Lenovo Ideapad U150 noticed at CEATEC Japan – a CULV netbook from Lenovo

At CEATEC Japan, Lenovo was displaying an 11.6-inch Lenovo Ideapad U150 that is sports a bit beefier specs than the usual netbooks that we mention everyday. Instead of the usual Atom,it uses an Intel Core 2 Duo processor (according to PCwatch, it is ultra low voltage). It has 250GB hard disk, 2GB RAM, Intel GMA X4500 graphic chipset. Weighing just 1.35kg and being just 13.5mm thick, it should be pretty darn easy to carry around. It has full size keyboard and has decent-size touchpad.

It has some luxuries that you do not see in a usual netbook like leather palm rest and patterns all over its body.

HP Pavilion DM1 – based on CULV platform

The 11.6-inch HP Pavilion DM1 has made its appearance in the HP’s (leaked) Winter catalog. Having 1366 x 768 resolution on its 11.6-inch display and battery life rated at up to 9 hours, this netbook/mini-notebook offers excellent combination of battery life without sacrificing too much on performance. It will be available with Windows 7 Home Premium. Color choice: Black or white

• Intel CULV processor
• up to 500GB HDD
• up to 5GB RAM
• 92% full size keyboard
• 5-in-1 Card Reader.

Samsung ND10 = Samsung NC10 without any OS and 50 dollars cheaper

If you live in China and have been looking to get yourself a Samsung NC10, then we will suggest you to get yourself an ND10 instead. The ND10 comes without any OS installed and costs $50 less. Reason is simple: Windows 7 is going to be released soon and we will suggest you to get that instead of getting one with an aging OS like Windows XP.

Here are the specs of ND10:

• Atom N270 processor
• 160GB HDD
• 1GB RAM
• 6-cell battery
• full size keyboard
• NO Operating System

Lenovo rolls out ION-based S12

The Lenovo is all set to release a special version of Lenovo S12, which is based on the ION-platform of which we talked about a couple of months back. It is going to use the tried-and-tested Intel Atom N270 processor running at 1.6GHz. It has a 12-inch display, which helps it to pack a full size keyboard.

S12 with Via Nano processor is available along with the one with Intel Atom processor.

ASUS N20 Netbook Launched

ASUS has launched N20 netbook which is equipped with a 12.1-inch display and sports a full laptop-size keyboard. However, it weighs 1.8kg is pretty heavy for a netbook. It has some interesting goodies like HDMI-port and 12 hours of battery life, thanks to EMU (Energy Processing Unit).

ASUS claims that the EMU preserves battery life by 35%. No details about its price are out at this moment.

Toshiba NB200 netbook launched

Toshiba has added a new netbook to their range, the NB200. The NB200 will now replace its older model, NB100. Specifications wise, it does NOT sports anything worth taking note of though.

• 1.6GHz N270/1.66GHz N280 Intel Atom processor
• Intel 945GSE graphics
• 160GB hard drive
• built in WiFi, Bluetooth
• 3G

It will go on sale in the UK in May for £319 ($464).

Samsung N120 not as wide as expected – full specifications revealed

When we first heard about the Samsung N120′s claim that it features not 90% laptop size keyboard, but 100% laptop size keyboard, our initial thoughts were that the N120 is going to be a really wide netbook. But as per Samsung N120 official webpage, the dimensions are 10.27″(w) x 1.19″ x 7.3″ . To give you a better idea of the width, here are the dimensions of the ASUS EEE 1000H: 10.47″(w) x 7.53″ x 1.50.

This means that the N120 is infact smaller width-wise. Now, how did they manage to put in a full laptop keyboard in there? Or is it may be just a new marketing idea by Samsung.

Acer D150 Review

Following the immense success of the original 8.9-inch Acer Aspire One, Acer’s new Aspire One AKA D150 comes with a bigger 10.1-inch display; slicker casing and an array of improvements over the immensely popular 8.9″ Aspire One. Can the new D150 be the top selling netbook just like the original one? Read the review to find out!