Lenovo IdeaPad U300e and U300s look the same.
A budget version of the Lenovo Ideapad U300s ultrabook, the U300e, is now available for pre-orders. The IdeaPad U300e doesn’t look different than the U300s. We’ve found three differences between the two laptops: processor and storage choices and pricing.
The U300e comes with the Intel Core i3-3467M or i5-2467M processor, while the U300s provides i5-2467M and i7-2677M options. The former includes hard drive or hybrid HDD/SSD storage, while the latter ships with SSD only. Both sport 1366×768 13.3″ displays, a 1.3MP camera, and HDMI out.
On Lenovo.com there are only one U300e and one U300s configurations available. The U300e with the i5 chip and 500GB/32GB hybrid drive costs $959, while the U300s with the i7 and a 256GB SSD has a $1,499 price tag. Despite price lower than the original model, the U300e is still more expensive than ultrabooks such as the Toshiba Z835 or Acer S3.
The estimated ship date for the U300e is “more than four weeks”, according to the product page.
Source: Lenovo | Via: Electronista, Liliputing

Barnes & Noble announced today the Nook Tablet 8GB, a downgraded and cheaper version of the original 16GB Nook Android slate. Priced at $199, down from $249, the 8GB Nook also has twice smaller RAM memory – 512MB versus 1GB.
The seven-inch tablet retains the old 1GHz dual-core processor and design. An issue with the B&N’s first tablet was actual availability of storage space. For example, only 1GB out of 16GB on the older model can be used for side-loaded files, while the remaining space is only used for content and apps downloaded via the B&N store. However, you can expand storage capacity via microSD card slot, which is present on the B&N tablet.
The 8GB Nook directly competes against the Amazon Kindle Fire which has the same price tag and main specs such as screen size, internal Flash memory, RAM, and CPU. The most obvious difference between them are different content ecosystems.
We checked B&N site today and saw that the 8GB Nook tab is already available for purchase.

This is the Origin PC EON17-X with optional 3D.
Origin PC has made available the EON17-X, a new gaming laptop based on high-performance desktop PC Intel X97 chipset and Intel desktop processors. The laptop is based on the Clevo P270WM, which is also sold via Ava Direct and other custom PC sellers. But, the EON17-X is additionally available with Nvidia’s 3D technology. Optional 3D capability is provided via the 17.3″ full HD 3D display and active shutter Nvidia 3D Vision 2 wireless glasses.
Besides Intel 2nd generation CPUs, up to the six-core i7-3960X Extreme, the EON17-X comes with up to dual Nvidia GeForce GTX 580M laptop video cards, maximal 32GB of RAM, up to three hard or solid state drives, and a keyboard with multi-color backlight.
The gaming notebook starts at $2,818. Optional 3D display adds $238 to the overall price and the glasses are $110.
Via: TechPowerUp