Ultrabook with a 3200 x 1800 IGZO display
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Fujitsu will this month launch a super-thin Ultrabook, built on Intel’s latest Haswell processors, with an 11-hour battery life and a screen resolution with nearly three times HD resolution.
The company said the new “UH90/L” model from its Lifebook line will be the world’s thinnest for a laptop with a hard disk drive, measuring 15.5 mm at its thickest point. It will mark Fujitsu’s entry into the quickly growing ranks of PCs built around Haswell processors, which boast slightly improved performance along with reduced power requirements.
The computer has a 14-inch touchscreen with a resolution of 3,200 x 1,800 pixels, or 2.7 times full HD, with a pixel density of 262 ppi. That's more pixelicious that either the Macbook Pro with Retina Display or the aptly named Chromebook Pixel. It's built with Sharp’s IGZO (indium gallium zinc oxide) technology, named after the semiconductor on which it is based. The machine will run on a 45 watt-hour lithium polymer battery with like Fujitsu FMVNBP168 Battery, Fujitsu FPCBP201 Battery, Fujitsu FPCBP202 Battery, Fujitsu FPCBP186 Battery, Fujitsu FPCBP205 Battery, Fujitsu FPCBP206 Battery, Fujitsu FPCBP116 Battery, Fujitsu FPCBP192 Battery, Fujitsu FPCBP194 Battery, Fujitsu FPCBP195 Battery, Fujitsu FPB0213 Battery, Fujitsu FPCBP216 Battery.
Fujitsu said it will target the gaming market with the Windows-based Ultrabook, teaming with Square Enix, makers of the Final Fantasy series, for promotions. The laptop will come in red and black.
The laptop will go on sale from June 28, sold in a basic model with a 500GB hybrid hard drive and 4GB of RAM as well as upgrades that have solid state drives. Prices were not disclosed, although Japanese press reported the laptop has an estimated market price of ¥190,000 ($1,900) domestically.
Fujitsu joins a growing group of companies, including Dell, Asus and Acer, that have announced computers built on Intel’s fourth-generation Core processor, called Haswell. Intel has said that the notebook versions of the chips don’t improve over the performance of the previous generation by that much, but do offer 50 percent more battery life. The increased battery life may help laptops better compete with the growing tablet market.
Fujitsu also announced several upgrades to its other laptops and a new desktop that is built into the screen and has an internal sub-woofer.
Saturday, October 31, 2015
Fujitsu 'world's thinnest' laptop
Fujitsu 'world's thinnest' laptop
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Fujitsu will this month launch a super-thin Ultrabook, built on Intel's latest Haswell processors, with an 11-hour battery life and a screen with nearly three times HD resolution.
The company said the new "UH90/L" model from its Lifebook line will be the world's thinnest for a laptop with a hard disk drive, measuring 15.5 mm at its thickest point. It will mark Fujitsu's entry into the quickly growing ranks of PCs built around Haswell processors, which boast slightly improved performance along with reduced power requirements.
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The computer has a 14-inch touchscreen with a resolution of 3,200 x 1,800 pixels, or 2.7 times full HD, with a pixel density of 262 ppi. It is built with Sharp's IGZO (indium gallium zinc oxide) technology, named after the semiconductor on which it is based. The machine will run on a 45 watt-hour lithium polymer battery.
Fujitsu said it will target the gaming market with the Windows-based Ultrabook, teaming with Square Enix, makers of the Final Fantasy series, for promotions. The laptop will come in red and black.
The laptop will go on sale from June 28, sold in a basic model with a 500GB hybrid hard drive and 4GB of RAM as well as upgrades that have solid state drives. Prices were not disclosed, although Japanese press reported the laptop has an estimated market price of ¥190,000 ($1,900) domestically.
Fujitsu joins a growing group of companies, including Dell, Asus and Acer, that have announced computers built on Intel's fourth-generation Core processor, called Haswell. Intel has said that the notebook versions of the chips don't improve over the performance of the previous generation by that much, but do offer 50 percent more battery life. The increased battery life may help laptops better compete with the growing tablet market.
Fujitsu also announced several upgrades to its other laptops and a new desktop that is built into the screen and has an internal sub-woofer.
Friday, October 30, 2015
Unlock this business laptop with your palm
Unlock this business laptop with your palm
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Hovering your palm over the Fujitsu LifeBook U745 unlocks it.
But what is the difference between this and laptops that use fingerprint for authentication?
The answer is hygiene. Unlike a fingerprint reader, you do not need to touch the laptop to scan your palm. This is more hygienic and, hence, relevant for users in a medical setting.
Simply hover your palm over the palm scanner, a small square at the lower right corner of the laptop, when logging in. Adjust the position of your palm accordingly when asked by the authentication app. It sounds a bit inexact but with my review set with battery such as Fujitsu FPCBP68 Battery, Fujitsu FPCBP83 Battery, Fujitsu Lifebook C2320 Battery, Fujitsu Lifebook C6200 Battery, Fujitsu LifeBook P1510 Battery, Fujitsu FPCBP102 Battery, Fujitsu LifeBook P1610 Battery, Fujitsu LifeBook B6110 Battery, Fujitsu FMVNBP136 Battery, Fujitsu FPCBP112 Battery, Fujitsu FPCBP37 Battery, Fujitsu LifeBook B2175 Battery, logging in usually took under five seconds.
The palm scanner uses near-infrared rays to read the vein patterns on the palm. Fujitsu claims that it is more accurate than other biometric technologies.
Palm-scanning has been around for a while: A quick online search yielded articles about this same technology from Fujitsu dated 2008. But I doubt palm scanners will take off. Microsoft has been pushing facial or iris recognition with its Windows Hello biometric system in Windows 10. Looking into a camera to unlock a computer sounds more convenient than using your palm.
Setting up the palm scanner the first time, though, was more troublesome than swiping a finger on a fingerprint reader. I had to place my palm over the scanner and adjust the height and position. I had to keep my palm in place for a few seconds while it scanned my veins. The slightest bit of movement could throw the scanner off and I had to start again. But it still took me less than five minutes to register my palm into the system.
Apart from its unique palm scanner, the Fuijtsu is a typical business ultrabook. This 14-inch model is slim and weighs 1.57kg.
In fact, it is so thin that it does not have a full-size Ethernet port. Instead, it has a pull-out port that looks flimsy, but works. An optional dock that supports additional ports and connectors is available. Besides Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, the laptop has optional 4G or 3G connectivity.
Its anti-glare display is sharp with a 1,600 x 900-pixel resolution. But viewing angles are poor and colours are far less vivid than in-plane switching screens.
The Fujitsu runs on a low-power Intel Core processor. But it is the older fifth-generation model, not the latest sixth-generation one. Compared to a rival such as the Dell Latitude E7450, the Fujitsu was slightly better at running productivity apps with a higher PCMark 8 score (2,607 versus 2,399).
Welcome to a Biomedical Battery specialist of the Fujitsu Laptop Battery
Hovering your palm over the Fujitsu LifeBook U745 unlocks it.
But what is the difference between this and laptops that use fingerprint for authentication?
The answer is hygiene. Unlike a fingerprint reader, you do not need to touch the laptop to scan your palm. This is more hygienic and, hence, relevant for users in a medical setting.
Simply hover your palm over the palm scanner, a small square at the lower right corner of the laptop, when logging in. Adjust the position of your palm accordingly when asked by the authentication app. It sounds a bit inexact but with my review set with battery such as Fujitsu FPCBP68 Battery, Fujitsu FPCBP83 Battery, Fujitsu Lifebook C2320 Battery, Fujitsu Lifebook C6200 Battery, Fujitsu LifeBook P1510 Battery, Fujitsu FPCBP102 Battery, Fujitsu LifeBook P1610 Battery, Fujitsu LifeBook B6110 Battery, Fujitsu FMVNBP136 Battery, Fujitsu FPCBP112 Battery, Fujitsu FPCBP37 Battery, Fujitsu LifeBook B2175 Battery, logging in usually took under five seconds.
The palm scanner uses near-infrared rays to read the vein patterns on the palm. Fujitsu claims that it is more accurate than other biometric technologies.
Palm-scanning has been around for a while: A quick online search yielded articles about this same technology from Fujitsu dated 2008. But I doubt palm scanners will take off. Microsoft has been pushing facial or iris recognition with its Windows Hello biometric system in Windows 10. Looking into a camera to unlock a computer sounds more convenient than using your palm.
Setting up the palm scanner the first time, though, was more troublesome than swiping a finger on a fingerprint reader. I had to place my palm over the scanner and adjust the height and position. I had to keep my palm in place for a few seconds while it scanned my veins. The slightest bit of movement could throw the scanner off and I had to start again. But it still took me less than five minutes to register my palm into the system.
Apart from its unique palm scanner, the Fuijtsu is a typical business ultrabook. This 14-inch model is slim and weighs 1.57kg.
In fact, it is so thin that it does not have a full-size Ethernet port. Instead, it has a pull-out port that looks flimsy, but works. An optional dock that supports additional ports and connectors is available. Besides Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, the laptop has optional 4G or 3G connectivity.
Its anti-glare display is sharp with a 1,600 x 900-pixel resolution. But viewing angles are poor and colours are far less vivid than in-plane switching screens.
The Fujitsu runs on a low-power Intel Core processor. But it is the older fifth-generation model, not the latest sixth-generation one. Compared to a rival such as the Dell Latitude E7450, the Fujitsu was slightly better at running productivity apps with a higher PCMark 8 score (2,607 versus 2,399).
Detachable Hybrid Devices Soars
Detachable Hybrid Devices Soars
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Albany - New York, Oct. 19, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hybrid devices are widely deployed in several industries that demand a lot of mobility, such as retail and healthcare sectors. This is because hybrid devices helps them in exercising mobility solutions, to drive customer engagement and enhance sales and productivity. Moreover, in healthcare industry, hybrid devices enhance and enrich communication between doctors, hospital staff, and nurses, by allowing caregivers to insert, read, update, and share patient information digitally from one device to another. A trend of wide adoption of detachable hybrid devices has been observed across various end use industries at present. Hybrid devices allow companies to keep their important data secure, while enabling efficiency and productivity of a mobile workforce.
For many years, telecom and IT industries considered desktops and laptops as the only way to present information and perform functions. With the technology advancement of laptops providing more mobility and functionality with extended battery with like Fujitsu LifeBook M1010 Battery, Fujitsu FPCBP207 Battery, Fujitsu FPCBP208 Battery, Fujitsu LifeBook N6400 Battery, Fujitsu FPCBP164Z Battery, Fujitsu LifeBook P1620 Battery, Fujitsu FPCBP144 Battery, Fujitsu LifeBook E8210 Battery, Fujitsu LifeBook N3400 Battery, Fujitsu FPCBP120 Battery, Fujitsu LifeBook Q2010 Battery, Fujitsu FMVNBP152 Batterylife, the industries are no longer restricted to the use of desktops and laptops and are switching towards hybrid devices. End-users expect to access their data anywhere and at any time. To achieve this, enterprises are shifting their business models towards hybrid devices. The most common hybrid device chosen is a detachable hybrid device due to its mobility, flexibility, and dual functionality in a single device. Additionally, the mobile workforce of any organization requires devices that can be carried anywhere and anytime performing all the computing processes. Thus, these employees prefer using hybrid devices for performing their business operations. With the growing demand for enterprise mobility across different end-use industries, demand for hybrid device is expected to soar significantly during the forecast period.
On the basis of device type, the global hybrid device market is segmented into detachable and convertible hybrid devices. In 2014, detachable were the most preferred devices, and accounted for around 64% share of the overall hybrid devices market. Moreover, detachable hybrid device are expected to expand at a CAGR of 21.4% from 2015 to 2022. The most significant factor driving the market for detachable hybrid devices is their increasing demand across varied industry verticals due to its high portability and mobility.
In terms of screen size, the hybrid devices market is segmented into devices with screen size less than 12 inch, 12 inch to 15 inch and greater than 15 inch. In 2014, devices with screen size 12 inch to 15 inch held the largest revenue share of around 45% of the overall hybrid devices market. However, based on the volume shipment, devices with screen size less than 12 inch accounted for maximum share of around 40% of the overall hybrid device market in 2014. Hybrid devices with screen size 12 inch to 15 inch is expected to grow at fastest CAGR in terms of revenue as well as volume during the forecast period from 2015 to 2022.
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Albany - New York, Oct. 19, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hybrid devices are widely deployed in several industries that demand a lot of mobility, such as retail and healthcare sectors. This is because hybrid devices helps them in exercising mobility solutions, to drive customer engagement and enhance sales and productivity. Moreover, in healthcare industry, hybrid devices enhance and enrich communication between doctors, hospital staff, and nurses, by allowing caregivers to insert, read, update, and share patient information digitally from one device to another. A trend of wide adoption of detachable hybrid devices has been observed across various end use industries at present. Hybrid devices allow companies to keep their important data secure, while enabling efficiency and productivity of a mobile workforce.
For many years, telecom and IT industries considered desktops and laptops as the only way to present information and perform functions. With the technology advancement of laptops providing more mobility and functionality with extended battery with like Fujitsu LifeBook M1010 Battery, Fujitsu FPCBP207 Battery, Fujitsu FPCBP208 Battery, Fujitsu LifeBook N6400 Battery, Fujitsu FPCBP164Z Battery, Fujitsu LifeBook P1620 Battery, Fujitsu FPCBP144 Battery, Fujitsu LifeBook E8210 Battery, Fujitsu LifeBook N3400 Battery, Fujitsu FPCBP120 Battery, Fujitsu LifeBook Q2010 Battery, Fujitsu FMVNBP152 Batterylife, the industries are no longer restricted to the use of desktops and laptops and are switching towards hybrid devices. End-users expect to access their data anywhere and at any time. To achieve this, enterprises are shifting their business models towards hybrid devices. The most common hybrid device chosen is a detachable hybrid device due to its mobility, flexibility, and dual functionality in a single device. Additionally, the mobile workforce of any organization requires devices that can be carried anywhere and anytime performing all the computing processes. Thus, these employees prefer using hybrid devices for performing their business operations. With the growing demand for enterprise mobility across different end-use industries, demand for hybrid device is expected to soar significantly during the forecast period.
On the basis of device type, the global hybrid device market is segmented into detachable and convertible hybrid devices. In 2014, detachable were the most preferred devices, and accounted for around 64% share of the overall hybrid devices market. Moreover, detachable hybrid device are expected to expand at a CAGR of 21.4% from 2015 to 2022. The most significant factor driving the market for detachable hybrid devices is their increasing demand across varied industry verticals due to its high portability and mobility.
In terms of screen size, the hybrid devices market is segmented into devices with screen size less than 12 inch, 12 inch to 15 inch and greater than 15 inch. In 2014, devices with screen size 12 inch to 15 inch held the largest revenue share of around 45% of the overall hybrid devices market. However, based on the volume shipment, devices with screen size less than 12 inch accounted for maximum share of around 40% of the overall hybrid device market in 2014. Hybrid devices with screen size 12 inch to 15 inch is expected to grow at fastest CAGR in terms of revenue as well as volume during the forecast period from 2015 to 2022.
Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Why Dell-EMC Won't Follow in HP
Why Dell-EMC Won't Follow in HP
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Why do some big mergers succeed while others fail? This seems to be a common question, and some of the research I've read about the Dell-EMC merger tries to connect it to the HP-Compaq merger, which apparently cost Carly Fiorina her job.
I covered the HP-Compaq merger at length, and I was not a fan. I actually spoke to Compaq's CEO and argued he should pull out to save his firm. There are some interesting backstories here that I think will provide color for the Dell-EMC merger.
I'll close with my product of the week: the Surface Pro 4 -- my current favorite 2-in-1 since Microsoft fixed every problem I had with the Surface 3.
