October 9th, 2008
Laptops with mobile WiMax now available
The first laptops with built-in mobile WiMax wireless broadband are now available in the U.S. Sprint, Intel and the computer companies announced the new WiMax configurations at an event in Baltimore just a few days after Sprint launched its Xohm service there.
All of these laptops use Intel’s Echo Peak chipset, formally known as the WiMax/WiFi Link 5350, which is part of the Centrino 2 platform. The chipset supports mobile WiMax (or 802.16e) at speeds up to 10Mbps downstream and 4Mbps upstream. The WiMax chipset currently adds about $60 to the cost of a notebook–more than Xohm had initially targeted but less than competing 3G data modems. For example, a 3G adapter for AT&T or Verizon is a $120 option on the Lenovo ThinkPad X301 (not including special offers). The eight laptop models are:
- Acer Aspire 4930-6862
- Acer Aspire 6930-6771
- Asus M50Vm-A1WM
- Lenovo ThinkPad SL300
- Lenovo ThinkPad SL500
- Lenovo ThinkPad T400
- Lenovo ThinkPad X301
- Toshiba Satellite U405-ST550W
These WiMax configurations are sold direct, at a handful of online retailers (Amazon.com, Newegg.com and TigerDirect.com) and at Best Buy stores in the Baltimore area. At the even Xohm CEO Barry West said there would be a dozen laptops with WiMax available by December. Lenovo said it would also add WiMax options to the ThinkPad SL400, ThinkPad W500, ThinkPad X200, ThinkPadW700 and IdeaPad Y530. Other devices include a home modem, ExpressCard and USB adapters and the Nokia 810 Internet Tablet, which is essentially a Mobile Internet Device (MID), though it uses a Texas Instruments OMAP processor rather than Intel’s Atom chip.
Many blogs and industry publications have poked fun at the initial coverage area–admittedly it does seem a bit strange to be rolling out Intel chipsets, laptops and other devices for a service that only works in a city with a little more than 600,000 people–but you’ve got to start somewhere. If the Xohm/Clearwire merger goes smoothly, and Xohm continues to receive support from big names such as Google, Intel, Comcast and Time-Warner–the build-out could happen quickly. Next up are Boston, Dallas, Fort Worth, Philadelphia and Providence. We could also see multi-mode devices that work on both WiMax and Sprint’s EV-DO network with some combination pricing plans.
There are plenty of other open questions. Even if Xohm can quickly expand its network, it isn’t clear whether the company has the backhaul network to support a speedy, nationwide broadband network. Lately I’ve heard lots of rumblings that the battery life of WiMax devices–while improved–is not going to rival 3G smartphones. Since WiMax gadgets won’t replace cell phones anytime soon, the pricing plans need to be simple and compelling enough to convince consumers to sign-on to another monthly mobile data plan–albeit one that doesn’t require a contract. The “Pick 2″ plan that lets you put a home modem and a laptop on the same bill for $50 a month “for life” is a great start, but it’s tough to market a mobile service that can also replace home broadband and it will be competing with aggressively-priced “triple-play” packages. If Xohm can navigate these issues, it could gain a nice headstart on 3G and LTE data services.
[Read the Sprint Xohm press release.]
October 8th, 2008
Asus announces quad-core gaming laptop (again)
There are now several quad-core mobile workstations for work, but Asus is laying claim to the first quad-core laptop designed purely for play.
This week it announced that the G71 “Republic of Gamers,” a 17-inch gaming laptop, now offers Intel’s new 2.53GHz Core 2 Extreme Quad QX9300. (Asus first announced the G71 back in August, around the time of the Intel Developer Forum, but Intel’s first quad-core mobile chip is only now becoming available.) As with previous Extreme-class processors, Intel removed the “overspeed protection”–bus ratios that prevent you from damaging the chip or system–so that it can be freely overclocked. Other specs include:
- 17-inch WXGA+ or WUXGA display
- Up to 4GB DDR3-1066 memory
- Nvidia GeForce 9700M GT with 512MB GDDR3
- Up to 1TB of storage (dual 500GB hard drives
- DVD Super Multi
- 2MP Webcam
Asus still hasn’t said much about availability or pricing, but a configuration (the G71V-A1) with a 2.53GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T9400 dual-core processor, WUXGA display, 4GB of memory, 400GB hard drive and Blu-ray costs a little more than $2,000. So far there has been surprisingly little coverage of this model–perhaps because it isn’t an Eee PC–but I’ll update with links to any hands-on reviews when they post.
