The Toshiba Mini NB200, also known as the Dynabook UX is now on sale in Japan. And since netbook blog Portable Monkey happens to be based on Japan, they were able to pick one up and start to put it through its paces. The long and short of it is that Toshiba’s first 10 inch […]
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Acer Aspire One D250 available for pre-order in Japan
The Acer Aspire One D250 is a lot like the Aspire One D150. Both have 10.1 inch, 1024 Â x 600 pixel displays, 1GB of RAM, 160GB hard drives, and run Windows XP. But while the D150 has a 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 CPU, the D250 has a 1.66GHz Intel Atom N280 processor. That .06GHz isn’t […]
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Kohjinsha MT netbook includes TV tuner, ExpressCard slot
Japanese laptop maker Kohjinsha has added a new model to its line of netbooks. The Kohjinsha MT series mini-laptops features a 10.1 inch, 1024 x 576 pixel display, 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 CPU, 1GB of RAM, 802.11b/g WiFi, Bluetooth, and Windows XP Home. 3 and 6 cell battery options are available. But what really makes this […]
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MSI Wind U123 unboxed, shipping tomorrow in Japan
The MSI Wind U123 is apparently scheduled to ship in Japan starting tomorrow, and Portable Monkey managed to get one of MSI’s latest netbooks a day early. As expected, the U123 looks an awful lot like the MSI Wind U120. But there are a few differences. First, the Wind U123 has a 1.66GHz Intel Atom […]
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MSI Wind U123 to land in Japan on April 11
MSI is expected to launch the Wind U123 netbook in Japan on April 11th. The latest netbook from MSI looks a lot like the MSI Wind U120, but it comes with the newer Intel Atom N280 CPU running at 1.66GHz. Like the U120 the MSI Wind U123 ships with 1GB of RAM, but unlike it’s […]
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Kohinsha, Trigem release new netbooks in Japan
There’s new out of Japan of two different netbook launches today. But neither laptop is particularly impressive, and neither is all that likely to make it to the US, so I figured I’d just group them into a single post. The new Kohjinsha ML6 line of netbooks come with glossy 8.9 inch, 1024 x 600 […]
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Would you like some bling with your Acer Aspire One?
Sure, the Acer Aspire One line of netbooks come in several attractive colors including black, white, brown, and blue. But that’s jsut not good enough for some people. What people, you ask? How about the folks in cute-obsessed Japan. Of course, there’s cute, and then there’s… absolutely hideous. I’m pretty sure bedazzling a netbook’s lid […]
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Epson Endeavor Na01 gets price cut, new color
Epson is launching an updated version of its Endeavor Na01 netbook. And it’s white. Yeah, that’s pretty much the only difference beween the new model and the original, which was black. The Epson Endeavor Na01 has a 10.2 inch, 1024 x 600 pixel display. a 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 CPU, 1GB of RAM, a 160GB […]
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Kohjinsha and Bandai launch a very green mini-laptop for kids
If you just look at the specs, the new Kohjinsha Gachupin & Mukku netbook looks like a decent little machine with a 1.6GHz Intel Atom CPU, 1GB of RAM, a 120GB hard drive, and a 1Seg digital TV tuner for picking up Japanese TV broadcasts. But what sets this netbook apart from the crowd is […]
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Asus Ee PC S101H shipping in Japan
Asus will begin shipping the Asus Eee PC 1002HA and Eee PC S101H in Japan this weekend. The Eee PC 1002HA is already available in the US for around $430, but the company currently has no plans to release the Eee PC S101H in the US. The Eee PC S101H is virtually identical to the […]