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The laptops of Computex 2012

Laptops were rife at Computex — here's a rundown of the current and upcoming models.

Craig Simms
Craig was sucked into the endless vortex of tech at an early age, only to be spat back out babbling things like "phase-locked-loop crystal oscillators!". Mostly this receives a pat on the head from the listener, followed closely by a question about what laptop they should buy.
Craig Simms
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Sony Vaio T

While only a few were running Windows 8, we found quite a few laptops decking the halls of Computex.

In many situations, it was a case of old laptop, new Ivy tricks. But there's plenty of new bling to go around, as well, with release dates ranging from mid-June all the way through to October to coincide with the launch of the new version of Windows.

While we don't have full details for everything, we'll post what we know about them so far. Have a browse — one of these could very well be your next laptop.

Check out more stories from Computex 2012.

Specs: 13-inch screen, Core i5 3317U, 4GB of RAM, 500GB HDD, 32GB SSD, Intel HD Graphics 4000, 1366x768, 1.6kg.

See the CNET review.

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Sony Vaio T

Specs: 13-inch screen, Core i5 3317U, 4GB of RAM, 500GB HDD, 32GB SSD, Intel HD Graphics 4000, 1366x768, 1.6kg.

See the CNET review.

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Sony Vaio T

Specs: 13-inch screen, Core i5 3317U, 4GB of RAM, 500GB HDD, 32GB SSD, Intel HD Graphics 4000, 1366x768, 1.6kg.

See the CNET review.

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Sony Vaio T

Specs: 13-inch screen, Core i5 3317U, 4GB of RAM, 500GB HDD, 32GB SSD, Intel HD Graphics 4000, 1366x768, 1.6kg.

See the CNET review.

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Asus Taichi

Specs: 13.3-inch screen, dual 1080p IPS screens, third-generation Core processor.

See the CNET Australia first look.

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Asus Taichi

Specs: 13.3-inch screen, dual 1080p IPS screens, third-generation Core processor.

See the CNET Australia first look.

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Asus Transformer Book

Specs: 11.6-, 13- and 14-inch screen, 1080p IPS screen, 4GB of RAM, Core i7, i5 and i3 third generation with SSD and HDD options.

It can instantly switch between tablet and notebook by detaching the screen.

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Asus Tablet 600

Specs: 10.1-inch screen, 1366x768 Super IPS+ screen, Tegra 3, 2GB of RAM, 32GB storage, Windows RT.

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Asus Tablet 600

Specs: 10.1-inch screen, 1366x768 Super IPS+ screen, Tegra 3, 2GB of RAM, 32GB storage, Windows RT.

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Asus Tablet 810

Specs: 11.6-inch screen, 1366x768 Super IPS+ screen, next-generation Intel Atom processor (Medfield), 2GB of RAM, 64GB storage, g-sensor, light sensor, gyroscope, e-compass, NFC, GPS.

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Acer Aspire S7

Specs: 11.6-inch screen and 13.3-inch screen, 1080p, third-generation Core processor, 12mm thick.

See the CNET Asia hands on.

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Acer Aspire S7

Specs: 11.6-inch screen and 13.3-inch screen, 1080p, third-generation Core processor, 12mm thick, SSD.

See the CNET Asia hands on.

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Acer Iconia W510

Specs: 10.6-inch screen, 1366x768, Intel third-generation Core processor.

See the CNET Asia preview.

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Asus ZenBook Prime UX21A touch edition

Specs: 11.6-inch screen, 1080p, third-generation Intel Core processor, 4GB of RAM, Intel HD 4000 graphics.

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Samsung Series 5 Ultra Touch

Specs: 13-inch screen, third-generation Core processor, 1366x768, 4GB of RAM, 500GB HDD, 24GB SSD, Intel HD Graphics 4000.

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Samsung Series 5 Ultra Convertible

The screen flips back and loads Metro interface.

Specs: 13-inch screen, third-generation Core processor, 1366x768, 4GB of RAM, 500GB HDD, 24GB SSD, Intel HD Graphics 4000.

See the CNET Asia preview.

