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Dell has unveiled a new model in the European countries by the name of Dell Inspiron 1018. This new Dell Mini appears to be a refresh of the current of the Dell Mini 1012 model as the chassis looks exactly the same as the latter.

Available in only 1 color, which is black, Dell 1018 netbook features the same single core processor, Intel Atom N455, 1GB RAM, Windows 7 Starter and other normal connectivity radios. For the time being, the Dell Mini 1018 is available at the Dell UK and Dell Italy stores for 280 Pounds and 280 Euros respectively.

The Dell Adamo laptop is a high priced, high powered thin and light machine, with prices starting at $999. The Shenzhen Zingzheng Yu N98 isn’t. But it steals many design cues from Dell’s high end notebook. The difference is that on the inside, the N98 is all netbook — and it has the low $209 price tag to match.

The N98 has a 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 CPU and a choice of 512MB or 1GB of RAM and an 80GB or 160GB hard drive. It’s equipped with a 2400mAh battery, which probably isn’t going to provide more than a few hours of run time.

The laptop does have a few features that you won’t find on a typical netbook, including a metal chassis and an 11.6 inch, 1366 x 768 pixel display. But while this little guy looks a bit like the Dell Adamo, I don’t expect any machine with an Atom N270 processor to be a match for an Adamo with an Intel Core 2 Duo CPU, high performance SSD, and 2GB or more of memory.

The HP ProBook 6550b is the latest 15.6-inch business laptop by Hewlett-Packard.

The ProBook 6550b features the Intel Core i3-350M, i5-520M, i5-540M or i7-620M processor, the Intel HD integrated graphics or ATI Mobility Radeon HD540v 512MB dedicated GPU, up to 8GB of DDR3 memory, a 160 or 320GB hard drive or a 128GB solid state drive, DVD burner, anti-glare 1366×768 or 1600×900 LED-backlit display, and standard 6-cell, Long Life 6-cell or 9-cell battery.

The ProBook 6550b also includes a full-sized spill-resistant keyboard with numeric pad, dual pointing devices including a trackpad and optional pointstick, a 2MP web camera, microphone, stereo speakers, 802.11n Wi-Fi, Gigabit Ethernet LAN, optional Bluetooth, optional HP Mobile Broadband with GPS powered by Gobi, modem option, optional Intel vPro system management technology, TPM 1.2 Embedded Security Chip, three USB ports, an eSATA/USB combo port, FireWire, an Express Card/54 slot, media card reader, VGA output, and docking and secondary battery connectors.

It starts at 5.5 pounds and runs Windows 7 Professional 32- or 64-bit or XP Professional OS.

The FX400 is MSI’s newest multimedia laptop for the mass market.

Powered by an Intel Core i5 processor, the machine boasts a 14-inch HD TFT LCD display, a 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GT 325M graphics card, a DDR3 1333MHz RAM, up to 500GB hard drive, a 1.3-megapixel webcam, a DVD writer, a 2-in-1 card reader, Bluetooth, WiFi, two Theater Class Speakers that support cinema-class THX surround sound, an HDMI port and a 6-cell battery.

Toshiba’s Libretto W100 (W105-L251) dual-screen notebook is now available for purchase in the U.S.

The innovative laptop with two 7-inch multi-touch displays, Intel Pentium U5400 processor, and Windows 7 Home Premium OS, is priced at $1,099.99.

The Libretto W105-L251 can be ordered through Toshiba Direct or Amazon.

Toshiba has earlier said that the notebook will be available in limited quantities.

Dell has come out with another budget-friendly laptop in the form of the Inspiron I1545-3232OBK. Priced at just $429.99 via BestBuy, the system is packed with a 15.6-inch 1366 x 768 widescreen display, a 2.3GHz Intel Pentium T4500 processor, an Intel GMA 4500M graphics card, a 2GB RAM, a 250GB hard drive, a DVD burner, a 7-in1 media card reader, WiFi, a 6-cell battery and is pre-loaded with Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit OS.

When I initially did a hands on with the ASUS Eee 1015PN 10-inch netbook a couple of months ago at Computex 2010, I had confused it with the Eee PC 1015N. Both are identical and have next generation ION graphics with Nvidia Optimus however while the 1015N has a dual core Atom N550 processor while the 1015PN has a single core Atom processor. The dual core Atom N550, and the 1015N are both still a while away however the 1015PN is coming soon – it has been spotted up for pre-order in France with a price tag of 399 euros and a stocking period of within 30 days.

The ASUS Eee PC 1015PN has a 10.1″ 1024 x 600 display, Atom N475 processor, GMA 3150 graphics, next generation ION graphics (16-core, 512MB RAM), 1GB DDR3 RAM, 2.5″ 250GB HDD, 802.11b/g/n Wi-FI, 10/100 LAN, stereo speakers, mic, 0.3MP webcam, 6-cell battery (4,400 mAh or 5,200 mAh) and Windows 7 Starter + Express Gate OS.

For ports: 3x USB 2.0, audio jacks, VGA, HDMI and LAN. Weighs 1.38kg or 1.27kg.

The store listing and the fact that Blogeee has some official looking pictures means we should be seeing the Eee PC 1015PN very soon. No official word in other countries just yet.

The Prime Note Galleria GT-B SSHD is the latest performance laptop from Dospara that comes equipped with a powerful nVidia GeForce GT335M with a 1GB of VRAM. The laptop also features a 15.6-inch WXGA LED backlight monitor, an Intel Core i5-520M, a 4GB of RAM, a 500GB of hard disk drive, a DVD super-multi drive and the Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium OS. Folks in Japan are able to purchase this laptop for 99,980 Yen or around $1,167.

A week doesn’t go by where you can’t catch numerous netbook and tablet clones coming out of China. Now and then something interesting pops off the Shenzhen assembly line like this Vaye HY116 – the world’s fist Nokia Booklet 3G clone.

The Vaye HY116 has got the looks down good enough to fool you and your friends (with an entirely metal chassis – no cheap plastics), until you notice the missing Nokia logo or you actually turn it on to find Windows XP running on it instead of Windows 7.

Being out of Shenzhen, there’s no Poulsbo platform on board (Atom Z530, GMA 500 graphics) but just the standard netbook guts – an Atom N450 processor, GMA 3150 graphics, 1GB RAM, 160GB HDD, 1.3MP webcam and a 3,200 mAh li-poly battery, so it won’t even come close to get 10 – 12 hours of battery life that the real deal is claimed to reach (you’ll get 4 – 5 hours at best). Likewise, there’s no HD 1280 x 720 display here, just the standard 1024 x 600 netbook resolution.

Well, it looks like HP is no longer your only option to get Boston-Power’s “game-changing” Sonata  batteries — ASUS has just announced that it will be offering the long-life lithium-ion batteries as standard equipment on its new B series laptops. Those come in both 14.1-inch and 15.6-inch versions — the B43 and B53, respectively — and are available with your choice of Core i5 or Core i7 processors, ATI Mobility Radeon 5470 or integrated Intel graphics, 2GB or 4GB of RAM, a standard 320GB hard drive, and ATI Eyefinity  support to accommodate two additional displays. As for those Sonata batteries, while they won’t last much longer in day-to-day use, they do promises to work at 80% of their capacity for three years, which is backed up by a three-year warranty. Look for the B53 to hit retailers immediately starting at $1,099, while the B43 is said to be coming “in the near future” for an unspecified price.