The Toshiba Satellite NB200 is a computer with many names. OK, just two. In Europe, it’s the NB200. In Japan it’s the Dynabook UX. But whatever you call it, the NB200 looks like a big step up from the original Toshiba NB100, an 8.9 inch netbook that was hampered by a cramped keyboard. The folks […]
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NVIDIA ION powered netbooks with better graphics on their way?
NVIDIA’s ION platform bundles a low power Intel Atom CPU with a NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics processor. The combination results in a chipset that still doesn’t have an enormous power draw, but which is capable of decoding Blu-Ray video. You also get better graphics performance for many video games and other programs. Right now, the […]
Mugen 7800mAh battery for HP Mini 2140 or 2133
The HP Mini 2140 gets pretty decent battery life with a 3 or 6 cell battery. With a 3 cell battery, I figured you could get 3 to 3.5 hours of run time. And Laptop Magazine squeezed more than 7 hours out of a 6 cell battery. But if that’s not good enough for you, […]
MSI Wind U100 + 9 cell battery + OS X = 6 hours
We’ve seen 9 cell batteries for the MSI Wind before. Word on the street is that they’ll provide about 7.5 hours of battery life on a standard Wind U100 running Windows XP. I assume if you throw one in a newer MSI Wind U100 Plus with its more energy efficient CPU, you could eke out […]
Microsoft revenues down, netbooks partially to blame
A few months ago Microsoft blamed the growth of low cost netbooks for its revenue decline, and the company announced it would lay off 5,000 workers. Now Microsoft has announced its revenue was down for the second quarter in a row. And executives are still blaming netbooks. In order to stay competitive in the netbook […]
Wanxin H1 netbook looks familiar, underwhelming
If you accidentally mistook the Wanxin H1 netbook for an Acer Aspire One, I wouldn’t blame you. The Wanxin mini-laptop is clearly designed to look like an Aspire One. But it’s not. At all. While the Aspire One has an 8.9 inch, 1024 x 600 pixel display and runs Windows XP or Linux, the Wanxin […]
Dell Inspiron Mini 10 extended battery now shipping
Dell has added an option to the Inspiron Mini 10 order page allowing you to grab a 6 cell, 55WHr battery for just $30 more than the standard 3 cell, 24WHr battery. This should provide Mini 10 users with at least twice the run time. I haven’t seen any photos of the new battery yet, […]
Pixel Qi 3Qi sunlight readable screens coming next month
One of the most important parts of a netbook, or any laptop for that matter, is the screen. And right now, most netbook screens look a lot alike. They come in 9 and 10 inch flavors and with a few exceptions, they tend to support 1024 x 600 pixel displays. A few newer models have […]
Acer Aspire One 531 to come in two flavors: Pro and… not pro
The Acer Aspire One 531 netbook first showed up on Acer’s German web site earlier this month. Then it disappeared for a little while. Now it’s back, and it’s not alone. It looks like Acer will be selling two very similar netbooks, an Aspire One 531 and an Aspire One Pro 531. Both models sport […]
Lenovo ponders a ThinkPad business-class netbook
Right now Lenovo’s netbooks all fall under the company’s consumer-oriented IdeaPad brand. But a Lenovo executive told APC Magazine that the company is thinking about releasing a netbook as part of its business oriented ThinkPad line, although he stopped short of saying that Lenovo will definitely be bringing sucha device to market. Today HP is […]