With the Holiday season just around the corner, expect PC manufacturers to rush on their new netbooks in time for the start of the holiday shopping season.

Acer for one is already preparing its Christmas netbook offering, and Acer certainly got loads of them in store for all of us. Blogeee listed these Acer netbooks as follow:

Aspire One D250-0Bk_XP316 – This netbook will sport a 10.1-glossy screen, Intel Atom N270 CPU, 0.3MP webcam, SDHC card reader, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, 3 USB ports, 3-cell battery and Windows XP dual booting with Android. This Aspire One netbook will go for around 259 €.

Next is the Aspire One D250_0DK_W7616 with almost the same spec as the previous Aspire One but this time with Windows 7 and 6-cell battery. Price goes up to 299 €.

Another Acer netbook to watch out for is the Aspire One 531h-ODK_W725 with almost same spec as the D250_0DK_W7616 but this time with a bump up storage of 250GB and 2 SDHC card reader plus Bluetooth 2.0. Price is bumped up to 329 €.

Last, we have the Aspire On 751h-52BK_XP616. This netbook has an Intel Atom Z520 CPU, 6-cell battery with 7 hours battery life and Windows XP Home. It will sell for 349€.

So which one of these Acer netbooks are you keen on getting?

via Blogeee.net

It looks like Lenovo is up to something good come January 5th 2010. The rumored Thinkpad X200e netbook was sort of confirmed but it will be called the Thinkpad X100e first. Since this will be the entry level for this new series of Thinkpad netbook, the X200e might actually come true later on.

Exactly how this Thinkpad will look like and what will its specs be still remain unknown. But there are a lot of speculations and rumors. Obviously or should I say the Thinkpad should use Windows 7. Otherwise, what’s the point of coming out with a new netbook if it won’t run Windows 7, right?

If it runs Windows 7, therefore the this netbook will have larger screen, but not beyond 12-inch most definitely. Likewise, its RAM should be more than 1GB as well as more than 160GB HDD.

As for the processor, the Thinkpad X100e will most likely get an Intel CULV or AMD Athlon Neo.

via Thinkpad Today

Not so long ago, we told you about the new Eee PC 1201N, a 12.1 inch Eee PC which will be equipped with NVIDIA ION graphics. We’ve even gathered the complete specs of this unannounced Eee PC. But since then we’ve not heard anything about it anymore, until now. Electricpig is reporting that the Eee PC 1201N is about to hit UK stores in December.

So what makes this Eee PC extra special? Of course the NVIDIA ION graphics render it capable of trotting out HD video. The Eee PC 1201N is also listed now at the Asus support site, another indication that it is indeed coming to us soon.

And the official specs of the Eee PC 1201N are now as follow – NVIDIA Ion chipset, HDMI, Windows 7, 320GB HDD, 3GB of RAM and Intel Atom N330 processor.

Price? It will go for around 510 EURO.

How does an HP Mini 311 with NVIDIA ION graphics and loads of exciting features sound to you? This netbook is well worth around $1,500 so I don’t think nobody in this planet would not want to have it.

So, what are you waiting for head over to this site and learn how you get the chance to bring home one of these 12 (yes NVIDIA is giving away 12 units) HP Mini 311’s loaded with the following specs and extras:

• Windows 7 Home Premium
• 320GB hard drive
• 3GB memory
• Wireless-G Card with Bluetooth

loaded with the following apps:

• Total Media Theater 3
  with SimHD plug-in by Arcsoft
• MediaShow 5 by Cyberlink
• Badaboom by Elemental Technologies
• vReveal by MotionDSP
• The Sims 3 by Electronic Arts
• Portal by Valve
• Left 4 Dead by Valve

and the following extras:

• HP external Blu-Ray drive
• HDMI cable to connect your netbook to the
  big screen in your living room
• A case to hold all the goods
• 3 hot new Blu-Ray titles for you to watch at home
• And top it off with $50 credit from Roxio CinemaNow
  so you can watch Hollywood’s latest hits on the go

So may the luckiest geek wins!

via UberGizmo

The integrated graphics which most netbooks come out with are pretty unimpressive, especially considering that their full-size counterparts (read: laptops) that are getting released these days tend to have some sort of dedicated graphics of their own. But in some instances, Intel’s GMA graphics chipset is able to hold its own when it comes to games and HD video, and this was proven in a recent demonstration at a Mobile Dev Camp event in Germany.

Pictured above is Quake III running at an average of about 35 FPS on an external monitor while connected to an MSI Wind U115–running Linux! Moblin Linux, that is. Intel’s Atom Z530 processor and GMA 500 graphics work in tandem for this one, and it’s pretty good work indeed. The same netbook was also demoed with other mobile devices playing HD video rather competently. To see the netbook in fragging action, continue reading for a video after the break.
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With the released of Windows 7, Asustek Chairman Jerry Shen is optimistic that netbook and notebook shipment of his company would increase from 12 million units in 2009 to more than 16 million units in 2010. Shen also predicts that global notebook shipments, including netbooks will increase to 180-190 million units in 2010 from 140 million units in 2009.

With these predictions, Jerry Shen is still confident that his company’s target to become a global top-three vendor by 2011 is still achievable.

