Can your notebook survive global warming or increased heat output from higher speed processors and increased memory capacities? Last year I reviewed the highly recommended Antec USB Notebook Cooler 200 and today I am going to tackle Choiix’s Air Through Stash Notebook Cooling Pad that is suitable for notebooks up to 15″ in size and that also adds a USB-to-SATA 2.5″ drive dock as well as a 3-port USB hub. Can Choiix trump Antec’s design in both performance and design? Read on to discover the whole truth.

Averatec has announced the N3400, a sleek, aluminum-clad 13.3-inch laptop.

Weighing 3.8 pounds, the Averatec N3400 features the Intel Pentium Dual Core T3400 2.16GHz processor, 3GB of DDR2 memory, a 250GB hard drive, an external USB DVD burner, and the Intel GMA 4500HD integrated graphics.

The laptop also includes a 1.3MP web camera and a microphone, 802.11n WiFi, Bluetooth, a Gigabit LAN port, three USB ports, a 4-in-1 media card reader, and a VGA output.

The Averatec N3400 runs Windows Vista Home Premium OS and has a $799 price tag.

Lenovo’s recently announced IdeaPad U350 thin-and-light 13.3-inch notebook, based on the Intel CULV platform, can be purchased now.

Starting at 3.52 pounds, the Lenovo IdeaPad U350 features the Intel Pentium SU2700 ultra-low voltage processor at 1.3GHz, the GMA 4500M integrated graphics, up to 4GB of DDR3 memory, and up to 320GB of hard drive space. The notebook doesn’t include a built-in optical drive.

Its glossy display uses LED backlight and has a resolution of 1366×768 pixels.

The U350 also sports a full size laptop keyboard, a multi-touch trackpad, a 1.3MP web camera and a microphone, stereo speakers, Dolby Home Sound Room technology, 802.11n WiFi, Bluetooth, a Gigabit LAN port, three USB ports, a 4-in-1 media card reader, and HDMi and VGA outputs.

It comes with a 4 cell battery that provides “up to 5 hours” of run time, according to the product specifications.

Lenovo’s super-slim notebook, that measures 0.7 inches at its thinnest point, has a black top surface with square weave texture.

The IdeaPad U350 runs Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit OS.

Customers can order it at Lenovo.com for a base price of $679.

Intel has announced four new laptop processors – the high-performance Intel Core 2 Duo T9900, P9700, and P8800, and the ultra-low voltage Pentium SU2700.

The Core 2 Duo T9900, with a TDP of 35 Watts, runs at 3.06GHz and has 6MB of L2 cache, whereas the 25W P9700 and P8800 are clocked at 2.83GHz and 2.66GHz respectively. The P9700 has 6MB of L2 cache, while the P8800 has 3MB. All three CPUs have 1066MHz front side bus and are designed for use in standard-sized Centrino 2 notebooks.

On the other side, the new ULV Intel Pentium SU2700 single-core processor, with a 10W TDP, will be used in affordable ultra-thin laptops. The SU2700 features a core clock speed of 1.3GHz, 2MB of L2 cache, and a 800MHz FSB.

In addition, Intel announced the Mobile Intel GS40 Express Chipset for the new ULV-based notebooks. The new chipset features a hardware-based decoder of HD video, Windows Vista Premium support and native support for integrated HDMI.

The Acer Aspire AS5810 “Timeline“, a newly designed and affordable 15.6-inch notebook, is now available for purchase in the United States.

Wal-Mart offers the AS5810-4657 with the new Intel Pentium SU2700 ultra low voltage CPU at 1.3GHz and the Intel GS45 chipset with the GMA 4500MHD integrated graphics. The laptop includes 3GB of DDR3 memory, a 320GB hard drive, and a DVD burner. Its LED-backlight display has a resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels.

Acer’s Timeline 15.6-incher sports a built-in web camera, Dolby Sound Room technology, a multi-gesture touchpad, 802.11b/g/Draft-N Wi-Fi, a Gigabit LAN port, HDMI output, four USB ports, and a 5-in-1 media card reader,

The product description says the 5.3-pound notebook can provide more than 8 hours of run time with its 6-cell battery.

The Acer Aspire AS5810-4657, also known as AS5810T-4657, runs Windows Vista Home Premium OS and has a $598 price tag.

The PC maker announced that the 13.3″ and 14″ versions – the AS3810T and AS4810T – are also available in the US, but we were not able to find these laptops at any online retailer at the time of this writing.

Dell launched today the Alienware M17X “All Powerful”, a 17-inch gaming laptop PC with Nvidia’s graphics, Intel CPU technology, and a new design.

The M17X features up to dual Nvidia GeForce GTX 280M 1GB video cards in SLI mode and the Intel Core 2 Duo processor, upgradeable to quad-core Core 2 Quad / Extreme. Other components include up to 8GB of DDR3 memory, up to 1TB of hard drive space or up to 512GB of solid state drive storage, a slot-load DVD burner or Blu-ray optical disc, and an additional integrated GPU that can be used to save battery when dedicated graphics is not needed.