October 6th, 2008
Sony AW series: The best laptop display?
With expansive 16:9 displays and Blu-ray drives, the new crop of desktop replacements with 18.4-inch displays are geared toward mobile entertainment. Though its design is nothing special, the Sony VAIO AW series stands out from this group, according to reviews at PCMag.com and LaptopMag.com, thanks to its high-quality, LED-backlit 1,920-by-1,080 display.
“The color reproduction on this laptop’s high-definition, Adobe RGB-compatible display is unparalleled,” PCMag.com gushes. And “if you think photos look great on the screen, wait until you pop in a Blu-ray movie.” The matte display is also better-suited for professional applications than the glossy displays on competitors such as the Acer Aspire 8920G, HP HDX 18 and Toshiba Qosmio G55 series. The only real drawback: The $3,219 VAIO VGN-AW190 configuration PCMag.com tested included slower 4,200rpm drives, though it did have 1TB of storage. (Sony offers faster drives–up to 640GB with 7,200rpm models–and SSDs.) Typical users might be better off with a less-costly desktop replacement such as HP’s HDX 18, but the “Sony VAIO VGN-AW190 is not your average desktop replacement. It has professional photographer, serious artist, or graphics designer written all over it.”
LaptopMag.com tested a $4,000 configuration, the Sony VAIO VGN-AW180Y/Q, with dual 64GB SSDs and a 5,400rpm 500GB hard drive. The display is bright, less-reflective and has wide viewing angles. “When we watched an episode of Heroes on Blu-ray, the screen produced accurate colors and rich details, and for the most part, the scenes looked fluid,” the review stated, though playback “hiccupped” a few times. The 2.8GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T9600, 4GB of memory and Nvidia GeForce 9600M GT with 512MB delivered better performance than anything short of the Lenovo ThinkPad W700 mobile workstation. The pricey SSDs weren’t much faster than the HP HDX 18’s dual 7,200rpm 160GB hard drives on file transfer tests–and the HDX 18 has a slicker design and better keyboard–but the Sony AW series is a “powerful, feature-packed entertainment notebook.”
Reviews of the Sony VAIO AW series:
- LaptopMag.com (4.5 out of 5 stars)
- PCMag.com (4 out of 5 stars)
October 3rd, 2008
The quad-core laptops are here . . . sort of
Back in August Dell, HP and Lenovo all announced mobile workstations that offer Intel’s first quad-core chip for laptops. Those systems are now available for order and reviews of at least one model–the Lenovo ThinkPad W700–are giving a glimpse of the performance you can expect from these 17-inch powerhouses.
The ThinkPad W700 and Dell Precision M6400 are both available for order with the 2.53GHz Intel Core 2 Quad Extreme QX9300 (though it looks like you’ll have to wait a few weeks for them to ship). HP announced that its EliteBook 8730w will also offer the Core 2 Quad Extreme processor, but the pre-configured models currently available top out at the 2.53 GHZ Core 2 Duo T9400, a dual-core chip.
The Core 2 Quad Extreme is a pricey part–Intel charges more than a $1,000 for the processor–and it will only help with multi-threaded applications, though many of the typical workstation applications (high-end image editing and video editing, and computer-aided design) fall into that category. But there are other high-end features on these workstations that boost performance across the board including lots of fast DDR3 memory (up to 16GB on the Precision M6400), Nvidia Quadro GPUs with up to 1GB of memory and dual hard drives (including SSD options) that can be configured in RAID 0 for best performance.
The 17-inch widescreen displays on these mobile workstations are also a step up. They are high-resolution, brighter and can display a much wider color gamut–more colors–than a typical laptop display. The ThinkPad W700 also comes with an integrated color calibration utility.
