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Acer Officially Launches the Ferrari Netbook

Arnold Zafra — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:25:21 +0000

Somewhere in Japan, has officially launched its latest netbook – the Ferrari ONE. Obviously, this is an F1-inspired netbook as seen on its design and form factor. The Ferrari One netbook sports a Royal Red color with red hinges, and of course the vaulting horse badge which Ferrari is known for.

Specs wise, the Ferrari ONE live up to its car counterpart, boasting an AMD Athlon Neo X2 L310 1.20Ghz CPU, AMD M780G chipset, ATI Radeon HD 3200, 4GB of RAM, 160GB HDD, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, 11.6-inch LED-backlit display in 1366×768 resolution and a weight of 1.5kg.

Pricing is still unavailable, but we’re pretty sure it will be release to the Japanese market on November 27.

via Akihabara News

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Acer Officially Launches the Ferrari Netbook

Nokia Booklet 3G Reviewed, Didn’t Perform Well

Arnold Zafra — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:14:18 +0000

Laptopmag took the Nokia Booklet 3G for a spin and found that although the said netbook looks great from the top to the bottom, it’s performance doesn’t live up to its great design.

The Nokia Booklet 3G boast of a MacBook-like design with an aluminum-covered body. The only problem that you’d probably find with the netbook’s design is its cheap plastic keyboard. Other than this, the netbook will surely please users who are looking for a great looking netbook.

Laptopmag’s final verdict? While there might be some issues with the performance of the Nokia Booklet 3G, the bottomline is that the netbook’s design and form factor might win you over plus the fact that it is 3G-enabled and can give out 8 hours of battery life.

But then again, you must also consider that there are other netbooks available with equal if not better specs than the Nokia Booklet 3G which is currently sold at $299.

Check out Laptopmag’s full review of the Nokia Booklet 3G here.

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Nokia Booklet 3G Reviewed, Didn’t Perform Well

Asus Unveils the Eee PC 1101HA-WP, With Windows 7 Of Course

Arnold Zafra — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:45:38 +0000

Asus adds another Windows 7-powered netbook to its collection, this time it’s called the Eee PC 1101HA-WP. Obviously, it’s just a “re-engineered” version of the previously released Eee PC 1101HA with some enhancement to its specs to make Windows 7 run.

Let’s see – 2GB of RAM, 250GB of HDD, a slower Intel Atom Z520 CPU and GMA graphics – then Windows 7 for OS, and you have a brand new Eee PC.

The Eee PC 1101HA-WP’s battery life suffered a bit, down from 11 hours to 8 hours now.

As for the other features, it practically is the same netbook as the Eee PC 1101HA.

The Eee PC 1101HA-WP will be available in Japan on the 14th and will set you back for around $410. It will don either a black or white casing.

via Netbooked via PC Watch

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Asus Unveils the Eee PC 1101HA-WP, With Windows 7 Of Course

Dual core Acer Aspire 1410 reviewed, deemed better than original

David Gonzales — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:50:15 +0000

Brad of Liliputing has taken the time to test an updated version of the Acer Aspire 1410 and has concluded that the new dual core version is more deserving of your money than the original single core version. The new Acer Aspire 1410 comes with a 1.2GHz Intel Celeron SU2300 processor instead of the old 1.4GHz Intel Core 2 Solo SU3500. The result is that it’s better at some things like video and audio encoding, HD video streaming, and general computing tasks which can take up to three times longer or won’t work at all on most other netbooks. And while it also has an 11.6 inch, 1366 x 768 pixel display, 2GB of RAM, a 160GB hard drive, 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi, and a 6-cell battery, it will only set you back $399 a piece. Smell like a good deal to you? It sure does to me. Check out the link below to read the full Acer Aspire 1410 dual core version review.

Via Liliputing

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Dual core Acer Aspire 1410 reviewed, deemed better than original

Some Christmas Netbook Goodies from Acer

Arnold Zafra — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:23:47 +0000

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

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Some Christmas Netbook Goodies from Acer

New Lenovo Thinkpad X100e Netbook Due in 2010

Arnold Zafra — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:35:37 +0000

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

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New Lenovo Thinkpad X100e Netbook Due in 2010

Eee PC 1201N Arrives on UK Stores in December

Arnold Zafra — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:49:21 +0000

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.

A post from the Asus Eee PC blog.

Eee PC 1201N Arrives on UK Stores in December

Woot! NVIDIA is Giving Away 12 HP Mini 311 with Blu-ray Player

Arnold Zafra — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:43:33 +0000

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

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Woot! NVIDIA is Giving Away 12 HP Mini 311 with Blu-ray Player

Netbook with Moblin Linux, GMA500 graphics run Quake III and HD video easy

David Gonzales — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:41:14 +0000

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.

UMPC Portal via Liliputing

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Netbook with Moblin Linux, GMA500 graphics run Quake III and HD video easy

Asus Eyes 16 Million Units of Netbook/Notebook Shipment in 2010

Arnold Zafra — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:48:18 +0000

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

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Asus Eyes 16 Million Units of Netbook/Notebook Shipment in 2010