NetBook
HP Mini 210 Upgraded To Cedar Trail
The HP Mini 210 has been upgraded to incorporate Intel’s next-generation Atom Cedar Trail CPUs. The Mini 210 is now on offer sporting either the 1.6GHz Atom N2600 or considerably faster 1.86GHz Atom N2800 processors. The starting price of $299 is unchanged from that of older models with the last-gen Pine Trail CPUs inside. The [...]
Toshiba N301 Cedar Trail Netbook
Toshiba has launched the first of its intel Cedar Trail netbooks in Japan – the Dynabook N301 packs the new premium Intel Atom N2800 1.86GHz CPU, with vastly improved graphical processing, taking the netbook into the realm of decently-capable mobile computing. It’s a dual core hyper-threaded microprocessor, meaning a total of four threads, backed up [...]
MSI Wind U180 – preorder
MSI is launching a new Wind U180 netbook upgraded with 1.86GHz dual-core Atom N2800 Cedar Trail processor and GMA 3650 integrated graphics. Preorders are starting in Germany. MSI Wind U180 netbook has 10.1 inch display with 1,024 x 600 pixel resolution. U180 has 320GB of storage an Ethernet port and a 0.3 megapixel webcam. Wind [...]
TF300T – new Asus Prime?
Walks like Prime talk like Prime, this new TF300T notebook by Asus may be the new follow up to the Transformer Prime. TF300T as seen above has plastic chassis, which could mean a cheaper offering by Asus. Model TF700 of Asus Transformer Prime was just upgraded with a higher resolution of 1920 x 1200 pixels. [...]
HP Mini 1104 – Preview
Old formats never die, they just get channeled into smaller and smaller niches until they disappear from view. Take for example the home computer console of the 1980s, still going strong in the retro community with emulators appearing on Android, or reborn with modern day specs, as with the 21st century Commodore 64. Now HP [...]
Compaq Mini Netbook – Review
This LTE-enabled netbook is available exclusively from Verizon for $150 wih a two-year contract. The Compaq Mini Netbook comes in a somewhat plain black plasic chassis with a glossy lid – it’s functional and very little else. Compaq Mini measures 10.6 x 7.5 x 0.9-1.3 inches and weighs 3.1 pounds, so of course it’s very [...]
Asus Cedar Trail Netbooks – Preview
Asus will release Intel Atom Cedar Trail netbooks in February. The Asus Eee PC1025C will feature a 1.6GHz Atom N2600 CPU and will sell for $299, while anyone with an ounce of common sense will stump up the extra 20 bucks for a 1.86GHz Atom N2800 CPU for $319. That premium model is Asus Eee [...]
Lenovo IdeaTab S2 – Preview
Lenovo previously released a tablet-with-keyboard device, although the IdeaPad U1 Hybrid added Windows to the updated LePad by means of the keyboard dock. Now the Lenovo IdeaTab S2 10-inch arrives, running Android Ice Cream Sandwich and running a 1.5GHz dualcore Snapdragon 8x60A or 8960 processor. At just 8.7mm thick it’s more slender than an Asus [...]
Lenovo Announces S200 and S206 netbooks
2011 saw a raft of low-power 11-inch netbooks packing AMD E-350 APUs, whose performance is on a par with even the latest 32nm Cedar trail Intel Atom processors. The Lenovo IdeaPad S200 series also included the AMD-powered S206, but others wielded Intel’s Atom CPUs. The new Cedar Trail Atom processors are reputedly better optimized for [...]
Dell Netbooks Discontinued
Dell Mini netbooks have been removed from sale on Dell’s website. This comes shortly after the Dell Streak 7 and Streak 5 tablets were discontinued. The Dell Inspiron Duo convertible tablet-style netbook is also now unavailable. In their place, Dell is concentrating on its 14-inch Inspiron 14R laptop family – heavier, bulkier and more expensive [...]
