Lenovo’s ThinkPad X130e student-oriented notebook is now available for just $429. Built to withstand K-12 education environment, the X130 is MILSPEC-tested for durability and comes with rubber bumper around top cover and stronger corners, bezel, hinges, keyboard and ports. The alway-son Active Protection System also protect the notebook against sudden drops.

Gigabyte adds a new models to its Booktop line, the 11.6-inch T1132 with a convertiable design. With the optional rotatable docking station, you can even convert the T1132 into a desktop PC and adds a DVD SuperMulti burer. It comes with a 11.6-nich capacitive multitouch display with LED backlight and 1366×768 resolution.

In addition to Samsung’s Series 5 Chromebook, Google has also partnered with Acer to introduce Chromebook that will be available for order on 15 June. The 11.6-inch laptop is powered by dual core Intel Atom processor, Acer’s Chromebook packs 2GB of DDR3 RAM, integrated Intel GMA 3150 graphics and 16GB SSD storage.

Lenovo releases its IdeaPad S205 series notebook powered by AMD’s Fusion platform. The S205 11.6-inch notebooks are powered by AMD’s Fusion E350 application processor with ATI Mobility Radeon 6310 graphics. They have a 11.6-inch 1366×768 LCD display with integrated webcam.

Dell is launching the new Fusion-powered dual-core Inspiron M102z notebook PC in some markets such as Singapore. The 11.6-inch notebook is powered by either AMD E-350 1.6GHz processor with AMD Radeon HD6310 graphics or AMD C-50 1GHz CPU with Radeon HD6250 graphics. It has 2GB or 4GB of memory.

Verizon Wireless adds the HP Pavilion dm1-2010nr to its 3G-capable notebook lineup. The 11.6-inch dm1 is powered by an AMD Athlon II …

Lenovo brings to the ThinkPad Edge 11 ultraportable notebook, which is the smallest and lightest member of the ThinkPad Edge family. The new 11.6-inch laptop is created for small-to-medium businesses and has a small form factor and affordable price.

Gateway releases the LT32 and LT22 series, Gateway’s version of Aspire One 521 …

Dell releases in the US market its new Inspiron M101z slim notebook, following UK launch. Powered by AMD’s Athlon II Neo single or dual core processor, Dell’s new laptop gets up to 4GB of RAM, integrated ATI graphics and up to a 320GB 7200RPM hard drive.

Samsung is launching a new 11.6-inch notebook boosted by AMD’s Neo platform, called X125. The new device packs AMD Athlon II Neo K125 1.7GHz processor, 3GB RAM, a 320GB hard drive and ATI Radeon HD4200 graphics.