Eee PC

Remember the Acer D255 which we mentioned last month. Back then we knew that this new Acer netbook will be sporting the new Intel Atom N550 Processor. Either what Acer launched in Taipei just now is another model or it’s the same netbook but Acer decided to tweak its specs a bit, we don’t know [...]

While we’ve heard it before, it seems that Microsoft are set on it this time – Windows XP will no longer be pre-installed on netbooks. Previously the OS was to stop being pre-installed on computers and laptops but, with the arrival of netbooks, the OS lasted longer than Microsoft had planned, largely due to the [...]

If you’re looking to upgrade your drive next year, better be prepared to migrate your OS as well. By early 2011, all new hard drives will feature 4k sectors which will be incompatible with the 512 byte blocks required by Windows XP. The new format promises eight times less wasted space and better error correction. [...]

In an age where bigger, faster, and just overall better netbooks are popping up all over the place, it’s not at all surprising to find a reviewer that’s not impressed with the performance and value of LG’s X130 netbook as it was tested while running Windows XP. Its 10-inch TFT LCD screen, 1GB of RAM, [...]

We recently reported that the dual booting netbook from Acer should be available to purchase from November. At the time we had no price for the netbook but, the machine is now up for pre-order on Amazon, with a retail price. The Acer Aspire One D250 is available to pre-order for a price of $349.99. [...]