I'll start off by saying that as big mergers go, the HP-Compaq thing really wasn't that bad with battery like IBM ThinkPad X61 battery, IBM ThinkPad T61 battery, IBM ThinkPad X41 battery, IBM ThinkPad X40 battery, IBM ThinkPad X20 battery, IBM ThinkPad R60 Battery, IBM ThinkPad T60 Battery, IBM 40Y6797 Battery, IBM 40Y6799 Battery, IBM FRU 92P1139 Battery, IBM ThinkPad T21 battery, IBM ThinkPad T20 battery. Prior large-scale mergers that I covered -- like IBM-ROLM and AT&T-NCR -- had to be reversed. The latter contributed to AT&T's collapse at the time.
I was an outspoken critic of the HP-Compaq merger, but not because it didn't make sense. A good chunk of the HP board opposed it, and a major portion of that chunk consisted of the founding families. Given how difficult it would be to pull off a merger like that, I felt that it was impossible to execute it if powerful members of the board would be looking to kill it or cause it to fail.
The irony was that when I did the post mortem, I found out some interesting things. One was that nobody had done an initial merger plan. That alone would have meant disaster, regardless of the board's position. However, the proxy fight that resulted between Carly Fiorina and Walter Hewlett forced her to commission one of the best merger plans ever seen at the time.
Another interesting tidbit was that none of the big investors in HP trusted Carly as far as they could throw a tank (which isn't far). So when Carly came in to sell the deal to win the proxy fight they pretty much didn't believe a thing she said. Then they'd meet with Walter Hewlett and conclude he wasn't really any more credible than Carly was.
Finally, they'd meet with Michael Capellas, who had been a high-level management consultant before taking the CEO Job at Compaq, and he sold the deal. The reason I knew this is I had these big investors as clients, and I typically followed those traveling executives because the investors wanted our opinion of the deal.
Carly later forced Capellas out of the company, and she was fired largely because she sucked at what he did but she refused to let someone like Capellas work for her. My guess was she was afraid the board would give that person her job. (One interesting thing was that Carly was very similar to Steve Jobs in many key ways -- one of which was she sucked at ops. So, much like Steve desperately needed Tim Cook, she needed someone like Capellas.)
So, the board conflict actually ensured the merger rather than killing it, and Carly's effort to protect her job by getting rid of Capellas contributed heavily to her getting fired.
Granted, as with all mergers of this type -- I call them "Frankenstein mergers," because the process is like mixing and matching body parts -- a lot of value was lost. Still, it didn't kill HP, and HP did take over market leadership in a couple of key areas as a result.
Welcome to a Biomedical Battery specialist of the IBM Laptop Battery
Why do some big mergers succeed while others fail? This seems to be a common question, and some of the research I've read about the Dell-EMC merger tries to connect it to the HP-Compaq merger, which apparently cost Carly Fiorina her job.
I covered the HP-Compaq merger at length, and I was not a fan. I actually spoke to Compaq's CEO and argued he should pull out to save his firm. There are some interesting backstories here that I think will provide color for the Dell-EMC merger.
I'll close with my product of the week: the Surface Pro 4 -- my current favorite 2-in-1 since Microsoft fixed every problem I had with the Surface 3.
I'll start off by saying that as big mergers go, the HP-Compaq thing really wasn't that bad with battery like IBM ThinkPad X61 battery, IBM ThinkPad T61 battery, IBM ThinkPad X41 battery, IBM ThinkPad X40 battery, IBM ThinkPad X20 battery, IBM ThinkPad R60 Battery, IBM ThinkPad T60 Battery, IBM 40Y6797 Battery, IBM 40Y6799 Battery, IBM FRU 92P1139 Battery, IBM ThinkPad T21 battery, IBM ThinkPad T20 battery. Prior large-scale mergers that I covered -- like IBM-ROLM and AT&T-NCR -- had to be reversed. The latter contributed to AT&T's collapse at the time.
I was an outspoken critic of the HP-Compaq merger, but not because it didn't make sense. A good chunk of the HP board opposed it, and a major portion of that chunk consisted of the founding families. Given how difficult it would be to pull off a merger like that, I felt that it was impossible to execute it if powerful members of the board would be looking to kill it or cause it to fail.
The irony was that when I did the post mortem, I found out some interesting things. One was that nobody had done an initial merger plan. That alone would have meant disaster, regardless of the board's position. However, the proxy fight that resulted between Carly Fiorina and Walter Hewlett forced her to commission one of the best merger plans ever seen at the time.
Another interesting tidbit was that none of the big investors in HP trusted Carly as far as they could throw a tank (which isn't far). So when Carly came in to sell the deal to win the proxy fight they pretty much didn't believe a thing she said. Then they'd meet with Walter Hewlett and conclude he wasn't really any more credible than Carly was.
Finally, they'd meet with Michael Capellas, who had been a high-level management consultant before taking the CEO Job at Compaq, and he sold the deal. The reason I knew this is I had these big investors as clients, and I typically followed those traveling executives because the investors wanted our opinion of the deal.
Carly later forced Capellas out of the company, and she was fired largely because she sucked at what he did but she refused to let someone like Capellas work for her. My guess was she was afraid the board would give that person her job. (One interesting thing was that Carly was very similar to Steve Jobs in many key ways -- one of which was she sucked at ops. So, much like Steve desperately needed Tim Cook, she needed someone like Capellas.)
So, the board conflict actually ensured the merger rather than killing it, and Carly's effort to protect her job by getting rid of Capellas contributed heavily to her getting fired.
Granted, as with all mergers of this type -- I call them "Frankenstein mergers," because the process is like mixing and matching body parts -- a lot of value was lost. Still, it didn't kill HP, and HP did take over market leadership in a couple of key areas as a result.
Why Dell-EMC Won't Follow in HP
Why Dell-EMC Won't Follow in HP
Welcome to a Biomedical Battery specialist of the IBM Laptop Battery
Why do some big mergers succeed while others fail? This seems to be a common question, and some of the research I've read about the Dell-EMC merger tries to connect it to the HP-Compaq merger, which apparently cost Carly Fiorina her job.
I covered the HP-Compaq merger at length, and I was not a fan. I actually spoke to Compaq's CEO and argued he should pull out to save his firm. There are some interesting backstories here that I think will provide color for the Dell-EMC merger.
I'll close with my product of the week: the Surface Pro 4 -- my current favorite 2-in-1 since Microsoft fixed every problem I had with the Surface 3.
I'll start off by saying that as big mergers go, the HP-Compaq thing really wasn't that bad with battery like IBM ThinkPad X61 battery, IBM ThinkPad T61 battery, IBM ThinkPad X41 battery, IBM ThinkPad X40 battery, IBM ThinkPad X20 battery, IBM ThinkPad R60 Battery, IBM ThinkPad T60 Battery, IBM 40Y6797 Battery, IBM 40Y6799 Battery, IBM FRU 92P1139 Battery, IBM ThinkPad T21 battery, IBM ThinkPad T20 battery. Prior large-scale mergers that I covered -- like IBM-ROLM and AT&T-NCR -- had to be reversed. The latter contributed to AT&T's collapse at the time.
I was an outspoken critic of the HP-Compaq merger, but not because it didn't make sense. A good chunk of the HP board opposed it, and a major portion of that chunk consisted of the founding families. Given how difficult it would be to pull off a merger like that, I felt that it was impossible to execute it if powerful members of the board would be looking to kill it or cause it to fail.
The irony was that when I did the post mortem, I found out some interesting things. One was that nobody had done an initial merger plan. That alone would have meant disaster, regardless of the board's position. However, the proxy fight that resulted between Carly Fiorina and Walter Hewlett forced her to commission one of the best merger plans ever seen at the time.
Another interesting tidbit was that none of the big investors in HP trusted Carly as far as they could throw a tank (which isn't far). So when Carly came in to sell the deal to win the proxy fight they pretty much didn't believe a thing she said. Then they'd meet with Walter Hewlett and conclude he wasn't really any more credible than Carly was.
Finally, they'd meet with Michael Capellas, who had been a high-level management consultant before taking the CEO Job at Compaq, and he sold the deal. The reason I knew this is I had these big investors as clients, and I typically followed those traveling executives because the investors wanted our opinion of the deal.
Carly later forced Capellas out of the company, and she was fired largely because she sucked at what he did but she refused to let someone like Capellas work for her. My guess was she was afraid the board would give that person her job. (One interesting thing was that Carly was very similar to Steve Jobs in many key ways -- one of which was she sucked at ops. So, much like Steve desperately needed Tim Cook, she needed someone like Capellas.)
So, the board conflict actually ensured the merger rather than killing it, and Carly's effort to protect her job by getting rid of Capellas contributed heavily to her getting fired.
Granted, as with all mergers of this type -- I call them "Frankenstein mergers," because the process is like mixing and matching body parts -- a lot of value was lost. Still, it didn't kill HP, and HP did take over market leadership in a couple of key areas as a result.
Welcome to a Biomedical Battery specialist of the IBM Laptop Battery
Why do some big mergers succeed while others fail? This seems to be a common question, and some of the research I've read about the Dell-EMC merger tries to connect it to the HP-Compaq merger, which apparently cost Carly Fiorina her job.
I covered the HP-Compaq merger at length, and I was not a fan. I actually spoke to Compaq's CEO and argued he should pull out to save his firm. There are some interesting backstories here that I think will provide color for the Dell-EMC merger.
I'll close with my product of the week: the Surface Pro 4 -- my current favorite 2-in-1 since Microsoft fixed every problem I had with the Surface 3.
I'll start off by saying that as big mergers go, the HP-Compaq thing really wasn't that bad with battery like IBM ThinkPad X61 battery, IBM ThinkPad T61 battery, IBM ThinkPad X41 battery, IBM ThinkPad X40 battery, IBM ThinkPad X20 battery, IBM ThinkPad R60 Battery, IBM ThinkPad T60 Battery, IBM 40Y6797 Battery, IBM 40Y6799 Battery, IBM FRU 92P1139 Battery, IBM ThinkPad T21 battery, IBM ThinkPad T20 battery. Prior large-scale mergers that I covered -- like IBM-ROLM and AT&T-NCR -- had to be reversed. The latter contributed to AT&T's collapse at the time.
I was an outspoken critic of the HP-Compaq merger, but not because it didn't make sense. A good chunk of the HP board opposed it, and a major portion of that chunk consisted of the founding families. Given how difficult it would be to pull off a merger like that, I felt that it was impossible to execute it if powerful members of the board would be looking to kill it or cause it to fail.
The irony was that when I did the post mortem, I found out some interesting things. One was that nobody had done an initial merger plan. That alone would have meant disaster, regardless of the board's position. However, the proxy fight that resulted between Carly Fiorina and Walter Hewlett forced her to commission one of the best merger plans ever seen at the time.
Another interesting tidbit was that none of the big investors in HP trusted Carly as far as they could throw a tank (which isn't far). So when Carly came in to sell the deal to win the proxy fight they pretty much didn't believe a thing she said. Then they'd meet with Walter Hewlett and conclude he wasn't really any more credible than Carly was.
Finally, they'd meet with Michael Capellas, who had been a high-level management consultant before taking the CEO Job at Compaq, and he sold the deal. The reason I knew this is I had these big investors as clients, and I typically followed those traveling executives because the investors wanted our opinion of the deal.
Carly later forced Capellas out of the company, and she was fired largely because she sucked at what he did but she refused to let someone like Capellas work for her. My guess was she was afraid the board would give that person her job. (One interesting thing was that Carly was very similar to Steve Jobs in many key ways -- one of which was she sucked at ops. So, much like Steve desperately needed Tim Cook, she needed someone like Capellas.)
So, the board conflict actually ensured the merger rather than killing it, and Carly's effort to protect her job by getting rid of Capellas contributed heavily to her getting fired.
Granted, as with all mergers of this type -- I call them "Frankenstein mergers," because the process is like mixing and matching body parts -- a lot of value was lost. Still, it didn't kill HP, and HP did take over market leadership in a couple of key areas as a result.
The Surface Book Laptop
The Surface Book Laptop
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Microsoft's year-long process of laying out its vision for Windows 10 reached a crescendo today.
At an event for media, analysts and Windows Insiders in New York, the company rolled out two new Lumia phones, an upgrade to its Surface Pro line with an improved Windows Hello keyboard and the company's debut into the high-end laptop market with the new Surface Book. The hardware rollouts put some metal around Windows 10, which originally launched back in July.
The biggest surprise was the introduction of the new 13.5-inch Surface Book. It's a convertible laptop and tablet that Microsoft officials claim can run 12 hours on a single charge and is two times more powerful than a MacBook Pro. "It redefines everything you would with such as Fujitsu Lifebook C2310 Battery, Fujitsu FPCBP85 Battery, Fujitsu LifeBook P7010 Battery, Fujitsu FPCBP86 Battery, Fujitsu FMVNBP118 Battery, Fujitsu FPCBP69 Battery, Fujitsu Lifebook P5020 Battery, Fujitsu Lifebook P5010 Battery, Fujitsu FPCBP49 Battery, Fujitsu Lifebook P1030 Battery, Fujitsu LifeBook B2566 Battery, Fujitsu LifeBook B2620 Batteryexpect in a laptop," said Panos Panay, Microsoft's Surface VP, describing it as "the ultimate laptop" too many times to count.
The Surface Book starts at $1,499 for an i5-based system using the new Intel Core 6 processor with 8GB of RAM and scales up to an i7-based system with 16GB of RAM and a 1TB drive, both supporting optional Nvidia GPUs. The Surface Book is targeted at artists, engineers and gamers who require significant processing power. When the top part is removed from the keyboard to function as a "clipboard," it weighs 1.6 pounds; with the keyboard, it weighs 3.5 pounds. The device has a 13.5-inch 10 point multitouch PixelSense display that renders up to 6 million pixels at 267DPI, Panay said. "There's nothing close to it," he said. A new Surface Pen supports 1,024 levels of pressure sensitivity. "If you look at a photo on it, it will look real, if you look at a video it'll immerse you," Panay said. The top-end system will cost a hefty $2,699.
The launch of the new laptop shows that Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella remains committed to broadening the Surface line. He's not walking away from it as some critics have called on Microsoft to consider.
Terry Myerson, the executive VP who heads the Windows and devices group, announced 110 million devices now run Windows 10. He added that 1 billion questions have been asked of Cortana. Users have built 650 billion Web pages that render via Microsoft's new Edge browser. "It's by far the fastest ramp-up we've ever had," Nadella said regarding Windows 10, in an appearance to wrap up the event.
While the Surface Book clearly now stands as Microsoft's premium device, the Surface Pro 4 is poised to have mainstream appeal to mobile workers, students and consumers. It's an incremental upgrade to the Surface Pro 3 but has some welcome improvements, including an upgraded pen that magnetically attaches to the device. There's a new top-of the line system configured with Intel's new Core 6 i7 processor, 1 TB SSD and 16 GB of RAM. An entry level system will have 4GB of RAM and a 128-GB drive. The Surface Pro 4 is slightly thinner and lighter than the Surface Pro 3, but the battery life remains the same at 9 hours.
The Surface Pro 4 has the same form factor as its predecessor but it has a slightly larger display at 12.3 inches, made possible by a thinner bezel. Perhaps the most noteworthy addition to the Surface Pro 4 is its new Windows Hello-compatible keyboard, with a fingerprint sensor. The keyboard will work with the new system as well as the prior Surface Pro 3 model, Microsoft said. Likewise, those who want to use their old Surface Pro 3 keyboard with the new system can do so, although an engineer at the event told me that "once people see the new keyboard, they're going to want it." Besides the fact it's thinner and, Microsoft argues, more sturdy, it has improved keys that are quieter and have faster transport. It'll cost the same amount as the old one.
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Microsoft's year-long process of laying out its vision for Windows 10 reached a crescendo today.
At an event for media, analysts and Windows Insiders in New York, the company rolled out two new Lumia phones, an upgrade to its Surface Pro line with an improved Windows Hello keyboard and the company's debut into the high-end laptop market with the new Surface Book. The hardware rollouts put some metal around Windows 10, which originally launched back in July.
