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[Video] Unboxing the Asus Eee PC 1001P
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9 Mar 2010
If you can do without the 802.11N wireless, and Windows 7, the Asus Eee PC 1001P may be the right netbook for you. Launched as the little brother to the recently launched Eee PC 1005PE, the 1001P shares the same 1.66GHz Intel Atom N450 processors, 1GB of RAM, and“Seashell” style case design. Brad, over at Liliputing took a quick look at this new Asus netbook today, and seems genearally impressed with it. He notes that it has a matte (non-glossy) display, as well case lid and palm rest. (no fingerprints!)
The best feature, however, may be the price. Amazon UK currently has it listed for a bargain price of just £229.00 with free shipping.
Check out the unboxing video after the break.
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Dell Inspiron Mini 10 (Broadcom)
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9 Mar 2010Dell Inspiron Mini 10 (Broadcom)This version of Dell’s netbook offers improved video playback and an HD screen with relatively few compromises.2010 03 09 Distinctive design with several color options Comfortable keyboard HD video playback Relatively loud speakers 8 hours of
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I wanted to take a moment to let you know about a new web site I’ve just launched, called mobiputing. As you can probably guess from the name, mobiputing is and will continue to be a sister site to Liliputing. But while Liliputing is focused on netbooks and mobile computing hardware and software generally, my aim with mobiputing is to cover the world of smartphone apps.
Right now there’s a pretty heavy focus on iPhone and Android applications on the site, because that’s where most of the development has been recently (and because I happen to have a Google Nexus One Android phone and an iPod Touch to test out new apps). But I’m hoping to touch on most of the major platforms, and I’ve already started lining up writers to help out with app reviews and recommendations for other platforms including WebOS.
While the netbook market was just getting started when I launched Liliputing, smartphones have clearly been around for a little while. But it’s an exciting time in the smartphone space, with Android phones like the Nexus One giving the iPhone some serious competition in terms of specs and available applications. And Microsoft is set to launch the most significant revision to its mobile operating system in a decade later this year.
Of course, I’ll also continue covering software development that’s relevant to the mobile computing space at Liliputing. So you can still expect to see the occasional post about Ubuntu, MeeGo, Jolicloud, Android, and Chrome OS. But if you’re at all interested in news about smartphone apps and operating systems, I hope you’ll check out mobiputing.
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Asus has pretty much stopped offering its netbooks and nettops with Linux preloaded. Instead, most of the company’s products come with Windows XP or Windows 7. But retailer Newegg is selling a first generation Asus Eee Box EB2020 nettop with Red Flag Linux, a Chinese Linux distribution that’s designed to look an awful lot like Windows XP.
The Eee Box with Red Flag Linux comes with 1GB of RAM, a 160Gb hard drive, 802.11b/g/n WiFi, Ethernet, a mouse and keyboard, and a 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 processor.
Newegg is selling the nettop for $219.99
via Engadget
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It looks like Lenovo may be planning to add a WiMAX option to the IdeaPad U150 inch thin and light notebook. Wireless Goodness spotted an FCC filing for the U150 with an internal wielress card that would support WiMAX mobile broadband as well as 802.11b/g/n WiFi.
The Lenovo IdeaPad U150 features an 11.6 inch, 1366 x 768 pixel display and an Intel CULV processor. It runs Windows 7 Home Premium, and falls into the category of budget thin and light notebooks that are larger and more powerful than netbooks but a little less capable than full sized laptops. I reviewed the U150 last month, but the model I tested didn’t support WiMAX.
No word on pricing or a release date for the WiMAX version.
Post from: Liliputing
In: Uncategorized
9 Mar 2010
With WiMAX service slowly getting a headstart in the U.S., it is not surprising that netbook manufacturers will try to get into the scene as fast as their rivals can. With the mobility features of netbooks, it is expected that their mobile web browsing capability should also as fast as they can boot.
But this could only be improved if mobile network capability is faster than what 3G network can offer. That’s where WiMAX comes in. It is touted as faster than 3G.
