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After knowing about Sony’s plan of entering the netbook market, we know have LG reportedly prepping up its own netbook. Whereas Sony’s netbook doesn’t have a name yet, LG’s own low-cost machine will be called the X110. In fact it was also known that MSI may actually be manufacturing the said netbook.

As with other netbooks available in the market today, the LG X110 will have Intel’s Atom processor. Among its specs are - 8.9-inch LCD display, 2GB RAM, 120GB hard drive, Windows XP OS. It was also reported that MSI may be manufacturing the said LG netbook.

The LG X100 is expected to have an SRP of around $790 for the model with 3G and $625 for the one without.

Via [Register Hardware] Via [Ubergizmo]

Digitimes is citing a report by China’s Economic Daily News saying that Sony is planning to manufacture its own low-cost netbook. According to the report, Foxconn Electronics might provide some components of Sony’s netbook and will not be producing the entire product.

Sony’s rumored netbook has been spotted as early as during the WiMax expo earlier this year where an 8.9-inch notebook by Quanta touting VIA’s OpenBook reference platform were accidentally leaked. The notebook listed Sony as the manufacturer.

With the growing popularity of low-cost notebooks today, it is not surprising that Sony would come out with its own netbook. After all, Sony Vaios are one of the most expensive notebook PCs we have in the market. If Sony would indeed come out with its own netbook bearing the VAIO product line, we’re pretty sure it will be a pretty big hit. And it will be a welcome addition to the current crop of netbooks produced by major PC manufacturers including Asus, HP, Acer and MSI.

Things are really getting pretty exciting in the netbook market. After this year is through and the trend in the netbook market continues to surge, we could definitely say that 2008 is the year of the low-cost netbook.

Via [Electronista]

Intel maybe a little late in shipping its Classmate netbook to the UK now that our UK friends have the Eee PC 901 into their shore, but still the Classmate netbook which is released by Actronix in the UK may just be worth a look.

Released under a new branding, which is JumpPC, this small and relatively cheap netbook features:

• 900MHz Intel Celeron Mobile processor
• 512MB RAM
• 2GB Flash storage (or a 30GB HDD)
• 7-inch 800×480 LCD display
• 2 USB ports
• 10/100MB/s Ethernet
• 802.11 b/g WIFI
• webcam
• Windows XP Home Edition.

The JumpPC has a price tag of around $474 and is available for pre-orders at JumpPC product site.

Source: Register Hardware

Do you still remember the Elonex One netbook? According to the manufacturer, the sales of their netbook was so successful that they decided to come up with a 2nd iteration, which shall don the name Elonex One T.

The Elonex One T would have the following features which are almost similar to its predecessor’s features: 7in, 800 x 480 display; 1GB of solid-state storage; SD card slot; 802.11b/g Wi-Fi; VGA output; and three USB 2.0 ports. But whereas the Elonex One netbook was a bit on the heavy side due to its heavy top cover, the Elonex One T will be a lot ligther this time. It will weigh for just around 625g.

In addition the Elonex One T would come with a 2GB storage model. Information about its CPU is not yet announced. But we do know that it will have an SRP of around $253.

It looks like the release of another Eee PC competitor and a major one at that slipped into the wires of our ultraportable-netbook-loving-friends. The Acer Aspire one which, for its cheap price and yet comparable specs with the competition, could very well give both the Eee PC and MSI Wind a good competition is reportedly being sold already by some US online resellers.

AspireOne.net spotted one from eWiz.com selling for $383.14. This Aspire One carries the model number AA110-1295, featuring an Intel Atom Processor N270 (1.6GHz, 512KB L2 Cache, FSB 533MHz), 512MB DDR2-533 Memory, 8.9″ WSVGA (1024×600) TFT LCD, w/ Acer Crystalbrite Technology, 8GB NAND Flash Module, 3-cell 2200mAh Battery and Linux OS.

Engadget also cited a listing for both the Acer Aspire A150-1006 ($422.99) and A110-1295 ($399.99). Although the site says that you need to call first to know it stocks are available.

As promised MSI has started shipping its Eee PC 901 rival, the MSI Wind. Stocks of the MSI Wind started showing up on various US online stores including Amazon, Newegg, Buy.com (sold out) and Frys. Amazon is listing the price of the MSI Wind at $499.99 and available only in Black color design.

