Google announced a new project that’s a natural extension of Google Chrome — the Google Chrome Operating System. Google Chrome OS is an open source, lightweight operating system that will initially be targeted at netbooks. Later this year we will open-source its code, and netbooks running Google Chrome OS will be available for consumers in the [...]
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The ASUS Eee PC 1008HA is available for order, and all pre-orders are eligible for a $20 instant rebate. Asus Eee PC 1008HA-PU1X Netbook Be the toast of your office with the Asus Eee PC 1008HA-PU1X Netbook, a built-for-business Netbook that is sure to impress both your colleagues and clients alike. The Asus Eee PC 1008HA-PU1X Netbook [...]
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The ASUS Eee PC 1008HA made an appearance at a press conference today. Nice! Measuring 1″ thin, 10″ display, and offering a 92%-scale keyboard, the 1008HA is one drool-worthy netbook. Other features include a multi-touch touchpad, 1.3megapixel camera, Digital Array Mic, 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth, 3.75G, WiMAX, and SRS Premium Sound.
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Wow, the ASUS Eee PC 901 just got a fantastic price drop in the form of a $100 rebate. This brings the price down to $267.99 for the Pearl White model, and $279.99 for the Fine Ebony model. The ASUS Eee PC 901 features 8.9-Inch LCD screen, 1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270 Processor, 1 GB RAM, [...]
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The Samsung NC10-11PBK is available for order now. I bet you’re wondering what’s special about this “special edition”. Well, for one thing, it has a higher capacity 5900mAh 6-cell battery which provides about 9.4 hours of runtime. Also, the touchpad is slightly more “special” (ie. larger). The rest of the specs include: [...]
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The sweet little Dell Inspiron Mini 9n is now available for only $249. For this price you get the following features: Ubuntu Linux version 8.04.1 Obsidian Black 1Yr Ltd Warranty and Mail-In Service 512MB DDR2 at 533MHz 4GB Solid State Drive No Camera Option Intel® Atom Processor® N270 (1.6GHz/533Mhz FSB/512K cache) Glossy 8.9 inch LED display (1024X600) Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950 Wireless 802.11g [...]
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The new Acer Aspire One with the larger 10.1-inch screen and the 6-cell battery is now available for order. The price shouldn’t set you back any more than the smaller model did. In fact, with the better specs, this new model is an even better deal at $350. This Aspire One comes with a 1.6GHz [...]
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Netbooks are cool, but 2-3 hours of runtime is not so cool. ASUS hears you and for that reason has created the Eee PC 1000HE which is capable of up to 9.5 hours of runtime on a single charge. The 1000HE is a 10-Inch Netbook featuring a 1.66 GHz Intel Atom N280 Processor, 1 GB [...]
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Looking for an inexpensive netbook? I just ran across this clearance item at Walmart.com — Everex 7″ CloudBook CE1200V Ultra-Portable Laptop. It’s equipped with a 1.2GHz VIA C7-M Processor ULV, 512MB RAM, 30GB HDD, a 7-inch 800×480 LCD display, Ethernet, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, gOS v2, and OpenOffice.org 2.3 office suite. The price? $249 Buy Walmart
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If you dislike any flavor of Windows on your hardware, then the HP Mini Mi might just be the netbook you’ve been waiting for. The Mini Mi comes with an Intel Atom Processor N270 (1.60GHz), 512MB RAM (up to 2GB), 8GB SSD (up to 60GB HDD), 8.9-inch widescreen LCD (up to 10.1-inch LCD), a built-in [...]
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