When HP launched the Mini 1000 netbook late last year, the company insisted on using a 1.8 inch hard drive instead of one of the 2.5 inch HDD’s more commonly found in laptops. This helps the netbook, which measure just an inch thick, keep its slim profile. But it also meant that the hard drive’s […]
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Asus to limit netbook storage options
While the earliest Eee PC netbooks all came with solid state disks, Asus now offers a wide array of netbook models with either SSDs or higher capacity hard drives. But according to ZDNet, Asus officials are planning to cut back on the number of choices available in any particular country soon. The idea is that […]
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Acer working on yet another netbook model?
The 10.1 inch Acer Aspire One AOD 150 may still be warm, but it looks like Acer already has a new model up its sleeve. Macles has obtained a few pictures of a new netbook that looks a lot like the AOD150, but has a thinner chassis, and the 2 SD card slots, much like […]
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How to charge, and store 32 netbooks at once
Netbooks make great tools for mobile professionals or anyone looking for a cheap light laptop for use around the house or when on the road. But companies like HP, Intel, CTL, and others are also marketing mini-laptops heavily to schools. And I could totally see a school or office place that decides to outfit students […]
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SDXC memory cards will support up to 2TB of storage
That 16GB SDHC card that provides extra storage for your netbook not doing it for you? Not to worry. The SD Association has announced a new specification for SDXC cards, with the XC standing for extended capacity. The new cards will support up to 2TB of storage, and will have higher bus speeds which means […]
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Netbooks driving a push for cheaper 2.5 inch hard drives
There’ve been a number of reports over the last few days about how the percentage of netbooks using solid state disks instead of hard drives is expected to fall in 2009. SSDs may be more durable and, in some cases, faster than hard drives. But they’re also much more expensive, which means most netbooks with […]
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Windows 7 will run comfortably on netbooks with 16GB SSDs
According to Microsoft, Windows 7 will run comfortably on a netbook. No surprise there. The company’s been saying this for a while now, and we’ve seen a number of early adopters load up a pre-release copy of the operating system on existing netbooks. In fact even Windows Vista runs better than many people would have […]
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Super Talent releases affordable Eee PC SSD upgrades
Super Talent is getting in on the netbook action with three new SSD modules designed specifically for use in Asus Eee PC laptops. The mini PCIe modules will come in 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB varieties. All three have maximum read speeds of 40MB/sec and maximum write speeds of 15MB/sec, which is respectable, but not spectacular. […]
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Samsung announces cheap, fast SSDs
One of the goals of early low cost ultraportable laptop makers (like the OLPC Project and Asus) was to make computers that are both cheap and durable. The cheap side was pretty easy. By using older components like an Intel Celeron chip, Asus was able to keep the price of the original Eee PC fairly […]