Awesome Laptops

Now available: Sony’s James Bond 007 edition Vaio TT is a tiny, stealthy affair, with an 11″ screen, 64GB SSD and HDMI out; it’s wrapped in carbon fiber with an engraved 007 Gun Logo.

Miu’s Hybrid Dual Portable Computer is both a cellphone and a netbook with an Intel Atom CPU. It features a two-sided screen with a 4.1″ TFT on one side and a 2.4″ AMOLED on the other.

MSI’s latest gaming laptops, the 17″ GT735 and the 15″ GX630, both run on AMD Turion dual-core CPUs; the GT735 gets a Radeon HD 3850 while the GX630 gets a GeForce 9600M GT.

Garish pink case aside, Toshiba’s 17″ X306-Q708 gaming laptop packs a quad-core CPU; it also gets NVIDIA’s new GeForce 9400M chipset + dual 512 MB GeForce 9800M GTS cards.

Gateway’s MC Series of laptops is the latest entrant to the 16″ / 16:9 arena; this movie-friendly notebook also sports HDMI out, a backlit keyboard and leather accents; Blu-ray is optional.

Square and straightforward, DaKine’s District Laptop Bag is ideal for urban warriors with 13″ laptops; both the internal notebook sleeve and its multitude of pockets are nicely padded.

The swappable covers look like a Scottish kilt, but Fujitsu’s 15.4″ Lifebook A6220 laptops also sport 4GB of RAM, 802.11n, Blu-Ray, e-SATA out and HDMI out for under $1,500.

Gateway continues to deliver good value to gamers; the FX6710 gets a Q9400 CPU, 750GB hard drive, 6GB RAM and an ATI Radeon 4850 card, all for less than a base model MacBook.

Dell rarely names specific laptops, making the M6400 Covet unique: it’s basically a loaded M6400 with a 17″ 1920×1200 backlit screen, 1GB Quadro 3700M card and an orange case.

Nokia’s N810 WiMAX edition is now available; the internet tablet requires that you live in Baltimore for the WiMAX to work, although some Chicago users are reporting success.

Toshiba’s Portege R600 is their flagship ultraportable laptop, weighing only 2.4 lbs and measuring 0.77″ thick. It has an LED-backlit display, a Super Multi drive and up to a 128GB SSD.

Got a new MacBook? Booq’s Taipan Skins are a line of sleeves for everything from the Air to the 17″ model. They’re made with 3mm neoprene with a non-scratch jersey trim.

Along with the MacBook and MacBook Pro lines, the MacBook Air gets the new NVIDIA 9400M chipset which promises 4x faster graphics; also, a 120GB HDD and Mini Display port.

The MacBook Pro’s 15.4″ model gets a 0.95″ unibody case; it also sports an iMac-like bezel, multi-touch glass trackpad, NVIDIA 9400M chipset + 9600M GT and chiclet-style keyboard.

The 13.3″ MacBook finally gets a metal enclosure; also: a NVIDIA 9400M chipset, multitouch trackpad and LED-backlit display. It maxes out at 2.4 GHz and 2 GB RAM, and weighs 4.5 lbs.

Available for preorder: Samsung’s 10.2″ NC10 is slightly faster than Asus’ Eee PC 901, with a roomier anti-bacterial keyboard. It also gets a built-in 1.3MP camera, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth.