Solar-powered laptop launched by Samsung

A new laptop to be launched in Russia by Samsung will use solar panels that are directly integrated into the unit’s lid. The NC215S will be available in August and run Windows 7 and Samsung claims that it will be able to offer a battery life of up to 14.5 hours.

Initially unveiled at the Africa Regional Forum in Nairobi, Kenya, the new device has now been confirmed for the Russian market. It is also likely to be popular in African markets, where permanent sources of power are often not available. Samsung Electronics Africa hopes to reach $10 billion in sales by 2015.

Samsung has an established interest in solar power, launching a mobile phone using the technology in 2009 at the Mobile World Congress show in Barcelona. Although the ‘Blue Earth’ device did not mark a breakthrough for the technology, it has increasingly also been used by other manufacturers - Fujitsu has also been examining the technology as part of a recent computing design competition.

The new netbook offers a conventional netbook configuration with a 10.1in, 1024 x 600-pixel display and a weight of 1.3kg. An Intel Atom N570 (1.66 GHz) dual-core processor, 1GB of Ram and a 250GB or 320GB drive are the device’s main features. Prices have not yet been announced and there are currently no UK release plans.

Dell Launching Cheapest Laptops

               

In recent times Dell declared to launch their highly portable and highly stylish Inspiron M101z range of laptops in India. These laptops intend to give you the perfect combination of size, weight, performance and looks, which makes the Inspiron M101z an ideal on-the-go machine.

In spite of its minimum size, the Inspiron M101z laptop serves quiet a dose of performance, by easily getting through everyday tasks quickly and serving flawless playback of streaming movies and HD videos.

Dell has skillfully united brains and beauty, by constructing the Inspiron M101z around a hinge-forward design that moves the display closer to the keyboard and keeps the body rigid in order to help enhance strength and durability. It comes with a full-width keyboard that further simplifies typing and navigation, while its attractive finish smooth curves, and a choice of vibrant colors make unique & stylish.

The new Inspiron M101z laptop is powered by an AMD Athlon II Neo Mobile processor and comes with an integrated ATI graphics and delivers up to 6 hours and 36 minutes of operation with its standard 6-cell rechargeable battery.

The Inspiron M101z is available on Dell’s website www.dell.co.in and its prices begin from Rs. 20,900.