Alienware Quad-Core M15x Laptop

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Intel's Core i7 processor kicks ass, as we already know. Alienware is busting out an update to its M15x laptop today with the new mobile version of i7, which is to be officially unveiled today at Intel's Developer Conference.

The 15-inch Alienware M15x, which was introduced back in January, is a mobile gamer's paradise. You now have a choice of the speediest Intel mobile processors, including a 1.6 GHz Intel Core i7 720QM, a 1.73GHz Intel Core i7 820QM, and finally the world's fastest mobile processor, a 2GHz Intel Core i7 920XM. The illuminating wonder of a notebook will be configurable with a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M GPU (with 1GB of RAM) and up to 8GB of DDR3 RAM to take on the harshest of games.

As for aesthetics the main chassis appears the same, though you can now get it in metallic red, silver or black. And for those that love to game after dark the entire body lights up customizable color accents.

Shockingly the price is actually pretty reasonable for a high end gaming system. It will start at $1,500 and it will be configurable on Dell.com. It will ship for now with Vista and with Windows 7 come October 22.

Toshiba Qosmio X500

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This big 18.4-incher with Windows 7 has plenty for gamers to drool over. A Core i7 mobile processor and 1GB Nvidia GeForce GTS 250M graphics should crunch out respectable framerates, and the Blu-ray drive and Harmon/Kardon speakers are nice, too.

Yep, that's Blu-ray on a Toshiba laptop. Don't be shocked, you knew it was coming. The X500 also has an HDMI-CEC port, Harmon/Kardon speakers, a multi-touch touchpad (two-finger pinch, swipe, rotate, scroll), and a LED-backlit keyboard with a 10-key numberpad.

Toshiba says you'll be able to tailor the processor and DDR3 memory (it's still deciding on specifics), opt for a 1080p or 720p-capable screen, and go with either a 7200rpm hard disk on its own, or combined with a solid-state drive. We'll know full specs and pricing sometime in mid-October.

Looks like a pretty decent addition to the Qosmio family, but you'll have to wait until Windows 7 arrives on October 22 to get your hands on one.

Asus UL Series Laptops

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The new range looks kinda suave, and Asus claims some models get up to 12 hours of battery life. How? They all use Intel's latest ultra-low voltage processors, and let you switch between dedicated and integrated graphics.

I'm generally not a fan of Asus keyboards, so I'm interested to see how the new chiclet style keys feel in use. Likewise for the flush multi-touch mousepad that let you perform Macbook-style gestures (like pinching).

Here's a quick look at how the series breaks down:

� 12-1.-inch screen: UL20A
� 13.3-inch screen: UL30A
� 14-inch screen: UL80V, UL80Ag
� 15.6-inch screen: UL50A, UL50Ag, UL50Vg

The UL series supports Windows 7, and should be available around the time of its arrival on October 22. No word yet on pricing. In the meantime, you can check out full specs at ASUS

Nokia Booklet 3G's Full Specs and Price

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After teasing its 10.1-inch netbook with 3G and Assisted-GPS, Nokia has confirmed an impressive 16-cell (12-hour) battery and coughed-up full specs: Windows 7, 1.6GHz Atom Z530 processor, 120GB hard disk, 1GB RAM, 802.11n Wi-Fi, and HDMI. Price: �575 ($810) before-subsidies.

The Booklet 3G is pretty thin (just 0.78-inches), and will have a hot-swappable SIM card slot and integrated Ovi maps. A built-in accelerometer is also quite interesting, as is the screen resolution: 1280 by 720 (720p).

Usual netbook fare includes Bluetooth, 3 USB slots, an SD card reader and a 1.3-megapixel camera. But it's that amazing-sounding battery life I'm eager to test. The 16-cell Li-Ion unit will also be user-removable. One disappointment: No Nvidia Ion graphics. :(

MSI 15.6-Inch X-Slim X600 Laptop

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We're not really sure about the market for a svelte-yet-comparatively-large-screened laptop like MSI's 15.6-inch X-Slim X600, but now we've got the full spec list so you can decide for yourself.

The sub-inch-thick laptop will be packing one of two variations: One's got a 1.4GHz Intel Core 2 Solo proc, 4GB RAM, and a 500GB hard drive, and one will have a 1.2GHz Celeron, 3GB of RAM, and a 320GB hard drive, as well as losing the more powerful version's native Bluetooth. Both will have the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4330 graphics chipset with 512MB memory and HDMI out, which isn't too shabby, plus Windows Vista and a 6-cell battery.

The laptops are a bit underpowered, though that's the price you pay for such lithe bodies. They'll cost about $1,320 and $1,120 respectively when they're released in Italy at the end of June, and should make their way Stateside in a reasonable timeframe.