Damn, if you’ve gone tablet and thought Fujitsu’s ultra-portable Lifebook T8140 was hot, then you’d best check their P8240 before opening your wallet. It’s not the most powerful convertible in the world with a max configuration sporting a Core Solo U1400 proc and Intel GMA 950 graphics. What it lacks in power however, is more than made up for in portability: 8.9-inch, 1,280 x 768 LCD; up to 32GB SSD or 80GB disk; up to 9.1-hours on extended battery or 4.3-hours in a wee bit of kit weighing just 2.1-pounds. Windows Vista Business will cost ya Â¥270,000 (about $2,188) out the gate.

Gallery: Fujitsu’s 8.9-inch Lifebook P8240 Vista tablet: 32GB SSD at just 2.1-pounds

    

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Oh modular box of silicon affection, how we love thee. The latest — the SA800 — from MiniPC (Japan) is a DIY house of fun packing up to a Core 2 Duo T7600, 2GB of 667MHz DDR2 memory, 2.5-inch 40GB SATA disk, and an Intel 945GT chipset. Want more disk, no problem, stack a 3.5-incher in an extra slab above. Better video with HDMI-out or optical drives? Yup, they’ve got a stackable component for that and more. Have it your way starting early July in Japan.

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Toshiba is showing off their 12.1-inch Dynabook SS RX1 this morning with specs aiming to please. According to Akihabara News, the store front model (read: not available on-line) can be configured with a 64GB SSD, a first if true but not a surprise. Configurable with a 1.2GHz Core 2 Duo U7600 proc, up to 2GB of memory and 11-hour battery. All this in a 19.5~25.5-mm sled. On sale in Japan starting today for about ¥279,800 or $2,284 well equipped but without the SSD.

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You may “remember” recently that memory manufacturer Transcend busted out a 16GB ExpressCard for your flash-storin’, no-moving-parts-havin’ delight. Well, the gang is back, and this time they’re packing 32GB of solid-state action and a serious “can do” attitude (note: the solid-state action is real, but we’re just assuming they have a “can do” attitude). For $509 (according to the company’s website), you can put your mind at ease by doing things like storing your OS and apps in one large, happy, non-volatile spot. The Vista compatible drive comes with a USB adaptor, for those not EC ready, and is available now.

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Granted, everyone expects the next gen iPod to mimic the iPhone’s device-wide, touch-interface design metaphor, right? However, there’s no guarantee it’s coming ’till Jobsie-boy sings. No worries, TEAC‘s 3.5-inch touch-screen toting MP-600 is available now for €169 / $230. For that price, you get 4GB of flash storage, MP3/WMA/DRM9 and JPG/AVI playback, FM tuner with recording function, built-in speaker, and up to 10-hours of audio (5.5-hours video) off battery. Better yet, the little 73 x 43 x 9-mm player is thinner than the current disk-based iPods (at the expense of capacity) yet can still be expanded via SD/MMC memory cards. Shaaaweet.

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If you’re like us, you’re constantly on the hunt for a laptop which will bring balance to the Force, unite all nations, and really rock a decent configuration for not a lot of dough. Enter the PC-Koubou Lesance NB, the Santa Rosa based, GeForce 8400 sporting answer to your prayers. The 13.3-inch laptop features a Core 2 Duo T7300 (2GHz) processor, 1GB of memory, and a 100GB hard drive, plus connectivity options like USB, Firewire, eSATA, Gigabit Ethernet, 802.11a/b/n, and SD, MMC and Memory Stick Pro support. The whole harmonious, peace-loving package will run you around $1215, but you’ll have to go to Japan to get it — which is probably a step in the wrong direction if you’re buying a budget laptop.

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Regardless of whether you’re scouting a TV tuner for your desktop or portable machine, AMD has unveiled a duo of devices that will likely fit the bill. Up first is AMD’s plug ‘n play ATI TV Wonder 600 USB, which should have no problem tuning OTA HD on any machine equipped with USB, and also comes bundled with an IR remote, AV input, and Catalyst Media Center software. For the desktop only crowd, the ATI TV Wonder 650 Combo PCIe (pictured after the jump) sports ClearQAM support, hybrid analog / digital tuning, a 3D comb filter, FM tuner, and like its portable sibling, works just fine with Windows Vista. No word yet on the pricing details, but both units should be shipping out next month.

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