Apple has dropped the price of its MacBook Air with a 1.8GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU and 64GB SSD from $3098.00 to $2598.00. That’s a $500 drop. The base MacBook Air with the same CPU running at a cooler 1.6GHz and a 80GB 1.8″ 4200RPM HDD is still at $1799. The CPU upgrade from [...]

I-O Data LCD-AD191XB3
Size: 19″
Aspect Ratio: 16:10
Pixel Format: 1440 x 900
Contrast Ratio: 1,000:1
Brightness: 380cd/m2
Response Time: 5ms
Input: DVI-D, VGA
Availability: June 2008
Price: €231 (~US$360)

Most likely the I-O Data LCD-AD191XB3 will go for much much less than $360 in the US, if it gets here. The LCD-AD191XB3 is a 19″ wide LCD monitor with the usual pixel format of [...]

In the second half of May, all LCD monitor panels and notebook PC LCD panels that are both tracked by DisplaySearch and Witsview remained unchanged. I think the prices are on the brink of starting to move down as LCD manufacturers start shifting IT panel production onto large G7 and larger fabs. On the other [...]

Samsung LN19A650
Size: 19″ (18.9″)
Aspect Ratio: 16:10
Pixel Format: 1440 x 900
Contrast Ratio: 3,000:1 (Dynamic)
Viewing Angle: 170/160
Response Time: 8ms
Video Processing: DNIe+
Input: HDMI, Composite, Component, S-Video, VGA
Dimension: 18.9 x 14.0 x 2.7″ (without Stand)
Weight: 11.3lbs (without Stand)
Price: US$479.99

Samsung’s LN19A650 is a very nicely designed 19″ wide LCD TV. The Touch Of Color (TOC) design theme is carried over [...]

Dell E198WFP
Size: 19″ Wide
Aspect Ratio: 16:10
Pixel Format: 1440 x 900
Response Time: 5ms
Brightness: 300 cd/m2
Contrast Ratio: 1000:1
Viewing Angle: 160/160
Input: VGA, DVI-D
Power Consumption: 38W (operational), 2W (standby/sleep)
Price: $169 (Advance Computer)

I was looking for some ultra-cheap 19″ LCD monitors and came upon Dell’s E198WFP at Advance Computer for just $169.00. I believe it is brand new. Compared to [...]

Gateway FPD1975W
Size: 19″ Wide
Aspect Ratio: 16:10
Pixel Format: 1440 x 900
Contrast Ratio: 700:1
Brightness: 300 cd/m2
Response Time: 8ms
Viewing Angle: 150/135
Input: VGA, DVI-D
Weight: 9.8lbs
Power Consumption: 38W
Price: US$149.99 (Refurbished price at TigerDirect)

I have said this a few times before but I will say it again: A refurbished unit means that whatever was going to go wrong anyway has been [...]

In the first half of May, all LCD monitor panels and notebook PC LCD panels that are both tracked by DisplaySearch and Witsview have experienced M/M increases. On the other hand, LCD TV panel prices all fell.
For the first half of May 2008, here are the top three values by application in terms of $/MP:

LCD [...]

ASUS M50S
Display Size: 15.4″
Aspect Ratio: 16:10
Pixel Format: 1440 x 900
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 9500M GS 512MB
CPU: 2.1GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T8100
Optical: 2x Blu-ray
HDD: 250GB SATA
RAM: 3GB
Video Output: VGA, HDMI
Input: SD, ExpressCard, USB, eSATA

Image courtesy: PC Perspective (more images)
According to PC Perspective the ASUS M50S notebook PC has a lot of gloss on the back and [...]

I was just over at Gizmodo browsing through interesting posts and came up to this video. Lenovo has done a very good job of showing a couple of limitations on the MacBook Air and then making sure that viewers see clearly how the X300 is just as thin but superior in some ways. There is [...]

For those who purchase LCD panels, this set of information might be interesting. I took publicly available pricing information for LCD panels from Witsview and DisplaySearch, took the average, and then did some analysis on maximum value.
For the purpose of this blog post, maximum value is defined as dollar per megapixel ($/MP, lower is better). [...]