Some mobile devices are incredibly easy to upgrade. HP couldn’t make upgrading the RAM or even the hard drive in its netbooks much easier — you don’t even need a screwdriver to remove the base plate of many recent models. Others are much more difficult to upgrade. Want more storage space in that iPad? You […]
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Motorola XOOM 4G LTE upgrades kick off with pilot program
Like so many tablets that have hit retail shelves this year, the Motorola XOOM launched in a slightly unfinished state. Updates have been rolling out, of course. Back in July a software update allowed owners of the Motorola XOOM to finally make use of the tablet’s microSD card expansion slot. Around the same time, a key […]
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Taking apart the HP Mini 210 HD – Video
The HP Mini 210 HD is an interesting 10 inch netbook for a couple of reasons. It’s thin and light, and has an interesting case design with a single sheet of plastic over the lid and a matching colored sheet of plastic on the base of the computer. And the laptop has a 1366 x […]
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How to upgrade the Eee PC 1201N hard drive
The Asus Eee PC 1201N is a notebook with a 12.1 inch display, a dual core processor and NVIDIA ION graphics. On the base of the laptop there’s an access panel that you can open by removing a couple of screws to upgrade the RAM. But if you want to perform a more serious upgrade, […]
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More Nokia Booklet 3G news: 1GB RAM isn’t upgradeable
Thought you already knew everything there was to know about the Nokia Booklet 3G? Here’s a few tidbits that I learned today, courtesy of Tnkgrl, who got to spend a little hands-on time with the laptop recently. First up, the laptop display can be folded down to a nearly 180 degree angle, as you can […]
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Maximum PC’s netbook upgrader’s guide
Netbooks aren’t known for being powerhouses. In fact, they’re kind of known for being the opposite: Affordable, portable, and generally underpowered when compared to larger machines. But there are a few things you can do to give netbooks a bit of a speed or performance boost. And Maximum PC has put together a nice little […]
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Sony Vaio W upgrade guide
13The Sony Vaio W is a nice looking netbook with one feature that really sets it apart from most other mini-laptops on the market: a higher resolution, 10.1 inch, 1366 x 768 pixel display. The problem is that the netbook’s 1.66GHz Intel Atom N280 CPU and integrated graphics have to work a bit harder to […]
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How to upgrade a netbook SSD: Active Media videos
Active Media produces a line of solid state disks designed to fit in a handful of computers including the Asus Eee PC 901 and Dell Inspiron Mini 9 netbooks. The SSDs come in 16GB, 32GB and 64GB sizes, and with read/write speeds ranging from 40MB/sec read, 15MB/sec write to 155MB/sec read, 100MB/sec write depending on […]
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Active Media launches SSD line for Asus netbooks
Active Media has introduced a series of solid state disks designed for Asus Eee PC netbooks. The SSDs come in sizes ranging from 16GB to 64Gb and should work with Eee PC 900, 900A, 901, or S101 series netbooks. The Active Media SaberTooth-S SSDs are available in 16GB and 32GB sizes and have read speeds […]
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Buffalo offers external enclosure for Eee PC 901 SSD
Buffalo has been selling 32GB and 64GB solid state disks that you can use to replace the low capacity disks that come with netbooks like the Asus Eee PC 901 for a while. Now the company is going a step further by offering a USB enclosure for its line of Eee PC 901 SSDs. The […]