Subnotebooks

AMD Jumps Into Ultraportables With Low-Cost and High Performance Models

With Computex 2008 in full swing, the sub-notebook announcements are coming fast and furious. First came the Eee PC 901 and 1000, followed by the MSI Wind and the Asus Aspire One. Now we have learned that AMD is entering the fray with two new ultraportables. https://gizmodo.com/asus-eee-pc-901-and-1000-get-super-duper-official-5012490 These versions include a white 8.9-inch version with…

Gadgets Sean Fallon Jun 3

Acer Aspire One: Also Priced To Kick Assus, Soon To Pack 3G

Acer has just announced their new 8.9″ Aspire One ultraportable laptop. With a starting price of just $379, configurations include an Intel Atom processor, up to 1GB of RAM and either 8GB of flash storage or an 80GB hard drive as well as a choice between Linpus Linux Lite and Windows XP. Nothing here is…

Gadgets Mark Wilson Jun 3

MSI Wind: Priced To Kick Assus

The 10″ MSI Wind has just been priced at $399 (Linux) and $499 (XP). Asus just got some real competition. Here are the full details: https://gizmodo.com/msi-wind-gets-final-specs-packs-an-atom-390414 The 2.6 lbs Wind features 5+ HR battery life, Windows XP, ergonomic keyboard, and 80G hard drive all for under $500 CITY OF INDUSTRY, CA – June 3rd, 2008…

Gadgets Mark Wilson Jun 3

Subnotebook vs. UMPC vs. Netbook: WTF Is the Difference?

When Blam broke the news on Dell’s mini Inspiron, there was one he was stuck on: How to categorize it. Is it a subnotebook? A UMPC? A netbook? (Knowing the specs might have helped, but probably not much.) Part of the problem is that the category names themselves are very new and pretty vague. Here’s…

Gadgets Matt Buchanan May 30

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…

Tech News Adrian Covert May 29

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…

Tech News Adrian Covert May 15

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,…

Tech News Adrian Covert May 12

HP 2133 Subnotebook Specs Leaked

The specs for HP’s 2133 have surfaced and it appears the flagship model for the 8.9″ subnotebook will feature a 1.6 GHz Via C7-M processor, 2 GB RAM, 120 GB 7200 RPM HDD, Bluetooth and Windows Vista Business Edition. The cheaper model features a 1.2 GHz processor, 1 GB RAM, no Bluetooth and your choice…

Tech News Adrian Covert Mar 26

First MacBook Air Benchmarks

Click to viewObviously, the Air is not about speed, and from the chips, we can tell its among the slowest macs you can buy right now. But we ran some real world benchmarks on the MacBook Air against an aging MacBook and MacBook Pro to see how it held up comparatively. Predictably, the MacBook Pro…

Tech News Adrian Covert Jan 24

AMD Jumps Into Ultraportables With Low-Cost and High Performance Models

Acer Aspire One: Also Priced To Kick Assus, Soon To Pack 3G

MSI Wind: Priced To Kick Assus

Subnotebook vs. UMPC vs. Netbook: WTF Is the Difference?

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Windows XP on OLPC XO Laptop Now Official

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HP 2133 Subnotebook Specs Leaked

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