HP is announcing a CULV product, the dm3. It is being touted as a CULV 2010 product. Here are the relevant specs: 13.3″ display 1″ thick 3.99 pounds 6 cell battery, 7.5 hr runtime Three USB ports, one of which is shared with an eSATA port Pentium U5400 processor CoolSense Technology The dm3 will start at $549, and is available for order now. [HP] [HP [...]
Continue reading...30. August 2010 | by Jonas
The Asus Eee PC 1215N jumps the gun, sporting a dual core Atom, but it is not the N550 which has been recently announced. Rather it uses the more desktop D525 Atom, which is a more current version of the 330 which found its way into a few portable products. Rounding out the package are [...]
Continue reading...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...25. August 2010 | by Jonas
Just in case you thought that Asus needed one more netbook, these does appear to be another in the works. The Asus Eee PC 1015PEM will be the next to join the swollen Asus netbook stable of netbooks. The 1015PEM will feature an Atom N550, which is a dual core part running at a 1.5 GHz [...]
Continue reading...20. August 2010 | by Jonas
The Acer Aspire One 533 has been making the review rounds. Most of the parts are indeed standard netbook fare, including the 10.1″ LCD, the 1 GB of RAM, the 250 GB hard drive, and the integrated GMA 3150 graphics. So far, no standouts. The interesting part is the processor. While it is an Atom, it [...]
Continue reading...17. August 2010 | by Jonas
The Asus Eee 1015N is rumored to bring some serious hardware to the table. This latest netbook will bring the netbook into the dual core era, with an Atom no less. The processor will be the N550, the first dual core Atom designed for the mobile space, and road warriors will be pleased with the [...]
Continue reading...8. August 2010 | by Jonas
There have been rumors of a dual core netbook coming towards the end of August. After all, some dual core goodness is what the netbook could benefit from, with some extra processing power to have it more effectively compete with a full featured laptop. It looks like Asus is the first out of the gate with [...]
Continue reading...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...13. July 2010 | by Jonas
Netbooks are increasingly generic. They all have their parts within a restricted spec list, and even from different manufacturers, it turns into a sea of sameness. If netbooks are the econoboxes of the computer world, I can’t blame the companies for trying to differentiate their products. Dell is taking the initiative and going with an Inspiron [...]
Continue reading...11. July 2010 | by Jonas
While there have been plenty of new netbooks lately, some of the biggest names have not released the full volley of machines. Yes, that includes two of the biggest netbook names- Acer and Asus, which have new products, but not in the usual carpet bombing fashion we have gotten used to from them to cover [...]
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