LG is reportedly working on a new line of widescreen (16:10 and 16:9 aspect ratio) displays for low-cost notebooks like the Eee PC and HP 2133 Mini-Note. DigiTimes reports that the company will start with 8.9 inch 1024 x 600 panels, which happens to be the same resolution supported by the upcoming Eee PC 900, […]
Posted inNews
VIA Isaiah v. Intel Atom: Benchmarks
Both Intel and VIA are set to release new chips this year designed for ultraportable computers like MIDs, UMPCs and low-cost laptops like the Eee PC and HP 2133. While neither the Intel Atom nor the VIA Isaiah processor is expected to be a speed demon, both will use significantly less energy than existing chips […]
Posted inNews
More MSI Wind details: 80GB hard drive, high res display
MSI has released a few more details about its upcoming Wind laptop, including new information about the hard drive and display resolutions. So here are the details as they currently stand: 8.9 inch or 10 inch displays 1024 x 600 resolution 80GB 2.5 inch hard drive Intel processors with clock speeds between 1GHz and 1.6GHz […]
Posted inNews
HP 2133 Mini-Note Linux version might not be such a great deal
The HP 2133 Mini-Note comes in a variety of configurations, but the cheapest version running Windows Vista starts at $599, while you can pick up a version running OpenSUSE Linux for $499 or $549. But to date, every review I’ve seen on the web has looked at the Vista unit. I ordered an OpenSUSE model […]
Posted inNews
Acer chairman: People like cheap computers
The evolution of the low-cost ultraportable market is kind of intriguing, because nobody really thought the market existed a few years ago. When Nicholas Negroponte and company decided to start work on the XO Laptop, the goal was to create a rugged, durable, and extraordinarily cheap laptop that could help bridge the digital divide between […]
Posted inNews
BBC gets hands on with the Classmate 2 (VIDEO)
Darren Waters at the BBC is spending the next week tinkering with one of Intel’s Classmate 2 laptop computers. In the video above you can see he’s also spent some time with the OLPC XO Laptop, and he clearly highlights some of the differences between the devices. While both are aimed at developing nations, the […]
Posted inNews
Eee PC 900 to hit France on May 28th
Contrary to earlier reports, it looks like the French version of the Eee PC will be available on May 28th, not April 17th. Blogeee covered a press conference this morning, and here are the highlights: 399 € price May 28th release date France is also getting the full spectrum of colors for the Eee PC […]
Posted inNews
HP 2133 Mini-Note unboxing photos start to appear
I’m still waiting (im)patiently for my HP 2133 Mini-Note to arrive. But as reported, some folks are already getting theirs from friendly UPS delivery people. Engadget got their hands on what seem to be the first unboxing photos to make the rounds. You can check out a complete gallery over at their site. But ther’s […]
Posted inNews
Eee PC 900: It’s not just the screen that’s larger
The main selling point for the Eee PC 900 is that it has a larger, higher resolution display than the Eee PC 701, but fits in the same small case. It turns out that’s not entirely true. The Eee PC 900 is actually a tiny bit bigger than the 701, and it weighs a few […]
Posted inNews
Eee PC 900 to get Atom processor in June?
TechRadar is reporting that Asus could swap out that 900MHz Celeron processor in the Eee PC 900 for a shiny new Atom processor before the end of June. Word on the street is that the Atom processor might not be much speedier than the Celeron processors shipping with the current models. But they are designed […]
Posted inNews
HP 2133 begins shipping… at least for some people
HP’s 2133 Mini-Note laptop was scheduled to begin shipping this week. And it appears that it has… at least for some customers. Yesterday Engadget reported that some folks were getting emails from HP stating that their orders were being pushed back a bit. But some people posted comments in the article saying that they’d received […]
Posted inNews
Another Eee PC touchscreen rumor gets started
Now that the Eee PC 900 is all official like, we know for certain that it does not have a touchscreen display. It’s got a nifty new touchpad that supports two-finger gestures. But you can poke at the screen all you like. All that’ll happen is that you’ll scratch it and possibly break it. But […]