The obvious drawback to these mobile workstations is size and weight, or as Wired.com puts it, “Lenovo’s Mega Notebook Crushes Benchmarks, Femurs.” That’s obviously an exaggeration, but at nearly 10 pounds these systems are really semi-portable–you can occasionally move them from one workspace to another, but you won’t want to take one on the road regularly. Then again, these mobile workstations outperform many desktops and even the fastest gaming laptops such as the Alienware Area-51 m17x and Gateway P-7811FX.
Lenovo ThinkPad W700 reviews:
- ChannelWeb
- ComputerShopper.com (8.5 out of 10; Editors’ Choice)
- LaptopMag.com (4 out of 5 stars)
- MaximumPC (9 out of 10)
- Wired.com (7 out of 10)
October 1st, 2008
HP’s first 13.3-inch Pavilion vs. the competition
HP is shipping its first laptop with a 13.3-inch widescreen display. The HP Pavilion dv3500t series is already available on HP’s site starting at $1,000, and a slightly higher-end configuration, the dv3520nr, is available for pre-order at Best Buy for $1,200. Other sites have reported that this model will be a Best Buy exclusive.
The dv3500t series has the same bronze metallic finish and glossy touchpad as other new Pavilion models including the Pavilion dv4 14.1-inch laptop and Pavilion dv7 17-inch desktop replacements. The $1,000 base configuration includes the following specs:
- 13.3-inch WXGA (1,280 x 800) widescreen display
- 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T5800
- 2GB DDR2 memory
- NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS with 512MB
- 160GB hard drive
- SuperMulti 8X DVD
- 32-bit Windows Vista Home Premium SP1
You can upgrade to an LED-backlit display for an additional $100. The dv3520nr has the LED display, as well as a faster processor, twice the memory and a larger hard drive for $200 more.
Many competitors already offer 13.3-inch models, but most of them rely on Intel integrated graphics. Here’s how the dv3500t stacks up to the competition for similarly-priced configurations (I did not include the Apple MacBook Air or Lenovo ThinkPad X301, since they start at prices well above $1,000):
| Apple MacBook | 2.1GHz C2D | 1GB | Intel X3100 | 120GB | DVD-ROM | $1,100 |
| Dell Inspiron 13 | 2.4GHz C2D T8300 | 4GB | Intel X3100 | 320GB | DVD multi | $974 |
| Dell XPS M1330 | 2.4GHz C2D T8300 | 4GB | Intel X3100 | 250GB | DVD multi | $1,000 |
| Lenovo IdeaPad U330 | 2.0GHz C2D P7350 | 2GB | Radeon HD3450 | 250GB | DVD multi | $1,199 |
| Sony VGN-SR190 | 2.26GHz C2D P8400 | 1GB | Intel 4500MHD | 120GB | DVD multi | $1,300 |
| Toshiba Satellite U405D-S2874 | 2.1GHz Turion X2 | 4GB | Radeon 3100 | 250GB | DVD multi | $950 |
| Toshiba Satellite U405D-S2854 | 2.0GHz C2D T5750 | 3GB | Intel X3100 | 320GB | DVD multi | $950 |
September 30th, 2008
Sony VAIO TT Blu-ray ultraportable reviewed
Turns out you can build a pretty good laptop for more than four grand. LaptopMag.com has the first full review of the new Sony TT series ultraportable, and it doesn’t disappoint. The latest low-voltage Core 2 Duo processor, a Blu-ray drive, dual 128GB SSDs and six-hour-plus battery life in a 2.8-pound package adds up to an Editors’ Choice for the high-end VAIO VGN-TT198UBX.
Curiously though, the VGN-TT198UBX only gets 4 out of 5 stars, in part because of the price, but LaptopMag.com also notes that “watching Blu-ray movies on a n 11.1-inch display isn’t very enticing,” performance on benchmarks was only average, and the integrated Intel graphics was “predictably weak” on 3D gaming tests. As the review states, you can get a version of the TT series without the Blu-ray drive and SSDs starting at $2,095, but you’ll also have to settle for a slower processor and less memory.
