Laptop choiche

The Dell Zino HD is finally available for pre-order in the US. In the UK it is already available. We have been hearing about this device for a while now. The Zino HD looks much like other nettops, but it is not a typical nettop. While nettops usually run on low power Intel Atom processors, the Zino HD comes with an AMD processor and ATI graphics. The machine is also fairly configurable with the base version starting at as little as $229.

Whether you configure the model with integrated graphics or Radeon discrete GPU, the AMD/ATI nettop will offer better graphics performance than Intel Atom nettops with GMA 950 graphics. Another cool feature is that the customizable lid comes in a variety of colors and patterns.

Intel doesn’t normally talk about unreleased products, but bloggers do. Some rumors doing the rounds suggest that the successor to the Intel Atom Pine Trail platform would be known by the name Cedar Trail. There is no confirmation from Intel yet, but now it seems that more details have emerged.

Unofficial sources claim that the Cedar Trail platform could be based on a 32nm process. The Cedar Trail chips are expected to support DDR3 1066 RAM, HD Video and DirectX 10.1 standard. The platform is expected to be released in 2011 but the processors may not be available until at least 2013.

If the Cedar chips do support HD video playback, they would considerably improve the performance of netbooks. The current generation of Atom processors have very limited HD video capabilities and the upcoming Pine Trail processors won’t improve the situation much either as they are meant to consume less power than the existing Atom processors with n

Dell has officially announced its Inspiron Zino HD small form factor PC. The device can be configured for as little as $229.

The Dell Zino HD is a better alternative to Intel Atom powered nettops. It also makes a good home theatre PC. The Inspiron Zino HD runs on Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit. The base model is powered by a 1.6GHz AMD Athlon 2650e processor with ATI Radeon HD32000 graphics processor. Up to 2GB of RAM can be installed. The hard drive spinning at 7200rpm is available in a 250GB capacity. Other features include Ethernet and DVD burner.

If you are willing to shell out a little more money, you will be able to get a faster device with a 1.8GHz AMD Athlon 2850e processor, a 320GB hard drive and 3GB of RAM. This model will also have WiFi 802.b/g.

The top of the line model starts at $649. For that price you will get an ATI Radeon 4330 512MB graphics, a 500GB 7200rpm hard drive, 4GB of RAM, and a 20 inch widescreen monitor.