Asus is starting to roll out an updated version of the Eee PC T91 touchscreen convertible netbook. Like the unit I reviewed a few months ago, the new model is powered by a 1.33GHz Intel Atom Z520 processor and includes an 8.9 inch touchscreen display that can be folded down over the keyboard for use […]
October 2009
Posted innofollow
3M launches privacy filters for 10 inch netbook screens
If you’ve ever used a laptop in a coffee shop, library, park, or other public location, odds are you’ve had someone look over your shoulder to see what you’re doing. That’s why there’s a cottage industry for laptop screen privacy filters. A privacy filter is a piece of plastic that you can place over your […]
Posted inNews
Rumor: Pick up an Acer Aspire One for $150 on Black Friday
You know the holiday season is just around the corner when the Black Friday ads start to leak onto the web. Black Friday, for the uninitiated is the day after Thanksgiving. It’s often one of the busiest shopping days of the year, and it got its name, because it’s about the time when many retail […]
Posted inNews
MSI Wind U230 features dual core AMD Neo CPU
MSI has quietly introduced an updated version of the company’s U2xx series of 12.1 inch laptops. The MSI Wind U230 looks almost identical to the U200/U210 laptops that are already available, but the new model features two major updates: It runs Windows 7 Home Premium instead of Windows XP It features a dual core AMD […]
Posted inNews
Windows 7 + netbooks = lower battery life?
Last week Chris Guthrie at netbook Reviews ran a battery test on two virtually identical netbooks: An Asus Eee PC 1008HA with Windows 7 and one with Windows XP. He found that the Windows 7 model ran for an hour longer than the Windows XP model, which made it look like the operating system actually […]
Posted inNews
Asus to launch a $180 smartbook in early 2010
Asus CEO Jerry Shen says that the company will launch a smartbook during the first quarter of 2010. There aren’t any further details, but smartbooks are typically defined as low power, 3G-enabled ultraportable laptops with ARM-based processors. There’s no word on whether the Asus smartbook would run Windows CE, Linux, or Google Android, but the […]
Posted inNews
Walmart’s Mirus netbook: $248 of nothing special (but the price)
The Mirus JWHX netbook is a rather mundane looking laptop with a 10.2 inch, 1024 x 600 pixel display, 1GB of RAM, and 120GB hard drive. It has a 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 CPU, a 3 cell battery, and runs Windows XP. For the most part, it looks like almost any other netbook that was […]
Posted inNews
Intel Atom Pine Trail totin’ motherboards start hitting the shelves
Intel isn’t expected to officially launch its next-generation Atom processor line until later this year or early next year. But Fudzilla reports that two Intel Essential Series ITX motherboards with Intel Atom D510 and D410 processor are starting to appear at internet retail sites. The D510MO motherboard uses a dual core 1.67GHz Intel Atom D510 […]
Posted inNews
Multitouch resistive touchscreen display on an Eee PC 901 – Video
The only Asus netbook that the company builds with a multitouch display is the Asus Eee PC T91MT… and as far as I know, that model hasn’t begun shipping yet. But display maker EELY is showing of an Asus Eee PC 901 netbook that’s been outfitted with an 8.9 inch, resistive multitouch display at FPD […]
Posted inNews
A tale of three notebook sizes
Over the past few months, the low cost ultraportable notebook space has expanded to include a new class of device. While 10 inch and smaller netbooks are still playing an important role in the field, there’s been a new crop of devices with 11 to 12 inch displays selling for $600 or less. While these […]