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ASUS EEE T91MT now on sale in US
ASUS EEE T91 is on sale in the US for $530. Yes, it is a bit expensive but then how many netbooks come with a swivel touchscreen display?
Specs: Windows 7 Home Premium, 32GB SSD, 1GB RAM, Atom Z520 processor
Acer Aspire One 751 coming to US
Acer’s first 11.6-inch netbook, AO751H is soon going to make its appearance in US in coming few weeks. The netbook will made available in all major electronic stores (Walmart, J&R, Radio Shack, Amazon, Target etc).
I hope that it comes to US with the 6-cell battery and not the small 3-cell battery which gives just upto 2.5 hours of use.
MSI WInd U123 now available in US
MSI Wind U123 is now available for preorder for $349 at Amazon.com. The unit will be shipped with 6-cell battery. It comes with basic netbook specifications: N280 processor running at 1.66GHz, 160GB HDD, 1GB RAM and comes with Windows XP Home OS.
Dell Vostro A90 available at just $349
The Vostro A90 has hit the shores of US with a price tag of $349, which is about nearly 1/3rd of what it costs in Japan. It comes with the usual netbook-ish specifications:
- 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270
- 1GB RAM
- Intel GMA 950
- WiFi
- 0.3MP webcam
- 4-cell battery
- Windows XP home
Interestingly, unlike Dell Mini 9, Dell is not offerening a linux version of it. It should be noted that $349 price tag is for the 8GB SSD model and the 16GB SSD version will cost you $424.
Dell Mini 10 3G version now available in China
Dell has shaked hands with the China Mobile to let the users enjoy 3G services on the go. Not only China Mobile, Dell has teamed up with other global telecom providers including Vodafone in Europe, Australia and New Zealand, AT&T in the US, M1 and Starhub in Singapore, and Maxis in Malaysia.
It will retailed at $575 in China.
Iriver D50N MID teaser site now online
iriver D50N handheld/mid/e-dictionary/(whatever you may want to call it) is soon going to land in Korea. It comes with a respectable 800×480 resolution 4.8-inch display and 16GB internal memory. For connectivity, it comes with built in WiFi and for expansion, a microSD slot. Battery life is also pretty good with 16 hours of music playback or 8 hours of video.
The price of the D50N is going to be around $370 although its release date for US is not yet known.
Samsung NC20 US release date now delayed to April
The SAMSUNG NC20 was all set to be released by newEgg in US in the month of March. Now, it has been delayed to the month of April. The model that will be made available in US will come in only one color: black. In case, you have forgotten the specifications of this 12-inch beauty, here they are:
- 1.3 GHz VIA Nano U225 processor
- 12.1-inch display
- 160 GB Hard Drive
- 1GB RAM
- Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Ethernet
- 3-in-1 card reader
- 1.3 megapixel camera
Toshiba netbooks to enter US market later this year
Although Toshiba’s netbook NB100 is currently available in Europe and South America, Toshiba is yet to launch a netbook in the US market. Rumor has it that instead of launching the now-old NB100, it will launch a completely new product. Nothing about its specifications has been revealed so far. Patrick Mani of Toshiba says
You know us: We won’t be the least expensive out there and we won’t be the most expensive.
We all know that Toshiba is not going to take the US market lightly. However, it will be interesting to see what Toshiba comes up with later this year
ASUS EEE PC 1004DN to be released in the US
ASUS EEE PC 1004DN has passed the FCC (link), which increases its chances of making its debut in the US market. The 1004DN is the first EEE PC with a built-in DVD drive. It has two features which makes it different from 1000H:
- inclusion of DVD drive
- use of N280 processor (1000H uses N270)
Specifications:
- Atom N280 (1.66GHz) processor
- 10.2” 1024×600 Display
- 1GB RAM
- 160GB HDD
- 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth
Touch Pro 2 will be made available all around the world (unlike Touch Pro 1)
HTC has confirmed via their Twitter feed that they will making available the HTC TOUCH PRO 2 in every country.
“To answer the big question on everyone’s minds, the Touch Pro2 will be broadly available in all major markets, including North America. We have not announced a launch date for the Touch Pro2 in any country yet. But we did announce we will start to roll it out late Q2. “
This means that unlike Touch HD, which did not make it to the US, the Touch Pro 2 will debut in US around the time it debuts in other parts of the world
