HCL Unveils, Ultra Portable Laptop for the Masses

The two variants of these laptops from HCL are called MiLeap X Series (priced at 13990 INR) and MiLeap Y Series (priced at 29990 INR) respectively.
Ajai Chowdhry, Chairman and CEO, HCL Infosystems Ltd., stated,
“Our objective was to launch a laptop that will take technology to the masses. We have not compromised on any feature at all and it is just like any other laptop.”
“The new range of laptops will herald a new category of computing devices and open a wide range of new usage scenarios and application areas,” Chowdhry added.
Mr. Chowdhry, we’ll definitely wait and watch!
Meanwhile, let’s see what these laptops have to offer:
These laptops weigh less than a kilogram (unbelievable!)
The Screen size is seven inches, which is less when you compared to the standard 15 or 17 inches laptops available in the market these days.
Both these models are Wi-Fi enabled, and contain network ports and an optional data card.
The low-end X Series laptops offer flash-based and disk-based storage version with a Linux-based operating system. The high-end MiLeap Y Series laptops are fueled by Intel’s Ultra Mobile Platform and Microsoft’s Vista Home Premium operating system. The Y Series weigh only 960 grams, and contains a seven-inch swivel screen. It is bundled with a hard disk drive of 80 GB with Bluetooth and Ethernet network ports, rendering full functionality of a PC with Internet. Other features include, multiple navigational features such as touch screen, keyboard, stylus, and touch buttons.

The IBM ThinkPad X41 Tablet Laptop with 180 Degree Display Rotation

This is the superb IBM Thinkpad X41 and is a solid machine and a great contender to any other in its field, this is a ultra portable laptop that is the perfect companion being it for personal use or business, it has a finger print reader which is fantastic for security and the outer shell is made of magnesium alloy which makes this very strong and durable indeed.
The hinges are made from steel which makes it much stronger, it has a standard 12.1 inch display and a full size keyboard which is very smooth to use and are not sticky when pressing each key.
The IBM ThinkPad X41 tablet is superb and with Lenovo at the wheel as well you get some cool technology like you get 5.32 hours of battery life and our favourite feature has to be well 2 features really which is the fingerprint reader and the rotating display.
There are a lot of pros about this laptop but there is one con and that is it has an external hard drive which is 40GB.

IBM Thinkpad X41 Specifications –

• 1.60GHz Intel® Pentium® M Low Voltage processor 778

• 2MB L2 Cache, 400MHz FSB

• Genuine Windows XP Tablet PC Edition

• 12.1″ TFT XGA Display with 1024 x 768 Resolutions

• 40 GB External Hard Drive

• 512MB / Up to 1.5 GB DDR2 Memory

• Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG

• 4 Cell Lithium-Ion Battery

• Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900

• Embedded Security Subsystem 2.0

• Integrated Fingerprint Reader

• CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo or DVD recordable through optional X4 dock

MacBook Air: Apple’s latest laptop

The laptop took a new meaning with the newest invention of Apple. It is so thin it fits in a regular manila envelope. In a speech in front of about 4000 attendees to MacWorld conference (San Francisco), Steve Jobs showed the latest model of laptops: MacBook Air. With the theatrical style that characterizes him, Steve Jobs took out a regular manila envelope, legal size, and removed a real live Macbook Air. Jobs claimed he have made a comparison with all the current thinnest laptops. The MacBook Air will be available in stores in two weeks and it will cost $1,799. The device has a slightly wedge-shaped profile. It weighs about 3 pounds, and sports a thickness of 0.16-0.76 inches. It’s 12.8 inches wide and 8.95 inches deep. The MacBook Air can get about 5 hours of battery life with wireless networking turned on.

Acer Ferrari 5000

Car enthusiasts looking for a sleek and powerful laptop, rejoice! The Acer Ferrari 5000 features a sexy black Ferrari themed design with red trimmings, complete with a carbon fiber lid. It's no slouch inside either: the Ferrari 5000 packs a powerful AMD Turion 64 X2 64-bit dual core processor and ATI Radeon X1600 Mobility 256MB dedicated graphics into its 15.4" package. A new version of this laptop will support the brand new HD-DVD format, which can hold up to 30GB per DVD.
However, all this comes at a high price: our review sample, the Ferrari 5005WLMi model, clocks in at a price of over $2000.