“In general, though, we prefer the Sony VAIO Z series, because it’s only about half a pound heavier while offering discrete graphics and a larger screen and keyboard,” LaptopMag.com concludes.
CNET.com’s Crave blog has also posted its first impressions of the VGN-TT198UBX.
Hands-on coverage of the Sony VAIO VGN-TT198UBX
- Read LaptopMag.com’s review (4 out of 5 stars)
- Read Crave’s first impressions of the Sony TT series
September 30th, 2008
First reviews of Toshiba Qosmio with SpursEngine
More than three months after Toshiba launched its first desktop replacement that makes use of the Cell processor in Japan, the Toshiba Qosmio G55-Q802 has reached U.S. shores and received its first hands-on reviews from PCMag.com and ComputerShopper.com.
The Qosmio G55 series is part of a new wave of desktop replacements that use an 18.4-inch display, rather than the usual 17-inch display. Competitors include the Acer Aspire 8920G, HP Pavilion HDX18 and Sony VAIO AW series. The new display size offers several advantages. It has a true 16:9 aspect ratio, which makes it ideally suited for high-definition content, and it is more efficient to manufacture. All of the new 18.4-inch models have a 1080p native resolution (1,920 by 1,080 pixels) except the Qosmio G55, which has a resolution of 1,680 by 945 pixels, which is sufficient for 720p video.
What sets the Qosmio G55 apart, however is its Quad Core HD Processor (aka the “SpursEngine”), a co-processor that traces its lineage to the Cell processor jointly developed by IBM, Toshiba and Sony, and used in the Sony PlayStation 3 game console. A version of the Quad Core HD processor is also used in other Toshiba products such as LCD TVs and upconverting DVD players. Here the main goal is to speed up video encoding and decoding when using video editing applications that are optimized for the Quad Core HD chip, a list that currently includes only the bundled Ulead MovieFactory 5. For example, Toshiba says the chip can convert high-definition video to a standard-definition format and burn it to a DVD up to 10 times faster.
ComputerShopper.com gets credit for putting the video encoding and decoding claims to the test. It tested the time required to import a 7-minute video clip from a camcorder, convert it to a new format and burn it to a DVD. When using the version of Ulead MovieFactory that is optimized for the Quad Core HD Processor, the task was about a minute and a half faster, but “the result fell far short of the elevenfold boost we were expecting.” The Quad Core HD processor can do a few other tricks including upconverting DVDs and other standard-definition video content so that it looks better on a high-definition display, building a searchable index of faces from video clips and controlling applications using hand gestures and the 1.3-megapixel Webcam. The results here were mixed. The video upconverting and indexing are nice features, but neither ComputerShopper.com nor PCMag.com had much luck getting the gesture controls (”more trouble than it’s worth”) to work.
The Qosmio G55 is Toshiba’s first laptop to offer either 32-bit or 64-bit Windows Vista, and the $1,550 G55-Q802 configuration that both tested came with the 64-bit version. ComputerShopper.com tested performance using FutureMark’s PCMark Vantage, which is tuned for 64-bit Vista, but PCMag.com’s standard SysMark 2007 and MobileMark 2007 benchmarks still don’t support 64-bit Vista (BAPCO needs to get this patch out pronto). Both PCMag.com and ComputerShoper.com did plenty of application testing using iTunes, Windows Media Encoder, Adobe Photoshop CS3, CineBench, a test based on Maxon’s Cinema 4D, a 3D authoring tool, and some popular game titles. Overall performance was fine, but not on the same level as the fastest desktop replacements. Then again, the G55-Q802 costs significantly less than other 18.4-inch desktop replacements, which tend to start at around $2,000 and include faster processors, as well as options such as integrated TV tuners and Blu-ray drives.
