Remember how we told you the Sony Vaio W was no longer available from PC World? Well it may be because Sony are releasing an updated model. Like we previously told you, the VAIO W11S1E is still available on Amazon for £330-£332 but now, a new model, the W12S1E is also showing up at Amazon.

The W12S1E features pretty much the same specs as the previous model with a couple of changes. The new model will run Windows 7 Starter instead of Windows XP but, the main change and probably the reason for the new model number, is the hard drive size. The W12S1E will feature a 250GB HDD instead of 160GB. The extra hard drive space and newer operating system will cost you an extra £70 though. The netbook is available to pre-order for £399 in white, tan and pink. Release date is November 10th.

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The Samsung N130 is already available in the US from both Best Buy and Amazon. Amazon are currently selling the netbook with Windows XP for $362.43 in blue. The Samsung N130 with Windows 7 has now shown up for pre-order but the specifications still refer to Windows XP as the operating system and there’s no image for this model. The page lists the netbook as being available to pre-order for $350.99 making it cheaper than it’s XP counterpart. Another difference among the two listings, is the Windows 7 model is available in pink and not blue. It doesn’t state the release date but, bets are on for October 22nd.

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Dell have released their first CULV system in Europe combining netbook design with laptop specs. The Dell Inspiron 11Z is available in the UK for £349. This includes the 11.6 inch display, Intel ULV processor, 160GB HDD and 2GB of RAM. The standard color is black but, like all Dell machines users can customize the netbook. The 11Z supports up to 500GB hard drive and 4GB of RAM. The color of the machine can also be customized for an extra £35. The added color options are red, blue, pink, purple, green or white.

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Following hot on the footsteps of Sony, HP are also releasing their own pink netbook to raise money for Breast Cancer Awareness month. Like Sony, the netbook is available in pink with a matching carry case and USB mouse. With the HP netbook though, you can purchase the accessories on their own, or the netbook on it’s own. Adding the accessories to the netbook is $10 more, which is a pretty good price for a case and mouse. The netbook has been dubbed the HP Mini Pink Chic, which features a 10.1 inch display, 1GB of RAM, 3 cell battery, 160GB hard drive and comes installed with Windows XP. The bundle is available now from Best Buy for $379.99 and is available to purchase until the end of October. HP will donate $1 from every sale.

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In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month, Sony are releasing their netbook, the Sony Vaio W in a two tone pink to raise money for the cause. The netbook will come with a matching carry case and mouse. The netbook will be available to purchase until the end of this month. Sony are also releasing their eReader in pink for the cause. The company will donate $110,000 of profits into the cause. The Vaio W is already available in pink but, if you haven’t picked one up yet, now is the time to pick one up, as not only will you get a brand new shiny netbook but, you’ll also be supporting the cause.

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Dell has just announced the availability of more powerful options open for users who are buying their Inspiron Mini 11z netbook. If you would recall, this netbook replaced the Inspiron Mini 12 and comes with not so powerful features because Dell want to ship it out as fast as they can whenever orders arrive.

Now that the excitement over the Inspiron 11z has died down, Dell is now offering more powerful options for the said netbook. These include either a dual-core CULV Pentium SU4100 processor, up to 4GB RAM and a 320GB HDD. A 6-cell battery option to replace the 3-cell battery is also available for your liking.

Prices will of course vary and if you will ask us, it could go higher than $479. There is a ready configuration for the Inspiron 11Z with 250GB HDD and Vista Home Premium is availabel but it carries pretty much the standard specs.

Color options are also available which now include Alpine White, Ice blue, Jade Green, New Cherry Red, Passion Purple and Promise Pink.

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If you’re looking for a way to re-use your spare RAM or Hard Drives that are otherwise rendered not useful anymore, well you might want to consider getting this Amazepc Cyberbook N10 netbook.

Currently available at online shop TGO, the AmazePC Cyberbook N10 seems to be your usual netbook with 10-inch display, Intel Atom N270, Wi-Fi, USB ports, card reader, VGA out, Ethernet, and 3-cell battery. What’s lacking from the specs? Well, yeah the HDD, RAM and OS.

All three should be bought by you based on your specifications. So that makes this netbook some sort of a DIY netbook then. The good thing is you can choose to get the 2GB RAM right away and you are not tied to the standard 1GB RAM which you will most likely upgrade later on. You can also choose to load it with any OS that you want.

Available for around 299 Euro, the AmazePC Cyberbook N10 netbook will have red, blue, white, orange, red and pink designs.

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Asus and Disney teamed up this year to create a netbook aimed at kids, dubbed the “NetPal”. Officially the netbook is known as the Asus MK90H and features an 8.9 inch display, 160GB HDD along with the other usual netbook specs.

The Disney netbook was released in the US last month for $350 and now it’s making it’s way to the UK. When it launches in the UK it will be available in both the colors we were promised, in Disney Princess Pink, or Disney Magic Blue. The netbook will launch in October for £299 from retailers including DisneyStore.com and Comet.

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At first glance, the CZC C9 by Zichuang Technology appears to be the thinnest netbook. On closer inspection of the specifications though, while it may feature a 8.9 inch display, the C9 is a SmartBook instead of a netbook, so not quite the world’s thinnest netbook. It does however give the Mac Air a run for it’s money size wise. It measures 0.5cm and weighs in at 0.75kg.

Under the hood it features an ARM processor, customized Linux operating system, 1GB of RAM and 8GB of SSD storage. It also includes 2 USB ports, 1 VGA port and web camera.

The battery on the C9 is said to last for 6-9 hours. No information on when the smartbook is to be released but, it’ll be on sale for around $220 in China in three colours, black, white or pink.

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Sony’s first official netbook, the Vaio W had previously been spotted for pre-order Stateside on both Amazon and Best Buy. However at the time, neither site had a definite release date for the netbook. As of now, the netbook is available from both retailers. Best Buy have the netbook in white, pink and brown for $499.99. All models are available online but not for store pick up. Amazon on the other hand only have the pink model available to order but as of writing they only have two available.

In the UK it’s pretty much the same. PC World has the Vaio W netbook in all three colors but, likewise, the netbook is only available to order online and not collection from store. The price ranges from £374.97 for the white, to £381.26 for the brown and pink. Amazon UK appear to have all colors in stock for around the same price.

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