With MacBook Airs gaining in popularity, the idea of a thin and light portable, that retains the full power of a laptop is an appealing concept. With optical drives on the slow (but steady) decline, it is a painless sacrifice for portability that an ultrabook can promise. However, there is still one hurdle to overcome. This [...]
Continue reading...5. July 2011 | by Jonas
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...10. March 2011 | by Jonas
With affordability and portability as two key attributes of netbooks, it is no surprise that they are a natural fit for the younger crowd. Lenovo is taking it one step further and marketing a device specifically at the students of K through 8th grade. The specs are decidedly netbook, with the 10.1″ display, 1 or 2 [...]
Continue reading...9. March 2011 | by Jonas
Formerly known as the LePad, the Lenovo Skylight, complete with specs hit the FCC site as a filing. Whether Lenovo, better known for business machines, can make a tablet that can be useful remains to be seen, but the specs are actually pretty good: 10.1″ display, 1280 x 800 Snapdragon 8650A processor Android 2.2 SRS speakers 1 GB RAM 2 MP [...]
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...22. February 2011 | by Jonas
This product has been kicking around for a while, and was first showcased at CES 2010. It is a new take on a convertible netbook that can do both computer and tablet duties. The LePad features a 10.1″ display (1280 x 800). With the screen docked into the keyboard, it appears to use Windows 7, and [...]
Continue reading...20. January 2011 | by Jonas
There has not been a new Atom processor for a while, and with the performance it offers, every little bit is a help. Currently the top of the line Atom is the N550, and while it is a dual core part, the 1.5 GHz clock speed does limit the performance. Coming in February will be the [...]
Continue reading...23. December 2010 | by Jonas
Apparently, one of the secret special sauces of the current MacBook Air is the ultrathin display. Despite the high price of the current MacBook Air, and the use of last year’s processor, the oh so slim profile did certainly get everyone’s attention, and made it to plenty of folks gadget lust lists. By not incorporating [...]
Continue reading...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...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 [...]
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14. August 2011 | by Jonas
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