All of the information I’ve seen about the new Acer Aspire One netbook with a 10 inch screen has indicated that the laptop will have a 160GB hard drive and run Windows XP. And according to ZDNet, that’s true of the first generation models that should be hitting the shelves in mid-February. But the Acer […]
January 2009
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How to build Google Android for the Asus Eee PC 701
The Google Android operating system may be built for cellphones, but as we’ve already seen it can be installed on laptops and netbooks and it provides many of the features you would want in a light weight OS for portable computing. But first you need to know how to build the operating system so that […]
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HP Mini 1000 Mi Edition reviewed
I’m still waiting for HP to send me an HP Mini 1000 Mi Edition with the company’s custom Linux software to review. But the computers are already available for purchase, and Perry Longinoti at Notebook Review managed to grab one and write up a decent review of the computer’s hardware and custom software. The HP […]
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NVIDIA CEO: Netbooks are just crippled computers
I think if you ask most of the people who read this blog regularly, they’ll tell you that a netbook is a small, light, and low cost computer. But companies that make a lot of money by selling state of the art computer components have a tendency to say that netbooks don’t work very well […]
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Samsung NC20 pops up in Germany, Ukraine
The Samsung NC10 may be making waves in the US and Europe due to the netbook’s combination of good build quality and excellent battery life. But the NC10 apparently isn’t availble in Ukraine yet. But you know what is? The Samsung NC20, which is sort of like the NC10’s big brother. The folks at tech […]
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Acer Aspire One to ship “soon” in the US for $350
New York-based retailer J&R has posted product pages for the soon-to-be-released 10.1 inch Acer Asprie One netbook. And despite initial reports that the computer could cost between $400 and $600 overseas, it looks like J&R expects to sell the netbook for just under $350, which makes me feel a lot better about the rumors that […]
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Is the OLPC 2.0 the future of computing or just a silly idea?
The OLPC project may be suffering from a poorly received give one get one program, and staffing cuts due to budget constraints. But it appears the group is moving ahead on plans for the next generation XO Laptop, which could be available in 2010, if the OLPC project is still going a year from now. […]
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Pricegrabber: A lot of people are buying netbooks
According to PriceGrabber a growing number of laptops being sold are netbooks. No real surprise there. But the report (PDF link) also makes a few other interesting claims. First, Pricegrabber says that 91 percent of the people they surveyed who said they have a netbook also have a full sized laptop and 87 percent own […]
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HP adds configuration options for HP Mini 2140
HP may have begun selling the HP Mini 2140 netbook on its website last week. But just in the last day or two did the company begin allowing customers to configure the laptop to their liking. You can still find a number of pre-configured models with prices ranging from $499 to $799, but if you […]
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Netbooks account for 10% of PC sales in Australia
Netbooks may be popular around the world. But apparently they’re selling like hot cakes in Australia (do people like hot cakes in Australia?), because the Sydney Morning Herald reports that 1 in 10 computers sold in the country are netbooks. That’s largely due to the low cost of modern mini-laptops. But another factor is a […]