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TardTops

New York Times: Analysts Aren't So Big On The Netbook Movement

Today's New York Times has a trend piece on ULPCs/Netbooks/Nettops/Subnotebooks/Mini PCs/*Insert Buzzword Here* and analysts who fear their low prices will spell doom and gloom for the PC industry. They cite the already low profit margins for PC sales as an example of what could drive computer companies into the red. Naturally success stories like the Asus Eee, and the next wave of products like the CherryPal were name dropped as potential threats, but it hardly seems time to worry. More »

11:13 PM on Mon Jul 21 2008
By Adrian Covert
4,256 views, 24 comments

Latest by n/a: Is it a coincidence that tech support for that new Dell E will be in India? I like UMPCs a lot, just wish they had fingertip-friendly window controls and such - trying to stab a close button on a 5" screen more »

ssd

SanDisks New pSSD is Aimed at Low-Cost Notebooks

SanDisk's new pSSD is a pATA drive aimed at the low-cost notebook PC sector— that range of ULPCs, MIDs and the like. Using Multi-Level Cell and Single-Level flash chip designs, the pSSD will have a read speed of about 39MB/sec and a streaming write speed of about 17MB/sec. Though there's no pricing info available, they'll be released at the beginning of August in 8, 16 and 32 GB capacities. Read on for the full press release. More »

4:49 AM on Tue Jun 3 2008
By Kit Eaton
1,656 views, 6 comments

Latest by Joseph: @pradster: They are stealing Motorola's naming conventions. more »

olpc

OLPC To Become Colombia's Finest Import

OLPC has agreed to supply 65 thousand XO computers to the state of Caldas, Colombia, providing an injection of technology to a rural area of the country. The first 15,000 will be distributed throughout the most remote areas of the state by the end of 2008, while the remaining 50,000 will be offered in the capital, Manizales, and other remaining areas of the state by the end of 2009. More »

8:30 AM on Thu May 29 2008
By Adrian Covert
1,429 views, 21 comments

xp on olpc

Windows XP on OLPC XO Laptop Now Official

Microsoft has officially announced that Windows XP is coming to the OLPC XO with trial runs beginning as early as June. This comes after months of discussion and speculation of when the move would happen. The operating system has been specially modified to run on the computer and support its ebook reading mode, writing pad and camera. And according to the press release, the plan is to have both Windows and Linux running on the machines, to let users decide what's best. More »

8:10 PM on Thu May 15 2008
By Adrian Covert
5,475 views, 15 comments

Latest by nintendude: hey this actually looks cool! just gotta wait for a $100 one. then we're talking laptops for everyone. more »

ulpcs

Microsoft Goes Big Brother on Low-Cost PC Makers Using XP

According to confidential documents obtained by IDG News, Microsoft plans to issue a list of demands incentive-backed requests to ultra low-cost PC (ULPC) makers interested in Windows XP, such as Asus and OLPC, asking that their screens are smaller than 10.2 inches, hard drives are under 80 GB and touchscreens are not used. In addition, they want these computers to have less than 1 GB RAM and a processor under 1 GHz (except for the Intel Atom). In exchange for manufacturers' cooperation, Microsoft will offer them WIndows XP Home for a price between $26-$32, contingent on the region it's sold in. More »

4:31 PM on Mon May 12 2008
By Adrian Covert
4,299 views, 44 comments

Latest by n/a: I tried to buy the top of the line HP 2133 with Linux preinstalled, but they don't offer it. If you prefer Linux, you're stuck with crippled hardware with an undersized battery, limited or non existant HD space, more »