BenQ Launches Joybook R42 Series

Transcend Releases JetRam DDR2-800 Dual-Channel Memory Kit

Sharp To Provide 6x Recording On Dual-Layer Blu-Ray And HD-DVD Discs

BenQ Launches Joybook R42 Series

BenQ today expanded its Joybook lineup with the new Joybook R42 Series, aimed at providing favorable cost-performance notebook solutions to value-conscious consumers. The Joybook R42 features the Intel Core 2 Duo Processor and VIA Chrome9 HC DX9 IGP graphic chipset. Featuring the Windows Vista operating system it comes bundled with a 60-day free trial version of Microsoft Office Professional 2007.

The Joybook R42 series incorporates BenQ’s exclusive UltraVivid technology. The UltraVivid technology employs DBEF (Display Brilliance Enhancement Film), which raises the brightness of the screen. A low-reflectivity coating on the screen surface also helps to aggregate emitted light to further enhance brightness.

The Joybook R42 features a sophisticated frontal air-intake ventilation cooling system that brings in air from the front of the unit and then vents it out on the sides ensuring effective cooling for major heat-producing chips inside the notebook. The Joybook R42 is designed to meet the highest quality; the notebook has passed through a series of rigorous standard tests including scratch resistance test, pressure test, and hinge test. In addition, the R42 also comes equipped with a built-in Bluetooth V2.0+EDR function (selected models).

Source: BenQ

Transcend Releases JetRam DDR2-800 Dual-Channel Memory Kit

Transcend Information released its new 1GB/2GB memory kits of 240-pin DDR2-800 Non-ECC Unbuffered DIMMs. Transcend’s JetRam memory module measures 1.18 inches in height and uses six-layer PCB. In addition, DDR2 it incorporates On-Die Termination (ODT) to minimize signal reflections at higher speeds, thereby improving timing margins, which increase operating speeds.

Product Features:

• DDR2-800 dual channel memory module (240-Pin Non-ECC Unbuffered DIMM)
• 1GB/2GB kit
• FBGA chip packages
• Six-layer PCB
• Lifetime warranty
• P/N: JM2GDDR2-8K - 2GB JetRAM DDR2-800 U-DIMM KIT; P/N: JM1GDDR2-8K- 1GB JetRAM DDR2-800 U-DIMM KIT

Source: Transcend Information

Sharp To Provide 6x Recording On Dual-Layer Blu-Ray And HD-DVD Discs

In May Sharp Corporation will begin volume production of the High-Power Blue-Violet Laser Diode GH04P21A2G that achieves a power output of 210 mW, the industry’s highest. This device will enable high-speed 6X recording on next-generation dual-layer Blu-ray Discs (BD) and HD-DVDs.

The GH04P21A2G makes full use of crystal growth technology developed for infrared, red, and blue-violet low-power laser diodes. In addition to a newly developed laser chip with a proprietary facet structure and a high power output of 210 mW that will contribute to high-speed recording for the next generation of DVDs, this current device also features a long service life of 10,000 hours.

• Product name: High-power blue-violet laser diode
• Model: GH04P21A2G
• Package: 5.6-mm-dia. CAN package
• Sample price (tax included): 50,000 yen
• Sample availability: April 2, 2007
• Start of volume production: May 2007
• Production capacity: 250,000 units per month

Source: Sharp Corporation

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