You know how sometimes people talk about all day computing and then try to stick you with a battery that gives up after 5 hours? I don’t know about you, but I consider a workday to be at least 8 hours (and usually longer). Now it looks like there’s finally a battery for the Eee […]
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Samsung NC10 netbook reviewed
Ukraine’s TechIteasy has posted a detailed review of the upcoming Samsung NC10 netbook. If you don’t happen to read Russian, here’s the Google Translated version. There aren’t a ton of surprises in the review. The case is attractive, the keyboard roomy and easy to use (by netbook standards). But there are a boatload of pictures […]
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Eee PC 10400 mAh battery is big – in every sense of the word
Remember that big ole 10400 mAh battery for the Eee PC 701/900 series I told you about the other day? It’s cheap as all get out at just under $50. But DealExtreme, the company selling the battery, conveniently didn’t have any pictures showing the battery actually plugged into a computer. Fortunately for us, at least […]
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3rd party all-day MSI Wind battery coming soon
We’ve seen homemade 9-cell batteries for the MSI Wind before. But now it looks like a major battery maker is preparing to sell a 9-cell battery designed for the MSI Wind netbook. Sascha at Eee PC News.de got a tip from a source saying that the batteries could be available as soon as November. While […]
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10400 mAh battery for the Eee PC 701/900 series
Not happy with the 2-3 hours of battery life that you can get from the Eee PC 701 battery? DealExtreme is selling a massive 10400mAh battery that should provide enough juice for 10+ hours of use. The battery pack should work with most first and second generation Eee PC units, including the Eee PC 701 […]
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3rd party 9800mAh batteries available for Eee PC 901/1000
Not satisfied with the 5-6 hour battery life you can get out of an Eee PC 1000H with a 6 cell, 6600mAh battery? French batteyr makers Bluetrade are selling 8 cell, 9800mAh batteries for 100 Euros or about $140 US. The batteries should work with Asus Eee PC 901, 1000, and 1000H models. They’ll also make […]
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Acer takes lead in price wars: $399 for a 6 cell netbook
If you want an Asus Eee PC 1000H or an MSI Wind with a 6 cell battery, you’ll have to pony up about $550. For about $400 you can get a Lenovo IdeaPad S10, but it’ll ship with a 3 cell battery. And that means that Acer is the first PC maker to offer a […]
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Dell will add 3G mobile broadband to Inspiron Mini 9 soon
Dell isn’t making a big deal out of the fact that the newly launched Inspiron Mini 9 laptop will support 3G wireless networks. But it will. Dell Senior Product Line Manager John New tells Laptop Magazine that by the end of the year the company will launch a version of the Inspiron Mini with a […]
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3rd party MSI Wind batteries now available
Bluetrade is selling what appear to be the first available third party batteries for the MSI Wind laptop. These batteries should be compatible with the MSI Wind U100, U90, and a whole slew of computers that are just rebranded versions of those laptops including the Advent 4211 and Medion Akoya Mini. French site Blogeee discovered […]
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Asus Eee PC 900A won’t take older Eee PC batteries
There’s good news and bad news on the Eee PC 900A front. Jkkmobile reports that the upcoming laptop has the same size and form factor as the Eee PC 900, right down to the RAM access panel on the back making it easy to upgrade the computer’s memory. That’s something you don’t find on every […]