The Computex trade show floor is awash with tiny laptops this year. But one of the models we’ve most been looking forward to seeing is the ECS G10IL. Sascha Pallenberg from Eee PC News.de and Joanna Stern from Laptop Magazine managed to find a few pre-production models hanging out at the Intel Atom booth. How […]
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MSI Wind 8.9 inch model makes guest appearance at Computex
MSI may only be releasing a 10 inch model of the Wind laptop in the US, but the company plans to release an 8.9 inch model in selected countries. No, I don’t know which countries yet, but Engadget did manage to snap a photo of the elusive MSI Wind U90 at Computex, so at least […]
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Medion Akoya shows up at Computex
German computer maker Medion has its upcoming low-cost mini-notebook on display at Computex. The company announced the Medion Akoya Mini back in April, but now we have a few more details, thanks to TweakTown: CPU: 1.6GHz Intel Atom prcoessor RAM: 1GB DDR2-667 Storage: 80GB SSD! Display: 10.2 inch 1024 x 600 pixel screen OS: Windows […]
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More Gigabyte M912 details emerge
We got some initial details about the Gigabyte M912 low cost tablet PC yesterday, but the folks at TweakTown stumbled across a working unit at Computex today and managed to jot down a few more details. So here’s the rundown: CPU: 1.6GHz Intel Atom OS: Windows Vista, XP, or Linux Display: 8.9 inch 1280 x […]
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Eee PC laptops: 3 models, 3 sizes
Engadget snagged a photo of an Asus Eee PC 701 sitting next to a 901 900, sitting next to a 1000. And as expected, the Eee PC 1000 is larger than its siblings, but not exactly enormous. If you look closely you can see that the Eee PC 901 900 is also a tiny bit […]
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Canonical shows off Ubuntu Netbook Remix
Canonical won’t be ready to ship its custom version of Ubuntu for low-cost ultraportable laptops until the fall, but that’s not stopping the group from showing off an early version of Ubuntu Netbook Remix at Computex. Engadget got their hands on a few screenshots, and to be perfectly honest, it looks pretty much like Ubuntu […]
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Gigabyte M912 runs Windows Vista
Gigabyte has gone out of its way to make sure the company’s first low cost ultraportable stands out from the crowd. Not only will the Gigabyte M912 feature a swiveling tablet-style touch screen, but Engadget Chinese reports that it also runs Windows Vista instead of Windows XP. The decision to use Vista is apparently due […]
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First VIA Nano-powered PC shows up at Computex
While the Computex trade show in Taiwan is awash with Intel Atom-powered computers, the VIA Nano CPU has been a bit harder to find. That’s not really too surprising, since Intel officially launched the Atom today, while VIA’s newest chip probably won’t be ready to ship for a little while longer. But the folks at […]
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AMD intros new chips for ultraportables
It looks like AMD doesn’t plan to sit back while Intel and VIA duke it out over the low-cost laptop market. AVING is reporting that several new computers on display at Computex are powered by an AMD CPU and ATI graphics card. Honestly, it’s hard to make out much from the garbled translation, but jkkmobile […]
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More Acer Aspire One details – Video
Laptop Magazine’s Joanna Stern got some one on one time with an Acer Aspire One today. In a nutshell, she says the computer is one of the most attractive low cost mini-notebooks she’s seen. But while it’s a tiny bit longer than the Eee PC 900, the keyboard is at least as cramped. The Aspire […]
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MSI Wind laptop gets (even more) official
While a ton of news has come out over the last few weeks about the MSI Wind laptop, now that Intel has officially introduced the new Atom CPU used by the device, all the non-disclosure agreements have been lifted, which means we’re starting to see complete reviews of the device that actually look at things […]
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Acer announces the Aspire One subnotebook
As expected, Acer has jumped into the low-cost mini-notebook fray. The company introduced the Aspire One today at Computex in Taipei. Here’s a rundown of the specs: CPU: 1.6GHz Intel Atom processor RAM: 512MB, upgradeable to 1.5GB Storage: 4GB or 8GB SSD or 80GB hard drive Display: 8.9 inch 1024 x 600 pixel LED-backlit screen […]