I’ve only heard from a few people that have ever bought a 7 inch mini-laptop with an Xburst processor. But at least a dozen different companies, mostly chinese ODMs have been showing these little underpowered laptops at trade shows for the past two years. I can usually spot them from a mile away thanks to the large bezel around the…
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I haven’t fully jumped on the Google Android for netbooks bandwagon. The operating system is designed for cellphones with low resolution displays and slow processors. And the number of applications available for Google Android pales in comparison to the huge variety of apps that you can run on Windows or Linux netbooks. But today I’m thinking that maybe there are…
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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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