Tag Archives: notebook

Win a HP Mini 110 netbook

In conjunction with Notebooks.com and 24 other websites, HP are running a back to school promotion dubbed “Better Together”. Readers of the blogs will have the chance to win a HP Mini 110. The actual prize is a bundle, which consists of the netbook, the Pavillion DV6 notebook and a Timbuk2 bag. There are 25 [...]

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Netbooks vs CULV

Going back to the basics of a netbook, small, portable, affordable and capable of word processing and web browsing, those are the features consumers first looked for and loved about netbooks. As technology has grown, so have the specs of netbooks and the wants of consumers. High end netbooks, while they feature larger screens, typically [...]

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Sony VAIO P upgraded again

We recently reported that Sony had added a new Vaio P model to their site, which listed the netbook like laptop with a 1.6GHz processor and 128GB SSD for $1500. Well today we can report that the mini laptop is available to pre-order with higher specs and a higher price. Sony have recently released their [...]

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HP dv2 notebook gets reviewed, seems more netbook than notebook

While the HP dv2 isn’t officially considered a netbook, its list of specs speaks for itself. It’s got a 12-inch screen (similar to the Samsung NC20), AMD’s Athlon Neo mobile processor (which is just a tad bit better than Intel’s Atom chip), lacks an ExpressCard slot and optical drive plus it only costs $699. Then [...]

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Survey: 11% Would use a netbook as their primary device

ABI Research has conducted a survey in the US of over 1000 adult consumers. The survey focuses around how people view netbooks and MIDs. From the survey, a huge 79% said that they viewed netbooks as an accompaniment to laptops or desktops. While only 11% said they would use a netbook as their primary device. [...]

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