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3MX Linux for RazorBook/Alpha 400 updated

Brad Linder — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 18:17:48 +0000

The Linux distribution that comes with most versions of the 3K RazorBook, Alpha 400, and similar Xburst-powered mini-laptops is a bit limited, to say the least. While it comes with a web browser and a few other utilities, adding third party applications can be a chore. Last month we mentioned an alternate Linux distribution called 3MX that makes the Xburst...

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3MX Linux distro for the 3K Razorbook/Alpha 400

Brad Linder — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 17:54:38 +0000

Some of the cheapest netbooks on the market are also the most frustrating for power users. Sure, you can pick up a 3K Razorbook 400, or one of a few dozen netbooks based on the same design for under $200. But not only do these machines have small 7 inch, 800 x 480 pixel displays and tiny keyboards. They also...

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XBurst netbook reading list

Brad Linder — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 18:32:00 +0000

You know all those stories about the "world's cheapest netbook" you keep seeing that all seem to point to the same laptop, but with different names? That's because they're all produced by the same Chinese company, Exon Technology and distributed worldwide by companies that use a dozen or so different names for the same device. Two Liliputing readers have put...

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Xenium Linux: Alternate distro for Razorbook/Alpha 400

Brad Linder — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 16:34:41 +0000

The 3K Razorbook 400, TrendTac/Skytone Alpha 400, or whatever else you want to call the cheap netbook made by Exon Technology, may not be the most powerful computer around. But it's certainly one of the cheapest, typically selling for $250 or less. But these little laptops tend to run a custom version of Linux that's hard to alter, replace, or...

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Razorbook/Alpha 400 maker changes its name, processor

Brad Linder — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 22:41:49 +0000

You know those cheap mini-notebooks with a custom LInux operating system, a tiny touchpad, and a 7 inch display that seem to be all over the place? Apparently they're all made by the same company in China. And that company, Exon International Technology, is giving them a bit of an upgrade. Or at least a lateral-grade. Exon recently replaced the...

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Best PC007: Another RazorBook, with a more ironic name

Brad Linder — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 14:04:09 +0000

If you're going to put out a cheap netbook with substandard specs, based on the often-rebranded Skytone Alpha 400/3K RazorBook 400/netbook of many other names, that's fine. Heck you could even try to tell me it's a good netbook because of its low price. Most of these mini-notebooks sell for $250 or less. But please don't try to tell me it's...

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Two more Razorbook clones: Elonex One t+, SurfOne IN0S1

Brad Linder — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:09:38 +0000

It looks like there are two more netbooks in the world based on the same reference design as the 3K Razorbook 400. French site Blogeee noticed a new netbook available from RueDuCommerce called the SurfOne INOS1, which sells for about 189 €, or about $257 US. It has a 400MHz Ingenic CPU, a 7 inch 800 x 480 pixel display,...

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3K Razorbook 400 running Windows CE – Video

Brad Linder — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 11:32:49 +0000

With Quarta announcing plans to shoehorn Windows CE onto netbooks including the Acer Aspire one and Lenovo IdeaPad S9, I decided it was time for another look at a netbook that's actually designed to run Windows CE. The 3K Razorbook 400 (which goes by many different names in many different countries) is a tiny little notebook, even by netbook standards,...

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How to make a Razorbook/Alpha 400 more useful

Brad Linder — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:43:58 +0000

As promised, Menno Dijk has uploaded a series of useful applications for anyone using a "little linux laptop." These laptops go by many names, including the 3K Razorbook 400, the Skytone Alpha 400, the Bestlink Alpha 400, and the Yinlips Micro PC. But they're all basically the same device, and if yours is running Linux, odds are you've been having...

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Little Linux Laptop: New site dedicated to the cheapest of notebooks

Brad Linder — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 13:23:27 +0000

There's a tiny little laptop that goes by many names. The 3k Razorbook 400, Trendtac 700 EPC, Elonex One T, Yinlips Micro PC, Bestlink Alpha 400 are all basically the same notebook, rebranded and sold by a variety of different companies in different parts of the world. What these laptops have in common (aside from nearly identical hardware) is the...

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