I’m moving from New York to Philadelphia tomorrow, so my internet access will be sporadic at best. Fortunately, Sascha Pallenberg has agreed to step in and write a few breaking news posts. Sascha runs Eee PC News and several other German language sites including HP2133.de and MSI-Wind.de. If you read German, or even if you […]
June 2008
Poll results: Which Linux distro is best for netbooks
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 […]
Asus to release new eee PC models with larger keyboards?
Woke up this morning to the news that Asus will soon be pushing out two more Eee PC models. Word on the street (and by street, I mean DigiTimes and Blogeee) is that the new units will feature larger keyboards. According to DigiTimes, the new computers will be called the Eee PC 904 and 905, […]
3K RazorBook 400 to come in Linux or Windows CE flavors
The 3K RazorBook, with its 400MHz processor probably isn’t going to best the MSI Wind, Acer Aspire One, or Eee PC 901 in any speed contests. But the tiny laptop with its custom version of Linux and $299 price tag is certainly a viable alternative for someone who wants to do some light word processing […]
Dell E makes its first appearance on Dell’s web site
When Engadget first broke the news that Dell’s upcoming Eee PC-killer would be called the Dell “E,” a lot of folks lamented that the name seemed a bit silly. Now that Dell’s web site has its first official mention of the computers, the name makes a little more sense. It looks like the E series […]
MSI Wind runs OS X better than Ubuntu
An Insanely Mac Forum member by the name of JAV got his hands on an MSI Wind, and one of the first things he did was install a hacked version of OS X 10.5.2 on it. And for the most part, it worked right away. The WiFi card isn’t working yet, but Ethernet and Bluetooth […]
Amazon starts taking MSI Wind preorders
Amazon is now accepting orders for the MSI Wind. For $499 you can order the black model with Windows XP and a 3-cell battery. Amazon says the computer will ship within 3 to 5 weeks. While there are product pages for the white and pink models, you cannot preorder these versions yet. Or you could […]
Laptop Mag: Eee PC 1000H runs faster with SSD
The folks at Laptop Magazine decided to take their Eee PC 1000H, rip out the hard drive, and install a solid state disk to see what impact the change has on performance. But wait, isn’t the Eee PC 1000H basically identical to the Eee PC 1000, but with an 80GB hard drive instead of a […]
Acer Aspire One computers in stock? I don’t think so
I just got an email from a Liliputing reader named Mitch who found an online retailer claiming to have the Acer Aspire One in stock. There’s just one problem: Acer isn’t selling these computers yet. Wait, make that two problems. Mercantec says they’re selling the notebook for $320, which is a good $60 below the […]
MSI Wind runs StarCraft, Skype, Google Earth somewhat smoothly
While you might have to wait a few more days to get your hands on an MSI Wind notebook, Doug Aamoth over at CrunchGear has been testing one out for a while. And he’s got the benchmarks and videos to prove it.Aamoth put the little computer through the paces, testing out Skype Video, DVD and […]