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Asus EeePC 1215N

30. August 2010 | by Jonas

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Asus EeePC 1215N

The Asus Eee PC 1215N jumps the gun, sporting a dual core Atom, but it is not the N550 which has been recently announced.  Rather it uses the more desktop D525 Atom, which is a more current version of the 330 which found its way into a few portable products.  Rounding out the package are [...]

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Acer Aspire One 721 Review

29. August 2010 | by Jonas

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Acer Aspire One 721 Review

The Acer Aspire One 721 is an 11.6″ netbook.  The heart of the machine, is notable as it is not another Atom, and is the AMD K125 processor, which runs at 1.7 GHz.  While it is a single core product, a year of architecture enhancements may put it on par with some other parts out [...]

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ASUS Eee PC 1015PEM Netbook

25. August 2010 | by Jonas

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ASUS Eee PC 1015PEM Netbook

Just in case you thought that Asus needed one more netbook, these does appear to be another in the works.  The Asus Eee PC 1015PEM will be the next to join the swollen Asus netbook stable of netbooks. The 1015PEM will feature an Atom N550, which is a dual core part running at a 1.5 GHz [...]

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Intel Atom N550…. Finalmente

23. August 2010 | by Jonas

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The netbook has been stuck at a certain performance level for years now.  The Atom N270 gave way to the N450, and then the N455, and along the way the performance did not significantly change.  Now, Intel is finally releasing a new part that will give the netbook a boost.  The N550 will bring dual [...]

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OlivePad

22. August 2010 | by Jonas

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So far the OlivePad has been for India, but it may spread into other parts beyond too long.  It is a GSM based device, that can do 3G, Bluetooth and WiFi.  The screen is 7″ which makes it too large to be a phone based device, and too small for the tablet purists.  However, if [...]

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Acer Aspire One 533 Explained

20. August 2010 | by Jonas

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Acer Aspire One 533 Explained

The Acer Aspire One 533 has been making the review rounds.  Most of the parts are indeed standard netbook fare, including the 10.1″ LCD, the 1 GB of RAM, the 250 GB hard drive, and the integrated GMA 3150 graphics.  So far, no standouts. The interesting part is the processor.  While it is an Atom, it [...]

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CVS Smartbook

19. August 2010 | by Jonas

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CVS Smartbook

Years ago, as computer prices dropped, there was often talk of the so called $100 computer.  We never quite reached it, and a notebook for less than $500 was perhaps as close as an affordable computer that well, someone was actually gonna want to use as their main system. So now CVS is planning out a [...]

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SanDisk iSSD

18. August 2010 | by Jonas

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SanDisk iSSD

One of the key components of a netbook is the hard drive.  While typically today, this is a mechanical device, often 160 or 250 GB, this was not always the case.  Early netbooks, in order to keep the weight down, and maximize the battery life, used flash cards as the main system memory.  However, in [...]

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Asus Eee 1015N

17. August 2010 | by Jonas

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Asus Eee 1015N

The Asus Eee 1015N is rumored to bring some serious hardware to the table.  This latest netbook will bring the netbook into the dual core era, with an Atom no less.  The processor will be the N550, the first dual core Atom designed for the mobile space, and road warriors will be pleased with the [...]

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