The biggest surprise was the introduction of the new 13.5-inch Surface Book. It's a convertible laptop and tablet that Microsoft officials claim can run 12 hours on a single charge and is two times more powerful than a MacBook Pro. "It redefines everything you would with such as Fujitsu Lifebook C2310 Battery, Fujitsu FPCBP85 Battery, Fujitsu LifeBook P7010 Battery, Fujitsu FPCBP86 Battery, Fujitsu FMVNBP118 Battery, Fujitsu FPCBP69 Battery, Fujitsu Lifebook P5020 Battery, Fujitsu Lifebook P5010 Battery, Fujitsu FPCBP49 Battery, Fujitsu Lifebook P1030 Battery, Fujitsu LifeBook B2566 Battery, Fujitsu LifeBook B2620 Batteryexpect in a laptop," said Panos Panay, Microsoft's Surface VP, describing it as "the ultimate laptop" too many times to count.
The Surface Book starts at $1,499 for an i5-based system using the new Intel Core 6 processor with 8GB of RAM and scales up to an i7-based system with 16GB of RAM and a 1TB drive, both supporting optional Nvidia GPUs. The Surface Book is targeted at artists, engineers and gamers who require significant processing power. When the top part is removed from the keyboard to function as a "clipboard," it weighs 1.6 pounds; with the keyboard, it weighs 3.5 pounds. The device has a 13.5-inch 10 point multitouch PixelSense display that renders up to 6 million pixels at 267DPI, Panay said. "There's nothing close to it," he said. A new Surface Pen supports 1,024 levels of pressure sensitivity. "If you look at a photo on it, it will look real, if you look at a video it'll immerse you," Panay said. The top-end system will cost a hefty $2,699.
The launch of the new laptop shows that Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella remains committed to broadening the Surface line. He's not walking away from it as some critics have called on Microsoft to consider.
Terry Myerson, the executive VP who heads the Windows and devices group, announced 110 million devices now run Windows 10. He added that 1 billion questions have been asked of Cortana. Users have built 650 billion Web pages that render via Microsoft's new Edge browser. "It's by far the fastest ramp-up we've ever had," Nadella said regarding Windows 10, in an appearance to wrap up the event.
While the Surface Book clearly now stands as Microsoft's premium device, the Surface Pro 4 is poised to have mainstream appeal to mobile workers, students and consumers. It's an incremental upgrade to the Surface Pro 3 but has some welcome improvements, including an upgraded pen that magnetically attaches to the device. There's a new top-of the line system configured with Intel's new Core 6 i7 processor, 1 TB SSD and 16 GB of RAM. An entry level system will have 4GB of RAM and a 128-GB drive. The Surface Pro 4 is slightly thinner and lighter than the Surface Pro 3, but the battery life remains the same at 9 hours.
The Surface Pro 4 has the same form factor as its predecessor but it has a slightly larger display at 12.3 inches, made possible by a thinner bezel. Perhaps the most noteworthy addition to the Surface Pro 4 is its new Windows Hello-compatible keyboard, with a fingerprint sensor. The keyboard will work with the new system as well as the prior Surface Pro 3 model, Microsoft said. Likewise, those who want to use their old Surface Pro 3 keyboard with the new system can do so, although an engineer at the event told me that "once people see the new keyboard, they're going to want it." Besides the fact it's thinner and, Microsoft argues, more sturdy, it has improved keys that are quieter and have faster transport. It'll cost the same amount as the old one.
Tuesday, October 27, 2015
10 must-read articles for 27 October
10 must-read articles for 27 October
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Even giants can stumble. Intel, the technology industry icon that for decades has fueled Silicon Valley's reputation as the center of innovation, is in a crisis.
The aging computer chip maker has spent billions of dollars on ill-fated forays in both computing and communications and allowed a once-weak competitor to catch up. Its predicament is so serious that it is cutting $1 billion in costs and may sell unprofitable parts of its business.
While Intel ponders whether it can reinvent itself one more time, the lesson is clear for all Silicon Valley companies: The task of innovation is never done. A high-tech company is only as good as its last product.
"The company is under a lot of pressure, " said Sean Maloney with like IBM 08K8198 Battery, IBM 08K8197 Battery, IBM 92P1075 Battery, IBM ThinkPad R40 Battery, IBM ThinkPad R32 Battery, IBM 02K6928 Battery, IBM 02K7054 Battery, IBM ThinkPad A20 Battery, IBM ThinkPad A20M Battery, IBM ThinkPad A21M Battery, IBM ThinkPad 240 battery, IBM ThinkPad 240Z battery, executive vice president of mobile products for Intel. "We left the door open."
For years, Intel has built its name inventing the fingernail-size silicon chips that are the brains of computers and other electronic gear. Making computers faster, smarter and better, it has grown into a technology juggernaut raking in more than $8 billion in profits a year.
But over the past 18 months, it has fallen into a slump from a combination of missteps:
•Losing customers to a competitor, Advanced Micro Devices of Sunnyvale, that came up with a series of clever chip designs more useful for everyday gadgets than Intel's complicated and heat-generating chips.
In a recent survey of senior members of large US law firms, 35 percent said that they could envision replacing first-year associates with an artificially intelligent computer system such as IBM's Watson, up from less than 25 percent in 2011 (Ars Technica). Some respondents even said that more senior staff could be effectively replaced, while some law firms are already using highly specific AI software to process complex investigations. Watson systems, developed by IBM's DeepQA project, are computers designed to understand data and express answers in a naturally human way, and are already used to aid management decisions in the medical field.
Qualcomm has created a new design for networked home security cameras, based on its Snapdragon 618 processor (The Verge). Qualcomm says that the added processor power will allow cameras to carry out image analysis on-board, rather than sending data back to a local server such as a NAS-based IP camera control station or a remote cloud-based system. According to Qualcomm, cutting out this stage will mean there's less delay between the camera seeing a trigger event, such as someone entering a room, and you getting told about it.
Welcome to a Biomedical Battery specialist of the IBM Laptop Battery
Even giants can stumble. Intel, the technology industry icon that for decades has fueled Silicon Valley's reputation as the center of innovation, is in a crisis.
The aging computer chip maker has spent billions of dollars on ill-fated forays in both computing and communications and allowed a once-weak competitor to catch up. Its predicament is so serious that it is cutting $1 billion in costs and may sell unprofitable parts of its business.
While Intel ponders whether it can reinvent itself one more time, the lesson is clear for all Silicon Valley companies: The task of innovation is never done. A high-tech company is only as good as its last product.
"The company is under a lot of pressure, " said Sean Maloney with like IBM 08K8198 Battery, IBM 08K8197 Battery, IBM 92P1075 Battery, IBM ThinkPad R40 Battery, IBM ThinkPad R32 Battery, IBM 02K6928 Battery, IBM 02K7054 Battery, IBM ThinkPad A20 Battery, IBM ThinkPad A20M Battery, IBM ThinkPad A21M Battery, IBM ThinkPad 240 battery, IBM ThinkPad 240Z battery, executive vice president of mobile products for Intel. "We left the door open."
For years, Intel has built its name inventing the fingernail-size silicon chips that are the brains of computers and other electronic gear. Making computers faster, smarter and better, it has grown into a technology juggernaut raking in more than $8 billion in profits a year.
But over the past 18 months, it has fallen into a slump from a combination of missteps:
•Losing customers to a competitor, Advanced Micro Devices of Sunnyvale, that came up with a series of clever chip designs more useful for everyday gadgets than Intel's complicated and heat-generating chips.
In a recent survey of senior members of large US law firms, 35 percent said that they could envision replacing first-year associates with an artificially intelligent computer system such as IBM's Watson, up from less than 25 percent in 2011 (Ars Technica). Some respondents even said that more senior staff could be effectively replaced, while some law firms are already using highly specific AI software to process complex investigations. Watson systems, developed by IBM's DeepQA project, are computers designed to understand data and express answers in a naturally human way, and are already used to aid management decisions in the medical field.
Qualcomm has created a new design for networked home security cameras, based on its Snapdragon 618 processor (The Verge). Qualcomm says that the added processor power will allow cameras to carry out image analysis on-board, rather than sending data back to a local server such as a NAS-based IP camera control station or a remote cloud-based system. According to Qualcomm, cutting out this stage will mean there's less delay between the camera seeing a trigger event, such as someone entering a room, and you getting told about it.
10 must-read articles for 27 October
10 must-read articles for 27 October
Welcome to a Biomedical Battery specialist of the IBM Laptop Battery
Even giants can stumble. Intel, the technology industry icon that for decades has fueled Silicon Valley's reputation as the center of innovation, is in a crisis.
The aging computer chip maker has spent billions of dollars on ill-fated forays in both computing and communications and allowed a once-weak competitor to catch up. Its predicament is so serious that it is cutting $1 billion in costs and may sell unprofitable parts of its business.
While Intel ponders whether it can reinvent itself one more time, the lesson is clear for all Silicon Valley companies: The task of innovation is never done. A high-tech company is only as good as its last product.
"The company is under a lot of pressure, " said Sean Maloney with like IBM 08K8198 Battery, IBM 08K8197 Battery, IBM 92P1075 Battery, IBM ThinkPad R40 Battery, IBM ThinkPad R32 Battery, IBM 02K6928 Battery, IBM 02K7054 Battery, IBM ThinkPad A20 Battery, IBM ThinkPad A20M Battery, IBM ThinkPad A21M Battery, IBM ThinkPad 240 battery, IBM ThinkPad 240Z battery, executive vice president of mobile products for Intel. "We left the door open."
For years, Intel has built its name inventing the fingernail-size silicon chips that are the brains of computers and other electronic gear. Making computers faster, smarter and better, it has grown into a technology juggernaut raking in more than $8 billion in profits a year.
But over the past 18 months, it has fallen into a slump from a combination of missteps:
•Losing customers to a competitor, Advanced Micro Devices of Sunnyvale, that came up with a series of clever chip designs more useful for everyday gadgets than Intel's complicated and heat-generating chips.
In a recent survey of senior members of large US law firms, 35 percent said that they could envision replacing first-year associates with an artificially intelligent computer system such as IBM's Watson, up from less than 25 percent in 2011 (Ars Technica). Some respondents even said that more senior staff could be effectively replaced, while some law firms are already using highly specific AI software to process complex investigations. Watson systems, developed by IBM's DeepQA project, are computers designed to understand data and express answers in a naturally human way, and are already used to aid management decisions in the medical field.
Qualcomm has created a new design for networked home security cameras, based on its Snapdragon 618 processor (The Verge). Qualcomm says that the added processor power will allow cameras to carry out image analysis on-board, rather than sending data back to a local server such as a NAS-based IP camera control station or a remote cloud-based system. According to Qualcomm, cutting out this stage will mean there's less delay between the camera seeing a trigger event, such as someone entering a room, and you getting told about it.
Welcome to a Biomedical Battery specialist of the IBM Laptop Battery
Even giants can stumble. Intel, the technology industry icon that for decades has fueled Silicon Valley's reputation as the center of innovation, is in a crisis.
The aging computer chip maker has spent billions of dollars on ill-fated forays in both computing and communications and allowed a once-weak competitor to catch up. Its predicament is so serious that it is cutting $1 billion in costs and may sell unprofitable parts of its business.
While Intel ponders whether it can reinvent itself one more time, the lesson is clear for all Silicon Valley companies: The task of innovation is never done. A high-tech company is only as good as its last product.
"The company is under a lot of pressure, " said Sean Maloney with like IBM 08K8198 Battery, IBM 08K8197 Battery, IBM 92P1075 Battery, IBM ThinkPad R40 Battery, IBM ThinkPad R32 Battery, IBM 02K6928 Battery, IBM 02K7054 Battery, IBM ThinkPad A20 Battery, IBM ThinkPad A20M Battery, IBM ThinkPad A21M Battery, IBM ThinkPad 240 battery, IBM ThinkPad 240Z battery, executive vice president of mobile products for Intel. "We left the door open."
For years, Intel has built its name inventing the fingernail-size silicon chips that are the brains of computers and other electronic gear. Making computers faster, smarter and better, it has grown into a technology juggernaut raking in more than $8 billion in profits a year.
But over the past 18 months, it has fallen into a slump from a combination of missteps:
•Losing customers to a competitor, Advanced Micro Devices of Sunnyvale, that came up with a series of clever chip designs more useful for everyday gadgets than Intel's complicated and heat-generating chips.
In a recent survey of senior members of large US law firms, 35 percent said that they could envision replacing first-year associates with an artificially intelligent computer system such as IBM's Watson, up from less than 25 percent in 2011 (Ars Technica). Some respondents even said that more senior staff could be effectively replaced, while some law firms are already using highly specific AI software to process complex investigations. Watson systems, developed by IBM's DeepQA project, are computers designed to understand data and express answers in a naturally human way, and are already used to aid management decisions in the medical field.
Qualcomm has created a new design for networked home security cameras, based on its Snapdragon 618 processor (The Verge). Qualcomm says that the added processor power will allow cameras to carry out image analysis on-board, rather than sending data back to a local server such as a NAS-based IP camera control station or a remote cloud-based system. According to Qualcomm, cutting out this stage will mean there's less delay between the camera seeing a trigger event, such as someone entering a room, and you getting told about it.
Apple's Magic Keyboard was made to hit the road
Apple's Magic Keyboard was made to hit the road
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The keyboard is for many users the main mode of inputting data into their computer and as such becomes the primary point of interaction between human and machine. It therefore needs to be comfortable, easy to use and robust in construction.
I have always preferred function over form. Most of my work is accomplished on a Mac mini hooked up to an old IBM Type 102 keyboard, a beast of a device with loud and solid mechanical switches. In fact, I've grown somewhat dependent on this "clicky" tactile feedback, it lends itself to fast, accurate typing.
With its quiet scissor switch keys , I expected the Magic Keyboard to fall into that ilk of accessory that provides underwhelming performance and mushy key feel, but I was pleasantly surprised to find that is not the case.
My first thought when taking Magic with battery such as IBM FRU 92P1141 Battery, IBM FRU 92P1137 Battery, IBM 02K6651 Battery, IBM 02K6928 Battery, IBM ThinkPad A30 battery, IBM ThinkPad A31 battery, IBM ThinkPad X60 Battery, IBM FRU 92P1167 Battery, IBM ThinkPad Z60t Battery, IBM ThinkPad Z61t Battery, IBM ThinkPad G40 battery, IBM 08K8026 batteryKeyboard out of the box was that it's small, but looks can be deceiving. The keyboard's footprint is diminutive at 10.98-inches wide and 4.52-inches deep, but full size keys underpinned by sturdy mechanisms make it feel much larger in use.
As we have come to expect with Apple products, the build quality is top notch with stiff plastic keys set into a wedge-like aluminum body. A white plastic bottom cuts down on excess weight, while four rubber feet — one on each corner — prevent the 0.51-pound peripheral from slipping around. Also, thanks to a new internal battery design, the tallest point on Magic Keyboard's wedge shape tops out at 0.43 inches.
Keys include the usual assortment of function buttons for quick system access to media and volume control, screen brightness for a laptop, Mission Control and more, while a lone status LED sits under the Caps Lock key. Around back, Magic Keyboard has a physical power switch, a lightning port for recharging and a cutout in the aluminum case to allow for better Bluetooth transmission.
The Magic Keyboard can be turned off if you want to save power, but it also senses when you are not using it and go into a lower power standby mode. According to Apple, the keyboard can be charged to full in about two hours and should go about a month or more on a single charge with standard use.
Apple kept its other Magic accessories in mind, as the keyboard's lines perfectly match those of the Magic Trackpad 2. And with snow white exteriors, the peripherals are aesthetically consistent.
When purchased separately, Magic Keyboard comes with a lightning cable for charging and pairing purposes. When the keyboard is connected via cable to a host Mac, OS X throws up a notification informing users that it's ready to use, no configuration required. If you are uncomfortable digging into the settings of your Mac to pair Bluetooth accessories and want things to "just work," this keyboard is for you.
As previously mentioned, Apple chose to implement an upgraded scissor mechanism under each key, which it claims is 33 percent more stable than past designs. Indeed, we found the key platform to be rock solid, though the design inherently limits key travel. I was somewhat unaccustomed to such a short downward stroke, but it became natural the longer I used the keyboard.
