ASUS has announced two new laptops today: The 14.1-inch N80V and the 15.4-inch N50V. Both laptops have the option of T9400 / P8600 / P7350 Intel Core 2 Duo CPUs, up to 4GB of RAM, and an NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GPU with 512MB of VRAM. The N80V offers up to 320GB in hard drive space while the N50V ascends up to 500GB. The N80V includes a WXGA display and the N50V offers WXGA / WXGA+ / WSXGA+ options. Each laptop also offers eSata, HDMI and a selection of USB ports. No word on price or availability as of yet.

eMachines is thinking holiday sales with the introduction of two low-priced models:

T3626 desktop starting out at $350 after a $50 mail-in rebate. Specs include 2.2GHz AMD Sempron 3800+ processor, NVIDIA GeForce 6100 graphics, 1GB of RAM, a 160GB hard drive, and a DVD burner.

The T5234 model starting at $435 (after a $50 rebate) with an AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ processor, the NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE graphics, 1GB of RAM, a 320GB hard drive, and a DVD burner.

I just love power, especially when packaged in mobile forms.That goes for cars, motorcycles, and, of course, notebooks. The XtremeNotebook Xtreme 917V (wihch is a bit to type) provides some serious power for a low, low starting price of $2,399. The specs:

• 17-inch display
• Core 2 Quad processor
• dual nVidia Geforce Go 7950 GTX graphics processors
• Up to 4GB of DDR2 RAM
• Multicard reader
• Dual-layer DVD writer (no HD?)
• Up to three 250GB hard drives (four spindles? wow!)
• Optional TV tuner
• Gigabit Ethernet
• Wi-Fi
• Standard ports
• 12-cell batter that still manages only about 60 minutes

Sounds like a monster. Go get one, oh rich ones.

It rocks everywhere else, so why not there? Check out these specs:

• Santa Rosa chipset
• 13.3" LCD
• Choice of Core 2 Duo processors
• nVidia GeForce G8400M G External graphics
• Up to 2.5GB RAM
• 160GB SATA HDD
• 802.11 a/b/g/n
• Bluetooth 2.0
• Optional GPS
• Optional 3G
• Optional TurboMemory
• eSATA, HDMI, GPS RF in, USB, Firewire, and a bunch of other ports
• 1.3 megapixel webcam
• Fingerprint reader

All of this is encased in a nice magnesium allow case, black, of course, with leather handrests. Other than an SSD and LED option, I can’t think of anything this monster doesn’t have. Should be available in the next few months, starting at $2,000 or so–which I find entirely reasonable, but then again I’m guessing the price could get astronomical when options are added.

Alienware displays yet another product to its innovative, and slightly creepy looking, computer retail line. This time it’s the Area 51 m9750 Notebook. The screen is 17" and includes Intel Core 2 Duo mobile processors and dual 512MB NVIDIA GeForce Go 7950 GTX graphics cards with NVIDIA SLI technology.

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