I’d take this with a grain of salt for now, but it appears that J&R is taking pre-orders for Toshiba’s new Android tablet. The reason for the salt shaker? Because Newegg posted a pre-order page for the tablet last month before removing the listing. But if the new product page can be trusted, the tablet will be available soon for…

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  Update: Well it was nice while it lasted. J&R has removed the product pages for all four products. Now the links below simply redirect you to J&R’s tablet page. The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 isn’t expected to go on sale until next month, but J&R is already taking pre-orders for the tablet. The tablet features a 10.1 inch, 1280…

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I stopped by the J&R store in New York today to see if there was anything new and unusual in the notebook and netbook section of the store. Aside from the fact that a good third of the notebook section was populated by 10 inch netbooks, there weren’t too many surprises. But I did get my first chance to check…

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New York-based retailer J&R has posted product pages for the soon-to-be-released 10.1 inch Acer Asprie One netbook. And despite initial reports that the computer could cost between $400 and $600 overseas, it looks like J&R expects to sell the netbook for just under $350, which makes me feel a lot better about the rumors that Acer could phase out its…

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If you’re looking for a good deal on a cheap, low profile desktop computer, or nettop, J&R is selling the Eee Box for $270, today only (Amazon affiliate link). The Eee Box has a list price of $350, and typically sells for between $290 and $320. Like your typical Eee PC netbook, the Eee Box has a 1.6GHz Intel Atom…

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It looks like the Asus N10 might qualify as a low cost laptop after all. The N10 is the first 10 inch notebook from Asus that doesn’t bear the Eee PC name. It has a few features that set it apart from other netbooks, like an NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS graphics card. And it costs a few bucks more than…

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