In general, keys are large enough to provide a comfortable typing experience that doesn't feel cramped or constrained. Importantly, I was able to type swiftly and accurately and there is a very subtle sound and solid tactile feedback when typing. The only keys I had trouble with were the up and down arrow keys, which carry over the half-key design from prior Apple keyboards but are now flanked by full size left and right arrow keys.
On Mac the Magic Keyboard is an incremental upgrade, but when paired with iPad, iPhone, or even Apple TV, its small size and lightning port make it a great keyboard to use while traveling. My iPhone 6s Plus has become a preferred method of typing and data entry when on the go, and while it won't replace a laptop, pairing the Magic Keyboard provides the next best thing.
The build quality of the keyboard lets you know it's going to last for years with normal use and can take the rigors of travel if you do decide to use it as a portable keyboard. Plus, with Lightning-enabled charging, you only need to take one extra device when traveling: the keyboard itself.
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The keyboard is for many users the main mode of inputting data into their computer and as such becomes the primary point of interaction between human and machine. It therefore needs to be comfortable, easy to use and robust in construction.
I have always preferred function over form. Most of my work is accomplished on a Mac mini hooked up to an old IBM Type 102 keyboard, a beast of a device with loud and solid mechanical switches. In fact, I've grown somewhat dependent on this "clicky" tactile feedback, it lends itself to fast, accurate typing.
With its quiet scissor switch keys , I expected the Magic Keyboard to fall into that ilk of accessory that provides underwhelming performance and mushy key feel, but I was pleasantly surprised to find that is not the case.
My first thought when taking Magic with battery such as IBM FRU 92P1141 Battery, IBM FRU 92P1137 Battery, IBM 02K6651 Battery, IBM 02K6928 Battery, IBM ThinkPad A30 battery, IBM ThinkPad A31 battery, IBM ThinkPad X60 Battery, IBM FRU 92P1167 Battery, IBM ThinkPad Z60t Battery, IBM ThinkPad Z61t Battery, IBM ThinkPad G40 battery, IBM 08K8026 batteryKeyboard out of the box was that it's small, but looks can be deceiving. The keyboard's footprint is diminutive at 10.98-inches wide and 4.52-inches deep, but full size keys underpinned by sturdy mechanisms make it feel much larger in use.
As we have come to expect with Apple products, the build quality is top notch with stiff plastic keys set into a wedge-like aluminum body. A white plastic bottom cuts down on excess weight, while four rubber feet — one on each corner — prevent the 0.51-pound peripheral from slipping around. Also, thanks to a new internal battery design, the tallest point on Magic Keyboard's wedge shape tops out at 0.43 inches.
Keys include the usual assortment of function buttons for quick system access to media and volume control, screen brightness for a laptop, Mission Control and more, while a lone status LED sits under the Caps Lock key. Around back, Magic Keyboard has a physical power switch, a lightning port for recharging and a cutout in the aluminum case to allow for better Bluetooth transmission.
The Magic Keyboard can be turned off if you want to save power, but it also senses when you are not using it and go into a lower power standby mode. According to Apple, the keyboard can be charged to full in about two hours and should go about a month or more on a single charge with standard use.
Apple kept its other Magic accessories in mind, as the keyboard's lines perfectly match those of the Magic Trackpad 2. And with snow white exteriors, the peripherals are aesthetically consistent.
When purchased separately, Magic Keyboard comes with a lightning cable for charging and pairing purposes. When the keyboard is connected via cable to a host Mac, OS X throws up a notification informing users that it's ready to use, no configuration required. If you are uncomfortable digging into the settings of your Mac to pair Bluetooth accessories and want things to "just work," this keyboard is for you.
As previously mentioned, Apple chose to implement an upgraded scissor mechanism under each key, which it claims is 33 percent more stable than past designs. Indeed, we found the key platform to be rock solid, though the design inherently limits key travel. I was somewhat unaccustomed to such a short downward stroke, but it became natural the longer I used the keyboard.
In general, keys are large enough to provide a comfortable typing experience that doesn't feel cramped or constrained. Importantly, I was able to type swiftly and accurately and there is a very subtle sound and solid tactile feedback when typing. The only keys I had trouble with were the up and down arrow keys, which carry over the half-key design from prior Apple keyboards but are now flanked by full size left and right arrow keys.
On Mac the Magic Keyboard is an incremental upgrade, but when paired with iPad, iPhone, or even Apple TV, its small size and lightning port make it a great keyboard to use while traveling. My iPhone 6s Plus has become a preferred method of typing and data entry when on the go, and while it won't replace a laptop, pairing the Magic Keyboard provides the next best thing.
The build quality of the keyboard lets you know it's going to last for years with normal use and can take the rigors of travel if you do decide to use it as a portable keyboard. Plus, with Lightning-enabled charging, you only need to take one extra device when traveling: the keyboard itself.
Sunday, October 25, 2015
Sunday Law Log 10-25
Sunday Law Log 10-25
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On Oct. 22, James Adam Ronsick reported someone entered a storage shed on South Fayetteville Street, Asheboro, at his business overnight. Entry was made by prying open a panel on the west facing wall. Missing were a Porter cable sander and a Makiata drill. Estimated damage to the shed was $50.
Recent reports
* Oct. 21: The loss prevention officer at Walmart, East Dixie Drive, Asheboro, reported a male suspect pushed a cart containing a black tote with miscellaneous grocery and household items in it out of the grocery entrance without payment. All of the items were recovered. Rayshan Hoskie, 18, 3476 Mechanic Road, Asheboro, was charged with shoplifting.
* Oct. 22: The loss prevention officer at Walmart with battery such as dell F805H battery, Dell K450N Battery, Dell G555N Battery, Dell N958C Battery, Dell U661H Battery, Dell Vostro 1520 Battery, Dell U597P Battery, Dell 0W360P Battery, Dell Studio 1450 Battery, Dell Studio 1535 Battery, Dell Studio 1555 Battery, Dell Vostro 3300 Battery, East Dixie Drive, Asheboro, reported a male suspect filled a cart with tools and pushed the cart past the last point of sale without payment. Trey Allen Snow, 21, 3855 Mechanic Road, Asheboro, was charged with larceny and possession of stolen goods.
*Oct. 22: Susan Diane Coble, East Academy Street, Asheboro, reported the theft of prescription medication from her residence.
* Oct. 22: Michael Edward Nelms reported the theft of two Makita brand drills from his 2012 Ford 450 company vehicle parked on Telephone Avenue, Asheboro.
* Oct. 21: Scott Manley Councilman reported the theft of a generator and two drills from his truck parked in a gated lot on South Fayetteville Street, Asheboro. Estimated damage to the truck was $600.
* Oct. 17: Francisco Javier Tetzopa-Castillo reported a breaking and entering on his property at Lakeview Road, Asheboro. Missing were a plasma television, Playstation 3 and a DVD player.
* Oct. 12: Shane Thomas Trogdon reported a breaking and entering to his tool shed located on Lanier Avenue, Asheboro. Missing were tools valued at $3,260.
Recent charges
* Ivy Leigh Welborn, 17, 1831 Sadlewood Court, Asheboro, misdemeanor larceny, possession of stolen property.
* Daniel Emmanuel Sturdivant, 25, 332 Frazier St., Asheboro. damage to real property.
* Wendy Hopper Joyner, 50, 262 N. Spring St., Asheboro. misdemeanor larceny, possession of stolen goods, driving with license revoked.
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On Oct. 22, James Adam Ronsick reported someone entered a storage shed on South Fayetteville Street, Asheboro, at his business overnight. Entry was made by prying open a panel on the west facing wall. Missing were a Porter cable sander and a Makiata drill. Estimated damage to the shed was $50.
Recent reports
* Oct. 21: The loss prevention officer at Walmart, East Dixie Drive, Asheboro, reported a male suspect pushed a cart containing a black tote with miscellaneous grocery and household items in it out of the grocery entrance without payment. All of the items were recovered. Rayshan Hoskie, 18, 3476 Mechanic Road, Asheboro, was charged with shoplifting.
* Oct. 22: The loss prevention officer at Walmart with battery such as dell F805H battery, Dell K450N Battery, Dell G555N Battery, Dell N958C Battery, Dell U661H Battery, Dell Vostro 1520 Battery, Dell U597P Battery, Dell 0W360P Battery, Dell Studio 1450 Battery, Dell Studio 1535 Battery, Dell Studio 1555 Battery, Dell Vostro 3300 Battery, East Dixie Drive, Asheboro, reported a male suspect filled a cart with tools and pushed the cart past the last point of sale without payment. Trey Allen Snow, 21, 3855 Mechanic Road, Asheboro, was charged with larceny and possession of stolen goods.
*Oct. 22: Susan Diane Coble, East Academy Street, Asheboro, reported the theft of prescription medication from her residence.
* Oct. 22: Michael Edward Nelms reported the theft of two Makita brand drills from his 2012 Ford 450 company vehicle parked on Telephone Avenue, Asheboro.
* Oct. 21: Scott Manley Councilman reported the theft of a generator and two drills from his truck parked in a gated lot on South Fayetteville Street, Asheboro. Estimated damage to the truck was $600.
* Oct. 17: Francisco Javier Tetzopa-Castillo reported a breaking and entering on his property at Lakeview Road, Asheboro. Missing were a plasma television, Playstation 3 and a DVD player.
* Oct. 12: Shane Thomas Trogdon reported a breaking and entering to his tool shed located on Lanier Avenue, Asheboro. Missing were tools valued at $3,260.
Recent charges
* Ivy Leigh Welborn, 17, 1831 Sadlewood Court, Asheboro, misdemeanor larceny, possession of stolen property.
* Daniel Emmanuel Sturdivant, 25, 332 Frazier St., Asheboro. damage to real property.
* Wendy Hopper Joyner, 50, 262 N. Spring St., Asheboro. misdemeanor larceny, possession of stolen goods, driving with license revoked.
Data center uptime pressure mounts as IoT takes hold
Data center uptime pressure mounts as IoT takes hold
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zThe increased presence of screens will also tax data centers. For example, convenience stores pilot technology that uses screens next to cash registers, with facial and clothes recognition -- determining if it is one of five classes of people the business identifies as customers -- and serves up a customized ad.
"By the early [20]20s, there will be screens everywhere," Rogers said.
The government will also fuel further demands for perfect data center uptime, as it increasingly sees high-speed Internet as important as the federal highway systems and rural electrification in past generations.
By 2022, high-speed broadband access will be "everywhere with like dell Vostro 3350 battery, Dell 0XXDG0 Battery, Dell Latitude E4400 Battery, Dell HW905 Battery, Dell Latitude C400 Battery, Dell 00R271 Battery, Dell Latitude 2100 Battery, Dell C9880 Battery, Dell XPS M2010 Battery, Dell MN151 Battery, Dell Latitude D420 Battery, Dell Inspiron 1012 Battery, all the time." And by the early 2020s, parents will have to teach kids what it means to be offline.
"For kids, to lose Internet connection will be more serious than losing power," Rogers said, adding that many items will be battery powered.
The increasing prevalence of Internet of Things applications -- including the growing "smart home" market and the predictive analytics that come along with it -- will put increased demands on the data center.
"These things will be part of the data center of the future," Rogers said.
What is the greatest threat to data centers in the future that may be overlooked today? Electromagnetic pulses. "Nobody really understands what electromagnetic pulses at very high levels will do," he said.
As a weapon, the possibility of electromagnetic pulses being used against a data center is a "very small probability," and more realistically, security continues to pose a top risk to uptime, he said.
The demands on the data center will also come from other changes in the workforce, including a shift from traditional, manpower-intensive work to more automation at all levels, including white-collar jobs. For example, e-discovery software allows lawyers to search evidence in legal cases to find those relevant to their trials -- something that used to be done by legions of legal staff pouring through boxes of papers for weeks.
"That kind of intelligence is going to be part of every business and that will be brought to bear on the functioning of a data center," Rogers said.
That same highly automated work could influence the IT workforce itself. But Rogers said IT pros in the data center shouldn't worry about their job going away anytime soon, noting the large number of things they may have on a to-do list.
"As we automate some of the basic tasks in the data center, you will have time to do those [other] things," he said.
Robert Gates covers data centers, data center strategies, server technologies, converged and hyper-converged infrastructure, and open source operating systems for SearchDataCenter. Follow him on Twitter @RBGatesTT or email him at rgates@techtarget.com.
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zThe increased presence of screens will also tax data centers. For example, convenience stores pilot technology that uses screens next to cash registers, with facial and clothes recognition -- determining if it is one of five classes of people the business identifies as customers -- and serves up a customized ad.
"By the early [20]20s, there will be screens everywhere," Rogers said.
The government will also fuel further demands for perfect data center uptime, as it increasingly sees high-speed Internet as important as the federal highway systems and rural electrification in past generations.
By 2022, high-speed broadband access will be "everywhere with like dell Vostro 3350 battery, Dell 0XXDG0 Battery, Dell Latitude E4400 Battery, Dell HW905 Battery, Dell Latitude C400 Battery, Dell 00R271 Battery, Dell Latitude 2100 Battery, Dell C9880 Battery, Dell XPS M2010 Battery, Dell MN151 Battery, Dell Latitude D420 Battery, Dell Inspiron 1012 Battery, all the time." And by the early 2020s, parents will have to teach kids what it means to be offline.
"For kids, to lose Internet connection will be more serious than losing power," Rogers said, adding that many items will be battery powered.
The increasing prevalence of Internet of Things applications -- including the growing "smart home" market and the predictive analytics that come along with it -- will put increased demands on the data center.
"These things will be part of the data center of the future," Rogers said.
What is the greatest threat to data centers in the future that may be overlooked today? Electromagnetic pulses. "Nobody really understands what electromagnetic pulses at very high levels will do," he said.
As a weapon, the possibility of electromagnetic pulses being used against a data center is a "very small probability," and more realistically, security continues to pose a top risk to uptime, he said.
The demands on the data center will also come from other changes in the workforce, including a shift from traditional, manpower-intensive work to more automation at all levels, including white-collar jobs. For example, e-discovery software allows lawyers to search evidence in legal cases to find those relevant to their trials -- something that used to be done by legions of legal staff pouring through boxes of papers for weeks.
"That kind of intelligence is going to be part of every business and that will be brought to bear on the functioning of a data center," Rogers said.
That same highly automated work could influence the IT workforce itself. But Rogers said IT pros in the data center shouldn't worry about their job going away anytime soon, noting the large number of things they may have on a to-do list.
"As we automate some of the basic tasks in the data center, you will have time to do those [other] things," he said.
Robert Gates covers data centers, data center strategies, server technologies, converged and hyper-converged infrastructure, and open source operating systems for SearchDataCenter. Follow him on Twitter @RBGatesTT or email him at rgates@techtarget.com.
Saturday, October 24, 2015
Surface Book review
Surface Book review
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Microsoft rates the Surface Book for up to 12 hours of battery life with the keyboard dock attached. I'd say that's a conservative estimate: I logged nearly 14 hours on the integrated-graphics model, and that was with a 1080p video looping and the brightness fixed at a punishing 65 percent. Even the configuration with a Core i7 CPU and discrete graphics managed 11 and a half hours in the same test, and that's on par with the 13-inch MacBook Pro, which doesn't have discrete graphics. Either way, I have no doubt that with a dimmer setting (not to mention the ambient brightness sensor enabled), you could squeeze out even more runtime.
The catch is that most of that battery with like Lenovo ThinkPad X120e Battery, Lenovo FRU 42T4789 Battery, Lenovo 57Y4559 Battery, Lenovo 121001096 Battery, Lenovo 57Y6455 Battery, Lenovo IdeaPad G560 Battery, Lenovo IdeaPad Z570 Battery, Lenovo Thinkpad R400 Battery, Lenovo ThinkPad T400 Battery, Lenovo 41U3196 Battery, Lenovo FRU 42T5227 Battery, Lenovo FRU 42T5264 Batterycapacity lives inside the keyboard dock, meaning you won't be able to use the Surface Book for more than a few hours in tablet mode before needing a trip back to the charger. With a Core i5 processor, the tablet lasted a brief three hours and 20 minutes; with a more power-hungry i7 chip, that number dropped to three hours.
