An eBay seller is accepting preorders for a $96 solderless Acer Aspire One touchscreen kit. While that’s not exactly cheap when you consider the fact that you can pick up an Aspire One netbook for around $300, the fact that you won’t need to pull out the old soldering gun makes the price a bit […]
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Toshiba NB100 reviewed: Pretty much what you’d expect
Almost every major netbook that’s been announced over the last few months has sported the same specs: 1.6GHz Intel Atom CPU, 9 or 10 inch, 1024 x 600 pixel display, and maybe a high capacity hard drive or relatively small solid state disk. So there’s not a ton of reason to expect much variety in […]
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Acer plans to double netbook shipments in 2009
Sure, Acer may be on track to sell more netbooks this year than Asus, despite the fact that Acer has only been selling tiny notebooks since this summer. But that’s not good enough for Acer. No, the company plans wants to more than double its shipments next year and grab up to 50% of the […]
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Windows 7 on the HP 2133 Mini-Note
Windows 7 won’t be officially released to consumers until 2009 or 2010, but with early developer builds making the rounds, we’ve seen that the operating system already runs pretty well on low powered computers like the Asus Eee PC 1000H and the MSI Wind. But those are netbooks with the Intel Atom CPU. How does […]
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(Wind)ows 7: Microsoft’s new OS on the MSI U100
Lee Mathews is a computer repair worker in Manitoba, Canada. He’s a regular contributor to Download Squad, and the proud owner of an MSI Wind U100 netbook. When I wrapped my last post – Vista on the Wind – I figured it wouldn’t be long before I said “So long, and thanks for all the […]
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Pick up an Acer Aspire One for $289.99 – today only
If you’re in the market for an Acer Aspire One but you’ve been reluctant to spend $320 on one, you can buy this 8.9 inch netbook today only for $30 off its usual price. Deal of the day shopping site Woot is charging just $289.99 for the Acer Aspire One. This particular model is the […]
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Asus to add battery pack to upcoming Eee Top all-in-one
The first version of the Asus Eee Top all-in-one desktop computer/monitor/media center hasn’t even begun shipping yet. But already Asus is looking ahead to the next generation. Electric Pig reports that Asus plans to bundle a wireless keyboard and mouse with the next version of the Eee Top to make it easier to interact with […]
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A1ctl controls Acer Aspire One CPU, fan, and screen resolution
A1ctl is a small Windows utility that gives Acer Aspire One users more control over their hardware. It’s inspired by eeectl for the Eee PC. So what can it do? Once installed, you’ll notice a small icon in your Windows system tray. Click on it and up pops a menu with options to adjust things […]
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Big-Ass MSI Wind 9 cell batteries now shipping
I’m a sucker for a photo of a big battery. I’ve been known to purchase batteries for PDAs and handheld devices that triple their battery life and double their weight. Sure, you feel a bit silly buying a 19 ounce battery for a netbook that weighs less than 2 pounds without one. But there’s something […]
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Red Fox Wizbook1020i: This time it’s Atom-based
Last time we’d heard from computer maker Red Fox, the company was pushing a netbook called the Wizbook800 with a pokey 400MHz AMD Geode processor. Now Red Fox is back with two new models, the Wizbook1020i and the Wizbook800lx. As you’ve probably guessed, the Wizbook800lx is an upgraded version of the earlier model. It still […]