But wait, before you order your MSI Wind, you ought to know that the current units being sold don’t come with the 6-cell battery but the 3-cell battery instead. We already told you before that the MSI Wind was having problems with regards to the supply of the 6-cell battery prompting them to delay the release of the MSI Wind. MSI promise to ship a separate 6-cell battery package in September though. Interestingly, MSI Wind had it listed with a 6-cell battery pack. Unfortunately it is already sold out as well.

In addition, the currently available MSI Wind models come with the Windows XP version only. The Linux-powered model will also ship sometime in September.

Via [Electronista]

Wow! We didn’t see this coming. Just when we thought that the Acer Aspire One would come only in one variant, a model that bears the name Aspire One 150X came out a couple of days ago, and now we have 2 more additional variants which are starting to show off in various online stores world wide.

First in Taiwan, PCHome listed three Aspire One models, the Aspire One A110L, A150L and the A150X which we already told you about. The same Aspire One models were also listed in German site Geizhals.at while  T-Online Germany has the A110L listed already.

Here’s a brief breakdown of the specs of the Aspire One A110L :

Acer Aspire One A110L:

• Atom N270 processor
• 945GSE chipset
• 512MB to 1GB RAM
• 8.9-inch LED backlit LCD (1024×600)
• 8GB NAND Flash module
• multi-format memory card reader
• WiFi 802.11 b/g
• 10/100Mbit Ethernet
• built-in modem
• 3 USB ports
• 2,200mAH 3-cell batter/4,400mAH 4-cell battery
• Linpus Linux Lite OS

The Acer Aspire one A150L and A150X sport almost the same specs except for the 120GB HD. The A150L will have Linux for its OS while the A150X will have the Windows XP.

Via [Fudzilla]

Remember Everex, the maker of an Eee PC competitor netbook called Cloudbook? Well, Infoworld is reporting that the company is currently prepping up a 10.2-inch netbook, and 2 8.9-inch netbooks. Obviously these three new netbook models are being geared to compete with the Asus Eee PC 1000 and the two new 900 series (or was it five already? - 900, 901 and the possibly 903, 904 and 905).

Anyway the new 10.2-inch Everex Netbook will come with the following features:

• 3G wireless connectivity
• WiMax option
• HSDPA and HSUPA
• WiFi (802.11 b/g)
• Windows XP or Linux OS
• 1.6GHz Intel Atom processor
• 2GB DRAM
• 1.3-megapixel web cam
• 4 or 6 cell battery
• 2 USB ports
• express card slot
• 4-in-1 card reader

This yet to be named 10.2-inch netbook will be available sometime in September.

Meanwhile, the two 8.9-inch netbook, the CE2A1 and CW0A1 will be available in Taiwan and Japan by the end of August and in September in the United States.

The CE2A1 will have a 1.2 GHz Via C7-M microprocessor, 1GB of DRAM and an HDD with 60GB capacity. It will retail for around $461. While the CW0A1 will have a 1.6 GHz Intel Atom microprocessor and will SRP for around$471.

We all know that Acer is set to release its Aspire One, its entry to the low-cost ultraportable market. We also know that the Aspire One would have an 8.9-inch LCD display and an 8GB solid state or 80GB hard drive. But what don’t know is that the Aspire One actually has a big brother, called Acer Aspire One 150X. Now what is the difference between the Aspire One and the Aspire One 150X? The latter’s name is a dead give-away, meaning it will come with a 150GB HD.

The Acer Aspire one 150X was spotted on the product page at Notebooksbillinger.de. The Aspire One 150X will also come with an Intel Atom N270 processor that runs at 1.6GHx and 1GB of RAM. And since it is an ULPC, it will have the Windows XP for its OS.

The Acer Aspire One 150X will SRP at around $630, although there is no official word yet as to whether it will be release in the US.
Via [Laptoping]

It looks like our friends in Bangkok, Thailand will have an early feel of the Acer Aspire One this coming July. This is in time for a big TECH Event happening in the said city. Sources also said that Acer is set to release an initial 20,000 units of the Aspire One right after it announce its availability in Bangkok.

After the initial release in Bangkok, other Asian countries are soon to follow. And if you’re wondering how much the Aspire One would cost, Blogeee quoted a reliable source saying that it will have an SRP of around $450.

Not a bad price and competitive enough with the Eee PC 901, eh?

Via Blogeee