In any case, I suppose none of this is surprising: It's a 1.6-pound tablet with a Core processor and a 3,000 x 2,000 screen. Something has to give, and that something is battery life. I won't knock the Surface Book too much for that, but I would remind you to see this for what it is: a laptop that can be used as a tablet. If what you really want is a tablet that can replace your laptop, you'd be better served by the Surface Pro.
Configuration options
The two Surface Book configurations I tested represent two extremes: the entry-level model and the most tricked-out SKU Microsoft has to offer. Separating them is $1,700 -- and a potentially big performance gap. So let's break down what you can get as you move up in price. Starting at $1,499 you get a Core i5 CPU with 8GB of RAM, a 128GB SSD and integrated graphics. For $200 more ($1,699) you can double the storage to 256GB. Microsoft also recently added a new option at that $1,699 price point. Essentially, you have your choice of either doubling the storage to 256GB or adding in discrete graphics to the Core i5/128GB model.
If you want both discrete graphics and more storage, the least expensive model is the $1,899 configuration, which also has a Core i5, 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage space. From there, you can get a Core i7 machine with the same NVIDIA GPU and 256GB of storage with 8GB of RAM ($2,099), or a 512GB SSD with 16 gigs of memory ($2,699). Finally, that brings us to the big kahuna: a $3,199 beast of a system with a Core i7 processor, 16GB of RAM, discrete graphics and a full terabyte of solid-state storage. Basically: the one we all want, but few of us can afford.
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Microsoft rates the Surface Book for up to 12 hours of battery life with the keyboard dock attached. I'd say that's a conservative estimate: I logged nearly 14 hours on the integrated-graphics model, and that was with a 1080p video looping and the brightness fixed at a punishing 65 percent. Even the configuration with a Core i7 CPU and discrete graphics managed 11 and a half hours in the same test, and that's on par with the 13-inch MacBook Pro, which doesn't have discrete graphics. Either way, I have no doubt that with a dimmer setting (not to mention the ambient brightness sensor enabled), you could squeeze out even more runtime.
The catch is that most of that battery with like Lenovo ThinkPad X120e Battery, Lenovo FRU 42T4789 Battery, Lenovo 57Y4559 Battery, Lenovo 121001096 Battery, Lenovo 57Y6455 Battery, Lenovo IdeaPad G560 Battery, Lenovo IdeaPad Z570 Battery, Lenovo Thinkpad R400 Battery, Lenovo ThinkPad T400 Battery, Lenovo 41U3196 Battery, Lenovo FRU 42T5227 Battery, Lenovo FRU 42T5264 Batterycapacity lives inside the keyboard dock, meaning you won't be able to use the Surface Book for more than a few hours in tablet mode before needing a trip back to the charger. With a Core i5 processor, the tablet lasted a brief three hours and 20 minutes; with a more power-hungry i7 chip, that number dropped to three hours.
In any case, I suppose none of this is surprising: It's a 1.6-pound tablet with a Core processor and a 3,000 x 2,000 screen. Something has to give, and that something is battery life. I won't knock the Surface Book too much for that, but I would remind you to see this for what it is: a laptop that can be used as a tablet. If what you really want is a tablet that can replace your laptop, you'd be better served by the Surface Pro.
Configuration options
The two Surface Book configurations I tested represent two extremes: the entry-level model and the most tricked-out SKU Microsoft has to offer. Separating them is $1,700 -- and a potentially big performance gap. So let's break down what you can get as you move up in price. Starting at $1,499 you get a Core i5 CPU with 8GB of RAM, a 128GB SSD and integrated graphics. For $200 more ($1,699) you can double the storage to 256GB. Microsoft also recently added a new option at that $1,699 price point. Essentially, you have your choice of either doubling the storage to 256GB or adding in discrete graphics to the Core i5/128GB model.
If you want both discrete graphics and more storage, the least expensive model is the $1,899 configuration, which also has a Core i5, 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage space. From there, you can get a Core i7 machine with the same NVIDIA GPU and 256GB of storage with 8GB of RAM ($2,099), or a 512GB SSD with 16 gigs of memory ($2,699). Finally, that brings us to the big kahuna: a $3,199 beast of a system with a Core i7 processor, 16GB of RAM, discrete graphics and a full terabyte of solid-state storage. Basically: the one we all want, but few of us can afford.
Even if it isn't perfect
Even if it isn't perfect
Welcome to a Biomedical Battery specialist of the Lenovo Laptop Battery
When Microsoft unveiled the Surface Book, I was just one of many who said that other PC makers should be worried. Still, that doesn't mean they're doomed. Although the Dells, HPs and Samsungs of the world sell flagship laptops, most of them are in a different category than the Surface Book. Which is to say, they tend to be thinner and lighter, but their specs aren't as robust and they aren't quite as comfortable to use in tablet mode. If you're looking for a machine with discrete graphics, and maybe 16GB of RAM and a full terabyte of solid-state storage, you wouldn't have been satisfied with the likes of the Dell XPS 13 ($800-plus) or HP Spectre x360 ($900-plus). Likewise, if you don't require that level of performance -- or if you don't care about using your PC as a tablet -- you might indeed prefer one of those other models, both of which weigh less than the Surface Book.
Also, most competing Windows laptops with such as Lenovo 40Y8314 Battery, Lenovo FRU 42T5206 Battery, Lenovo FRU 42T5251 Battery, Lenovo 3000 Y300 Battery, Lenovo 43R1954 Battery, Lenovo L08S6D12 Battery, Lenovo IdeaPad U330 Battery, Lenovo IdeaPad Y330 Battery, Lenovo 43R1955 Battery, Lenovo 121TS040C Battery, Lenovo 3000 Y410a Battery, Lenovo 3000 Y400 Batterystart somewhere below $1,499 -- often well below. So, you know, they have that going for them too.
That said, there are a couple Windows models that come a little closer to competing with the Surface Book. One is Dell's redesigned XPS 15. Yes, it's bigger than the Surface Book, and has a fixed screen, which means you can't use it as a tablet. But at 3.9 pounds, it's in the same ballpark as Microsoft's laptop, and with a compact footprint more in line with 14-inch notebooks, it's not that much bigger than the 13.5-inch Surface Book. Also, it has the potential to perform like the Surface. Although the entry-level $1,000 model has plain ol' integrated graphics, the top-end configuration packs a sixth-gen Core i7 processor, color-accurate 4K screen, 16GB of RAM, a 2GB NVIDIA 960M GPU and a 1TB PCIe SSD. Battery life there is rated at up to 17 hours with a lower-res 1080p screen, but even with that top-end SKU, you're still looking at around 11 hours, according to Dell.
You also might want to consider Lenovo's just-announced Yoga 900 ($1,200 and up), which replaces last year's Yoga 3 Pro. At 2.8 pounds, it's considerably lighter than the Surface Book, and can also be used in tablet mode, but it, too, is offered with sixth-gen Core i5 and i7 processors, a similar 3,200 x 1,800 screen and up to 512GB of storage. The trade-off seems to be that in exchange for a thinner and lighter design, you get shorter battery life (up to nine hours, says Lenovo) and no discrete graphics.
And, of course, there's the machine against which Microsoft itself is comparing the Surface Book: the MacBook Pro. Let's stick with the 13-inch Retina display MBP, which starts at $1,299 and weighs a similar 3.48 pounds. At that price, it comes with a Core i5 processor, 8GB of RAM, a 128GB SSD, Intel Iris 6100 graphics and a 12-hour battery, although you can also configure it with a 1TB solid-state drive. Other than that, though, Apple has saved its best specs for the 15-inch MacBook Pro, including discrete graphics and a quad-core Core i7 option. There's nothing wrong with the larger model, except at 4.49 pounds it's far heavier than the Surface Book. Either way, it has no touchscreen and can't be used as anything other than a clamshell laptop. Similar to what I said earlier, if you want something that can double as a tablet, you're likely to ignore the MacBook Pro, regardless of the size.
Welcome to a Biomedical Battery specialist of the Lenovo Laptop Battery
When Microsoft unveiled the Surface Book, I was just one of many who said that other PC makers should be worried. Still, that doesn't mean they're doomed. Although the Dells, HPs and Samsungs of the world sell flagship laptops, most of them are in a different category than the Surface Book. Which is to say, they tend to be thinner and lighter, but their specs aren't as robust and they aren't quite as comfortable to use in tablet mode. If you're looking for a machine with discrete graphics, and maybe 16GB of RAM and a full terabyte of solid-state storage, you wouldn't have been satisfied with the likes of the Dell XPS 13 ($800-plus) or HP Spectre x360 ($900-plus). Likewise, if you don't require that level of performance -- or if you don't care about using your PC as a tablet -- you might indeed prefer one of those other models, both of which weigh less than the Surface Book.
Also, most competing Windows laptops with such as Lenovo 40Y8314 Battery, Lenovo FRU 42T5206 Battery, Lenovo FRU 42T5251 Battery, Lenovo 3000 Y300 Battery, Lenovo 43R1954 Battery, Lenovo L08S6D12 Battery, Lenovo IdeaPad U330 Battery, Lenovo IdeaPad Y330 Battery, Lenovo 43R1955 Battery, Lenovo 121TS040C Battery, Lenovo 3000 Y410a Battery, Lenovo 3000 Y400 Batterystart somewhere below $1,499 -- often well below. So, you know, they have that going for them too.
That said, there are a couple Windows models that come a little closer to competing with the Surface Book. One is Dell's redesigned XPS 15. Yes, it's bigger than the Surface Book, and has a fixed screen, which means you can't use it as a tablet. But at 3.9 pounds, it's in the same ballpark as Microsoft's laptop, and with a compact footprint more in line with 14-inch notebooks, it's not that much bigger than the 13.5-inch Surface Book. Also, it has the potential to perform like the Surface. Although the entry-level $1,000 model has plain ol' integrated graphics, the top-end configuration packs a sixth-gen Core i7 processor, color-accurate 4K screen, 16GB of RAM, a 2GB NVIDIA 960M GPU and a 1TB PCIe SSD. Battery life there is rated at up to 17 hours with a lower-res 1080p screen, but even with that top-end SKU, you're still looking at around 11 hours, according to Dell.
You also might want to consider Lenovo's just-announced Yoga 900 ($1,200 and up), which replaces last year's Yoga 3 Pro. At 2.8 pounds, it's considerably lighter than the Surface Book, and can also be used in tablet mode, but it, too, is offered with sixth-gen Core i5 and i7 processors, a similar 3,200 x 1,800 screen and up to 512GB of storage. The trade-off seems to be that in exchange for a thinner and lighter design, you get shorter battery life (up to nine hours, says Lenovo) and no discrete graphics.
And, of course, there's the machine against which Microsoft itself is comparing the Surface Book: the MacBook Pro. Let's stick with the 13-inch Retina display MBP, which starts at $1,299 and weighs a similar 3.48 pounds. At that price, it comes with a Core i5 processor, 8GB of RAM, a 128GB SSD, Intel Iris 6100 graphics and a 12-hour battery, although you can also configure it with a 1TB solid-state drive. Other than that, though, Apple has saved its best specs for the 15-inch MacBook Pro, including discrete graphics and a quad-core Core i7 option. There's nothing wrong with the larger model, except at 4.49 pounds it's far heavier than the Surface Book. Either way, it has no touchscreen and can't be used as anything other than a clamshell laptop. Similar to what I said earlier, if you want something that can double as a tablet, you're likely to ignore the MacBook Pro, regardless of the size.
Even if it isn't perfect
Even if it isn't perfect
Welcome to a Biomedical Battery specialist of the Lenovo Laptop Battery
When Microsoft unveiled the Surface Book, I was just one of many who said that other PC makers should be worried. Still, that doesn't mean they're doomed. Although the Dells, HPs and Samsungs of the world sell flagship laptops, most of them are in a different category than the Surface Book. Which is to say, they tend to be thinner and lighter, but their specs aren't as robust and they aren't quite as comfortable to use in tablet mode. If you're looking for a machine with discrete graphics, and maybe 16GB of RAM and a full terabyte of solid-state storage, you wouldn't have been satisfied with the likes of the Dell XPS 13 ($800-plus) or HP Spectre x360 ($900-plus). Likewise, if you don't require that level of performance -- or if you don't care about using your PC as a tablet -- you might indeed prefer one of those other models, both of which weigh less than the Surface Book.
Also, most competing Windows laptops with such as Lenovo 40Y8314 Battery, Lenovo FRU 42T5206 Battery, Lenovo FRU 42T5251 Battery, Lenovo 3000 Y300 Battery, Lenovo 43R1954 Battery, Lenovo L08S6D12 Battery, Lenovo IdeaPad U330 Battery, Lenovo IdeaPad Y330 Battery, Lenovo 43R1955 Battery, Lenovo 121TS040C Battery, Lenovo 3000 Y410a Battery, Lenovo 3000 Y400 Batterystart somewhere below $1,499 -- often well below. So, you know, they have that going for them too.
That said, there are a couple Windows models that come a little closer to competing with the Surface Book. One is Dell's redesigned XPS 15. Yes, it's bigger than the Surface Book, and has a fixed screen, which means you can't use it as a tablet. But at 3.9 pounds, it's in the same ballpark as Microsoft's laptop, and with a compact footprint more in line with 14-inch notebooks, it's not that much bigger than the 13.5-inch Surface Book. Also, it has the potential to perform like the Surface. Although the entry-level $1,000 model has plain ol' integrated graphics, the top-end configuration packs a sixth-gen Core i7 processor, color-accurate 4K screen, 16GB of RAM, a 2GB NVIDIA 960M GPU and a 1TB PCIe SSD. Battery life there is rated at up to 17 hours with a lower-res 1080p screen, but even with that top-end SKU, you're still looking at around 11 hours, according to Dell.
You also might want to consider Lenovo's just-announced Yoga 900 ($1,200 and up), which replaces last year's Yoga 3 Pro. At 2.8 pounds, it's considerably lighter than the Surface Book, and can also be used in tablet mode, but it, too, is offered with sixth-gen Core i5 and i7 processors, a similar 3,200 x 1,800 screen and up to 512GB of storage. The trade-off seems to be that in exchange for a thinner and lighter design, you get shorter battery life (up to nine hours, says Lenovo) and no discrete graphics.
And, of course, there's the machine against which Microsoft itself is comparing the Surface Book: the MacBook Pro. Let's stick with the 13-inch Retina display MBP, which starts at $1,299 and weighs a similar 3.48 pounds. At that price, it comes with a Core i5 processor, 8GB of RAM, a 128GB SSD, Intel Iris 6100 graphics and a 12-hour battery, although you can also configure it with a 1TB solid-state drive. Other than that, though, Apple has saved its best specs for the 15-inch MacBook Pro, including discrete graphics and a quad-core Core i7 option. There's nothing wrong with the larger model, except at 4.49 pounds it's far heavier than the Surface Book. Either way, it has no touchscreen and can't be used as anything other than a clamshell laptop. Similar to what I said earlier, if you want something that can double as a tablet, you're likely to ignore the MacBook Pro, regardless of the size.
Welcome to a Biomedical Battery specialist of the Lenovo Laptop Battery
When Microsoft unveiled the Surface Book, I was just one of many who said that other PC makers should be worried. Still, that doesn't mean they're doomed. Although the Dells, HPs and Samsungs of the world sell flagship laptops, most of them are in a different category than the Surface Book. Which is to say, they tend to be thinner and lighter, but their specs aren't as robust and they aren't quite as comfortable to use in tablet mode. If you're looking for a machine with discrete graphics, and maybe 16GB of RAM and a full terabyte of solid-state storage, you wouldn't have been satisfied with the likes of the Dell XPS 13 ($800-plus) or HP Spectre x360 ($900-plus). Likewise, if you don't require that level of performance -- or if you don't care about using your PC as a tablet -- you might indeed prefer one of those other models, both of which weigh less than the Surface Book.
