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Deal of the Day: MSI U100

18. November 2009 | by Jonas

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Deal of the Day: MSI U100

MSI is one of those companies that consistently seems to get a little less attention than some of the bigger players.  I will tell you that I’ve seen their products in action, and they are solid, and have longevity.  While they look a little plasticky, they can go the distance.  An example is the MI [...]

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enTourage eDGe

21. October 2009 | by Jonas

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enTourage eDGe

After seeing the Nook from Barnes and Noble yesterday, it got me wondering if we’ll be seeing more of these ebook devices that blur the line between ebook reader and netbook.  I didn’t have to wait too long as today the enTourage eDGe came to my attention. While the large screen bezel definitely makes the device [...]

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CTL 2Go E10 Classmate PC

15. September 2009 | by Jonas

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CTL 2Go E10 Classmate PC

In some ways, the roots of the netbook movement lie in the “One laptop per child” initiative.  After all, when many of us saw the value of a portable, affordable computer, we decided that if it was good enough for the kids, we wanted one as well.  Today, the latest version of Intel’s Classmate PC [...]

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Viliv X70

14. September 2009 | by Jonas

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Viliv X70

When was the last time that anyone got excited about a seven inch netbook?  That is quite true, but the Viliv X70 is following the current trend of smaller, and more portable models we’re seeing. The device sports a 7″ LCD, in a convertible tablet configuration.  The specs include an Atom processor at 1.33 GHz, and [...]

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Acer Aspire 1410

13. September 2009 | by Jonas

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Acer Aspire 1410

Straddling the line between traditional notebooks, and netbooks, are these CULV models.  Acer has an example of such a device, the Aspire 1410.  Here’s a quick rundown of the specs: 11.6″ display, 1366 x 768 Core 2 Solo processor, ULV SU3500, 1.4 GHz 2 GB of RAM 250 GB SATA hard drive Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 Multigesture touchpad WiFi b/g/draft-N 4-in-1 flash [...]

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Kojinsha PM Series Netbook

12. September 2009 | by Jonas

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Kojinsha PM Series Netbook

While the trend is towards 11.6″ and 12.1″ netbooks, Kojinsha is heading in the opposite direction.  After all, if everyone is making a twelve inch model, why not try to make a five incher. Actually, it is technically a 4.8″ keyboard, but they made it a touchscreen.  Lest we think that all netbooks follow the same [...]

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AMD Based Netbook

7. July 2009 | by Jonas

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AMD Based Netbook

AMD has been staying away from the netbook space, and not surprisingly Intel has been dominating it.  Slowly though, AMD’s chips are finding their way into this market segment.  this model from Medion is an example. Proving that a netbook can be made without the Intel Atom processor, this Medion uses a Sempron 1.5 GHz chip.  [...]

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New Dell Mini 10 Introduced

9. January 2009 | by Jonas

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New Dell Mini 10 Introduced

The Dell Mini 10 is introduced, and it has some notable features.  For example, its ability to support 720p video points to a screen with better resolution than the standard 1280 x 600 resolution that is netbook fare these days.  It will also use the Intel Atom Z530 processor, and add in a TV tuner [...]

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