Apparently Asus didn’t just divide the storage on the Eee PC 900 into two separate partitions like I’d originally thought. No, they instead have put two separate solid state disks in each unit. Both the Linux and Windows XP models will have 4GB of flash storage soldered to the motherboard, and the Linux version will […]
April 2008
Asus Eee PC 900 specs, pricing get official
While Asus hasn’t yet updated the official Eee PC 900 web page, the company held a press event today to announce the product and confirm that it will be available in Hong Kong on April 19th.As expected, the Eee PC 900 will come in two models. The Windows version will sport Windows XP Home and […]
Eee PC overview: What’s in the box
Honk Kong’s PC Market has a hand on review of the Windows XP version of the Eee PC 900. And while there’s no official pricing information in their review, they do confirm the specs we’ve been hearing so much about: 900 MHz Intel Celeron processor 1GB DDR 2 RAM 12GB solid state memory, divided into […]
Syllable Desktop on the Eee PC
You probably knew that you could run Windows XP, Vista, Mac OS X, and pretty much any Linux distribution you like on the Eee PC. But did you know the tiny machine could also run Syllable Desktop? Right, first I guess you’d have to know that there’s an operating system called Syllable.Basically, Syllable Desktop is […]
MSI Wind gets price and launch timeframe
MSI has released a few more details about its upcoming MSI Wind ultraportable laptop computer. The company will introduce a series of models with screens ranging from 8.9 inches to 10 inches, and Intel Shelton processors running between 1GHz and 1.6GHz. That;s the old news. The new stuff is this: the computers will cost between […]
Sharp unveils first Atom-based UMPC
Sharp has just announced what is being described as the first computer that will hit the market using Intel’s new low-voltage, high-power Atom processor. The Sharp D4 will be out in Japan in June for ÂĄ39,800 or about $395 US. But there’s a catch. Users will also have to purchase a 2-year data plan for […]
Airis Kira 100 is just like the Nohrtec Gecko in more colors
The Airis Kira 100 is a new low-cost ultraportable that should look familiar. The computer is based on the same reference design as the Nohrtec Gecko. There are only two major differences: the name, and the color scheme. The Kira 100 comes in a variety of bright and mildly unattractive colors. Here’s a refresher on […]
Germany’s Fukato offers latest notebook to take on the Asus Eee PC
I’m holding out hope that one day every company that wants to launch an Eee PC-killer decides that the best way to compete is to offer a higher resolution screen. But for now we continue to see company after company announce new mini-laptops with 800 x 480 pixel displays. The latest company to join the […]
GoblinX Mini – lightweight alternative Linux distro for the Eee PC
Like the Eee PC’s hardware, but wish it had an operating system besides Windows or Xandros Linux? There are dozens of other Linux distributions that run on the Eee PC without complaint, and a handful of distributions that even supports the Eee PC’s hardware all the way down to the Fn key shortcuts right out […]
HP 2133 release date keeps sliding slowly back
When the HP 2133 Mini-Note first showed up on the company’s web site, it had an estimated ship date of 4/15/2008. Yesterday when I added it to my basket, I got an estimated ship date of 4/18. And this morning when I tried again, the site told me it would ship on or around 4/19. […]