Two new models of MSI netbooks seen at FCC

Two new models of MSI notebooks, with names MS-1243 and MS-1241 were noticed at FCC. According to the PDF found, they have an 11.6-inch (and 12.1-inch) display, 1366×768 resolution, 3G WAN, HDMI, TV output (optional), Bluetooth and WiFi.

Acer NAV50 and NAV60 netbooks spotted at FCC

Acer’s yet to come netbook was seen at FCC. NAV50 and NAV60 are the two models which were noticed. The only things which can be made out about this netbook from the available diagram is the size of the notebook (netbook), a 3-cell battery with 2200mAh capacity and a Windows XP sticker. It will have WiFi b/g and also a 3G module.

It has been quite a while since Acer released a new netbook. Acer Aspire One 751H, that we reviewed in June was disappointing in terms of performance, thanks to the awesome (note: sarcasm) Atom Z520 processor, which is ironically is slower than its predecessors (N280 and N270). This makes the Aspire D250 Acer’s flagship netbook.

Broadcom single-chip WiFi/Bluetooth combo approved by netbook makers

Broadcom’s new all-in-one chip, which features both WiFi and Bluetooth radio on a single chip has been selected by the various netbook/notebook vendors. This includes the big guys like Acer, ASUS and Lenovo.

This chip will help the manufactures and vendors to lower the cost of their netbooks as-well-as notebooks as they won’t have to buy separate chips and will help them to conserve space on the already cramped logicboards.

Broadcom’s triple combo which includes three radio, WiFi, Bluetooth and FM has been selected by HTC, Acer, Qisda and Foxconn to lower the price of their upcoming models.

Dell Zino HD Nettop available officially in UK, Ireland and US

The Dell Zino HD Nettop available officially in the UK, Ireland and US. There are two models to choose from:

• One has integrated ATI HD3200 graphics, 320GB – 500GB Hard disk, standard DVD burner and 2-3 GB RAM
• Second model includes an additional Dell 2010N 20-inch monitor
• Third model has ATI Radeon HD 4330 512MB graphics, 1TB Hard disk, Blu-ray drive and 6GB RAM

You can choose between Windows 7 Home Premium or Windows 7 Professional as operating system. Prices start from mere £249 and go upto £744. The choice for the processors ranges between various AMD 64 and X2 processors. Galore of colors are available: Flamingo Pink, Formula Red, Tangerine Orange, Plum Purple, True Blue, and Spring Green and Piano Black

Edit: Also available in Germany for 329 Euro (thanks nvdevil)

[Dell Zino HD at UK site] [Non HD UK version] [Dell Zino HD at US site]

ViewSonic Viewbook VB130 launched – very thin and light

ViewSonic has made its newest 13-inch CULV notebook official. ViewSonic VB130 features Celeron 743 CULV processor coupled with the Intel’s GS40 chipset. It is also possible to get one with SU4100 and SU7300 processors (with GS45 chipset). It packs 2GB of memory, 320GB of hard disk storage, WiFi b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR,. It has HDMI output port, memory card reader, 1.3MP webcam, VGA out and even an ExpressCard 34 slot which is becoming absent from ultra-thin notebooks/netbooks these days.

At just 22.9mm thick and 1.45kg in weight, this is one of the tinniest 13-inch notebook out there. Price: Over €500 for the Celeron CULV version. €574 and €656 for the SU4100 and SU7300 models respectively.

New Olympic and White Models of Acer Aspire 1410 announced in Japan

Two very attractive colors of 11.6-inch Acer Aspire 1410 / 1810 have been announced in Japan. It comes with Celeron ULV SU2300 processor, 250GB HDD and 2GB RAM

Read Aspire 1810T/1410 user review here

Toshiba releases 3 new MIDs – Toshiba K01, Toshiba K02 and Toshiba L1 – Run Windows Mobile

Toshiba is showing off 3 new MIDs: K01, K02 and L1. All of them sport touch screens. First MID, the K01, comes with an 4.1-inch slider touch screen and has thickness of mere 0.6 inches. Second MID, the K02 has an 3.5-inch screen having 800×400 (WVGA) resolution. It is equipped with a 10-key keyboard.

Third one, the L1 has a bigger screen than aforementioned 2 models. It has a massive 7-inch screen. These MIDs will be released by end of the year 2010 and will run on Windows Mobile 6.5.

Commentary: It is interesting to see manufactures still churning out MIDs based on Windows Mobile platform. This means that there is still a good market for the Windows Mobile MIDs since it also has its own advantages over the webOS, iPhone or Android OS., apart from the bucketfull of disadvantages when compared to other mobile operating systems.

Rebate of $500 on Sony Vaio P

You must be very glad and excited after knowing that after using the coupon code VAIO500P during the checkout, you will get rebate of 30% on Sony Vaio P models. So hurry-up as offer is valid till Oct 13. Note that high capacity SSD +2GB RAM models are valid

READ our VAIO P review here

Dell Zino HD – Two models and Specs noticed – Inspiron 300 and Inspiron 400

DellZinoHD.com has noticed specs for the Dell Zino HD. Earlier, it was not made clear by Dell that what was inside the Zino HD apart from having “desktop parts” and ports on the back.

Through support manuals on Dell’s site, the specs came into noticed. There are going to be two Zino HD models: The Inspiron 300 and Inspiron 400. Inspiron 300 is a low end model with no ION chipset. Instead, it comes with the vanilla Intel GMA graphics and an Intel Atom processor. It has 1GB RAM, 4-in-1 Card reader, 3.5-inch SATA HDD that is used the desktops. It also features a DVD burner. there is no eSATA port.

Inspiron 400 has beefier specs. It comes with the powerful AMD Athlon (or Athlon X2 processor). It has 8GB RAM (!), Blu-ray drive or DVD burner, WiFi (b/g/n), HDMI, VGA, Gigabit Ethernet. Unlike Inspiron 300, it has 2 eSATA ports. There is also an option for ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4330 graphic chipset.

It weighs 2.0kg

Acer Timelines notebooks now with Celeron based CULV processors – Acer Timeline 3410T and Timeline 5410T

Acer’s Timeline 3410T is slowly appearing in retail shops along with its bigger brother 15-inch, the 5410T. Both the models use Intel’s 1.2GHz Celeron 723, the cheapest and slowest CULV processor around. Acer is doing this bring the prices of its CULV notebooks down. The 3410T is being sold for just €426 and Timeline 5410T for €475.

Prices are comparatively lower than some netbooks too because of the cheap CPU. The Timeline 3410T is actually not a bad deal at all: 3GB of RAM, a 250GB hard drive, 6-cell battery, n-wireless and HDMI