The LG T280 is a thin and light notebook with an 11.6 inch, 1366 x 768 pixel display ant Intel CULV low power processor. We first heard about this model a few days ago when it popped up in Korea. Now it looks like the T280 could be headed for US shores as well. Wireless […]
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LG introduces T280 thin and light notebook
LG may have just introduced three new ultraportable laptops at CES in January, but the company ain’t done yet. LG Korea has unveiled a new thin and light machine called the LG T280. It has an 11.6 inch, 1366 x 768 pixel display and an Intel CULV processor. The T280 is available with either a […]
AMD, Intel processors for thin and light netbooks compared
While Intel is without question the dominant chip-maker in the netbook space thanks to its low power Atom chips, the company has a little more competition in the budget thin and light laptop space. Basically these are laptops with 11 to 14 inch displays. They tend to weigh less than 4 pounds, and companies including […]
Lenovo Ideapad U150 thin and light notebook review
The Lenovo IdeaPad U150 features an 11.6 inch screen and an Intel CULV processor. It’s available in a variety of configurations with up to 4GB of RAM, 320GB hard drive, and a 1.3GHz Core 2 Duo SU7300 CPU, and a choice of a 3 or 6 cell battery. There are a lot of things to […]
New ULV chips coming soon
While the Intel Atom line of chips may reign supreme in the netbook space, I’ve become a pretty big fan of Intel’s CULV chipset over the last few months. These low power chips show up in thin and light computers including a number I’ve recently reviewed such as the Asus UL20A, Dell Inspiron 11z, and […]
Unboxing the Lenovo IdeaPad U150 – Video
The IdeaPad U150 is Lenovo’s first entry into the thin and light space to sport an Intel Consumer Ultra Low Voltage processor. The folks at Lenovo were kind enough to send me a demo unit to review. While the base model has a Pentium Dual Core SU4100 CPU and 3GB of RAM, the model I […]
Manli launches 12.1 inch CULV notebooks
PC and component maker Manli has apparently introduced a new model called the Manli M7 Series in Italy which packs a 12.1 inch, 1366 x 768 pixel display and a 1.3GHz Intel Pentium SU4100 dual core CULV processor. I say apparently, because that’s what Notebook Italia is reporting, but according to the Manli web site, […]
Averatec launches Lookie thin and light laptop
Korean PC maker Averatec has launched a new thin and light notebook called the Lookie. It measures just under an inch thick and weighs about 3.1 pounds, which makes it about par for the course for laptops with 11.6 inch screens and CULV processors. Oh yeah, I’m pretty sure it has an 11.6 inch screen […]
Lenovo beefs up its IdeaPad U150 11.6″ notebook line
Lenovo has added a low end option to its IdeaPad U150 line of thin and light laptops. The notebook had already been available with a choice of a 1.3GHz Intel Pentium SU4100 or 1.3GHz Intel Core 2 Duo SU7300 processor. Now there’s a cheaper model with a 1.2GHz Intel Celeron SU2300 CPU. The new model […]
Gateway’s latest thin and light has a DVD drive
Gateway has introduced one of the first 11.6 inch thin and light notebooks I’ve seen that has both an Intel CULV processor and a DVD burner. The Gateway EC14D features a dual core Intel Pentium SU4100 processor, 4GB of RAM, and a 320GB hard drive. It packs an 11.6 inch, 1366 x 768 pixel display. […]