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  • MIUI 4.0 for the Kindle Fire (custom version of Android 4.0)

    MIUI 4.0 for the Kindle Fire (custom version of Android 4.0)

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  • Toshiba Thrive 7 inch Android tablet review

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  • $265 Spark Linux-based tablet shipping in May (pre-order in Feb)

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  • How to install Android 4.0 on the HP TouchPad (CyanogenMod 9 Alpha)

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  • How to install Android 4.0 on the Kindle Fire

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Gigabyte S1080 Windows tablet launching next month for $700

gigabye s1080 dock

The Gigabyte S1080 is a 10 inch tablet with an Intel Atom N570 dual core processor and Windows 7 operating system. It’s been making the rounds since January, but the folks at Engadget caught up with Gigabyte at Computex this week and found out that the tablet is scheduled to ship in the US in June for about $700. The tablet comes…

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May 30th, 2011, 5:00 pm by Brad Linder | 1 Comment

Plextor introduces USB powered Blu-Ray drive for under $100

Remember when portable Blu-Ray drives were ridiculously expensive? Well the Plextor PX-B120U certainly isn’t going to come quite as cheap as a DVD drive, but this little Blu-Ray drive runs just $99.99. So now I guess they’re just kind of expensive. The drive also happens to be USB powered, which means you don’t need to carry around a power brick…

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July 22nd, 2010, 7:22 am by Brad Linder | 2 Comments

Apricorn launches Aegis NetDock: Hard drive, disc drive and USB hub

The Apricorn Aegis NetDock is a USB docking station for netbooks and notebooks that offers three things that mini-laptops are often short on: extra hard drive space, an optical disc drive, and extra USB ports. The company first introduced the NetDock in March, but it’s now shipping, and the folks at Apricorn were kind enough to send me a demo…

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June 23rd, 2010, 11:31 am by Brad Linder | 6 Comments

Gateway EC14D thin, light, and DVD drive toting laptop now in stock

A few days ago we noted that the Gateway EC14D07u laptop was available for pre-order. Well, today it looks like at least one retailer has the laptop in stock. B&H is selling the Gateway EC14D for $629.99. This laptop’s claim to fame is the fact that while at first glance it looks like yet another 11.6 inch laptop with an…

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March 11th, 2010, 4:30 pm by Brad Linder | 3 Comments

E-NC10 from China is a thin, light, and DVD-drive equipped ultraportable

The E-NC10 is a Chinese netbook that bears a slight resemblance to the Samsung NC10. But only slight. While the Samsung NC10 has a 10 inch display and chromed edges, the E-NC10 is a larger model with an 11.6 inch display and plastic where the Samsung netbook’s chrome is located. But the E-NC10 has a few things that you don’t…

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February 26th, 2010, 10:00 am by Brad Linder | 4 Comments

Gateway’s latest thin and light has a DVD drive

Gateway has introduced one of the first 11.6 inch thin and light notebooks I’ve seen that has both an Intel CULV processor and a DVD burner. The Gateway EC14D features a dual core Intel Pentium SU4100 processor, 4GB of RAM, and a 320GB hard drive. It packs an 11.6 inch, 1366 x 768 pixel display. And it has an 8X…

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January 7th, 2010, 12:29 pm by Brad Linder | 2 Comments

Frontier introduces 10 inch Pine Trail netbook with DVD burner

If there’s one thing I’ve learned over the past 2 years, it’s that I don’t often need an optical disc drive on a netbook. I mean sure, a USB disc drive comes in handy if I’m trying to install a new operating system or perform a system restore. But that’s really about it. And I’m guessing I do that sort…

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January 4th, 2010, 9:21 am by Brad Linder | 9 Comments

First look at the Lite-On eTAU208 USB DVD burner

lineon dvd drive 1

The Lite-On eTAU208 DVD/CD Writer is a portable disc drive that’s pretty handy for folks who like to travel light. Not only is the DVD burner barely any wider than an optical disc, it also weighs just 0.77 pounds. And it draws power from you’re computer’s USB port, which means there’s no extra power cable to lug around. The folks…

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October 23rd, 2009, 2:37 pm by Brad Linder | 7 Comments

Asus Eee Box EB1501 has dual core Atm processor, DVD drive

eb1501

Asus has a reputation for launching a new netbook model every other week for the past two years. While the pace seems to have slowed recently, the company is keeping the tradition alive with its Eee Box nettop computers. I’ve kind of lost count of how many Eee Box models are out there, but with the B201, B202, B204, B206,…

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October 1st, 2009, 10:19 am by Brad Linder | 4 Comments

Asus USB powered Blu-Ray drive

asus blu-ray2

With a growing number of mini-laptops packing NVIDIA ION graphics, it’s becoming more and more common to find notebooks that have no optical disc drives, but which are capable of handling Blu-Ray playback. The solution? You could rip your movies using another machine, but that takes ages. Or you could find a portable Blu-Ray drive that you can throw in…

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September 20th, 2009, 3:40 pm by Brad Linder | 6 Comments

Do optical disc drives matter anymore?

One of the things that’s set netbooks apart from fuller featured computers from day one is that most netbooks don’t have optical disc drives. They take up a lot of space, cost money, and add more breakable moving parts. With more and more software available in downloadable form and the preponderance of cheap USB flash drives and SD cards for…

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July 27th, 2009, 4:41 pm by Brad Linder | 24 Comments

Asus Eee PC 1004DN with disc drive gets official(er)

Asus Eee PC 1004dn

Asus first showed off the Asus Eee PC 1004DN at CES in January. This is the company’s first mini-laptop with a 10 inch display and an optical disc drive. While Asus still hasn’t confirmed a release date, rumor has it that the netbook should hit the streets in April. And Asus does seem to be preparing to release the laptop…

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March 30th, 2009, 9:02 am by Brad Linder | 13 Comments
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