The first Chromebooks with ARM-based processors hit the streets a few years ago, and this year we saw the first Windows laptops and tablets with Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 chips based on ARM architecture. But for the most part ARM hasn’t really been targeting the traditional PC space, instead focusing on technology for smartphones, tablets, servers, […]
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Hercules banks on ARM chips, Linux for its latest 10 inch netbooks
Hercules has been cranking out Intel Atom powered Windows netbooks for a few years. Now the company is taking another approach, with two new thin and light netbooks powered by ARM-based processors. The Hercules eCafe Slim HD and Hercules eCafe Ex HD are expected to ship in April, for around $229 and $269 respectively. The […]
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Hercules eCAFE EC-1000W coming to America
Computer peripheral maker Hercules has been pumping out unspectacular netbooks for a little while, but as far as I know they’ve never been available in the US. Laptop magazine took a first look at the company’s new model this weekend, and KT Bradford tells me that they Hercules eCAFE EC-1000W is slated to be released […]
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Hercules introduces eCafe EC-1000W netbook with Windows 7 Starter
It looks like the question of whether netbook makers will ship machines with the crippled (but cheap) Windows 7 Starter Edition has been resolved. They will. We’ve already learned that the Samsung N130 and N140 netbooks will be available at launch with the stripped down version of Windows 7 instead of the pricier Windows 7 […]