The HP Elitebook 2760p has been spotted over at the FCC, and it is generating some buzz. Here is what is known… It will be a 12.1″ convertible tablet, and it is no stripped down anything, but more fuller featured which is should be given the $1500 starting price. For the money, it has a Core [...]
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...27. March 2011 | by Jonas
Acer is poised to jump into the tablet area with both feet. No literally, if we count one foot as Android, and the other as Windows. Both will come under the name of Iconia Tab. The Acer Iconia Tab W500 will come with Windows 7 Home Premium. It has an AMD Brazos C-50 chip, a 32 [...]
Continue reading...Netbooks just don’t have it easy these days. Those darling, inexpensive tiny computers keep facing competition from the iPad, and a ton of tablet competitors. As if that was not enough, now they look like they will get competition again from an old foe- the traditional notebook. Traditional notebooks from Gatewayl and Toshiba could give netbooks [...]
Continue reading...20. March 2011 | by Jonas
While the “finger friendly interface” has undoubtedly contributed to the success of the iPad, it is not the answer to everything. In some situations, such as editing a document, a keyboard is a better input device. In others, a stylus would be better, such as when image creating, or for handwriting recognition. Thankfully, Asus is [...]
Continue reading...17. March 2011 | by Jonas
Samsung Series 9 promises to be a worthy competitor to the Macbook Air. It features an 11″ display, putting it just a notch larger than a traditional netbook. The specs are now out and look quite strong: Core i3-380UM processor 2 GB DDR3 RAM Windows Home Premium 7 (64-bit) 11.1″ display (1366 x 768) Intel HD GMA graphics 7 hour battery [...]
Continue reading...8. March 2011 | by Jonas
It is not clear what the benefit of a dual booting tablet is, but ViewSonic, better known for monitors, is now selling a tablet with two OS’. So, for those that just can’t choose between Windows 7, and Android 1.6, this ViewPad could fit the bill. The specs include a 1.66 GHz Atom processor. The display [...]
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...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...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 [...]
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8. May 2011 | by Jonas
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