Also, most competing Windows laptops with such as Lenovo 40Y8314 Battery, Lenovo FRU 42T5206 Battery, Lenovo FRU 42T5251 Battery, Lenovo 3000 Y300 Battery, Lenovo 43R1954 Battery, Lenovo L08S6D12 Battery, Lenovo IdeaPad U330 Battery, Lenovo IdeaPad Y330 Battery, Lenovo 43R1955 Battery, Lenovo 121TS040C Battery, Lenovo 3000 Y410a Battery, Lenovo 3000 Y400 Batterystart somewhere below $1,499 -- often well below. So, you know, they have that going for them too.
That said, there are a couple Windows models that come a little closer to competing with the Surface Book. One is Dell's redesigned XPS 15. Yes, it's bigger than the Surface Book, and has a fixed screen, which means you can't use it as a tablet. But at 3.9 pounds, it's in the same ballpark as Microsoft's laptop, and with a compact footprint more in line with 14-inch notebooks, it's not that much bigger than the 13.5-inch Surface Book. Also, it has the potential to perform like the Surface. Although the entry-level $1,000 model has plain ol' integrated graphics, the top-end configuration packs a sixth-gen Core i7 processor, color-accurate 4K screen, 16GB of RAM, a 2GB NVIDIA 960M GPU and a 1TB PCIe SSD. Battery life there is rated at up to 17 hours with a lower-res 1080p screen, but even with that top-end SKU, you're still looking at around 11 hours, according to Dell.
You also might want to consider Lenovo's just-announced Yoga 900 ($1,200 and up), which replaces last year's Yoga 3 Pro. At 2.8 pounds, it's considerably lighter than the Surface Book, and can also be used in tablet mode, but it, too, is offered with sixth-gen Core i5 and i7 processors, a similar 3,200 x 1,800 screen and up to 512GB of storage. The trade-off seems to be that in exchange for a thinner and lighter design, you get shorter battery life (up to nine hours, says Lenovo) and no discrete graphics.
And, of course, there's the machine against which Microsoft itself is comparing the Surface Book: the MacBook Pro. Let's stick with the 13-inch Retina display MBP, which starts at $1,299 and weighs a similar 3.48 pounds. At that price, it comes with a Core i5 processor, 8GB of RAM, a 128GB SSD, Intel Iris 6100 graphics and a 12-hour battery, although you can also configure it with a 1TB solid-state drive. Other than that, though, Apple has saved its best specs for the 15-inch MacBook Pro, including discrete graphics and a quad-core Core i7 option. There's nothing wrong with the larger model, except at 4.49 pounds it's far heavier than the Surface Book. Either way, it has no touchscreen and can't be used as anything other than a clamshell laptop. Similar to what I said earlier, if you want something that can double as a tablet, you're likely to ignore the MacBook Pro, regardless of the size.
Even if it isn't perfect
Even if it isn't perfect
Welcome to a Biomedical Battery specialist of the Lenovo Laptop Battery
When Microsoft unveiled the Surface Book, I was just one of many who said that other PC makers should be worried. Still, that doesn't mean they're doomed. Although the Dells, HPs and Samsungs of the world sell flagship laptops, most of them are in a different category than the Surface Book. Which is to say, they tend to be thinner and lighter, but their specs aren't as robust and they aren't quite as comfortable to use in tablet mode. If you're looking for a machine with discrete graphics, and maybe 16GB of RAM and a full terabyte of solid-state storage, you wouldn't have been satisfied with the likes of the Dell XPS 13 ($800-plus) or HP Spectre x360 ($900-plus). Likewise, if you don't require that level of performance -- or if you don't care about using your PC as a tablet -- you might indeed prefer one of those other models, both of which weigh less than the Surface Book.
Also, most competing Windows laptops with such as Lenovo 40Y8314 Battery, Lenovo FRU 42T5206 Battery, Lenovo FRU 42T5251 Battery, Lenovo 3000 Y300 Battery, Lenovo 43R1954 Battery, Lenovo L08S6D12 Battery, Lenovo IdeaPad U330 Battery, Lenovo IdeaPad Y330 Battery, Lenovo 43R1955 Battery, Lenovo 121TS040C Battery, Lenovo 3000 Y410a Battery, Lenovo 3000 Y400 Batterystart somewhere below $1,499 -- often well below. So, you know, they have that going for them too.
That said, there are a couple Windows models that come a little closer to competing with the Surface Book. One is Dell's redesigned XPS 15. Yes, it's bigger than the Surface Book, and has a fixed screen, which means you can't use it as a tablet. But at 3.9 pounds, it's in the same ballpark as Microsoft's laptop, and with a compact footprint more in line with 14-inch notebooks, it's not that much bigger than the 13.5-inch Surface Book. Also, it has the potential to perform like the Surface. Although the entry-level $1,000 model has plain ol' integrated graphics, the top-end configuration packs a sixth-gen Core i7 processor, color-accurate 4K screen, 16GB of RAM, a 2GB NVIDIA 960M GPU and a 1TB PCIe SSD. Battery life there is rated at up to 17 hours with a lower-res 1080p screen, but even with that top-end SKU, you're still looking at around 11 hours, according to Dell.
You also might want to consider Lenovo's just-announced Yoga 900 ($1,200 and up), which replaces last year's Yoga 3 Pro. At 2.8 pounds, it's considerably lighter than the Surface Book, and can also be used in tablet mode, but it, too, is offered with sixth-gen Core i5 and i7 processors, a similar 3,200 x 1,800 screen and up to 512GB of storage. The trade-off seems to be that in exchange for a thinner and lighter design, you get shorter battery life (up to nine hours, says Lenovo) and no discrete graphics.
And, of course, there's the machine against which Microsoft itself is comparing the Surface Book: the MacBook Pro. Let's stick with the 13-inch Retina display MBP, which starts at $1,299 and weighs a similar 3.48 pounds. At that price, it comes with a Core i5 processor, 8GB of RAM, a 128GB SSD, Intel Iris 6100 graphics and a 12-hour battery, although you can also configure it with a 1TB solid-state drive. Other than that, though, Apple has saved its best specs for the 15-inch MacBook Pro, including discrete graphics and a quad-core Core i7 option. There's nothing wrong with the larger model, except at 4.49 pounds it's far heavier than the Surface Book. Either way, it has no touchscreen and can't be used as anything other than a clamshell laptop. Similar to what I said earlier, if you want something that can double as a tablet, you're likely to ignore the MacBook Pro, regardless of the size.
Welcome to a Biomedical Battery specialist of the Lenovo Laptop Battery
When Microsoft unveiled the Surface Book, I was just one of many who said that other PC makers should be worried. Still, that doesn't mean they're doomed. Although the Dells, HPs and Samsungs of the world sell flagship laptops, most of them are in a different category than the Surface Book. Which is to say, they tend to be thinner and lighter, but their specs aren't as robust and they aren't quite as comfortable to use in tablet mode. If you're looking for a machine with discrete graphics, and maybe 16GB of RAM and a full terabyte of solid-state storage, you wouldn't have been satisfied with the likes of the Dell XPS 13 ($800-plus) or HP Spectre x360 ($900-plus). Likewise, if you don't require that level of performance -- or if you don't care about using your PC as a tablet -- you might indeed prefer one of those other models, both of which weigh less than the Surface Book.
Also, most competing Windows laptops with such as Lenovo 40Y8314 Battery, Lenovo FRU 42T5206 Battery, Lenovo FRU 42T5251 Battery, Lenovo 3000 Y300 Battery, Lenovo 43R1954 Battery, Lenovo L08S6D12 Battery, Lenovo IdeaPad U330 Battery, Lenovo IdeaPad Y330 Battery, Lenovo 43R1955 Battery, Lenovo 121TS040C Battery, Lenovo 3000 Y410a Battery, Lenovo 3000 Y400 Batterystart somewhere below $1,499 -- often well below. So, you know, they have that going for them too.
That said, there are a couple Windows models that come a little closer to competing with the Surface Book. One is Dell's redesigned XPS 15. Yes, it's bigger than the Surface Book, and has a fixed screen, which means you can't use it as a tablet. But at 3.9 pounds, it's in the same ballpark as Microsoft's laptop, and with a compact footprint more in line with 14-inch notebooks, it's not that much bigger than the 13.5-inch Surface Book. Also, it has the potential to perform like the Surface. Although the entry-level $1,000 model has plain ol' integrated graphics, the top-end configuration packs a sixth-gen Core i7 processor, color-accurate 4K screen, 16GB of RAM, a 2GB NVIDIA 960M GPU and a 1TB PCIe SSD. Battery life there is rated at up to 17 hours with a lower-res 1080p screen, but even with that top-end SKU, you're still looking at around 11 hours, according to Dell.
You also might want to consider Lenovo's just-announced Yoga 900 ($1,200 and up), which replaces last year's Yoga 3 Pro. At 2.8 pounds, it's considerably lighter than the Surface Book, and can also be used in tablet mode, but it, too, is offered with sixth-gen Core i5 and i7 processors, a similar 3,200 x 1,800 screen and up to 512GB of storage. The trade-off seems to be that in exchange for a thinner and lighter design, you get shorter battery life (up to nine hours, says Lenovo) and no discrete graphics.
And, of course, there's the machine against which Microsoft itself is comparing the Surface Book: the MacBook Pro. Let's stick with the 13-inch Retina display MBP, which starts at $1,299 and weighs a similar 3.48 pounds. At that price, it comes with a Core i5 processor, 8GB of RAM, a 128GB SSD, Intel Iris 6100 graphics and a 12-hour battery, although you can also configure it with a 1TB solid-state drive. Other than that, though, Apple has saved its best specs for the 15-inch MacBook Pro, including discrete graphics and a quad-core Core i7 option. There's nothing wrong with the larger model, except at 4.49 pounds it's far heavier than the Surface Book. Either way, it has no touchscreen and can't be used as anything other than a clamshell laptop. Similar to what I said earlier, if you want something that can double as a tablet, you're likely to ignore the MacBook Pro, regardless of the size.
Friday, October 23, 2015
Book and Surface Pro 4 Review
Book and Surface Pro 4 Review
Welcome to a Biomedical Battery specialist of the Lenovo Laptop Battery
I want to tell you about a very exciting, cutting-edge piece of technology. It’s a computer with a screen and a keyboard that fits in your lap. It’s called a… laptop!
No, this isn’t a reprint of a column from the ’80s. It just turns out that the 30-year-old form factor is still the future of our computers. Here’s my proof: Tablets, which were supposed to mercilessly kill our old computers, are now sprouting keyboards and turning back into laptops.
Apple’s doing it with its iPad Pro. Google’s doing it with the Pixel C. And Microsoft, MSFT 1.76 % ▲pioneer of the tablet-laptop hybrid, continues to laptopify its Surface line.
This year, Microsoft didn’t just improve the Surface Pro 4 tablet, it went whole hog, building its first-ever laptop with such as Lenovo 57Y6528 Battery, Lenovo FRU 42T4585 Battery, Lenovo L08L6C02 Battery, Lenovo 3000 G430 Battery, Lenovo 3000 G530 Battery, Lenovo IdeaPad Z360 Battery, Lenovo 51J0500 Battery, Lenovo FRU 42T4801 Battery, Lenovo FRU 42T4819 Battery, Lenovo ThinkPad W510 Battery, Lenovo ThinkPad SL510 Battery, Lenovo ThinkPad SL410 Battery. Microsoft should have just admitted years ago that Apple’s decision to control both hardware and software was right all along. If you’re a Windows user who’s long been jealous of Apple’s best-in-class laptops, the $1,500-and-up Surface Book is the answer to your prayers—well, it could be. Eventually.
During my testing, I experienced software and hardware issues on multiple units. The worst one is related to a known hardware malfunction that Microsoft says won’t be in the devices shipping to consumers next week. I hope that’s true, because when I wasn’t dealing with these technical glitches, the Surface Book was the best Windows laptop I’ve ever used.
It’s not that simple, though. The Surface Book is a laptop, but it moonlights as a tablet with its detachable 13.5-inch touchscreen. And then there’s the new Surface Pro 4, a tablet that can pretend to be a laptop—if you buy its much-improved keyboard dock.
That may sound like a riddle, but at least it’s one that will eventually solve itself. Both new Surface PCs point to a future where we have fewer gadgets that do more. For now, there are a couple of distinct (and sometimes painful) sacrifices you must make for combining the tablet and the laptop.
Welcome to a Biomedical Battery specialist of the Lenovo Laptop Battery
I want to tell you about a very exciting, cutting-edge piece of technology. It’s a computer with a screen and a keyboard that fits in your lap. It’s called a… laptop!
No, this isn’t a reprint of a column from the ’80s. It just turns out that the 30-year-old form factor is still the future of our computers. Here’s my proof: Tablets, which were supposed to mercilessly kill our old computers, are now sprouting keyboards and turning back into laptops.
Apple’s doing it with its iPad Pro. Google’s doing it with the Pixel C. And Microsoft, MSFT 1.76 % ▲pioneer of the tablet-laptop hybrid, continues to laptopify its Surface line.
This year, Microsoft didn’t just improve the Surface Pro 4 tablet, it went whole hog, building its first-ever laptop with such as Lenovo 57Y6528 Battery, Lenovo FRU 42T4585 Battery, Lenovo L08L6C02 Battery, Lenovo 3000 G430 Battery, Lenovo 3000 G530 Battery, Lenovo IdeaPad Z360 Battery, Lenovo 51J0500 Battery, Lenovo FRU 42T4801 Battery, Lenovo FRU 42T4819 Battery, Lenovo ThinkPad W510 Battery, Lenovo ThinkPad SL510 Battery, Lenovo ThinkPad SL410 Battery. Microsoft should have just admitted years ago that Apple’s decision to control both hardware and software was right all along. If you’re a Windows user who’s long been jealous of Apple’s best-in-class laptops, the $1,500-and-up Surface Book is the answer to your prayers—well, it could be. Eventually.
During my testing, I experienced software and hardware issues on multiple units. The worst one is related to a known hardware malfunction that Microsoft says won’t be in the devices shipping to consumers next week. I hope that’s true, because when I wasn’t dealing with these technical glitches, the Surface Book was the best Windows laptop I’ve ever used.
It’s not that simple, though. The Surface Book is a laptop, but it moonlights as a tablet with its detachable 13.5-inch touchscreen. And then there’s the new Surface Pro 4, a tablet that can pretend to be a laptop—if you buy its much-improved keyboard dock.
That may sound like a riddle, but at least it’s one that will eventually solve itself. Both new Surface PCs point to a future where we have fewer gadgets that do more. For now, there are a couple of distinct (and sometimes painful) sacrifices you must make for combining the tablet and the laptop.
Book and Surface Pro 4 Review
Book and Surface Pro 4 Review
Welcome to a Biomedical Battery specialist of the Lenovo Laptop Battery
I want to tell you about a very exciting, cutting-edge piece of technology. It’s a computer with a screen and a keyboard that fits in your lap. It’s called a… laptop!
No, this isn’t a reprint of a column from the ’80s. It just turns out that the 30-year-old form factor is still the future of our computers. Here’s my proof: Tablets, which were supposed to mercilessly kill our old computers, are now sprouting keyboards and turning back into laptops.
Apple’s doing it with its iPad Pro. Google’s doing it with the Pixel C. And Microsoft, MSFT 1.76 % ▲pioneer of the tablet-laptop hybrid, continues to laptopify its Surface line.
