Well, it didn’t take Asus that long to make the new Eee PC 1001HA available for pre-order at the Amazon UK site. We were just telling you that this netbook’s specs have been spotted on the Asus global site.

The Eee PC 1001HA is available for $328. Due to its cheap price, you’d get a decent Eee PC with basic features. These include – 10.1-inch display (1024×600), 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 processor, 1GB of RAM, 160GB of HDD, 3-cell battery, 0.3 webcam, 3 USB ports and Windows XP (sorry folks no Windows 7 in this one).

Design wise, the Eee PC 1001HA looks like it’s sporting a textured lid design. It will be available in black and white color.

Now here’s the clincher and could determine whether you would want to get this netbook now – it will ship within 3 months upon order. Now that’s too long to wait.

via Netbook Choice

Here we have several new netbooks that if you don’t examine closely will make you believe are actually original netbooks. But, actually they are not are just mere copies of various available netbooks from major manufacturers.

The netbooks were made by Chinese company Malata, which is actually pretty legit as it even has an official website.

Anyway, here are the Malata netbooks and their specs and features:

Malata PC-98905 – a dead-ringer for Sony Vaio P. It features a 8.9-inch display with 1024×600 pixels resolution, Intel Atom N270 or N280 CPU, 8-32GB of SSD, 1 or 2 GB of RAM, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 2 USB ports, card reader and 1.3MP webcam. It also features an OS that is said to be fast booting that it only takes 8 seconds before you can start using the netbook.

Malata PC-91009 – an obvious copy of the Eee PC 1008HA. It is loaded with Intel Atom N450 Pineview, 10.1-inch display, 160-320GB HDD, 1-2GB of RAM, 0.3MP webcam, fingerprint reader, mini-VGA port and the same OS as the previous netbook.

Malata PC-9103 – copies the Eee PC 1005HA and also comes with a 10.1-inch display in 1024×600 pixels resolution, 6-cell battery, optional UMTS module, chicklet-style keyboard, 1.3MP webcam, and USB Port.

Malata PC-91007 is patterned after the Eee PC 1002HA and some traces of the Eee PC S101 as well. It has Intel Atom N450 cPU, 10.1-inch display 160-320GB HDD, up to 2GB of RAM and N-WLAN.

Interested? Check out Malata’s official website for more details.

via Netbook News.de

VIA Technologies has announced it latest processor – the VIA Nano 3000 Series which is said to be capable of delivering enhanced digital media performance and lower power consumption to Windows 7-powered notebooks and all-in-one desktop PCs, including netbooks.

VIA Nano 3000 processors will support flawless playback of high bit-rate 1080p HD videos without consuming too much power, hence providing longer battery life.

Available clock speeds for VIA Nano 3000 processors will be from 1.0GHz to 2.0GHz. It uses the NanoBGA2 package which makes the processor components pin-to-pin compatbile with VIA Nano 1000 series and other VIA processors. This allows easy upgrade of existing machines running on other versions of VIA processors to the upcoming VIA Nano 3000 series CPUs.

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We all know what it means when an upcoming product starts showing up on it’s mother company’s global site, right? It means that product is now being prepared for international launch. Well, that seems to be the case for the new Eee PC 1001HA which we covered recently.

The Eee PC 1001HA is now appearing on the Asus global site. This new member of the Eee PC Seashell family looks like a toned down version of the Eee PC 1005HA. It’s features and specs speak well of what this new netbook can bring when it comes out.

• 10.1-inch 1024×600 display
• 1.6GHz Intel Atom CPU
• 1GB of RAM
• 160GB HDD
• Wi-Fi 802.1 b/g/n
• 0.3MP webcam
• 3 USB ports
• Windows XP or Linux OS
• 3 cell/6 cell battery.

No words on pricing and release date yet.

Here are some more photos:

via Eee PC IT

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

So finally Apple realized that Hackintoshes or those netbooks running with Apple’s Mac OS X, are actually illegal and should be put to a halt. So in its next Leopard update, the MAC OS X will no longer run on machines loaded with Intel Atom processors.

So, if you’re running a Hackintosh netbook you might want to avoid upgrading to the latest build of the OS X to avoid rendering your netbook immobile due to this current development.

This puts the question whether Apple is gearing up for the release of the Apple Tablet which will most likely compete with netbooks or Apple doesn’t really like netbooks.

via PCWorld

Here we have another one of those China-made netbooks which will most likely not get into the international market. So, you’re only recourse would be to import this netbook from China if you deemed it’s worthy of your hard-earned bucks.

Anyway, the netbook we’re talking about is this one spotted by Shanzai, which has a touch-enabled rotating screen. It’s obviously not an original piece but a rebranded/repackaged and reengineered netbook to make it look like a convertible machine.

For specs – you get Intel Atom N270 CPU, 945GSE chipset, 1GB of RAM, 160GB of HDD and all the usual works – Bluetooth, camera, card reader and built-in 3G. What is not so understandable is why this netbook runs on Windows XP and not on Windows 7?

This netbook retails for around $370.

via Liliputing

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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Looks like a mobile carrier has finally decided to take the expensive Sony Vaio P netbook. Words on the streets say that Verizon might actually offer the Sony Vaio P under its mobile data plan. If you would recall, Verizon currently has three netbooks under its fold – the Gateway LT2016U, HP Mini 311 and Mini 110.

If this rumor is true, the Sony Vaio P will actually be the smallest netbook under Verizon’s line-up.

What is not clear from though is whether the Sony Vaio P which Verizon will offer will be running Windows 7 since the rumored hard drive will be around 160GB. But the Sony Vaio P doesn’t have that capacity though.

The Sony Vaio P will be offered by Verizon for around $300 plus a two-year service agreement minus $100 rebate.

Scheduled shipping date will be on November 5.

via Electronista

There you go, Sprint has officially announced that it is now offering the Dell Inspiron Mini 10 netbook complete with “blazing-fast” Internet access according to Sprint. The Mini 10 will be available for $199.99 via Sprint Mobile’s 3G Broadband Plan that comes with a two-year service agreement.

So what does this offer to Sprint customers who are willing to get into a two-year contract in exchange for a netbook with 3G connectivity? How about an embedded EV-DO Rev. A wireless service by Sprint which provides faster data rates and higher system capacity? This will enable customers to send and receive large amounts of data at broadband speeds which is comparable to dSL. Hence allowing customers to partake of various apps and services including VOIP, music-on-demand and video messaging.

EV-DO provides upload speeds of 350-500 kbps and download speeds of 600 kbps and 1.4 mbps. You think you can handle that?

As a quick review, the Dell Inspiron Mini 10  boasts of  the following specs:

• 10.1-inch LED 1024×600 WSVGA screen
• Intel Atom Z520 CPU
• Microsoft Windows XP Home
• 1.3 MP webcam
• 160 GB HDD
• 1 GB of RAM
• Integrated Intel 500 Media Accelerator Graphics
• 5-in-1 media reader
• Bluetooth and Wi-Fi

Here’s the link to the official PR which contains information on how you can avail of this offer.

via I4U