A few days after Windows 7 was released Shen is reporting that Asustek has shifted 30% of its Eee PC netbooks to Windows 7 OS. And he is expecting this to increase by 80% in the first quarter of 2010. He also said that most of these Eee PC’s will be running on Intel Pine Trail-M Platform.

Shen also mentioned something about Asustek’s touchscreen products saying that Asus will be limiting their units into 9 to 11 inch netbook models or the 20-inch and above all-in-one PCs.

via Digitimes

Recently we told you about the online manual for the new Lenovo IdeaPad U150 that showed up at the Lenovo website. Well, it is finally out, at least in Japan. Our friends at Netbooked.net were lucky enough to be getting their Lenovo IdeaPad U150 and they now know the price of this Lenovo machine – around $792.

And like we told before, the Lenovo IdeaPad U150 is going to have an Intel CULV processor and 11.6-inch display. Finally, they are done with the Atom CPU.

As a review, here are the specs of the Lenovo IdeaPad U150. Some more photos follow after.

• Intel CULV Processor (Core 2 Duo SU2300, 1.2GHz)
• 11.6” 1366 x 768 display (glossy)
• GS45 Express + GMA 4500MHD Graphics
• 2GB (DDR3) RAM (8GB max)
• 250GB HDD (with APS – active shock protection)
• 1.3MP Webcam
• Card Reader, 2x USB, 1x USB/eSATA port, HDMI, VGA, LAN, LAN switch
• 802.11n Wi-Fi, Gigabit LAN, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR
• Multi-touch touchpad
• Dolby Sound Room
• Windows 7 Home Premium (32-bit)
• 7 Hour Battery (6-cell)
• Available colors: Black
• Weight: 1.5kg / 3.3 lbs
• Thickness: 13.5 – 34.3mm / 0.5 – 1.35 inches

Via Netbooked

Acer’s seems to be prepping up the new Aspire 1420p Tablet netbook for release to the U.S. While it was being displayed on a press event in China, the Acer folks in the U.S. have went ahead and published and official product page for the said machine on the Acer website.

So, were looking at an Aspire tablet PC with the following specs:

• 11.6-inch LED backlit multitouch screen with WXGA resolution
• Intel Celeron CPU with integrated grpahics
• up to 8GB of RAM
• 320 GB hDD
• Wi-Fi 801.11 b/g/Draft N
• Bluetooth
• multi-card reader
• webcam
• optional 3G

Aside from the multitouch screen, what makes the Aspire 1420p stand out is its special convertible design which let you use it as a photo frame, portable cinema or a presentation tool. The tablet PC can also be folded up like a notepad for taking notes, reading ebooks or navigating maps. In addition, it also has a built-in accelerometer and a FineTip full-size keyboard.

via Engadget

Verizon Wireless has added two HP Mini netbooks to its stable of netbook bundle offerings – the HP Mini 311-1037NR and the HP Mini 110-1046NR. These two netbooks shall come with Verizon’s Mobile Broadband network built-in and give Verizon Wireless customers the ability to access their email accounts or browse the web through Verizon’s Wireless Global Access service plan.

Obviously the reason why Verizon added these netbooks is to join the Windows 7 netbook craze that is just starting to heat up right now. Although only the HP Mini 311 has the Windows 7 installed, the HP Mini 110 could still be a good choice.

Anyway, here are the published specs of the HP Mini 311:

• Genuine Windows(®) 7 Home Premium
• 11.6″-diagonal HD LED BrightView widescreen display (1366 x 768)
• 16:9 aspect ratio for full-screen HD content playback
• Altec Lansing speakers
• NVIDIA ION for Windows 7
• Intel Atom(TM) Processor N270 1.60 GHz
• 2 GB RAM
• 160 GB
• CDMA/1X/EV-DO Revision A: 800/1900 MHz; UMTS/HSPA: 850/1900/2100 MHz; GSM/GPRS/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
• Wi-Fi: 802.11 b/g/n
• HP Webcam with integrated digital microphone
• Integrated 5-in-1 digital media reader for SD, MultiMedia cards, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, or xD Picture cards
• 3 USB 2.0; 1 HDMI; 1 RJ-45 (LAN); 1 VGA (15-pin)
• 6-cell lithium-ion battery (usage up to 6.25 hours with Windows 7)

Pricing starts at $249.99 after $100 mail-in rebate and comes with a two-year customer agreement on Mobile Broadband plan.

Here you go folks, if you’ve been wondering what netbooks and nettops are going to support Windows 7, Asus has officially released its Windows 7 product line up. Actually practically all Eee PCs netbooks as well as the Eee Box will have Windows 7 together with upcoming models announced previously.

So here goes, Asus Windows 7 product line up. Which one are you going to get to have a taste of Windows 7?

• Eee PC 1005HA
• Eee PC 1005HR
• Eee PC 1008HA
• Eee PC T91MT
• Eee PC 1101HA
• Eee PC 1201HA
• Eee PC 1201N
• Eee Box EB1501
• Eee Box EB1502
• Eee Top ET2002
• Eee Top ET2002T
• Eee Top ET2203
• Eee top ET2203T

via Liliputing