To cut a long story short, some netbook manufacturers are already cutting into the WiMAX arena. One of them is Lenovo which seems to be preparing a netbook sporting an Intel WiMAX card. Wireless Goodness spotted an FCC filing by Lenovo for its U150 netbook with Intel WiMAC/WiFi Link 5150 card. This enables the WiFi 802.11 b/g/n together with WiMAX.
No other information about this is available as of this moment. But if you don stick around with us, we promise to give you more updates about this.
Via Asus Eee PC blog.
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This was promised by HP during the CES 2010 event earlier this year, so it’s not really surprising to know that you can now have the HP Mini 5102 with the option to upgrade its Intel Atom N450 CPU to the recently released Intel Atom N470 1.83GHz CPU. The good news is that the upgrade will only cost you $25.
Unfortunately, this deal is applicable only for the regular-priced HP Mini 5102 which is tagged at around $518 price point. So if you add the $25, you’ll end up buying an HP Mini 5102 netbook with such powerful processor for $543.
Compare that to buying the HP Mini 5102 via HP’s “Smart Buy” option wherein you only need to pay around $399 with specs such as 1.66GHz Intel Atom N450 CPU, 10.1-inch display, Windows 7 Starter Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 4-cell batter and 160GB of HDD.
But then, the HP Mini 5102 with Intel Atom N470 processor also boasts of Broadcomm HD card, 1366×768 matte multitouch display and SSD.
You may check out the deal here.
Via Netbooked
Via Asus Eee PC blog.
GigaOm’s Infographics on the Rise of Netbooks
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9 Mar 2010Ever wondered how netbooks rise to fame and achieved its current status right now? Don’t worry, I’m not suggesting that you digged into the vast resources of information published by blogs, websites, news portals and others covering netbooks. All you need to do is take a glance at this great infographics prepared by GigaOm about The Rise of Netbooks.
It’s a great netbook infographics that tells you how netbooks rose to fame and even where it could possibly lead to in the days ahead.
I’ll let the picture speak a thousand words, here’s the infographics”
Via Asus Eee PC blog.
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Eee Box with Linux Up for Grabs at Newegg
In: Uncategorized
9 Mar 2010
If you’re planning to get a nettop but don’t want to spend that much, you’re best bet would be to check out Newegg right now. The online store is currently offering the highly affordable or should a say cheap? – Eee Box EBX202. Price tag? A mere $189.99.
In case you’re wondering how come this Eee Box is so cheap, well that’s because it is running the Chinese Linux Distros – Red Flag Linux. But don’t let that spec disheartened you into getting this Eee Box. Because for that price you’d still get a nettop with Intel Atom N270 CPU, GB of RAM, 160GB HDD and Intel integrated graphics. Still a fair deal, right?
What are you waiting for, go check out Newegg now.
Via Engadget
Via Asus Eee PC blog.
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It seems like everybody and their kid brother has a new nettop with next-generation NVIDIA ION graphics to show these days. So how do you set your super-slim and tiny desktop PC apart from the crowd? Simple. You slap a unicorn logo on the side. At least that’s what Sparkle is doing with its nettops.
The company is currently showing off a mini-desktop called the Calibre Cuti with a dual core Atom 330 CPU and first generation NVIDIA ION graphics. But Sparkle plans to introduce a new version of the nettop with next-generation ION in time for the Computex trade show in June.
The computers support up to 4GB of RAM and can handle hard drives up to 500GB. They have 802.11b/g/n WiFi built in, HDMI and DVI video outputs, 7.1 channel audio, 6 USB ports, and optional Bluetooth.
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- [Video] Unboxing the Asus Eee PC 1001P
- Dell Inspiron Mini 10 (Broadcom)
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- Asus Eee Box EB202 with Linux selling for $190 at Newegg
- Lenovo IdeaPad U150 may be getting the WiMAX treatment
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- GigaOm’s Infographics on the Rise of Netbooks
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