Sure, you’ve been able to purchase a Samsung NC20, 12 inch mini-notebook from Newegg since Friday. But the laptop was curiously missing from Samsung’s web site… until now. If you want to read up on the first publicly available laptop with a 1.3GHz VIA Nano ULV U2250 processor, you can find almost everything you need […]
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Lenovo launches 3G enabled netbooks, plus a 12 inch model
Lenovo is launching two new models in the Ideapad Sxx series. The IdeaPad S10-2 is a 10 inch netbook like the original S10, but with an integrated 3G modem. As rumored, Lenovo is also introducing a new 12 inch model called the IdeaPad S12, which will also have built in 3G support. Both netbooks laptops […]
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Industry predictions: Netbook shipments to quadruple, could outsell noteboks
There’s no doubt that netbooks represent the fastest growing segment of the PC industry today. And I expect them to become even bigger over the next few years. 12 months ago, almost nobody knew what a netbook was, but today you can find them in a number of retail stores, order them from most computer […]
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HP Pavilion dv2 reviewed, now shipping
HP has begun taking orders for the HP Pavilion dv2. The notebook is quite clearly not a netbook. But with a 12 inch screen and a starting weight of 3.8 pounds, it’s designed to appeal to many of the people who were looking at netbooks for their portability, but wanted a bit more power. This […]
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Asus Eee PC 1008HA drops by the FCC
The Asus Eee PC 1008HA Shell netbook has yet to hit the streets in any part of the world. But Asus has filed a series of documents with the FCC which would seem to indicate that the company’s upcoming thin and light mini-laptop could be coming to the US soon. There’s not much new information […]
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Overpriced LimePC netbook hits eBay
When I spotted the LimePC at CES in January, I was told that this little netbook with a small screen, tiny keyboard and touchpad, and ARM-based Freescale CPU would sell for around $199 if and when it hit the the streets in the US. And while it’s not the most impressive mini-laptop I’ve ever tried, […]
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SSD Roundup: Crucial launches 64GB netbook upgrade, Intel phases out Z-P230
I came across a few intereting bits of SSD news today. Intel is apparently phasing out its Z-P230 line of solid state disks for netbooks. the company first launched these 4 through 16GB SSDs in June, 2008. The company plans to stop shipping them on June 4th, 2009. The company is instead focusing on higher […]
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Reminder: Universal notebook battery giveaway ending soon
The first week of the Liliputing birthday bash is drawing to a close, and that means it’s almost time to pick a winner for the U20 universal battery contest, sponsored by Ultimate Netbook, where you can normally find the battery for £79.99. But there’s still time to enter. Just fill out the contest entry after […]
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Gigabyte launches product pages for its newest netbooks
Last month Gigabyte announced three new netbook models at CeBIT. Since then we’ve been teased with product reviews, FCC filings, and store listings. Now Gigabyte has finally added listings for all three mini-laptops to its web site, complete with detailed specs and downloadable user manuals. Gigabyte Touch Note: Touchscreen convertible tablet with a 10.1 inch […]
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Compal working on Google Android netbooks
Compal is one of those companies you don’t hear that much about in the US, because the company doesn’t stamp its name on products. But Taiwanese-based Compal makes notebook and cellphone hardware for some of the biggest computer makers. Now DigiTimes reports that Compal is interested in building a netbook that will run the Google […]