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Ultrabooks- The Details
Folks are less tied to their desktops, and the term “Post PC Era” gets kicked around daily, although everyone is trying to figure out what it really means. Netbooks paved the way to all day battery life, and lightweight computing, and now this is permeating the rest of computing. This time around, they are being dubbed [...]
Continue reading...Asus Ultrabook UX21
24. June 2011 | by Jonas
Asus is showing off their Ultrabook UX21, which features some nice industrial design. After all, the package can be just as important as to what is inside. While the pricing and availability are not known, it is expected in the next 3 months… or so. In the meantime, it is all polished aluminum, and seriously thin [...]
Continue reading...Mobile Celerons In September
13. June 2011 | by Jonas
Intel’s Celeron processor, has, hiccup, never been the darling of the enthusiast. It has consistently offered slower performance, at a cheaper price. Today, Intel released the specs on 3 of their new Celeron processors that should hit around September. They are based around the 32 nm Sandy Bridge core. First up is the Celeron B710. It [...]
Continue reading...Acer TimelineX Notebook
7. June 2011 | by Jonas
Acer updated their TimelineX series of notebooks. These are “near netbooks,” that offer a lot more performance in a larger package. Brad over at Liliputing is disappointed that Acer now has 13″, 14″ and 15″ models, but seems to have lost the 11.6″ one along the way. As the owner of an 1830T, which is [...]
Continue reading...Lenovo IdeaPad U260
4. March 2011 | by Jonas
For quite a while, the IdeaPad name has been associated with efficient, business, portable computing. While a netbook may suffice for the younger set, when it is time to do business, the U260 is the tool for the job. The specs put it in the serious ultraportable segment: Intel Core i3-380UM, 1.33 GHz Intel HD graphics 4 GB DDR3 [...]
Continue reading...HP To Offer 32 Hour Battery Life!
One of the revolutionary features of netbooks was that it made folks realize that all day battery life was doable on a portable platform. No longer did we need to carry our power supply cord, and plug in at every opportunity, as with traditional notebooks. Now, it appears that HP has not only brought all [...]
Continue reading...Core i3-330UM Benchmarks
When discussing the new Samsung 9 Series, I made the statement that there is not much that the Core i3-330UM cannot handle. When I first got my Acer Timeline, which uses this processor, I did run a pile of benchmarks to figure out how good the Core i3 architecture was against some older gear I [...]
Continue reading...Samsung 9 Series Laptop Lite
15. February 2011 | by Jonas
Samsung did make a splash at CES with their 9 Series laptop. Here was something so thin, that it could compete in a swimsuit contest with the MacBook Air. However, with a screen size of 13.3″, it tries to bridge that gap between full size notebook, and ultraportable, and that has always been a niche [...]
Continue reading...Second Gen Sandy Bridge
21. January 2011 | by Jonas
The folks over at Laptoping have put together a guide of all the current known Sandy Bridge parts. They get divided into “Standard Edition,” “Low Voltage,” and “Ultra Low Voltage.” The “Ultra Low Voltage” parts hold the most interest to me as they are the CULV parts to look for in the 11.7″ ultraportable machines. There [...]
Continue reading...Acer Moves Towards Tablets
18. January 2011 | by Jonas
Given the overall netbook market, that is oversaturated, and low profit margin, it is hardly surprising that Acer is looking to move into tablets. After all, they can undercut the iPad, and still make a serious profit for their efforts. Seriously, they do make too many variations of netbooks in the end. They are talking about [...]
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HP TouchPad 4G
31. July 2011 | by Jonas
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