The way things look at this time, achieving extreme performance in a laptop is not possible without proper cooling, and the best solution is to take out the components that heat up the most, and the video card is one of them. Samsung’s upcoming notebooks, Q45 and R70, are going to feature the currently unknown external nVIDIA GeForce GO 8000M series graphics card for that extra punch of performance that always welcomed, especially when you want to play Battlefield 2142 or Gothic 3 on the road…

Samsung revealed in its CeBIT 2007 web pages that the Q45 is going to be a 12.1 inch ultra-portable, while the R70 will have a 15.4 inch widescreen display, and both will feature HDMI output for playing high definition multimedia content. (read more)

Once you got a laptop of your own, the worst thing that can happen to it, apart from being stolen or blowing up in smoke, is to develop problems that require a mainboard replacement. The next in line is the LCD replacing, second costly repair that you may need to pay for, and today we’re going to show you how to do it yourself. Are you ready?

First of all, you should have the following tools at hand: a small Phillips screw driver, paper and pencil for documentation (or simply a printer with enough paper loaded), and a little bit of tape to keep the screws together.

Now, nobody got its technical knowledge over night, so before everything else, you should take your time and do some research on the Web. You need to know exactly what kind of display you need, so you won’t order the wrong replacement. (read more)

In most cases, the aura is defined as being an energy field that surrounds living beings, visible only to those born with the skill to see it, or those who developed this ability. Often described as a multi colored mist that has an assortment of boundaries and properties, the aura just got a new definition from Samsung!

The new line of laptops from Samsung is going to be called Aura, and the first model from the series, Aura R20, is going to arrive on the market this week. A worthy follower of the well known Q series, the Aura is a big step forward for Samsung, especially in terms of design. (read more)