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AMD Athlon K145 Processor
The AMD K125 that is currently available has been a bit of an enigma. It has a little more performance than an Intel Atom, but at a cost of a little more power. It is also a single core part, which came out in a multicore processor time. It is also available in limited products, [...]
Continue reading...Asus Eee PC 1215T
7. November 2010 | by Jonas
The traditional netbook sometimes falls short for some things, and the Asus 1215T takes it to the next level. The traditional 10″ display gets bumped up to 12″. The Atom gets tossed in favor of an AMD K125 chip. The RAM is increased to 2 GB, and the hard drive to 320 GB. The hobbled [...]
Continue reading...Lenovo Thinkpad X100e
29. September 2010 | by Jonas
The folks over at MaximumPC got some hands on time with the Lenovo ThinkPad X100e. It straddles the line between netbook and ultraportable both in its 11.6″ screen size, 3.3 pound weight and circa $500 price depending on the options. While it does not use the Intel Atom you would guess it would, it uses the [...]
Continue reading...Acer Aspire One 721 Review
29. August 2010 | by Jonas
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 [...]
Continue reading...MSI Wind12 U230 Light
21. July 2010 | by Jonas
There always seems to be a gap between the standard netbook, and the CULV models. It often seems to me that there is a significant price delta where the right niche model could fill the gap, and offer a little more computer for a little more dollars, however this has been lacking. MSI is targeting the [...]
Continue reading...AMD Athlon II Neo K125 Processor Benchmarks
19. July 2010 | by Jonas
One of the frustrating things about netbooks is their lack of performance. As a result of that, the manufacturers don’t exactly want to highlight that little factoid, and they don’t exactly run to provide review units to get benchmarked. Besides, pretty much all the Intel Atom chips, whether we are talking about the original N270, [...]
Continue reading...Gateway LT32 Series
7. July 2010 | by Jonas
While 10 inch netbooks are the standard, many users want “just a little more.” The “more” part often refers to the processor, the screen size or the video playback. Unfortunately, it is often difficult to get the little more, withouth the price tag going up a lot more. Gateway is betting that their LT32 series [...]
Continue reading...AMD Bobcat
3. May 2010 | by Jonas
AMD has been on the sidelines of the netbook chip market. And with no competition, Intel is quite happy to keep the Atom performance about a decade out of date. Anyone who thinks we don’t need AMD, can point to this example of once again Intel resting on its laurels when no one else is [...]
Continue reading...AMD V105 Processor
19. April 2010 | by Jonas
For quite some time, Intel has dominated the netbook space with their Atom processor. During this time, AMD has focused on other areas, mostly the affordable higher end. However, it looks like AMD is getting off the sidelines, and getting ready to jump into the netbook space. The processor is expected to debut in an Acer [...]
Continue reading...Lenovo ThinkPad X100e Review
30. March 2010 | by Jonas
Engadget took a look at the Lenovo ThinkPad X100e notebook. This is an example of a notebook that straddles the line just above netbook with an 11.6″ display. The reviewer really wanted to like this machine, and complemented the display, and the keyboard that ThinkPad’s tend to be known for. The heart and sole of any [...]
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