This year, Microsoft didn’t just improve the Surface Pro 4 tablet, it went whole hog, building its first-ever laptop with such as Lenovo 57Y6528 Battery, Lenovo FRU 42T4585 Battery, Lenovo L08L6C02 Battery, Lenovo 3000 G430 Battery, Lenovo 3000 G530 Battery, Lenovo IdeaPad Z360 Battery, Lenovo 51J0500 Battery, Lenovo FRU 42T4801 Battery, Lenovo FRU 42T4819 Battery, Lenovo ThinkPad W510 Battery, Lenovo ThinkPad SL510 Battery, Lenovo ThinkPad SL410 Battery. Microsoft should have just admitted years ago that Apple’s decision to control both hardware and software was right all along. If you’re a Windows user who’s long been jealous of Apple’s best-in-class laptops, the $1,500-and-up Surface Book is the answer to your prayers—well, it could be. Eventually.
During my testing, I experienced software and hardware issues on multiple units. The worst one is related to a known hardware malfunction that Microsoft says won’t be in the devices shipping to consumers next week. I hope that’s true, because when I wasn’t dealing with these technical glitches, the Surface Book was the best Windows laptop I’ve ever used.
It’s not that simple, though. The Surface Book is a laptop, but it moonlights as a tablet with its detachable 13.5-inch touchscreen. And then there’s the new Surface Pro 4, a tablet that can pretend to be a laptop—if you buy its much-improved keyboard dock.
That may sound like a riddle, but at least it’s one that will eventually solve itself. Both new Surface PCs point to a future where we have fewer gadgets that do more. For now, there are a couple of distinct (and sometimes painful) sacrifices you must make for combining the tablet and the laptop.
Welcome to a Biomedical Battery specialist of the Lenovo Laptop Battery
I want to tell you about a very exciting, cutting-edge piece of technology. It’s a computer with a screen and a keyboard that fits in your lap. It’s called a… laptop!
No, this isn’t a reprint of a column from the ’80s. It just turns out that the 30-year-old form factor is still the future of our computers. Here’s my proof: Tablets, which were supposed to mercilessly kill our old computers, are now sprouting keyboards and turning back into laptops.
Apple’s doing it with its iPad Pro. Google’s doing it with the Pixel C. And Microsoft, MSFT 1.76 % ▲pioneer of the tablet-laptop hybrid, continues to laptopify its Surface line.
This year, Microsoft didn’t just improve the Surface Pro 4 tablet, it went whole hog, building its first-ever laptop with such as Lenovo 57Y6528 Battery, Lenovo FRU 42T4585 Battery, Lenovo L08L6C02 Battery, Lenovo 3000 G430 Battery, Lenovo 3000 G530 Battery, Lenovo IdeaPad Z360 Battery, Lenovo 51J0500 Battery, Lenovo FRU 42T4801 Battery, Lenovo FRU 42T4819 Battery, Lenovo ThinkPad W510 Battery, Lenovo ThinkPad SL510 Battery, Lenovo ThinkPad SL410 Battery. Microsoft should have just admitted years ago that Apple’s decision to control both hardware and software was right all along. If you’re a Windows user who’s long been jealous of Apple’s best-in-class laptops, the $1,500-and-up Surface Book is the answer to your prayers—well, it could be. Eventually.
During my testing, I experienced software and hardware issues on multiple units. The worst one is related to a known hardware malfunction that Microsoft says won’t be in the devices shipping to consumers next week. I hope that’s true, because when I wasn’t dealing with these technical glitches, the Surface Book was the best Windows laptop I’ve ever used.
It’s not that simple, though. The Surface Book is a laptop, but it moonlights as a tablet with its detachable 13.5-inch touchscreen. And then there’s the new Surface Pro 4, a tablet that can pretend to be a laptop—if you buy its much-improved keyboard dock.
That may sound like a riddle, but at least it’s one that will eventually solve itself. Both new Surface PCs point to a future where we have fewer gadgets that do more. For now, there are a couple of distinct (and sometimes painful) sacrifices you must make for combining the tablet and the laptop.
Book and Surface Pro 4 Review
Book and Surface Pro 4 Review
Welcome to a Biomedical Battery specialist of the Lenovo Laptop Battery
I want to tell you about a very exciting, cutting-edge piece of technology. It’s a computer with a screen and a keyboard that fits in your lap. It’s called a… laptop!
No, this isn’t a reprint of a column from the ’80s. It just turns out that the 30-year-old form factor is still the future of our computers. Here’s my proof: Tablets, which were supposed to mercilessly kill our old computers, are now sprouting keyboards and turning back into laptops.
Apple’s doing it with its iPad Pro. Google’s doing it with the Pixel C. And Microsoft, MSFT 1.76 % ▲pioneer of the tablet-laptop hybrid, continues to laptopify its Surface line.
This year, Microsoft didn’t just improve the Surface Pro 4 tablet, it went whole hog, building its first-ever laptop with such as Lenovo 57Y6528 Battery, Lenovo FRU 42T4585 Battery, Lenovo L08L6C02 Battery, Lenovo 3000 G430 Battery, Lenovo 3000 G530 Battery, Lenovo IdeaPad Z360 Battery, Lenovo 51J0500 Battery, Lenovo FRU 42T4801 Battery, Lenovo FRU 42T4819 Battery, Lenovo ThinkPad W510 Battery, Lenovo ThinkPad SL510 Battery, Lenovo ThinkPad SL410 Battery. Microsoft should have just admitted years ago that Apple’s decision to control both hardware and software was right all along. If you’re a Windows user who’s long been jealous of Apple’s best-in-class laptops, the $1,500-and-up Surface Book is the answer to your prayers—well, it could be. Eventually.
During my testing, I experienced software and hardware issues on multiple units. The worst one is related to a known hardware malfunction that Microsoft says won’t be in the devices shipping to consumers next week. I hope that’s true, because when I wasn’t dealing with these technical glitches, the Surface Book was the best Windows laptop I’ve ever used.
It’s not that simple, though. The Surface Book is a laptop, but it moonlights as a tablet with its detachable 13.5-inch touchscreen. And then there’s the new Surface Pro 4, a tablet that can pretend to be a laptop—if you buy its much-improved keyboard dock.
That may sound like a riddle, but at least it’s one that will eventually solve itself. Both new Surface PCs point to a future where we have fewer gadgets that do more. For now, there are a couple of distinct (and sometimes painful) sacrifices you must make for combining the tablet and the laptop.
Welcome to a Biomedical Battery specialist of the Lenovo Laptop Battery
I want to tell you about a very exciting, cutting-edge piece of technology. It’s a computer with a screen and a keyboard that fits in your lap. It’s called a… laptop!
No, this isn’t a reprint of a column from the ’80s. It just turns out that the 30-year-old form factor is still the future of our computers. Here’s my proof: Tablets, which were supposed to mercilessly kill our old computers, are now sprouting keyboards and turning back into laptops.
Apple’s doing it with its iPad Pro. Google’s doing it with the Pixel C. And Microsoft, MSFT 1.76 % ▲pioneer of the tablet-laptop hybrid, continues to laptopify its Surface line.
This year, Microsoft didn’t just improve the Surface Pro 4 tablet, it went whole hog, building its first-ever laptop with such as Lenovo 57Y6528 Battery, Lenovo FRU 42T4585 Battery, Lenovo L08L6C02 Battery, Lenovo 3000 G430 Battery, Lenovo 3000 G530 Battery, Lenovo IdeaPad Z360 Battery, Lenovo 51J0500 Battery, Lenovo FRU 42T4801 Battery, Lenovo FRU 42T4819 Battery, Lenovo ThinkPad W510 Battery, Lenovo ThinkPad SL510 Battery, Lenovo ThinkPad SL410 Battery. Microsoft should have just admitted years ago that Apple’s decision to control both hardware and software was right all along. If you’re a Windows user who’s long been jealous of Apple’s best-in-class laptops, the $1,500-and-up Surface Book is the answer to your prayers—well, it could be. Eventually.
During my testing, I experienced software and hardware issues on multiple units. The worst one is related to a known hardware malfunction that Microsoft says won’t be in the devices shipping to consumers next week. I hope that’s true, because when I wasn’t dealing with these technical glitches, the Surface Book was the best Windows laptop I’ve ever used.
It’s not that simple, though. The Surface Book is a laptop, but it moonlights as a tablet with its detachable 13.5-inch touchscreen. And then there’s the new Surface Pro 4, a tablet that can pretend to be a laptop—if you buy its much-improved keyboard dock.
That may sound like a riddle, but at least it’s one that will eventually solve itself. Both new Surface PCs point to a future where we have fewer gadgets that do more. For now, there are a couple of distinct (and sometimes painful) sacrifices you must make for combining the tablet and the laptop.
Gigabyte P55W V4-CF1 Gaming Laptop
Gigabyte P55W V4-CF1 Gaming Laptop
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No doubt you’re thinking ‘What, Broadwell and DDR3?’ and that’s a fair point and Skylake and DDR4 would doubtless give more performance – but it would come at a higher cost. P55W isn’t exactly cheap at £1150 but neither will it break the bank, and that is of keen interest for gamers on a budget.
This spirit of compromise is a constant theme with the P55W so there is a 128GB M.2 SSD to ensure the laptop boots fast and is responsive and it is backed up with a 1TB hard drive. Clearly it would be more elegant if Gigabyte had used a 256GB or 512GB SSD but that would have raised the price significantly.
It is less obvious why Gigabyte has specified Intel with battery like Lenovo 43R9252 Battery, Lenovo FRU 42T4656 Battery, Lenovo IdeaPad U350W Battery, Lenovo 57Y6352 Battery, Lenovo L09N8P01 Battery, Lenovo FRU 42T4690 Battery, Lenovo 51J0497 Battery, Lenovo ThinkPad T410s Battery, Lenovo 45K2221 Battery, Lenovo L08S6D01 Battery, Lenovo IdeaPad Y430 Battery, Lenovo IdeaPad V450a BatteryWireless-N Wi-Fi as that can surely save very little money compared to 802.11/ac, and the retro theme continues with the inclusion of a DVD Supermulti drive. The P55W makes no claim to be a thin and light laptop and instead sits squarely in the middle ground at 2.5kg and a thickness of 34mm at the thickest point.
Gigabyte has used the size of the chassis to good effect by installing two USB 3.0 ports on the left side and two more on the right side. It would be nice to also see a Type C connector but you’re out of luck on this model. Other ports and connectors include headset jacks, Ethernet, VGA and an SD card reader on the front.
We asked Gigabyte about the specification of the HDMI port and were told that P55 v4 has HDMI v1.4 while the forthcoming P55W v5 (Skylake) will have HDMI v2.0. While this is technically better it doesn’t make much difference in the real world as you won’t be doing much 4K gaming with GTX 970M graphics. It would have been pleasing to see either Thunderbolt or DisplayPort however it is clear that Gigabyte has deliberately shied away from cutting edge technology on the P55W v4, presumably to keep the price lower.
Initial impressions when you turn the laptop on are less than ideal as the screen is covered with a number of icons that give the impression that Gigabyte has loaded the P55W v4 with bloatware, however this is not an accurate picture. Gigabyte LAN Optimizer and Smart USB Backup are par for the course but SmartManager and Smart Update are both excellent.
These two utilities work like a combination of software we have seen from Lenovo and MSI. The first manages short-cuts for screen brightness, speaker volume, Wi-Fi and that sort of thing while the second handles driver and BIOS updates. Both work really well.
Welcome to a Biomedical Battery specialist of the Lenovo Laptop Battery
No doubt you’re thinking ‘What, Broadwell and DDR3?’ and that’s a fair point and Skylake and DDR4 would doubtless give more performance – but it would come at a higher cost. P55W isn’t exactly cheap at £1150 but neither will it break the bank, and that is of keen interest for gamers on a budget.
This spirit of compromise is a constant theme with the P55W so there is a 128GB M.2 SSD to ensure the laptop boots fast and is responsive and it is backed up with a 1TB hard drive. Clearly it would be more elegant if Gigabyte had used a 256GB or 512GB SSD but that would have raised the price significantly.
It is less obvious why Gigabyte has specified Intel with battery like Lenovo 43R9252 Battery, Lenovo FRU 42T4656 Battery, Lenovo IdeaPad U350W Battery, Lenovo 57Y6352 Battery, Lenovo L09N8P01 Battery, Lenovo FRU 42T4690 Battery, Lenovo 51J0497 Battery, Lenovo ThinkPad T410s Battery, Lenovo 45K2221 Battery, Lenovo L08S6D01 Battery, Lenovo IdeaPad Y430 Battery, Lenovo IdeaPad V450a BatteryWireless-N Wi-Fi as that can surely save very little money compared to 802.11/ac, and the retro theme continues with the inclusion of a DVD Supermulti drive. The P55W makes no claim to be a thin and light laptop and instead sits squarely in the middle ground at 2.5kg and a thickness of 34mm at the thickest point.
Gigabyte has used the size of the chassis to good effect by installing two USB 3.0 ports on the left side and two more on the right side. It would be nice to also see a Type C connector but you’re out of luck on this model. Other ports and connectors include headset jacks, Ethernet, VGA and an SD card reader on the front.
We asked Gigabyte about the specification of the HDMI port and were told that P55 v4 has HDMI v1.4 while the forthcoming P55W v5 (Skylake) will have HDMI v2.0. While this is technically better it doesn’t make much difference in the real world as you won’t be doing much 4K gaming with GTX 970M graphics. It would have been pleasing to see either Thunderbolt or DisplayPort however it is clear that Gigabyte has deliberately shied away from cutting edge technology on the P55W v4, presumably to keep the price lower.
Initial impressions when you turn the laptop on are less than ideal as the screen is covered with a number of icons that give the impression that Gigabyte has loaded the P55W v4 with bloatware, however this is not an accurate picture. Gigabyte LAN Optimizer and Smart USB Backup are par for the course but SmartManager and Smart Update are both excellent.
These two utilities work like a combination of software we have seen from Lenovo and MSI. The first manages short-cuts for screen brightness, speaker volume, Wi-Fi and that sort of thing while the second handles driver and BIOS updates. Both work really well.
Thursday, October 22, 2015
Windows has its first flagship laptop
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As you might expect, battery life is variable and won’t always hit Microsoft’s claimed 12 hours. I never went on a long enough Netflix to truly put that claim to the test, but watching a couple of Mad Max movies only depleted charge by about 30 percent, so the claim seems accurate for video.
Load it up with powerful software like Lightroom or Photoshop and high brightness, and you can expect that to drop down around six hours, which is still very solid.
If you’re doing light Web browsing, you’ll also want to stick to Firefox and Edge over Chrome (which is a well-documented battery-hog). Universal apps in general are also better optimized for power-efficiency.
Fun note: because both the screen and the keyboard have their own battery with such as Lenovo 57Y6309 Battery, Lenovo L09S6D21 Battery, Lenovo IdeaPad U550 Battery, Lenovo IdeaPad Y450 Battery, Lenovo IdeaPad Y550 Battery, Lenovo 55Y2054 Battery, Lenovo ThinkPad W700 Battery, Lenovo ThinkPad W701ds Battery, Lenovo FRU 42T4655 Battery, Lenovo FRU 42T4518 Battery, Lenovo ThinkPad X300 Battery, Lenovo 43R1965 Battery, you’ll actually see two percentages show up in your power settings. It’s also worth noting that the tablet portion only lasts about 3 hours on its own, though you can attach the charger directly to the display if you want to keep reading in bed. Impressively, I didn’t notice worse battery life on the GPU model.
Overall, it’s one of the longer-lasting laptops out there, with longevity comparable to my MacBook Pro. That’s saying a lot for Windows device – just don’t expect any miracles if you’re a power user.
More than just a good laptop
The first few minutes of Microsoft’s Surface Book unveiling, I was worried the company had given up on the Surface concept by going the safe route with a traditional laptop. But then the screen detached, and I realized the company had built something more: the first true flagship Windows device.
And it’s got a price tag to match the title – prices start at $1,499 ($1,700 if you want the graphics card), and run up to $3,199 – but Microsoft is aiming squarely for the premium market. After all, it’s priced roughly between the 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Pros, which is basically where the Surface Book lies spec-wise, and you can’t put a price on that detachable screen.
But then again, this is Windows, and you always have other options.