Toshiba’s Qosmio desktop replacements have always been niche products that pushed new technologies geared toward entertainment applications. The G55 series carries on that tradition. The Quad Core HD Processor’s functions are limited, but for a particular type of user who wants to do a lot of editing in a consumer-level package such as Ulead MovieFactory, the Qosmio G55 series offers a lot for the price. Ultimately most consumers looking for an entertainment-oriented desktop replacement will want a Blu-ray drive, so Toshiba will eventually need to adopt the format.
Toshiba Qosmio G55-Q802 reviews:
- Read the ComputerShopper.com review (7.2 out of 10)
- Read the PCMag.com review (3.5 out of 5)
September 29th, 2008
Sprint’s Xohm service and the first “WiMax” review
[Update 10/2/08: Hands-on reviews of Sprint’s Xohm service, which is based on Mobile WiMax, have now been posted at LaptopMag.com (XOHM WiMAX In Baltimore: Speed Tests With XOHM ExpressCard) and PCMag.com (Sprint XOHM Mobile WiMAX).]
No sooner had Sprint flipped the switch on its WiMax wireless broadband service–at least in one city–then InfoWorld posted the first hands-on review of what it called a WiMax service (Road test: Does WiMax work in the real world?).
Meeting its promise to launch by the end of September, Sprint began offering service today in Baltimore [press release here]. The InfoWorld review, however, is based on a month of testing of Clearwire’s Mobile High Speed Internet service in the Reno, Nevada area. (Next quarter Sprint plans to merge its Xohm business with Clearwire to eventually deploy a nationwide mobile WiMax network. Intel, Google, Comcast and Time-Warner have also invested in the venture.)
WiMax competes with both home broadband services, such as cable and DSL, and mobile 3G data services sold by AT&T, Verizon and Sprint. Clearwire’s service worked fine in fixed locations: InfoWorld got consistent speeds of 1.5Mbps to 2.0Mbps downstream and 275Kbps to 325Kbps upstream. But it failed to connect at all when in a moving vehicle. “Although WiMax is often thought of as a mobile broadband service, it’s really a portable broadband service meant to be used while a device is stationary. The convenience is being able to take that device and use it in different location, all with the same broadband service,” InfoWorld concluded.
That seemed puzzling since Sprint and Intel have frequently demonstrated WiMax devices in all sorts of moving vehicles from cars to golf carts to Segways and scooters (really). And it didn’t seem to bode well for Sprint’s new mobile WiMax service. But it turns out that InfoWorld’s review of isn’t likely to be an indicator of just how good WiMax will be–either with Sprint or Clearwire. The reason is simple: It isn’t WiMax. Clearwire’s current network, including in the Reno area, is based on a different technology, Motorola Expedience, which it refers to as pre-WiMax.
Clearwire is conducting beta trials of true mobile WiMax network (based on the 802.16e-2005 standard) in Portland and Atlanta. The company plans to add service next in Las Vegas and Grand Rapids, Michigan, and hopes to upgrade its existing pre-WiMax markets next year to cover a total of 60 million to 80 million “points of presence” by the end of 2009, according to Susan Johnston, a Clearwire spokesperson. Sprint’s Xohm network is also based on the 802.16e-2005 standard. There are reasons to believe that these true mobile WiMax services will offer better performance on the go. The Baltimore Sun reported that Sprint had demonstrated how it could smoothly stream a movie to a laptop and display it on an LCD TV while driving trough the city in a van.
The pricing plans Sprint announced today are also competitive. Sprint offers home access for $25 a month and mobile laptop access for $30 a month without contracts, as well as $10 day passes. Laptop cards are $60 and home modems cost $80. Clearwire’s pricing is similar. Sprint says additional WiMax devices are in the works including a USB modem, Nokia’s N810 tablet, and Intel Centrino 2 laptops. Sprint will also offer dual-mode 3G and mobile WiMax devices.
September 25th, 2008
Suddenly the MacBook Air doesn’t seem so expensive anymore. . .
As rumored, Sony announced its new ultraportable this week. The old VAIO TZ series was a slick ultraportable, and the new VAIO TT series looks even better, though I’ll wait for some full reviews for confirmation. In the meantime, the list of available options– carbon fiber chassis that weighs 2.9 pounds, 11.1-inch LED-backlit widescreen display, integrated Blu-ray burner and HDMI-out, dual 128GB SSDs, wireless WAN–makes for one great press release.
