Tag Archives: DVD Drive

ViewSonic ViewBook Pro chirps its way to stores

From the popular monitor company comes a nice thin and light called ViewBook Pro. ViewSonic has the full specs up on their webpage but we thought to help you out by posting them here. ViewSonic ViewBook Pro 13.3″ LED backlit 1280 x 800 display 1.3GHz Intel Core 2 Duo ULV SU7300 with GS45 + ICH9M-SFF [...]

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Giada completes the nettop media center experience, packs in TV tuner and DVD drive

I have my own Intel Atom based media center but it’s incomplete as it is since it doesn’t play over-the-air TV and it can’t play DVDs. Giada’s Cube N7DT is a promising upgrade that can bring both of those features in one single package. Giada Cube N7DT 1.66GHz Intel Atom D510 NVIDIA next-gen ION up [...]

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Frontier maxes out its UX netbooks

If you want your netbook dressed to the nines, Frontier has just what you are looking for. The Japanese company announced an upgrade to its UX series. You can get a version that has WiMAX, GPS and up to a 128GB SSD. Frontier UX 10.1″ 1024 x 600 glossy display 1.66 Atom N450 2GB RAM [...]

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Spotted: Gateway EC14D in Italy

One thing I like about netbooks is that is doesn’t have a DVD drive, something I don’t actually use that often in my main computer as well. It lets manufacturers create a sleeker design for this portable device and also makes it so much lighter to carry around. Gateway, a subsidiary brand of Acer, went [...]

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Netbook Stand with DVD Multi-Drive Up for Grabs in Japan

Those who have been waiting for Asus’ Eee PC with a built-in multidrive would be glad to know that there is an alternative to this that would not entail buying a stand-alone DVD box.  The solution can be found in the streets of Japan, created by a Tokyo-based company Century. The product? A netbook stand [...]

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