and S206 netbooks.
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January 8, 2012
Acer Aspire S5 hands-on video and pictures
Acer's new ultrabook, the Aspire S5, is living up to the "ultra" in its name: it's the thinnest ultrabook yet, a category defined by its thinness, while also offering a Thunderbolt port, a first outside of Apple's Mac computers.