2010年2月4日星期四

AMD-Based IdeaPad Introduced by Lenovo

Lenovo has been quite busy this month with launching a variety of products, including mobile PCs such as new IdeaPads and even a notebook-slate hybrid. Those products were introduced during the 2010 International Consumer Electronics Show, but it seems that the PC maker has already further expanded its product offering by launching a new device in China. Known as the G455A, the new mobile PC is yet another addition to the IdeaPad line and is powered by Advanced Micro Devices

The new product is based on the AMD platform known as AMD Tigris. The IdeaPad G455A was jointly announced by Lenovo and AMD at an event held in Beijing on January 28th. The laptop uses the AMD Athlon II M320 central processing unit with a frequency of 2.1GHz, 1 GB of RAM and has a 14-inch screen with a maximum resolution of 1366 × 768 pixels. Graphics capabilities are conferred upon the G455A by the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4550.

The Tigris Platform from Advanced Micro Devices was unveiled back in September and it grabbed attention through its support for full HD 1080p playback and a 62 percent faster wireless download rate. The new platform was aimed at the mainstream as market, as well as that for ultra-thin and ultra-portable solutions.

The Lenovo IdeaPad G455A measures 345 × 235 × 26.2 x 35.9mm and weighs 2.3kg. For connectivity, the new IdeaPad model is equipped with 802.11b/g Wi-Fi and its Input/Output options also include a VGA output, three USB (universal serial bus) ports and a 0.3 megapixel webcam. The laptop has a SATA hard drive with a storage capacity of 250GB , runs on a 6-cell battery(lenovo ibm thinkpad z61p battery ).


source:
http://news.softpedia.com/news/AMD-Based-IdeaPad-Introduced-by-Lenovo-in-China-133587.shtml

2010年1月29日星期五

How to select notebook battery


1.Look at the appearance
When We buy notebook batteries should to check carefully whether the battery’s shell is a good process, the edge of the battery is fine, the print is clearly or not. There was a clear distinction between genuine and the fake in details. If convenient, use BatteryMon to detect the battery manufacturer and part number. Here we proposed to bring your original battery when buy the replacement battery, and compare with the original carefully.


2.selected a battery through the smell
If you are sensitive to odor, you can try to smell. There are kind of factory-specific flavor in the new original batteries and the compatible batteries (similar to sandalwood, I believe more accurate that this is a plastic smell), and the specific odor is not a common perfume scent that can be replicated. But if the battery is renovated, because used many times, the counterfeit batteries have no smell, used the adhesive to agglutinate the battery cells together, there will be irritating odor


3.selection from weight
The weight of notebook battery is directly proportional to the quality , you can compare the weight to the original battery. It is necessary to pay your attention if it’s lighter than the original battery. Of course, sometimes this approach is not very accurate, for example: the old battery of nickel-metal hydride battery cells.


4.According to the warranty period to authentication
If the warranty period is not more than six months,we should be careful, because of consumables belonging to the battery, recharging is a constant, with many times, general speaking, the counterfeit batteries will drop the endurance performance after a month or two, will can not be recharged. It can be said that according to the warranty period to judge whether the battery is a new or not, at least to judge whether the battery cells is new or not.

5. To use software tools to detect Generally speaking, international brands of notebook battery products will be provided a battery-management tool in the CD-ROM, such as the ThinkPad’s Thinkpad Configuration, SONY’s PowerPanel. This is a tool we can use this software to read the intelligent control chip of battery,then,we can learn about the design capacity of the battery, the actual capacity, and the other information However, these tools only used to the original battery, I recommend using this software – BatteryMon, the parameters of the battery can be visualized to them. BatteryMon can read the information of the PCM board of battery, and due to the core for batteries, keeping the original circuit, it is still an original batteries BatteryMon “eyes”. In this regard, we can choose a battery from the capacity information, in general, the capacity of core for the actual battery is often not consistent with the design capacity.

source:

http://www.pda-batteries.org/?p=14

2010年1月28日星期四

dell xps m2010 battery detail and tips



dell xps m2010 battery detail:


Item Number: ELDE052KO1


Cell Type: Li-ion


Dimension:


Color: Black


Capacity: 6600mAh


Net Weight: Volt: 14.8V



XPS M2010 battery fit models
Dell XPS M2010


All of us want to prolong our laptop battery's life. What should we do to prolong the notebook battery life? here is some brief guide to extend your XPS M2010 battery life...



Charge new batteries: New XPS M2010 battery in a discharged condition must be fully charged before use. It is recommended that you fully charge and discharge your battery two to four times to enable it to reach its maximum rated capacity.



Preventing the memory effect: Keep your XPS M2010 laptop battery in health care and then comply fully at least once every two to three weeks. Exceptions to the rule are Li-Ion batteries which do not suffer from memory effect.



Keep your battery clean: It's a good idea to clean dirty Dell XPS M2010 battery with a cotton swab and alcohol. This HEPS maintain a good connection between the battery and the laptop.


Laptop Batteries usually comes in a discharged condition and with a very low capacity. It is generally recommended to fully charge new m2010 battery before use. Refer to the user guide of your electronic device for charging instructions.



A new dell M2010 battery needs to be circulated (fully discharged and recharged ) three to five times to reach its optimum performance.



Rechargeable M2010 battery will undergo self-discharging when left unused. It should always be stored in a fully charged status and kept in a cool, dry and clean place.


The new XPS M2010 battery comes in a discharged condition and must be charged before use. It should be re-installed every 3-4 weeks and allowed to fully discharge.



Store battery correctly - Storing the XPS M2010 battery in a clean, dry, cool place, Don't store laptop battery completely discharged. A 50% charge is optimum for storage.



