Want to add a Broadcom CrystalHD Video accelerator or another module that comes on a mini PCIe card to your netbook? While a handful of netbooks have unused PCIe slots hanging out on the motherboards, many use the only available space for the wireless card. And then there’s the Samsung NC10. SammyNetbook forum member graemem was trying to figure out…
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One of the questions I get asked every now and again is why the Liliputing Product Database doesn’t show which netbooks have open mini PCI Express slots. The short answer is because this information can be rather difficult to come by unless you open up the netbook or get your hands on a detailed service manual. Fortunately, Pcoketables Forum Member…
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Theres a rumor going around that NVIDIA’s next-generation ION platform could be available on a PCI Express card. French netbook blogger Pierre Lecourt reports that while he hasn’t seen any confirmation, he’s heard from several sources that NVIDIA will be taking a PCIe approach for the ION chipset in the future. And I have to say, this rumor makes sense….
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super tYesterday Active Media released 2 new SSDs designed for the Dell Inspiron Mini 9. Now it’s Super Talent’s turn. The company launched a half mini PCIe solid state disk and a double wide half mini PCIe. The half mini model will be available either as an MLC disk with 16GB to 32Gb of storage space, or an SLC disk…
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OCZ has announced a series of PCI Express solid state disks designed for netbooks. The SSDs come in 16GB and 32GB versions, and are available with PATA or SATA interfaces. The SATA version clocks in with a 110MB/s read speed and a 51MB/s write speed, while the PATA version is noticeably slower with a 45MB/s read speed and 35MB/s write…
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Early Asus Eee PC adopters have not been shy about hacking the heck out of their tiny computers, adding Bluetooth modules, extra storage, USB hubs, GPS, and touchscreens. But it looks like the Eee PC 901 could be the most hackable Eee PC to date. Jkkmobile was looking over the topless Eee PC 901 photos released by AnandTech this morning,…
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