March 31, 2009 1:47 AM
Posted by: Nathan Simon
dell.ca,
dell.com,
inspiron mini 10,
N280,
NetbookDell isn't shipping the Inspiron Mini 10 yet, but they say it will be shipping on the 15th of April. For a paltry 35$ USD you can update the display to 1366x768. This is currently the highest resolution offered on any netbook seen to date. This isn't offered on Dell.ca, I guess us Canadians will...
March 31, 2009 1:29 AM
Posted by: Nathan Simon
LifeEST,
Netbook,
SiliconSystems,
SiSMART,
SSD,
Western DigitalSiliconSystems will become a business unit of Western Digital manufacturing drives along side the caviar line. Western DIgital bought SiliconSystems for 65 million dollars. An insert below describes why the company was a good buy for Western Digital.
"SiliconSystems has developed LifeEST and...
March 31, 2009 1:08 AM
Posted by: Nathan Simon
engadget,
microsoft,
Netbook,
oem branding,
Windows 7,
Windows 7 Starter EditionSeems that Microsoft wants to gear "Windows 7 Starter Edition" for the netbook.
Here is an inserpt from a
March 5, 2009 4:43 AM
Posted by: Nathan Simon
ASUS,
eee 1000HE,
eee 1008HA,
N270,
N280,
NetbookAsus just launched this cool new Netbook.
Some specs are as follows *
- A 92%-scaled keyboard
- 1" Thick
- 2.4 lbs
- multi-touch touchpad,
- Instant key (for quick access to Wi-Fi and the touchpad lock)
- Digital Array Mic
- 1.3...
March 3, 2009 3:08 AM
Posted by: Nathan Simon
Boston-Power,
going green,
Going Green East Top 50,
GP Batteries,
green,
HP,
laptop,
laptop batteries,
net-book,
Netbook,
SonataI wanted to post a follow up on Boston Power from a previous post I made, you can check that out here.
I stated that HP would be the first to utilize this new...
February 12, 2009 3:09 AM
Posted by: Nathan Simon
ACER,
ASUS,
dell,
HP,
IT professional,
N270,
N280,
Netbook,
Samsung,
SSD,
Windows XP,
Z520,
Z530I’ve been following Netbooks closely, not too close, but close enough :)
Jenny, yes our Jenny, asked me a couple notable questions. Answering that question will inform people that there are options out there to make the Netbook experience a joyful one.
"I enjoyed your coverage on...
February 10, 2009 3:49 AM
Posted by: Nathan Simon
BestBuy,
Dell Inspiron Mini 9,
GN40,
Intel,
Intel Atom N280,
Netbook,
Windows XP Home
BestBuy is selling the Dell Inspiron Mini 9 for 299 CDN... not a bad price for the below specs...
- Intel Atom Processor N270 (1.6GHz/533Mhz FSB/512K cache)
- Windows XP Home Edition
- 1GB DDR2 SDRAM
- 8GB Solid State Drive
- 8.9"...
January 7, 2009 1:49 AM
Posted by: Nathan Simon
CES 2009,
dell,
dual core,
HP,
Intel,
mini 12,
NetbookIntel wanted to keep Netbooks at 10" or less, Dell and Samsung are now each releasing 12" netbooks. What does this mean? Well its one less reason to not buy a more expensive dual core laptop(which Intel sells at higher prices and higher margins.) Intel is not happy about this, they say that...