The XPS M2010 battery usually comes in a discharged condition and with a very low capacity. A new Dell battery needs to be circled (fully discharged and recharged) three to five times to reach its optimum performance



XPS M2010 battery normal temperature: -20 degrees to 65 degrees. So, do not expose the Laptop Battery to high heat or freezing temperatures. Do not leave the battery in your car in the summer. Hot batteries discharge very quickly, and cold ones can't create as much power.
When using battery for Dell XPS M2010 should not be left for long periods of time.


New dell laptop battery is sometimes hard to be charged. Your electronic device may indicate a fully charged condition for about 10 to 15 minutes when the new battery is being charged for the first times. When this happens, remove the XPS M2010 battery and let it cool down for awhile. Repeat the charging procedure again. When Dell XPS M2010 battery is unable to charge, it is suggested to remove the it from the device and reinsert it.

2009年6月1日星期一

dell xps m1730

This Dell XPS M1730 has the following configuration:

System: Dell XPS M1730 (Smoke Color)
Processor: Intel Core 2 Extreme X7900 (2.8 GHz)
Memory: 2GB @ 667MHz - 2 DIMM Slots (2 x 1GB) (Max Ram 4GB)
Hard Drive: 2x200GB 7200 RPM running RAID 0
Graphics Card: Dual NVIDIA GeForce Go 8700M GT with 512MB total memory
Physics Card: AGEIA PhysX 100M
Screen: 17" WUXGA Truelife (1920 x 1200)
Optical Drive: 8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW/+R) with Dual-Layer
OS: Windows Vista Home Premium
Wireless Card: Intel 4965 (802.11b/g/n)
Battery: dell xps m 1730 battery from www.sales-batteries.com Voltage: 11.10V Capacity : 85WH
Ports / Slots: 5-in-1 Memory Card Reader, DVI-D, S-Video, IEEE 1394 (Firewire), 4 USB 2.0, Express Card slot, Modem, Ethernet/LAN, Microphone in, 2 Headphone out
Price of this configuration: $4,499 (base model starts at $2,999)


Screen
The Dell WUXGA screen included on the M1730 is gorgeous. Colors are rich and vibrant, and the backlight is fairly powerful. Black levels are very deep, and backlight bleed is minimal. Unless you are extremely picky you would consider the screen to be perfect. Viewing angles while not perfect are much better than average, meaning colors stay fairly accurate at steeper vertical viewing angles.Another screen exclusive to the dell xps M1730 is the inclusion of a LCD gaming screen, similar to those found on many gaming keyboards. This provides information such as processor and ram usage, media controls, stop watch, timers, and other capabilities.

Build and Design
From the moment you slide the notebook out of the box, you realize just how massive this notebook is. Clocking in at over 10lbs for the notebook alone (add on almost 3lbs for the ac adapter), you realize this is more of a portable desktop in terms of weight and gaming power. The body is extremely well built, on par with many rugged business notebooks, in some cases could probably destroy the business notebook in a fight.

2009年5月28日星期四

4G mini spy pen

4G mini spy pen - the new product in notebook-batteries.org that we highly recommend for you!

4G mini spy pen Description:
Dimension:150mm*15mm*15mm

Net Weight:30g

Tiny size makes it ideal for a variety of uses.

It's great for use as a hidden cam, spy cam , etc.

Real time recording in AVI video format Color video with voice lets you clearly see who's there & hear what they say.

Place it up high or conceal it down low.

With built-in rechargeable battery so there's no long cord for you to hide. I

nternal memory:4 GB Playback video on PC


mini 4GB spy pen specifications:Camera Technical Parameter Video compression : AVI video format,600*480 Voice recording: Yes Internal memory: Yes Flash:4 GB Video file size; >500KB per min Recording mode :continuous recording until memory is full or manually off Adaptor type: USB adaptor charging cable Battery type : Lithium-ion Record time : up to 5h Battery use time : about 3h


Starting your Mini spy Pen Interview Recorder
Step 1:Press the switch, it begins to kinescope as soon as being turned on. The blue light will turn on during kinescoping.


Step 2:Press the switch again, it will begin to save data and then turn off, at this time, the light turns to yellow, reflect that the pen DVR is at sleeping status(that means do not kinescope or shut down neither).


Step 3:If need to kinescope again, press the switch once more, then can come back to kinescope , during this time ,the light will turn to blue again.


Step 4:Hold down the switch for 5s , then the power switch is off ,after shutting down the pen DVR , there is no guide light.


Step 5:When finish charging the battery , the light stops glittering and the yellow light keeps on ,which means that battery is fully charged.


Step 6:It will turn off itself when the battery has been used up. And will save the kinescoped files before automatically shutting down.



Brief introduction The fewest mini DVR in the world which conceals in the pen .And the first mini pen DVR with the function of both kinescope and record. The high fidelity microphone can record the sound around 15.And the high clear kinescope can help the police and court to get evidence. The fancy aspect , smooth pen writing function ,exchangeable standard lead is all durable and environmental. Suitable for any computer and electron device with USB port. USB2.0 standard port, need no drive or circumscribed electric power source neither. 2 million pixels for the camera. Connect to PC with USB cable Connect the machine to the computer with USB cable. The machine is in the state of charging while the yellow light is twinking.(You can also directly charge the camera using an adaptor accorded with the specifications of USB).Charging 2 hours is necessary. Function as removable disk when connect the camera to PC, playback the video files stored flash via the computer

mini 4GB spy pen Package Details:

Mini interview recorder *1 USB cable *1 USB manual *1