Dell has introduced new Alienware and G series notebooks for the Chinese market only according to local sources. There are Alienware 15 and 17 notebooks that will use 8th gen Intel core processors and will cost from CNY20,900 ($3,300) and CNY22,300 ($3,545), respectively. The company is expected to add two lower priced versions, later.
The G range (G3, G5, G7) are lower priced, although the top of the range G7 15 can include the latest Core i9 processor. The G7 15 is priced at CNY6,999 ($1,110); G3 15, CNY5,499 ($873); G3 17, CNY8,999 ($1,43) ; and G5 15, CNY$6,999 ($1,110).
Everdisplay has three new AMOLED displays which are a 0.95″ 180 x 120 panel with 350 cd/m² of output, a round 1.19″ 390 x 390 display with 300 cd/m² and a rectangular 1.41″ 320 x 360 model with 350 cd/m².
KOE of Taiwan (the industrial group of JDI) has a new 7.0″ “Rugged+” TFT display. The TX18D212VM0BAA features 1280 x 768 resolution and uses an IPS panel. It has contrast of 1,000:1 and outputs 1,000 cd/m². The backlight can be controlled with a PWM or DC voltage input.
The 20-pin LVDS interface supports 8-bit RGB, which enables a colour palette of up to 16.7M colours.The display module is manufactured using COG (chip-on-glass) construction and has mechanical outline dimensions of 164.4mm (w) x 105mm (h) x 13.5mm (d) and an active display area of 152.45mm (w) x 91.47mm (h). The Rugged+ module supports a wide operating temperature range of -40°C to +85°C and storage temperature range -40°C to +90°C.
Distributor, Midas Displays, of the UK said that it now has new small OLED displays in portrait mode (48 x 64 pixels) 13.9mm x 22mm x 1.26mm as well as landscape versions 64 x 32 pixel and 64 x 48 pixel resolution, and module dimensions of 14.5mm (w) x 11.6mm (h) x 1.26mm (d), and 18.46mm (w) x 18.1mm (h) x 1.3mm (d) respectively. It also has a circular display with 128 x 128 format and module dimensions of 36.98mm (w) x 41.23mm (h) x 2.05mm (d).
They are monochrome modules, available in blue, white or yellow on black and have high contrast of 2,000:1 and a specified brightness rating of up to 180cd/m². Viewing angles are 160° in both horizontal (left/right) and vertical (up/down) directions and half-brightness lifetime is specified as up to 50K hours (depending on colour mode).
The modules feature I²C, 3/4 wire SPI and 8-bit 6800/8080-series Parallel data interfaces and support 3V logic operation. The modules are fully compatible with the industry-standard SSD1306BZ graphics controller. TAB (Tape Automated Bonding) construction is used in the manufacture of the OLED modules, and an operating and storage temperature range of -40°C to +80°C enables reliable operation in extreme environments.
