YouTube user LinuxJB has posted a video of what may be a prototype of the upcoming low cost ultraportable laptop from Lenovo. He says he shot the video at a electronics holiday preview show in New York a few weeks ago. Since DigiTimes reported that Lenovo just picked an OEM a few days ago, I’m […]
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Asus Eee PC 900A coming soon (at least to Germany)
It’s official, the A in the Eee PC 900A stands for Atom. Or maybe not, but according to German retailer ComTech, the computer certainly has an Intel Atom CPU. Here’s what else it has: RAM: 1GB Display: 8.9 inch 1024 x 600 pixel screen Storage: 8GB SSD (16GB version coming soon) Connectivity: Ethernet, 802.11b/g Expansion: […]
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More evidence that a 6-cell Acer Aspire One battery is coming soon
A few days ago we discovered pictures of what appears to be a 6-cell, high capacity battery plugged into an Acer Aspire One laptop. Now one astute Liliputing reader has spotted a product page at CDW for a 6-cell battery. The battery isn’t available yet, and there’s no official picture. But there is a price: […]
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Liliputing polls: Now in the forums
If you’ve been visiting Liliputing for a while, you might remember that I used to post a weekly poll. I decided to eliminate this feature a month or two ago after deciding that I had too many third party plugins on the page and they were slowing down page load speeds. I’m still working to […]
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Elonex Webbook gets reviewed
Despite my earlier skepticism, it looks like the Elonex Webbook is real. And it’s shipping. The folks at Pocket Lint got their hands on one one of these 10.2 inch laptops that Carphone Warehouse is offering for free with a wireless subscription. And here’s what they had to say (nutshell version): The Webbook ain’t the […]
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8-cell, 8-hour Eee PC 901/1000 battery now available
Want an 8 hour battery for your tiny computer, but don’t want to build one yourself and risk getting stopped by the TSA next time you pass through the metal detector? If you’ve got an Eee PC 901 or 1000, you can now pick up an 8-cell battery, 8800mAh battery that should be good for […]
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Asus Eee PC 900A says hello world
French site Blogeee has posted some high resolution images of the upcoming Asus Eee PC 900A. It looks almost exactly like the Asus Eee PC 900. So what’s the difference? Damned if I know. Pierre at Blogeee is guessing that the A stands for Atom, which means this computer will have the same case and […]
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A few details about Lenovo’s netbook emerge
A few days ago we found out that Lenovo’s upcoming low cost ultraportable notebook could be available as soon as September. Now it looks like we have a few specs to share. And when I say a few, I mean it. DigiTimes reports that the laptop will be manufactured by Quanta computers and will come […]
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Asus Eee PC 701SD: 30GB and a bezel
If you have your eye on a new Asus Eee PC 901 or 1000 but think 8.9 or 10 inches might be a bit more screen than you need, fear not. Asus will soon be releasing its first update in some time to the 701 series with its 7 inch display and big black bezel. […]
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Update: Sylvania to release TWO more netbooks this summer
Yesterday we discovered that there would be a new netbook bearing the Sylvania name this fall, the Sylvania G MESO. The MESO is an 8.9 inch sequel to Sylvania’s 7 inch Sylvania G notebook. But it looks like Sylvania ain’t stopping there, because Laptop Magazine reports there’s also a 10 inch model in the works, […]