The only catch: if you want it with all the good stuff, it will really cost you. You can pre-order the top-of-the-line VAIO VGN-TT190UBX for a cool $4,344.99 (or a little more than a dozen Asus Eee PC 900 netbooks). That gets you these specs:
- Carbon fiber case
- 11.1-inch widescreen LCD
- 1.4GHz Intel Core2 Duo SU9400 processor
- 4GB DDR3 memory
- Intel GMA 4500MHD integrated graphics
- 256GB (128×2) SSD
- Blu-ray burner
You can blame the SSDs and Blu-ray for the sky-high price tag. A 128GB SSD currently retails for about $400 to $500, and Sony’s cheapest Blu-ray burner, the BWU-300S for desktops, will be available in October for $400. And to be fair, Sony does offer a configuration starting at around $2,000 with a slightly slower processor, 2GB of memory, a 160GB hard drive, and a DVD burner.
But it’s hard to settle for those specs when you know what could be packed in this tiny laptop. Maybe Sony ought to bring Qualia back for this impressive, but pricey ultraportable.
September 25th, 2008
Lenovo’s ThinkPad X200 Tablet racks up awards
Reviews of the tablet version of Lenovo’s X200 ultraportable are in. The big change in this version, which replaces the longstanding ThinkPad X61t, is the switch to a widescreen display. The X200 Tablet is also thinner and lighter, weighing about 3.5 pounds with the standard four-cell battery and a little more than 4 pounds with the eight-cell version.
Both Laptop Magazine and PC Magazine tested a $2,323 configuration that includes a low-voltage 1.86GHz Intel Core 2 Duo L9400 (the regular ThinkPad X200 uses a standard-voltage Core 2 Duo chip); 2GB of DDR3 memory, which also operates at a lower voltage; the latest Intel integrated graphics; and a 7,200rpm 160GB hard drive. This configuration also includes an LED-backlit display that accepts pen-input only. You can also choose an LED-backlit display works with both the included pen and your fingertip–but is not as bright–or a standard LCD display. All three have the same 1,280×800 resolution. The alphabet soup of wireless options–Wi-Fi, wireless WAN, Bluetooth, WiMax, UWB, Bluetooth and ThinkVantage GPS–is also pretty impressive.
PC Magazine says the X200 Tablet easily retains its predecessors Editors’ Choice thanks to the Centrino 2 upgrades, lighter chassis, enhanced speakers, and widescreen display options. Laptop Magazine awards it an Editors’ Choice as well stating its “one of the best tablets of the year thanks to smooth performance, durability, and numerous wireless options.”
Both sites note the two obvious drawbacks: the X200 Tablet lacks an internal optical drive and it doesn’t have a touchpad. Those are features found in bigger and heavier competitors such as the Toshiba Portégé M700 series and Fujitsu LifeBook T4220. Fujitsu also offers a 12.1-inch widescreen tablet, the LifeBook T2010, that weighs 3.5 pounds, but like the X200, lacks an internal DVD drive, as well as a couple of 13.3-inch tablets.
This week Lenovo also released a new version of the X200. The X200s uses carbon and glass fiber on parts of the case to trim the starting weight down to 2.4 pounds, and includes options such as 128GB SSDs, UWB, and a nine-cell battery that Lenovo claims delivers more than 13 hours. It starts at $1,709 with a 12.1-inch LED-backlit display (1440×900), ultra low-voltage 1.2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo SU9300, 1GB DDR3 memory, Intel GMA 4500M integrated graphics, 80GB hard drive, and standard four-cell battery.
[Read PC Magazine’s review of the Lenovo ThinkPad X200 Tablet]
[Read Laptop Magazine’s review of the Lenovo ThinkPad X200 Tablet]
John Morris is a former executive editor at CNET Networks and senior editor at PC Magazine. See his full profile and disclosure of his industry affiliations.
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