Category: Laptop / PC

Micro Star International loves all in one computers and the company has launched two new AIOs namely MSI Adora20 5M and AE200 5M both of which are powered by AMD Beema. Interestingly both MSI Adora20 5M and MSI AE200 5M have identical specifications too.

There are two sub models in AE200 5M has two sub models, first has 21.5 inch display packing full HD 1920 x 1080 pixel resolution. It comes with multi touch, anti glare coating, anti-flicker and blue light technology that reduces eye strain.

The 19.5 inch model has HD+ display packing 1600 x 900 pixel resolution and has same features as 21.5” model. For storage you get 500 GB or 1 TB SATA III HDD in both models.

The MSI Adora20 5M has 19.5” display with 1600 x 900 pixel resolution, AMD E2-6110 1.5 GHz quad core processor, Radeon R2 discrete class graphics, up to 8GB RAM, 802.11n Wi-Fi, DVD super multi drive and 1 megapixel HD camera. It too has multi-touch with anti-glare, Anti-Flicker technology and Less Blue Light technology. The anti glare coating is totally optional though. For storage you get a 2.5 inch SSD.

All in one computers did not enjoy a lot of success last year but it looks like this category will finally take off this year.

HP Pavilion Mini is a gorgeous small desktop that has good enough specifications for doing business work and some multimedia tasks. Prices start at $319 for the model that comes with Intel Pentium 3558U and $449 for the top end Core i3 4025U model.

Common HP Pavilion Mini specifications include: 3 in 1 card reader, HDMi output, HP wireless keyboard + mouse and snow white casing. Both models come preloaded with Windows 8.1 operating system.

The Intel Pentium 3558U benchmark results show that it scored 1865 in the passmark benchmark test. The Intel Core i3 4025u passmark score is 2891 which is 1000 more than 3558U model.

The Pavilion Mini as evleaks says is about 2 inches tall and weighs 1.6 pounds. On the back there is a display port as well as HDMI output port. It is capable of streaming quad H resolution. For connectivity you get 802.11n Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0 radio.

Acer RL85 is a small computer that is designed to be your home media PC. You can add up to 6 terabytes of storage, up to two 4K displays, and 7.1 channel audio and up to an Intel Core i5 processor.

Acer RL85 Revo One specifications include three HHD bays that support up to 2TB drives in each, two USB 2.0,  two USB 3.0 ports, an SD card slot, 802.11ac WiFi and Ethernet port. To insert the hard disks, just open its latch by using a pen or similar tool.

Acer has bundled Smart Control applications with it that can be used to control the computer from iOS or Android device. You can also stream content from your phone to your TV through the PC.

There is no news if it will make it to the United States but it will be hitting European nations in January for 269 euros. Acer will launching it in Middle East and Africa in coming months.

Along with launching newer ThinkPad X1 Carbon 2015 edition, Lenovo introduced ThinkPad X250 with 12.5 inch display packing full HD display with touchscreen panel and newest Intel Broadwell processor.

The Lenovo ThinkPad X250 is about 0.8 inches thick and weighs less than 3 pounds which makes it as light as Mini laptops of 2015. However there is nothing netbook-ish about it when it comes to performance and features. For instance the X250 has dual battery support that lets you add up to 96 Wh of battery power to let you run for a whole day (literally).

Its specifications up to 8GB of memory, 2 USB 3.0 ports, mini Display Port, and a VGA port. For controlling the mouse pointer on the display, you get trackpoint, touchpad and pointing stick.

Prices start at 1150 dollars for the base model and if you purchase dual batteries, faster CPU, you will have pay more.

It’s too bad they only put 2 USB ports in the X250.

Lenovo has launched a new series of laptops at the CES 2015 and one of it is the updated ThinkPad X1 Carbon which is now one of the lightest 14 / 15 inch ultrabooks in the world. It is built to celebrate 100 million ThinkPad laptops sold over the past 22 years.

The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 is priced at 1249 dollars and features a brand new precision keyboard, carbon fiber lid and a full HD or WQHD display. For storage you get an option for 256GB solid state drive or options 512GB PCIe drive.

If you are a person that does not like to share your phone’s internet with your computer, you can go for the 4G LTE option that will ensure that you are always connected on the move.

Yuanqing Yang, chairman and CEO, Lenovo said at its launch,

Since the original ThinkPad 700, ThinkPad engineers have continued to drive innovation by making each new ThinkPad better than the last. Reaching 100 million units sold proves they are succeeding. hen we acquired IBM’s PC business, we made a promise to not just protect the ThinkPad franchise, but to make it even better, even stronger. Today, ThinkPad continues to be one of the most respected brands in the industry fueling Lenovo’s rise to number 1 in WW PCs. Now, even as Lenovo expands into mobile devices, servers and ecosystem and cloud computing, ThinkPad will remain at the core of our strategy and the heart of our business. It is an honor to continue to bring this legendary brand to our customers, and I look forward to many more ThinkPad milestones to come.

