Wandering the show floor at CeBIT in Germany, jkkmobile stumbled across 2 nice looking tablet computers from DPT. Both feature 7 inch displays, but one model has a 1024 x 600 pixel display and runs Windows 7 while the other is a Windows XP tablet with a lower resolution 800 x 480 pixel display. The […]
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NorhTec Gecko Edubook + Puppy Linux: That’s more like it
The NorhTec Gecko Edubook is one of the most innovative netbooks around when it comes to hardware design. It runs on rechargeable AA batteries, making it easy to find replacements pretty much anywhere in the world. The OS and all the data is stored on an SD card, making it easy to upgrade. And the […]
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NorhTec Gecko Edubook with Windows XP, WattOS – Video
The NorhTec Gecko Edubook is unlike pretty much any other netbook on the market right now. Sure, it has an 8.9 inch. 1024 x 600 pixel display and a small keyboard. But it has an unusual 1GHz XCore86 CPU which can be popped out and easily replaced. The entire OS runs from an internal SD […]
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Asus releases Windows 7 upgrade guide for Eee PC 1000H
The Asus Eee PC 1000H was one of the company’s first 10 inch netbooks. I picked one up in August, 2008 and I’m still using it. The Eee PC 1000H may not be as thin or light as some newer netbooks, and it doesn’t get quite as much battery life as newer Asus models. But […]
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Windows XP netbooks’ days are numbered
It shouldn’t come as any surprise that Microsoft is more than ready to bury Windows XP. The operating system is nearly a decade old, after all, and the company would clearly rather have users buy shiny new machines with Windows 7. Windows XP would have retired a few years ago, but Microsoft pulled it out […]
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Windows 7 + netbooks = lower battery life?
Last week Chris Guthrie at netbook Reviews ran a battery test on two virtually identical netbooks: An Asus Eee PC 1008HA with Windows 7 and one with Windows XP. He found that the Windows 7 model ran for an hour longer than the Windows XP model, which made it look like the operating system actually […]
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Windows 7 + Asus Eee PC 1008HA = improved battery life
Update: It looks like these results may have been inaccurate, or at least misleading. I’ve run several other tests that seem to indicate that Windows 7 actually hurts battery life on at least two netbook models, including the Eee PC 1008HA. One nice feature in Windows 7 is that it gives users a bit more […]
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News flash: Windows XP netbooks are still available (for now)
Today may be Windows 7 launch day, but you know what? Not everybody wants Windows 7. Sure, the OS is streamlined to run significantly better on netbooks than Windows Vista. And it has a number of nifty new features that you won’t find in Windows XP including Windows Media Center and Aero Peek. But to […]
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New MSI Wind Box nettops up for pre-order
MSI is launching two new low power desktop computers as part of the company’s Wind Box line of nettops. The MSI Wind Box DC200 is available for pre-order for $249.99 from Amazon and features a 1.6GHz Intel Atom 230 processor, 1GB of RAM, a 160GB hard drive, 802.11b/g/n WiFi, a 6-in-1 card reader, 4 USB […]
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Easiest way to install Windows with a USB flash drive
This article shows you how to install Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 8 on a computer using a USB flash drive. This lets you install Windows on a netbook or another computer that may not have a disc drive. You’ll still need a computer with an optical disc drive and a Windows […]