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MSI is a well-known multi-product PC hardware company. Perhaps best-known for their well-priced, quality motherboards, MSI also produces a range of other products, including vdeo cards from both ATi and Nvidia, Infotainment systems, peripherals, servers, desktops, tablets, and laptops. Today they have made additions to the laptop side, and while they very quickly put Sandy Bridge in their high-end gaming laptops, the new platform is trickling down to their more practical laptops- in this instance, MSI's multimedia line is getting the Sandy Bridge makeover. Models and specs after the jump! ...read more

Alienware has been a well-known boutique system builder for a long time, producing a large line of performance desktops and laptops. Whilst most enthusiasts build their own desktops, for the most part that is not a possibility with a laptop, thus their line of high-end laptops has been the most well-known. For years, Alienware produced only a 15" gaming laptop SKU and a 17" gaming laptop SKU. However, just recently Alienware for the first time introduced an ultraportable 11" laptop, the M11x. Now, Alienware seems ready to adopt other formfactors, with leaked information coming out detailing an all-out 18-inch and a portable 14-inch laptop. ...read more

MSI was one of the first manufacturers to jump on the mobile Sandy Bridge bandwagon and put out Sandy Bridge notebooks. As such, they probably paid the most dearly when the Sandy Bridge issue was revealed, as they had already replaced much of their lineup with Sandy Bridge notebooks. However, that hasn't stopped MSI from being one of the first manufacturers to roll out new notebooks based on the fixed B3 revision of the Sandy Bridge chipset. Specs after the jump! ...read more

At CES, Dell demoed several Sandy Bridge laptops, one of which was the new XPS 17. However, only just this week has Dell gotten around to releasing them. Additionally, Dell is also releasing an XPS 15 with the updated platform. Right now, the XPS 17 is available in North America, Latin America, and Europe, while the XPS 15 is released in the United States, but will move to the rest of Dell's markets shortly. So what kind of changes do the new XPS laptops bring? And what about the Sandy Bridge chipset issue? ...read more

Short and to the point: Man takes broken laptop to a computer repair shop. Shop employees scam man out of $20 million. End of story.

It's actually quite a bit more elaborate than that, but the end result is the same. According to NetworkWorld.com, a New York couple defrauded wealthy pianist Roger Davidson out of up to $20 million by convincing him that his laptop virus was really a symptom of a larger plot involving government intelligence agencies, foreign nationals, and Catholic priests. Apparently the New York couple were believable enough that Davidson agreed to pay them $160,000 for month for round-the-clock protection.

"The suspects were isolating the victim and were basically trying to control every dollar that he had," said Police Chief Anthony Marraccini. "They did it very systematically and infiltrated every aspect of his life. It was almost a brainwashing technique."

The scam went on for over six years, and if convicted, the couple could face up to 25 years in prison.

Today Dell has confirmed the rumors of a quick refresh for the Alienware M11x notebook. While there is still no room for an optical drive, the new M11x is a far superior gaming platform to the old one.

Left the same is the Nvidia GeForce GT 335M, the keyboard, the screen, and the touchpad. Hard drive and RAM options are the same as well.

However, the GT 335M now sports Nvidia Optimus technology, allowing the laptop to automatically switch from the power-sipping integrated to the discrete card when necessary. The other big update for the mini gamer is Intel's new Core i5 and i7 CULV processors. While both of the CPUs are clocked lower than the Core 2 Duo CULV in the first-gen M11x, both are overclockable and include turbo boost. Combined with the superior micro-architecture should allow the new processors to easily outperform the old Core 2.

If anyone has been waiting for the refresh to arrive, now is the time to pick up your new M11x. Product Page

"CoolerMaster prepared more additions to its popular gaming CM-Storm product line. We told you already about the CM Storm Inferno mouse, here, but we did not show you the CM Storm SF19, gaming notebook stand.

It includes two 140mm fans and has more airflow compared to NotePal ErgoStand (we mentioned it here). It is also possible to mount one 200mm fan. " source