The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 2015 edition will be made available from January 2015.

NEC is a Japanese company and it has just rolled out a laptop hybrid that can turn into a slate tablet with a just a slide. It has distinguished style and a processor from Intel Core M family. Called the NEC LaVie U LU550, it measures 301.1 x 192.5 x 9.6 millimeters and weighs about 776 grams. We would admit that the whole thing looks very fragile.

NEC LaVie U LU550 specifications

Display: 11.6-inch display with a resolution IPS 1920 x 1080 pixels, active matrix with a dedicated stylus (optional)
Processor: Dual Core (4-thread) Intel Core M-5Y71 clock frequency of 1.2 GHz to 2.9 GHz maximum,
RAM: 4 GB DDR3
NAND Memory: 128 GB (SSD) + micro SD card slot,
Camera: 5 megapixel sensor,
Front Camera: 2 megapixel,
Communication: Wireless WiFi module, Bluetooth, USB 3.0 port, micro HDMI output ,,
Battery: 8.2 hours of continuous to work,
System: Windows 8.1.
Weight: hi tablets (LU350 – 822 g, LU550 – 795 g), docking station 560 grams.
Thickness: 9.6 millimeters.

NEC LaVie U is available for about 1,490 dollars.

	LaVie U LU550 / TSS	YOGA 3 Pro	Surface Pro 3	ThinkPad 10 20C1002PJP
CPU	Core M-5Y71 (1.20 / 2.90GHz)	Core M-5Y70 (1.10 / 2.60GHz)	Core i5-4300U (1.90 / 2.90GHz)	Atom Z3795 (1.59 / 2.39GHz)
Video chip	Intel HD Graphics 5300	Intel HD Graphics 5300	Inte HD Graphics 4400	Intel HD Graphics
Memory	LPDDR3-1600 4GB	LPDDR3-1600 8GB	PC3L-12800 DDR3L SDRAM 8GB	LPDDR3-1066 4GB
Stress N / A di	128GB SSD	512GB SSD	256GB SSD	64GB eMMC
OS	Windows 8.1 Update 64bit	Windows 8.1 Update 64bit	Windows 8.1 Pro Update 64bit	Windows 8.1 Pro Update 64bit
PCMark 8 v2.0.282 (Surface Pro 3, ThinkPad 10 Use v2.0.228)
Home Accelarated 3.0	2261	2124	2190	N / A
Creative accelarated 3.0	2472	2786	2540	N / A
Work 2.0	3514	3038	3282	N / A
Storage	4868	4930	4882	N / A
PCMark 7 v1.4.0
PCMark score	4480	3998	4816	2300
Lightweight score	2973	2783	3209	1392
Productivity score	2269	2055	2428	1041
Entertainment score	3146	2673	3107	1548
Creativity score	8040	7811	8691	4266
Computation score	13609	11140	14 289	5631
System storage score	5001	5270	5135	3860
Raw system storage score	3965	5318	4015	1501
PCMark05 Build 1.2.0
PCMark Score	N / A	N / A	N / A	N / A
CPU Score	7662	6601	9081	4632
Memory Score	8327	7318	8446	2983
Graphics Score	2862	2788	N / A	807
HDD Score	41 756	46 113	38 847	13 259
3DMark Professional Edition V1.4.828 (YOGA 3 Pro is v1.4.778, Surface Pro 3 and ThinkPad 10 Use v1.3.708)
Ice Storm	36 275	30 836	29 479	10605
Graphics Score	41 190	34 632	32413	10207
Physics Score	25 589	22286	22 387	12 284
Ice Storm Extreme	24 794	18903	N / A	N / A
Graphics Score	24 622	18 417	N / A	N / A
Physics Score	25 417	20 827	N / A	N / A
Ice Storm Unlimited	38 617	N / A	N / A	N / A
Graphics Score	43 449	N / A	N / A	N / A
Physics Score	27 798	N / A	N / A	N / A
Cloud Gate	3593	3046	2791	N / A
Graphics Score	4429	3747	3254	N / A
Physics Score	2164	1842	1864	N / A
Sky Diver	1738	1516	N / A	N / A
Graphics Score	1638	1468	N / A	N / A
Physics Score	2797	2262	N / A	N / A
Combined score	1571	1253	N / A	N / A
Fire Strike	464	398	1679	N / A
Graphics Score	516	440	1589	N / A
Physics Score	3058	2533	2672	N / A
Combined score	154	134	1478	N / A
3DMark06 Build 1.2.0 1901
3DMark Score	5160	3832	4288	1387
SM2.0 Score	1812	1543	1881	480
HDR / SM3.0 Score	2191	1409	1376	505
CPU Score	2508	1963	2459	1956

• Via pcwatch