Acer AO751h-1346 11.6″ Black with Intel Atom Z520 Processor 1.33GHz, Ram 2GB DDR2 SDRAM 667 MHz, HDD 250GB SATA Hard Drive 5400RPM, Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950, 11.6″ HD WXGA CrystalBrite LED-backlit 1,366 x 768

who do you turn to when it comes to choosing a machine to help see you through the college years or one that is suitable for everyday use in both the home and at the office? Toshiba is one of the more reliable brands out there, although their releases hasn’t been exactly exciting enough in terms of being fashionable, although their notebooks have been pretty reliable in their own right judging by user feedback over the years. Well, Toshiba is back with a new Satellite L Series of notebooks which will target budget-conscious consumers as well as “Back-to-School” shoppers, striking a careful balance between style, performance and cost with prices starting from a somewhat high end netbook level – $549.99.

There are four model classes available from the Satellite L Series, where the first of them would be the lightweight 14″ Satellite L510/L515, followed by the versatile 15.6″ and 16″ Satellite L500/L505 with the larger 17.3″ Satellite L550/L555 desktop replacement leading the bunch in terms of system specifications. All four systems will come with interesting features including HD TruBrite widescreen displays, USB Sleep-and-Charge and hard drives ranging from 250GB to 500GB. Apart from that, you also get a whole host of expansion ports, Wi-Fi connectivity to get you surfing no matter where you are and a choice of either Intel or AMD processor if you’re a fan of either camp.

All of these new Toshiba notebooks are RoHS-compatible, where they effectively reducing the environmental impact by restricting the use of lead, mercury and certain other hazardous substances. The packaging is also made out of 90% recyclable materials alongside mercury-free LED displays. You can pick up the Satellite L500/L505 from $549.99 upwards, while the Satellite L510/L515 is going from $649.99 with the Satellite L550/L555 starting from $649.99.

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Gateway has been very busy these couple of days and have also announced its new NV series 15.6-inch notebooks. The series will start of with two models, one base on AMD and other on Intel platform. Both systems will use the same 15.6-inch LED-backlit screen with a 1366×768 resolution and will come with Windows Vista Home Premium OS.

The US $499.99 priced Gateway NV5214u features a 2.1GHz Athlon 64 X2 QL-64 CPU, 4GB of DDR2 memory, Radeon HD 3200 integrated graphics via AMD RS780MN chipset, 320GB of hard drive space, 802.11b/g/n WiFi, Gigabit LAN, 8x DVD SuperMulti optical drive, four USB ports and D-Sub and HDMI output.

The second one has identical specifications, except of course the fact that it is based on Intel’s platform with Intel Core 2 Duo T6500 working at 2.1GHz which is paired up with Intel’s GM45 chipset with GMA 4500MHD. This one also has a bit higher US $599.99 price tag.

Both drives have the same 372x250x26-37mm (WxDxH) dimensions and both will come with a 6-cell Lithium Ion 4400mAh battery. The weight on the other hand is not the same as according to the specs, the cheaper AMD based one weighs 3.1kg while the other one is a bit lighter at 2.65kg.

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You might recall Asustek’s UX30 CULV-based thin and light 13-incher, showcased at Computex. It’s a good looking machine, and now we’re starting to see some early previews.

TechDigest has done a brief preview of the UX30, and now we like it even more. The sleek design is eyecatching. It is under 2cm thick and with brushed aluminuim in abundance, it just looks classy. Some connectors are hidden under a plastic flap, to streamline the gently curved sides.

Unfortunately, the good looks and materials come at a price, a high price. Once it hits retail in September, at £999 it could be the priciest CULV-based notebook on the market. You can check out the preview here.

In case you can’t wait that long, you could consider the UX50, a 15.6-inch model based on Intel’s SU3500 CPU. It packs Geforce G105M discrete graphics with 512MB of memory, 4GB of RAM and a 500GB hard drive and costs just under €900.

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Aspire 4535G-842G32Mn/C005 with AMD Turion X2 Ultra Dual-Core Processer ZM-84 2.3 GHz, Ram 2 GB DDR2, HDD 320 G 5400 RPM, ATI Radeon HD4570, 14 inch WXGA (1366×768)

Aspire 4736-652G32Mn/C032 with Intel Core 2 Duo T6500 2.1 GHz, Ram 2 GB DDR3, HDD 320GB 5400 RPM, Graphic system Intel GMA 4500M HD, 14 inch WXGA (1366×768)

Aspire 4736G-652G32Mn/C022 with Intel Core 2 Duo T6500 2.1 GHz, Ram 2 GB DDR3, HDD 320GB 5400 RPM, nVidia GeForce G 105M,  14 inch WXGA (1366×768)

Been getting the feeling that your laptop was missing that certain something, that little detail, the perfect touch… crocodile skin, perhaps? Well check yourself, homeboys and homegirls — Sony has just launched a line dubbed the “Signature Collection” which should suit all of your fashion / money havin’ needs. Besides offering a handful of its laptops like the CS390 in new skins (the aforementioned fake animal flesh in multiple colors, “kaleidoscope,” and all kinds of high gloss varieties), Sony is also introducing a snappier version of the VAIO P (the P699E/Q) — a glitzy black iteration that will only be available to 1,000 customers. Sure, you’ll have to shell out a totally barbaric $1,999 to get one, but it’ll come equipped with a 1.86GHz CPU and a freaking radical 256GB SSD. A glorified netbook is worth $2k in our awesome economy, right? Ponder that and other philosophical conundrums as you peruse the new selections located in the vicinity of an area adjacent to the location of that read link.

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Lenovo G430 / T6600 /9300 with Intel Core 2 Duo T6600 2.2 GHz, Ram 2 GB DDR2, HDD 320 GB 5400 RPM, Graphic system nVidia GeForce 9300M G, 14.1 inch WXGA (1280×800)

Aspire 4535G-752G32Mn/C013 with AMD Turion X2 RM-75 2.3GHz, Ram 2 GB DDR2, HDD 320GB 5400 RPM, ATI Radeon HD4570, 14 inch WXGA (1366×768)