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Hands-on with the Asus Transformer Book 13.3″ convertible tablet

The Asus Transformer Book blurs the lines between ultrabooks and tablets. It’s a notebook with a 13.3 inch, 1080p display — which you can pull away from the keyboard dock to use as a tablet. Like the Asus Transformer line of tablets, the docking port doesn’t just house a keyboard. It also has a battery […]

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Asus X201e 11.6″ Ubuntu notebook coming soon for about $315

Asus may have a number of Windows 8 portable computers set to launch in the coming weeks. But the company isn’t putting all its eggs in one basket. The Asus X201e is an inexpensive portable laptop which runs Ubuntu Linux rather than Windows. Several US retailers are taking pre-orders for the Asus X201e, with prices […]

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Asus Q200E 11.6″ Windows 8 notebook coming soon for $550

The Asus Q200E is a 2.9 pound laptop with an 11.6 inch touchscreen display. It’s designed to run Windows 8, and it will ship alongside Microsoft’s new operating system on October 26th. Best Buy is taking pre-orders for $549.99. The notebook looks a lot like an ultrabook. It’s thin, light, and has an Intel Core […]

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Asus F201E 11.6 inch notebooks shows up in Germany for 299 € and up

Asus is introducing a new line of low-cost 11.6 inch notebooks… at least in Germany. Amazon Germany is showing product pages for a number of new portable notebooks in the new Asus F201E family, with prices starting at 299 Euros. That’s about $387 US, but it’s not yet clear whether these laptops will be sold […]

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Asus VivoBook X202 Windows 8 notebook up for pre-order for $599

The Asus VivoBook X202 is a thin and light laptop designed to run Windows 8. It’s not exactly an ultrabook — since it’s a hair too thick to qualify, and since it doesn’t have solid state storage. But this 2.9 pound notebook is also cheaper than most ultrabooks, with a starting price of $599. The VivoBook X202 […]

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Asus Vivo Book S200 Windows 8 mini-laptop shows up in Italy

Asus appears to be preparing to launch an entry-level Windows 8 ultraportable notebook called the Asus Vivo Book S200. It features an 11.6 inch touchscreen display, an Intel Core i3 processor, and an estimated launch date of November. A listing for the Vivo Book S200 went live at Italian retail site AsusStore.it recently. Update: Asus […]

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Acer updates Aspire V5 notebooks to Windows 8, adds touch to select models

Acer’s Aspire V line of notebooks are budget alternatives to the company’s higher-priced ultrabooks. Acer has announced it will offer Windows 8 versions of its 11.6 inch, 14 inch, and 15.6 inch Aspire V notebooks starting October 26t, and prices will start at just $500 for the smallest model.   All three models will be […]

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HP updates its Sleekbook line of thin and light notebooks

HP is rolling out new Sleekbook models this fall. That’s what HP calls it thing and light laptops that are virtually identical to ultrabooks — but which don’t fit Intel’s definition of an ultrabook for one reason or another. In this case, the HP Pavilion Sleekbook 14 and Sleekbook 15 are the right size and […]

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HP Pavilion dm1z gets business makeover: Meet the HP 3125 notebook

HP is positioning the new HP 3125 notebook as a portable laptop aimed at business customers. It has an 11.6 inch display, weighs about 3.5 pounds, and has a relatively low power AMD Brazos 2.0 processor. If you feel like you’ve seen this laptop before, though, it’s because you have. This is basically the business […]