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Samsung Series 9

Specs: 13.3-inch screen, third-generation Core processor, 8GB of RAM, 256GB SSD, Intel HD Graphics 4000, 1600x900, 1.16kg.

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Samsung Series 9

Specs: 13.3-inch screen, third-generation Core processor, 8GB of RAM, 256GB SSD, Intel HD Graphics 4000, 1600x900, 1.16kg.

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Samsung Series 9

Specs: 13.3-inch screen, third-generation Core processor, 8GB of RAM, 256GB SSD, Intel HD Graphics 4000, 1600x900, 1.16kg.

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Toshiba Satellite U840W

Specs: 14.4-inch screen, 1792x768, Core i5 3317U, 6GB of RAM, 500GB hybrid HDD, Intel HD Graphics 4000, 1.7kg.

See the CNET Australia first look.

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Fujitsu LifeBook U

Specs: 14-inch screen, third-generation Core processor, 4GB of RAM, 500GB HDD, 32GB SSD, Intel HD Graphics 4000.

See the CNET Asia hands on.

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Fujitsu LifeBook U

Specs: 14-inch screen, third-generation Core processor, 4GB of RAM, 500GB HDD, 32GB SSD, Intel HD Graphics 4000.

See the CNET Asia hands on.

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Acer Aspire S5

Specs: 13-inch screen, third-generation Core processor, 4GB of RAM, 256GB SSD, Intel HD Graphics 4000, 1.3kg.

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Acer Aspire Timeline U (M5)

Specs: 15.6-inch screen, third-generation Core processor, 4GB of RAM, 480GB HDD, 20GB SSD, Intel HD Graphics 4000.

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Lenovo Ideapad U310

Specs: 13.3-inch screen, third-generation Core processor, 4GB of RAM, 500GB HDD, Intel HD Graphics 4000, 1.67kg.

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Toshiba Portege Z930

Specs: 13-inch screen, third-generation Core processor, 6GB of RAM, 120GB SSD, Intel HD Graphics 4000, 1.2kg.

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LG Xnote

Specs: 13.3-inch screen, third-generation Core processor, 4GB of RAM, 120GB SSD, Intel HD Graphics 4000.

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Gigabyte U2442

Specs: 14-inch screen, Core i5 3210M, 8GB of RAM, 128GB SSD, GeForce GT 640M.

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Gigabyte U2442

Specs: 14-inch screen, Core i5 3210M, 8GB of RAM, 128GB SSD, GeForce GT 640M.

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Samsung Series 5 Ultra

Specs: 13-inch screen, third-generation Core processor, 4GB of RAM, 500GB HDD, 24GB SSD, Intel HD Graphics 4000.

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Acer Aspire V5-571

Specs: 15.6-inch screen, third-generation Core processor, 1366x768, 500GB HDD, GeForce GT620.

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Acer Aspire V5-571

Specs: 15.6-inch screen, third-generation Core processor, 1366x768, 500GB HDD, GeForce GT620.

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Asus Transformer Pad Infinity (TF700)

Specs: 10.1-inch screen, 1920x1080, Tegra 3 (TF700T), Qualcomm 8960 Snapdragon S4 (TF700KL), 1GB of RAM, 16GB (TF700KL) and 32GB (TF700T).

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Asus PadFone

Specs: Qualcomm 8260A Snapdragon S4 dual-core 1.5GHz, 1GB of RAM, 16/32/64GB storage, 10.1-inch screen 1280x800 (tablet), 4.3-inch screen 960x540 (phone).

See the CNET Asia review.

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Asus PadFone

Specs: Qualcomm 8260A Snapdragon S4 dual-core 1.5GHz, 1GB of RAM, 16/32/64GB storage, 10.1-inch screen 1280x800 (tablet), 4.3-inch screen 960x540 (phone).

See the CNET Asia review.

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Asus N56

Specs: 15.6-inch screen, third-generation Core processor, up to 8GB of RAM, 1TB 5400RPM or 750GB 7200RPM HDD, GeForce GT630M.

See the CNET first look.

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Gigabyte X11

Specs: 11.6-inch screen, 1366x768, Intel Core i5-3317U or i7-3517U, 128GB SSD, third-generation Core processor, 975g.

See the CNET Asia hands on.

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