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CTL introduces 2go Classmate PC E11 ruggedized netbook for students

CTL is now taking orders for the 2go Classmate PC E11, the latest of the company’s netbooks for the education market. Like earlier models, the Classmate E11 is based on Intel’s Clasmate PC reference designs, but the new model has a few new features including an Intel Atom N455 processor and optional 3G mobile broadband. […]

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PeeWee PC launches the Pivot 2.0 convertible tablet for students

PeeWee PC has launched a new portable computer that can function as a touchscreen tablet or a netbook. The PeeWee Pivot 2.0 Tablet Laptop appears to be based on the latest version of Intel’s Classmate PC reference design, which explains why it looks so much like the Toshiba CM1 or the CTL 2Go Convertible Classmate […]

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HP shows off a Classmate PC for students

HP has been targeting its Mini 5101 and 5102 netbooks at education markets since the get go. But it looks like HP may have a new education oriented mini-laptop up its sleeve. Engadget’s Joanna Stern spotted an HP Classmate PC netbook running SUSE Linux 11 at Novell’s Computex booth this week. The netbook features a […]

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ECS to introduce latest netbooks at Computex

ECS is a company that doesn’t generally produce netbooks and notebooks that are sold under its own brand name. Instead the company’s products tend to be rebadged and sold under different brand names, like the Averatec Buddy. According to DigiTimes, ECS will be showing off a new crop of notebooks at Computex in Taiwan next […]

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CTL 2Go Convertible Classmate PC NL2 review

CTL has been distributing computers based on Intel’s Classmate PC reference designs about as long as anyone. Over the past few years, we’ve seen models with 9 and 10 inch displays, Windows XP and Windows 7, standard displays and touchscreens. Today CTL introduced the latest iteration, and like it’s predecessors it’s target at the education […]

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System76 Starling EduBook: Classmate PC with Ubuntu Linux

Linux computer builders System76 have added a new netbook to their lineup. The System76 Starling EduBook is basically a rebadged Intel Classmate PC with a 10.1 inch, 1024 x 600 pixel display and 1.66GHz Intel Atom N450 processor. But while most Classmate PC models are sold with Windows XP or Windows 7, the Starling EduBook […]

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Intel launches next-generation Classmate PC netbook

Intel has been pumping out a Classmate PC reference design since early 2008. These netbooks are the company’s response to the OLPC XO Laptop, and are designed as durable, relatively low cost machines that are ideal for classroom settings. The earliest models weren’t all that exciting, but over the years Intel has spruced things up […]

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Next-gen Classmate PC uses next-gen Atom processor

It’s not just big-name PC makers that are pushing out new netbooks with Intel Atom N450 processors. Intel’s education-oriented Classmate PC is also getting a spec bump. The Classmate is a reference design which is marketed and sold by a number of different computer distributors, including M&A Technology, which has a product listing for the […]