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MSI GX730 gaming notebook features a turbo button to increase CPU speed at will

“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.

HP touts its first 13.3-inch laptop – the Pavilion dv3500t

HP has just unveiled a first for the company with the HP Pavilion dv3500t. It is the company’s first 13.3-inch notebook. Available now at the HP online store at $999.99, the HP Pavilion dv3500t is a 4.12-pound notebook that features an Intel Core 2 Duo Processor, an NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS 512MB video card, up to 8GB of RAM, up to a 400GB of HD, a 13.3 BrightView widescreen display with 16:10 aspect ratio. The dv3500t also features a LED backlight panel and an under-keyboard backlighting as well.

The Xnote Mini: LG joins the netbook party

The continuously growing netbook market welcomes a new member, this time it is LG Electronics which just announced the Xnote Mini netbook. Although Aving USA tagged the new LG machine as a mini-notebook, we’re still inclined to believe that the Xnote Mini should be called a netbook instead, if we are to judge it by the few specs and details available about the netbook. Actually, the Xnote Mini’s Intel Atom processor gave away the fact that it is really a netbook.

Dell packs the 17-inch Precision M6400 with 16GB of RAM

Dell, which has been consistently teasing us with 17-inch notebook beauty has finally unveiled its Precision M6400. If you are thrilled with the idea of having notebook with such a large screen, you may start pre-ordering for the Precision M6400 at the Dell’s online store now. Dell promises to deliver the Precision M6400 by the later part of October. If you’re still undecided, here’s a quick rundown of the notebook’s features and specs which might help you make a decision.

The Dell Precision M6400′s 17-inch display can either be a WXGA+UltraSharp with 1440×900 or 1920×1200 resolutions, a WUXGA RGB LED back-lit display or an edge to edge back-lit display, with both having a 1920×1200 resolution. The notebook also comes packed with an 2.53GHz Intel Core 2 Extreme processor which is also known as the Intel quad-core platform. In addition to these, the M6400 notebook also features 4 DDR 3 memory slot which can support 4GB or RAM each. That gives you the option to have 16GB of RAM in a portable computer.

Sony Vaio TT series notebook is the world’s lightest Blu-ray notebook

Sony announced their latest series in its VAIO notebook lineup – the VAIO TT series. Sony says that these notebooks would be the world’s lightest with Blu-ray disc technology. TT notebook models weigh around 1.3kg and measures only an inch thick.

But certainly, being thin and lightweight are not all there are to the VAIO TT notebook series. TT units to be released later would have various features specific to each of the notebook models. The Sony VAIO TT notebook series also feature an 11.1-inch widescreen display powered by the XBRITE-DuraView LCD technology partnered with an energy-saving LED backlight. In addition, there is an HDMI output connector for connecting the notebook to an HDTV. These Sonys use Intel’s Centrino 2 inside which should help with power consumption.

Asus unveils the Express Gate-powered F8 notebook

Asus continues its rampage on the notebook market with another announcement of a new portable notebook called the Asus F8. Featuring both excellent hardware and software features, the F8 notebook is powered by the Express Gate, a special built-in OS that pushes the notebook to an 8-second boot-up time which in term makes the most commonly used applications available to the users quickly. These applications include, web browser, instant messenger, Skype, photo manager, music player and online games. The Express Gate also enables the F8 easily shareable and yet safe enough knowing that it won’t allow files to be altered.

The Asus F8 is also geared for those seeking a multimedia experience from their notebooks. It has a powerful and high-performing 3D graphics core that allows excellent performance when playing fast-action 3D games. Additionally, the Asus F8 also comes packed with a built-in TV Tuner with remote control and the remote control even has its own slot on the notebook itself. This more than makes up for a very powerful and versatile computing machine.

Asustek will also launch the Eee Station at Computex next week

Ok, what do we know so far regarding Asustek’s plans for Computex next week? First, we learned that Asustek will be launching the Eee PC 901. This was followed by the desktop counterpart of the Eee PC which we later find out will be called the Ebox. Then, just yesterday Asustek hinted on the possible launch of another portable machine, the Eee PC 1000. Just when we are ready to sit down and wait for the Computex, here comes Asustek with yet another big announcement. It will also launch the Eee Station which is not only a powered-up version of the Ebox, but will also be a portable desktop PC with Blu-ray read and write functionality. Incidentally, if the Eee Station looks familiar, that’s because it’s the same as another one of Asustek’s mini desktop PC previously known as the Essention CS5110.