HP is now taking orders for the HP Mini 5101 netbook. This is the company’s business-class mini-laptop. It has a few premium features including: Magnesium alloy chassis 7200rpm hard drive 802.11a/b/g/n WiFi Accelerometer that shuts down the hard drive in the event of a fall 95% full-sized keyboard HP DuraKey finish on the keyboard The […]
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AMD Neo platform to show up in nettops, all-in-one desktops
Aside from the HP Pavilion dv2, there aren’t any big name laptops powered by AMD’s Neo platform right now. The AMD Neo platform was meant to provide a relatively cheap and low power processor and GPU setup that would offer noticeably better performance than Intel’s Atom platform. And when it comes to some high-performance video […]
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Ripple IDSB-H003: Big name for a tiny desktop
Korean PC maker Ripple has launched a nettop that measures just 9.2″ x 8.5″ x 2.7″. The Ripple IDSB-H003 packs a dual core Intel Atom 330 CPU. 2Gb of RAM, and a 320G hard drive. It has 4 USB ports and a D-SUB jack for expansion. No word on pricing or if this thing will […]
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Strong Windows XP sales on netbooks could hurt Microsoft’s bottom line
The first netbooks to hit the market in 2007 shipped with Linux. Microsoft wanted in on the action, and began offering low cost Windows XP licenses to netbook makers, and today the vast majority of mini-laptops ships with Windows. And from Microsoft’s standpoint, that’s probably better than watching one of the fastest-growing segments of the […]
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Asus Eee PC 1101HA: Upgrade the RAM to 2GB, lose ability to overclock
The Asus Eee PC 1101HA 11.6 inch laptop gives users more control over the clock speed of the Intel Atom Z520 CPU than any other Eee PC model. Not only can users adjust the clock speed using the Super Hybrid Engine in Windows, but there’s a BIOS setting that lets you tweak the overclock value […]
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Intel to demo Atom N450 based netbooks in September
Intel is expected to showcase a number of new products at the Intel Developer Forum or IDF in September. That includes a number of Moorestown-based MIDs, details about its next-generation Medfield platform for MIDs, and the first netbooks based on the Intel Atom N450 processor. Atom N450-based netbooks aren’t expected to hit the streets until […]
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Deskstandz turns any notebook into a Booktop
The one thing that sets the Gigabyte Booktop apart from other netbooks is the fact that it comes with a docking station/stand that lets you place the netbook on your desk vertically and plug in a keyboard and monitor to use the netbook like a desktop. But you can use pretty much any laptop this […]
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Another Eee PC S101 knockoff from China
I have to say, the Eee PC S101 may be one of the sleekest looking netbooks in the Eee PC lineup, but Asus hasn’t really spent much time promoting this netbook since last year. Instead, the company has moved on to its new “Seashell” line of netbooks including the Eee PC 1005HA, Eee PC 1008HA, […]
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Blockbuster to begin selling the Archos 10 netbook in stores
What goes together better than a video store that rents and sells DVDs and a netbook without an optical disc drive? Right, just about everything. Still, I suppose it makes some sense that Blockbuster would partner with Archos to sell the Archos 10 netbook in retail outlets across the US. After all, Blockbuster and Archos […]
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Two Linux apps with netbook-friendly user interfaces
Most netbooks have low resolution displays, which means that applications that may look good on desktop or larger laptop computers are difficult to use on a netbook with a 10 inch, 1024 x 600 pixel or or lower resolution display. One upon a time, most applications were designed for 800 x 600 pixel or lower […]