Display resolution options include 1440-by-900 or 1920-by-1200.

The M17X also sports stereo speakers, 5.1 surround sound audio support, DisplayPort, HDMI, and VGA video outputs, 802.11n Wi-Fi, Gigabit LAN, Bluetooth, four USB connectors, an eSATA/USB combo port, an ExpressCard slot, an 8-in-1 media card reader, and a FireWire port.

Design features include an anodized aluminum chassis with black and silver color options, a personalized laser engraved nameplate, backlighting for the keyboard, number pad, and touchpad, and trim lights.

Alienware’s M17X starts at 11.7 pounds with its 9-cell battery.

The basic configuration, which includes a Core 2 Duo at 2.4GHz, a GeForce GTX 260 GPU, 4GB of RAM and a 250GB HDD, is priced at $1,799. The laptop can be purchased at Dell.com.

The MSI X-Slim X320, “the world’s lightest and slimmest 13-inch notebook”, is now available in the United States.

Newegg and Mwave sell the X320-037US model with the Intel Atom Z530 1.6GHz CPU, 2GB RAM, a 250GB HDD, a 4-cell battery and Windows Vista Home Premium OS. The 2.8-pound laptop, that measures only 6mm at its thinnest and 20mm at its widest point, is based on the Intel Menlow US15W chipset with the GMA 500 integrated graphics and doesn’t include an optical drive.

The 13″ 16:9 glare type display has a resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels and uses LED backlight.

MSI’s X320 also sports a 1.3MP web camera, stereo speakers, 802.11n WiFi, Bluetooth, an Ethernet LAN port, three USB ports, a 2-in-1 media card reader, and a VGA output.

The laptop is priced at $599

Hewlett-Packard’s recently announced netbook, the 10.1-inch HP Mini 110 XP is available for purchase starting today.

The Mini 110 XP runs Windows XP OS and comes with an Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz or N280 1.66GHz processor, the GMA 950 integrated graphics, 1GB of DDR2 memory, a 160GB hard drive or up to 32GB of solid state drive storage, and a 3- or 6-cell battery. An optional Broadcom Crystal HD Enhanced Video Accelerator for 1080p video content is expected to be available in July.

The netbook’s 10.1″ LED backlight display has a resolution of 1024×576 pixels and anti-glare coating.

Other features include a built-in web camera, stereo speakers, a 92% of full-size keyboard, a wireless G card, an optional mobile broadband module, a LAN port, three USB ports, a 5-in-1 media card reader, and a VGA output.

The HP Mini 110 XP starts at 2.25 pounds and has the Black Swirl Imprint finish.

Its base price is $329 at the HP website.

NVIDIA unveiled today five new video cards for laptops – the mainstream GeForce G210M, the “Performance” GT 230M, GT 240M, and GTS 250M and the “High-Performance” GTS 260M.

These GPUs will fill in the gaps between the existing GTX280M, GTX260M, and GTS160M, the company says.

The GeForce G210M features 16 processing cores, 512MB of video memory and a 64-bit memory interface, whereas the GT 230M, GT 240M, GTS 250M, and GTS 260M have from 48 to 96 cores, 1GB of VRAM and a 128-bit memory interface.

Nvidia’s new notebook chips are based on a 40nm production process and support DirectX 10.1, SLI, CUDA, and PureVideo HD technologies. In addition, every card but the G210M supports PhysX.

Lenovo has announced the ThinkPad T400s 14.1″ thin-and-light business laptop, measuring in at 0.83 inches at its thinnest point and starting at 3.91 pounds.

The T400s, “nearly 20 percent” lighter than its ThinkPad T400 predecessor, features the Intel Core 2 Duo SP9400 2.4GHz or SP9600 2.53GHz processor, GMA 4500MHD integrated graphics, up to 250GB HDD or up to 128GB solid state drive, up to 8GB of DDR3 memory, and a DVD burner or Blu-ray optical drive.

The display resolution is 1440-by-900 pixels, according to a promotional video.

The notebook sports a new TinkPad keyboard and a 27% larger trackpad that supports multi-gesture input, a 2MP web camera, dual microphones, stereo speakers, optional Intel Turbo Memory for better system responsiveness, WiFi and Ethernet LAN, as well as optional WiMAX, mobile broadband, Bluetooth and ultrawideband connectivity. It’s interesting that the T400s supports up to two monitors via its Display Port and VGA connector. There are also an ExpressCard slot, a 5-in-1 media card reader, and three USB ports (one USB/eSATA combo).

The Lenovo ThinkPad T400s provides “nearly 6 hours” of operation on a single charge with its standard 6-cell battery.

It runs Windows XP or Vista Business OS and has a starting price of $1,599 at the Lenovo official online store.