Lenovo is on the verge of releasing their ThinkPad X121e, the successor to the able X120e. It has the 11.6″, 1366 x 768 display that walks the line between netbook and ultraportable when you need to do some serious work on the road. This device is notable as it can be configured with two processor options. [...]
Continue reading...8. June 2011 | by Jonas
The HP Pavilion dm1z is an example of an AMD Fusion based netbook. It actually has the slightly larger than a netbook 11.6″ display, that many of us think makes it incredibly more useful than the more mainstream 10″ display. Be that as it may, it has some reasonable specs: AMD E350 dual core processor, 1.6 GHz 3 [...]
Continue reading...3. May 2011 | by Jonas
There have not been too many deals worth sharing lately, but this one I did want to bring to your attention. I am especially a fan of the 11.6″ display size, as the 10″ one that is the mainstream netbook size can definitely be a little limiting when doing anything other than email. Today’s deal is [...]
Continue reading...1. April 2011 | by Jonas
One of the keys to making a more portable computing experience is to make it thinner. Following the Acer Timeline formula, MSI is going a step further with their X370. Here are the specs: Single DDR3 slot AMD dual-core E350 processor (1.6GHz, 1MB cache) 320GB/500GB/640GB hard drive AMD Radeon HD 6310 graphics Two USB 2.0 ports Media card reader SRS PC sound 802.11b/g/n [...]
Continue reading...6. March 2011 | by Jonas
With the addition of Fusion to the netbook space, AMD has finally brought a viable Atom competitor to the space. a sign of that is that Asus is updating some models, and the Fusion is finding its way in. The 1015B will have a standard netbook display, but the Fusion C-30 (1.2 GHz), a single core [...]
Continue reading...Sony is well known for making expensive computer products. They are more than happy to sell their wares for top dollar, but when a particular market gets saturated with lower priced competitors, they pack up their stuff and move on. It would seem that history is repeating itself once again. Sony is introducing their Y Series [...]
Continue reading...18. February 2011 | by Jonas
MSI has released some details of their updates netbook and ultraportables: Wind U160MX netbook: 10″ display, less than 1″ thick, 1 kg, Atom N455 Wind U270: 12″ display 16:9 ratio, dual core AMD E-350 processor, AMD Radeon HD 6310 graphics, 1.3 kg, 1″ thick, ECO power saving technology to maximize battery life, antismudge coating X-Slim X370: 13″ display, [...]
Continue reading...26. January 2011 | by Jonas
For a while now, it has become clear that the real weakness of the Atom platform is not necessarily the processor, but rather the integrated graphics. Intel’s integrated solution simply does not have enough horsepower, and coupled with the Atom which does not have much resources to spare, it becomes clear on an HD clip [...]
Continue reading...Over at Engadget, they have taken the HP Pavilion dm1z out for some benchmarking on a production model. I have to say, while the tests are limited, the results are quite clear… this is the perfect chip for 2010. Why did I conclude this? Well, the heart of the dm1z is the AMD Fusion E350. This [...]
Continue reading...11. January 2011 | by Jonas
The latest HP notebook, the dm1z series is currently available for purchase directly from HP. The parts look right, and HP is aggressively pricing this thing to go head to head with the upper end of the netbook market, which it can run circles around. Here is an overview of the specs: AMD E-350 Dual Core (1.6GHz, [...]
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5. July 2011 | by Jonas
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