This is also not to say Windows hasn’t had a great laptop before; the XPS 13 and HP Spectre x360 come to mind. But what makes Apple’s laptops so popular is the unity of hardware and software – knowing that the next MacBook Pro will always show off the best OS X has to offer. It’s also what Google aims for with its Nexus phones.
Microsoft hasn’t been as successful. Previous Surfaces have been great devices in their own right, but the hardware was too polarizing to achieve the sort of popularity Apple commands. And though the tablet-with-a-keyboard design form has gained some traction of late, for the average user, Surface tablets always seemed like a bit of a gamble on a potential future.
The Surface Book, on the other hand, is both Microsoft’s MacBook and Nexus. Like the MacBook, it’s the best showcase for its own operating system; embodying Windows 10’s philosophy, it makes the old-school laptop truly touch-friendly without compromising on the traditional experience. And like the Nexus devices, it sets a high standard for third parties to aim for.
But for Microsoft as a company, it means something more: finally taking the future of Windows devices – and laptops in general – into its own hands. Right now, that future looks wonderful.
As you might expect, battery life is variable and won’t always hit Microsoft’s claimed 12 hours. I never went on a long enough Netflix to truly put that claim to the test, but watching a couple of Mad Max movies only depleted charge by about 30 percent, so the claim seems accurate for video.
Load it up with powerful software like Lightroom or Photoshop and high brightness, and you can expect that to drop down around six hours, which is still very solid.
If you’re doing light Web browsing, you’ll also want to stick to Firefox and Edge over Chrome (which is a well-documented battery-hog). Universal apps in general are also better optimized for power-efficiency.
Fun note: because both the screen and the keyboard have their own battery with such as Lenovo 57Y6309 Battery, Lenovo L09S6D21 Battery, Lenovo IdeaPad U550 Battery, Lenovo IdeaPad Y450 Battery, Lenovo IdeaPad Y550 Battery, Lenovo 55Y2054 Battery, Lenovo ThinkPad W700 Battery, Lenovo ThinkPad W701ds Battery, Lenovo FRU 42T4655 Battery, Lenovo FRU 42T4518 Battery, Lenovo ThinkPad X300 Battery, Lenovo 43R1965 Battery, you’ll actually see two percentages show up in your power settings. It’s also worth noting that the tablet portion only lasts about 3 hours on its own, though you can attach the charger directly to the display if you want to keep reading in bed. Impressively, I didn’t notice worse battery life on the GPU model.
Overall, it’s one of the longer-lasting laptops out there, with longevity comparable to my MacBook Pro. That’s saying a lot for Windows device – just don’t expect any miracles if you’re a power user.
More than just a good laptop
The first few minutes of Microsoft’s Surface Book unveiling, I was worried the company had given up on the Surface concept by going the safe route with a traditional laptop. But then the screen detached, and I realized the company had built something more: the first true flagship Windows device.
And it’s got a price tag to match the title – prices start at $1,499 ($1,700 if you want the graphics card), and run up to $3,199 – but Microsoft is aiming squarely for the premium market. After all, it’s priced roughly between the 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Pros, which is basically where the Surface Book lies spec-wise, and you can’t put a price on that detachable screen.
But then again, this is Windows, and you always have other options.
This is also not to say Windows hasn’t had a great laptop before; the XPS 13 and HP Spectre x360 come to mind. But what makes Apple’s laptops so popular is the unity of hardware and software – knowing that the next MacBook Pro will always show off the best OS X has to offer. It’s also what Google aims for with its Nexus phones.
Microsoft hasn’t been as successful. Previous Surfaces have been great devices in their own right, but the hardware was too polarizing to achieve the sort of popularity Apple commands. And though the tablet-with-a-keyboard design form has gained some traction of late, for the average user, Surface tablets always seemed like a bit of a gamble on a potential future.
The Surface Book, on the other hand, is both Microsoft’s MacBook and Nexus. Like the MacBook, it’s the best showcase for its own operating system; embodying Windows 10’s philosophy, it makes the old-school laptop truly touch-friendly without compromising on the traditional experience. And like the Nexus devices, it sets a high standard for third parties to aim for.
But for Microsoft as a company, it means something more: finally taking the future of Windows devices – and laptops in general – into its own hands. Right now, that future looks wonderful.
Lenovo Launches New Yoga 900 Series Laptops
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The two new laptops launched by Lenovo yesterday are designed to optimize the use of Microsoft's new Windows 10 operating system, according to Microsoft executive Joe Belfiore. They're also the first devices to combine Microsoft's Cortana personal digital assistant and Lenovo's REACHit app for searching multiple data storage sites at once.
Lenovo said its new YOGA 900 [pictured], which features a 13.3-inch display, is "the world's thinnest Intel Core i convertible laptop." The company has also released the new YOGA Home 900, a portable all-in-one desktop with a 27-inch touchscreen.
The YOGA 900 starts at $1,199.99 and is available in clementine orange with battery like Lenovo IdeaPad Y460 Battery, Lenovo 57Y6440 Battery, Lenovo 121000918 Battery, Lenovo IdeaPad Y650 Battery, Lenovo L08S6T13 Battery, Lenovo IdeaPad Y650A Battery, Lenovo IdeaPad S10 Battery, Lenovo IdeaPad S10E Battery, Lenovo IdeaPad S9 Battery, Lenovo IdeaPad S12 Battery, Lenovo L08S6C21 Battery, Lenovo 45K2176 Battery, platinum silver and champagne gold, while the YOGA Home 900 is priced at $1,549 and up. The YOGA 900 is available now, while the YOGA Home 900 will be released at the end of this month. Lenovo first introduced the YOGA convertible laptop category three years ago.
Extending Cortana with REACHit
The latest YOGA devices were designed based on "real user needs to make them as thin and light as possible for the portability that they need," said Dilip Bhatia, vice president of worldwide marketing and user experience for Lenovo's PC & Enterprise Business Group, in a statement. In addition to making improvements to the performance of the PCs, Lenovo also refined the "signature watchband hinge" of the Yoga 900 to enable the device to switch more smoothly between its four modes: laptop, stand, tent and tablet.
"We worked closely behind the scenes with Lenovo to ensure its new PCs really brought to life the best of Windows 10," said Belfiore, corporate vice president of Microsoft's Operating Systems Group, in a blog post. Among the updated features enabled by the new OS are Cortana with REACHit, Lenovo's own search app.
First announced in May at the Lenovo Tech World conference, the Cortana/REACHit combination extends Microsoft's intelligent search capabilities to non-Microsoft services such as Google Drive, Dropbox, Box, OneDrive and other remote devices. Once users have created REACHit accounts, they can use the free search technology to find a wide variety of content across multiple devices and locations. Until now, the Cortana/REACHit capabilities were available in beta to users running Windows 10 on Lenovo devices.
Thinner, with Greater Battery Density
The new YOGA 900 measures 14.9 millimeters in thickness and weighs just 1.29 kilograms (2.84 pounds). Featuring a battery density that is 50 percent greater than the previous YOGA model, it can provide up to nine hours of local video playback, according to Lenovo.
The YOGA 900 also supports Windows 10 Continuum, which allows users to easily transition from laptop to tablet mode and back again.
The YOGA 900 Home is designed for desktop use while also providing portability. It features an Intel 5th-generation Core i7 processor and also offers the option for Nvidia GeForce 940A graphics. Also featuring touchscreen capabilities, it can be laid flat for photo and video viewing, online chats and gaming.
The two new laptops launched by Lenovo yesterday are designed to optimize the use of Microsoft's new Windows 10 operating system, according to Microsoft executive Joe Belfiore. They're also the first devices to combine Microsoft's Cortana personal digital assistant and Lenovo's REACHit app for searching multiple data storage sites at once.
Lenovo said its new YOGA 900 [pictured], which features a 13.3-inch display, is "the world's thinnest Intel Core i convertible laptop." The company has also released the new YOGA Home 900, a portable all-in-one desktop with a 27-inch touchscreen.
The YOGA 900 starts at $1,199.99 and is available in clementine orange with battery like Lenovo IdeaPad Y460 Battery, Lenovo 57Y6440 Battery, Lenovo 121000918 Battery, Lenovo IdeaPad Y650 Battery, Lenovo L08S6T13 Battery, Lenovo IdeaPad Y650A Battery, Lenovo IdeaPad S10 Battery, Lenovo IdeaPad S10E Battery, Lenovo IdeaPad S9 Battery, Lenovo IdeaPad S12 Battery, Lenovo L08S6C21 Battery, Lenovo 45K2176 Battery, platinum silver and champagne gold, while the YOGA Home 900 is priced at $1,549 and up. The YOGA 900 is available now, while the YOGA Home 900 will be released at the end of this month. Lenovo first introduced the YOGA convertible laptop category three years ago.
Extending Cortana with REACHit
The latest YOGA devices were designed based on "real user needs to make them as thin and light as possible for the portability that they need," said Dilip Bhatia, vice president of worldwide marketing and user experience for Lenovo's PC & Enterprise Business Group, in a statement. In addition to making improvements to the performance of the PCs, Lenovo also refined the "signature watchband hinge" of the Yoga 900 to enable the device to switch more smoothly between its four modes: laptop, stand, tent and tablet.
"We worked closely behind the scenes with Lenovo to ensure its new PCs really brought to life the best of Windows 10," said Belfiore, corporate vice president of Microsoft's Operating Systems Group, in a blog post. Among the updated features enabled by the new OS are Cortana with REACHit, Lenovo's own search app.
First announced in May at the Lenovo Tech World conference, the Cortana/REACHit combination extends Microsoft's intelligent search capabilities to non-Microsoft services such as Google Drive, Dropbox, Box, OneDrive and other remote devices. Once users have created REACHit accounts, they can use the free search technology to find a wide variety of content across multiple devices and locations. Until now, the Cortana/REACHit capabilities were available in beta to users running Windows 10 on Lenovo devices.
Thinner, with Greater Battery Density
The new YOGA 900 measures 14.9 millimeters in thickness and weighs just 1.29 kilograms (2.84 pounds). Featuring a battery density that is 50 percent greater than the previous YOGA model, it can provide up to nine hours of local video playback, according to Lenovo.
The YOGA 900 also supports Windows 10 Continuum, which allows users to easily transition from laptop to tablet mode and back again.
The YOGA 900 Home is designed for desktop use while also providing portability. It features an Intel 5th-generation Core i7 processor and also offers the option for Nvidia GeForce 940A graphics. Also featuring touchscreen capabilities, it can be laid flat for photo and video viewing, online chats and gaming.
AppleApple Updates Their iMac Peripherals
AppleApple Updates Their iMac Peripherals
Welcome to a Biomedical Battery specialist of the Apple Laptop Battery
In addition to introducing a new 21.5" iMac with 4K Retina display and an upgraded 27" iMac with 5K Retina display, Apple also announced some interesting improvements to their computer peripherals that will begin shipping with the new iMac models.
First up is the Magic Mouse 2. There's not a ton of changes here, and as you can see from the image above the form factor of the mouse is relatively unchanged from the last model. It now comes with a built in battery which should last a month between charges, and can be recharged using the built in lightning port. Apple claims they have also improved the design of the feet so tracking with be smoother. The use of AA batteries with like Apple A1175 Battery, Apple A1185 Battery, Apple M9324 Battery, Apple M8403 Battery, Apple M7318 Battery, apple PowerBook G3 Battery, Apple PowerBook G4 Battery, Apple PowerBook G4 15 inch Battery, Apple A1012 Battery, Apple M8511 Battery, Toshiba PA3285U-1BRS Battery, Toshiba PA3191U-1BRS Batteryin the old magic mouse was definitely the biggest annoyance, and although I'm not a fan of it for ergonomic reasons, the Magic Mouse 2 seems like a worthwhile upgrade to anyone who uses one often and has to keep replacing or recharging their batteries.
Next is the new Magic Trackpad 2. This is arguably the biggest improvement of the three updates, although one could argue that the Magic Keyboard 2 takes that title. I personally think the new trackpad is the biggest improvement because it includes the Force Touch technology from Apple's MacBook trackpads. Like the MacBook, the Magic Trackpad 2 uses force sensors and an electromagnet to simulate the feeling of a traditional trackpad. This allows you to click anywhere, which was a problem with the diving board design of the previous version. The new Magic Trackpad 2 also has a 30% larger touch surface than the last model, and like the Magic Mouse 2 it has a rechargeable internal battery which can be recharged via a lightning cable.
Last, but not least, is the the Magic Keyboard. For me the biggest upgrade here is actually an aesthetic one, as the previous keyboard was a strange marriage of aluminum and plastic along with a barrel running along one side to elevate it and fit in batteries. The new design with its internal rechargeable battery pack looks much nicer and fits well with the upgraded Magic Trackpad. Apple claims they've improved key stability by 33% via the use of a new scissor switch.
If you're not a Mac user you probably won't be any more interested in these new accessories than the last generation, but they all represent notable upgrades for users who do use any of the existing Magic accessories. The new Magic Keyboard will cost $99, while the Magic Trackpad 2 is $129 and the Magic Mouse 2 is $79. What's interesting is that the higher price of the Magic Trackpad 2 also means that swapping it in for the Magic Mouse 2 with the new iMacs requires a $50 fee, which used to be a free swap with the previous models.
Like the iMacs announced today, Apple's new peripherals are already available for sale on the Apple Online Store and will begin shipping this week.
Welcome to a Biomedical Battery specialist of the Apple Laptop Battery
In addition to introducing a new 21.5" iMac with 4K Retina display and an upgraded 27" iMac with 5K Retina display, Apple also announced some interesting improvements to their computer peripherals that will begin shipping with the new iMac models.
First up is the Magic Mouse 2. There's not a ton of changes here, and as you can see from the image above the form factor of the mouse is relatively unchanged from the last model. It now comes with a built in battery which should last a month between charges, and can be recharged using the built in lightning port. Apple claims they have also improved the design of the feet so tracking with be smoother. The use of AA batteries with like Apple A1175 Battery, Apple A1185 Battery, Apple M9324 Battery, Apple M8403 Battery, Apple M7318 Battery, apple PowerBook G3 Battery, Apple PowerBook G4 Battery, Apple PowerBook G4 15 inch Battery, Apple A1012 Battery, Apple M8511 Battery, Toshiba PA3285U-1BRS Battery, Toshiba PA3191U-1BRS Batteryin the old magic mouse was definitely the biggest annoyance, and although I'm not a fan of it for ergonomic reasons, the Magic Mouse 2 seems like a worthwhile upgrade to anyone who uses one often and has to keep replacing or recharging their batteries.
Next is the new Magic Trackpad 2. This is arguably the biggest improvement of the three updates, although one could argue that the Magic Keyboard 2 takes that title. I personally think the new trackpad is the biggest improvement because it includes the Force Touch technology from Apple's MacBook trackpads. Like the MacBook, the Magic Trackpad 2 uses force sensors and an electromagnet to simulate the feeling of a traditional trackpad. This allows you to click anywhere, which was a problem with the diving board design of the previous version. The new Magic Trackpad 2 also has a 30% larger touch surface than the last model, and like the Magic Mouse 2 it has a rechargeable internal battery which can be recharged via a lightning cable.
Last, but not least, is the the Magic Keyboard. For me the biggest upgrade here is actually an aesthetic one, as the previous keyboard was a strange marriage of aluminum and plastic along with a barrel running along one side to elevate it and fit in batteries. The new design with its internal rechargeable battery pack looks much nicer and fits well with the upgraded Magic Trackpad. Apple claims they've improved key stability by 33% via the use of a new scissor switch.
If you're not a Mac user you probably won't be any more interested in these new accessories than the last generation, but they all represent notable upgrades for users who do use any of the existing Magic accessories. The new Magic Keyboard will cost $99, while the Magic Trackpad 2 is $129 and the Magic Mouse 2 is $79. What's interesting is that the higher price of the Magic Trackpad 2 also means that swapping it in for the Magic Mouse 2 with the new iMacs requires a $50 fee, which used to be a free swap with the previous models.
Like the iMacs announced today, Apple's new peripherals are already available for sale on the Apple Online Store and will begin shipping this week.
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