Apple has started taking orders for the iPad 2 through its web store, and the tablet will go on sale in retail stores later today. The first generation iPad was the most successful consumer tablet of all time, selling almost 15 million units in 8 months. While there’s no way to say how many of those early iPad buyers are…

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Consumer oriented tablet computers are hitting the streets faster than anyone can count. Some of the tablets coming out this year will be budget models meant to function primarily as eBook readers, web surfing devices, or portable video players. Others will have high performance multi-core processors, high resolution displays, long battery life, and these high end models could replace a…

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Next week Apple is expected to unveil a second generation iPad. But while the first iPad took the world by storm last year as one of the only tablets of its type, the iPad 2 will enter a somewhat more crowded market. It won’t just have to compete with Apple’s first tablet for your attention, but also the Samsung Galaxy…

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I probably should have seen this one coming. Last week I asked which Linux distribution was best suited for netbooks, and the overwhelming majority of people voted for Ubuntu. This Linux distro has only really been around for a few years, but already it’s become one of the most popular flavors of Linux. For many people, Ubuntu and Linux are…

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This week’s poll results are in, and one thing is clear: The MSI Wind is sexy. I mean, not super-sexy looking in the way that the HP Mini-Note is. But throw together an Intel Atom CPU, a low price, a large screen with a decent resolution, and you’ve got one heck of an Eee PC killer. Mix in some decent…

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I learned two interesting things from this week’s poll. First, more than half of the folks who responded plan to buy a new mini-laptop within the next 3 months, but only a small percentage plan to pick one up this month. I’ll chalk this up to the fact that the most exciting new netbooks like the Eee PC 901/1000/1000H, Acer…

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Due to my impulsive site redesign this weekend, I cut this week’s poll short by a day. But it looks like the majority of readers are interested in the Intel Atom CPU.I can’t say I blame you. The processor is designed specifically for low-cost, light weight computers. While it’s not going to win any awards in the speed department, a…

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A few weeks ago I decided to start running the occasional poll on this site. I completely forgot to save the results of the first poll, which asked which upcoming low-cost ultraportable you were most interested in. If memory serves, the top answers were the MSI Wind and the Asus Eee PC 901. Both of these computers should get a…

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