Japanese company NEC has prepared a unique laptop VersaPro UltraLite VG for state market of the rising sun. The use of light materials and advanced components has reduced the weight of a 13.3-inch laptop up to 875g total.



The body of ultrabook is made of magnesium-lithium alloy and has thickness of 14.9 mm. The product is designed for business travelers who need high performance in small form factor. The «heart» of the laptop is dual-core Core i7-3517U (Ivy Bridge), operating at a frequency of 1.9 GHz to 3 GHz, depending on the load. To it was joined by 4 GB of RAM SO-DIMM DDR3 and a 128-gigabyte SSD-drive. Built-in Intel HD graphics 4000 (350/1100 MHz) will provide an opportunity to play casual games on the screen with a resolution of 1600x900 pixels and LED-backlit display. Windows 7 Professional OS is installed on this ultrabook.


It is worth mentioning about the presence of USB 3.0 ports and HDMI, network interfaces Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, card reader, HD webcam and …

On a recent day ASRock has formally set forth the Phantom Gaming M1 Radeon RX 570 graphics accelerator and published its specifications on the official website. The specialty is designed for miners while possessing one video output only.

 

ASRock Phantom Gaming M1 Radeon RX 570 features 2,048 Polaris streaming processors, operating at up to 1,293 MHz in the OC mode. The memory subsystem is represented by 4 or 8 GB of GDDR5 mem with the 256-bit bus and the 7,000 MHz effective frequency. An extra power source is linked via the 6-pin PCI-E Power connector.

 

The cooling system of this ASRock product is rather simple. It takes two expansion slots and contains an aluminium heatsink with the copper base, several heat tubes and one ~80 mm fan, built on a double ball bearing. Image output, as it was already mentioned, is ensured by DVI-D.

 

The ASRock Phantom Gaming M1 Radeon RX 570 graphics card will go on sale in the nearest future. The …

Asus is known for designing not only gaming or enthusiast solutions. Its portfolio is rich in products, intended for average users. The 19.5-inch monitor, entitled VA209N, belongs to this echelon. It is positioned as an office device, due to the thick frames and a run-of-the-mill stand (angle of gradient is the only adjustment option). Featuring 454.6x376.3x189.6 mm dimensions, the model fits any environment.



Asus VA209N is based on IPS panel which boasts 1440x900 resolution & 16:10 aspect ratio. The monitor comes with wide viewing angles (178/178 degrees in both aspects), a large viewing area of 418x262 mm, and 80M:1 dynamic contrast. The model’s top brightness index achieves 250 cd/m2, while the response time lags behind its competitors – only 14 ms.


The VA209N offers up to 83/76 Hz of horizontal/vertical refresh rate as well as 16.7 million of displayed colors. The I/O panel accommodates only two ports: DVI-D and D-Sub. Hence, the typical power consumption index …