Category: Laptops / Notebooks
Acer officially announces the Aspire One sub-notebook, the Eee 900 turns green with envy
Acer officially announced what we all suspected, that they had been readying a sub-notebook to compete with the Eee PC. The Aspire One, pictured, is an Intel Atom-based lappy with an 8.9-inch CrystalBrite LED backlit screen.
It’s not just a choice of 512MB or 1GB of RAM you have either, as Acer is kindly offering models with either Linpus Linux Lite or Windows XP, with the first OS packing 8GB of SSD and Windows giving the user 80GB of HDD space. Some things are best left to Acer to decide on however, so each model has a 0.3-megapixel CrystalEye webcam, 5-in1 card reader, Wi-Fi plus the option of integrated WiMAX or HSDPA connectivity.
Out on the 10th of July, the Linux…
Sure, it's an Eee 900 clone, but the Gigabyte M912 turns into a tablet PC with a twist
The Computex show rolls on, bringing many PC-shaped delights to those lucky enough to attend the Taipei expo. Gigabyte just previewed its M912 laptop-cum-tablet PC which will now be added to the mental list of ‘Eee PC bandwagon jumpers’.
An 8.9-inch screen puts it in direct competition with the Eee 900 and countless others, yet it’s got something clever up its USB port – a rotating 180 degree function which turns it into a tablet.
Internally, Gigabyte has packed in a 2.5-inch S-ATA hard disk with storage capacity of up to 250GB, and up to 4GB SSD if you choose. A 1.3-megapixel webcam and Windows or Linux OS finish…
Asus "Bamboo" EcoBook laptop now just slightly laminated on the inside
Remember this thing? That was the mock-up. The dream. The reality, as ever, is much more disappointing than the original crazed fantasy. The final Asus U6 now just comes with a small strip of wood surrounding the keyboard and screen, no doubt to stop warping and to help it pass stringent modern fire regulations.
So it’s not really an “eco-friendly” laptop any more. It’s now just a regular notebook with a bit of wood stuck on the front of it. It’s more of a design statement than a planet-saving option…
Asus officially launches Eee PC 901 and 1000 laptops
The 901 has been bandied around for a while, but until now it’s not been made official. And there’s also an Eee PC 1000 announced too…
Eee PC 901 to bring price cuts to older Asus models
If you bought yourself an Eee PC 900 in the last two weeks, don’t say I didn’t warn you as news hits us today that prices are set to drop…
Eee 900 battery issue not as bad as first thought, only five people complained to ASUS apparently
In his video review of the Eee 900, Dan noted that he was slightly disappointed with the battery life. Several other people have also commented on this downfall in the otherwise-amazing sub-notebook, causing ASUS to generously offer a brand new, better battery, for just £10.
However, when I spoke to an anonymous source at ASUS this morning, I was told that only five people had complained to the company about the battery life, so either everyone has very low expectations on a laptop’s battery life (I know I have, after many bad experiences with machines); only five people own an Eee 900; or everyone is using the little fella connected to a power source…
Nvidia's new Tegra processors could power advanced range of mobile devices
Nvidia has announced a new line of processors which could be used in a new generation of advanced mobile devices.
Tegra processors will power Mobile Internet Devices (MID) which Nvidia defines as having screens of between four and twelve inches, a touchscreen and/or a keyboard, connection for a games controller or a wireless high-speed Internet connection.
HP employee receives MacBook Air for birthday, cuts birthday cake with it
The MacBook Air has many uses, however using it to cut a birthday cake? Never thought of that one!
A CTO over at HP received a nasty birthday present in the form of an Air, so what does he do? Tests just how razor-sharp the laptop is, on his chocolate cake. “It’s so damn sharp, it did a fine job”, the birthday boy Rahul Sood claimed. There you have it – a glowing recommendation for the MacBook Air, from an HP employee…
Acer is next to jump onto the sub-notebook craze with the rumoured Mini-Note Aspire One
Cor – hot on the heels of yesterday’s news about the Dell sub-notebook, and the 3K we just wrote about, Acer has jumped onto our radar with the rumour that they’re to release a Mini-Note, as pictured above.
Codenamed ‘Aspire One’ for now, it looks like it has an 8.9″ screen and runs on Windows XP SP3. It’s been spotted at the Computex show in Taipei, and whilst the information is hazier than a foggy morning, it looks like it’ll cost 299€, placing it in direct competition with ASUS’ Eee 900. Considering Acer…
3K's 7-inch sub-notebook RazorBook 400 goes on sale for $299
First unveiled a month ago, the 3K sub-notebook has just gone on sale in the US for $299, according to AVING.
Rivaling the Eee PC, MSI Wind, Mini Dell and countless others, it has a 7-inch screen, and weighs just 900g. It runs on an Ingenic 400MHz processor with Linux (just like your friendly Eee), and has a 4GB solid state drive, 512MB of RAM and a full-size keyboard.
At $299, it’s the same price as the original Eee is in the US, with with double the RAM and storage capacity…
