Oct 26, 2009

Apple gave up a fresh $999 low-priced white polycarbonate MacBook last Tuesday, and our origins now tell us that this low-priced choice is as low as the company is willing to go. While a variety of low-priced netbook-like options were tested, the company just was not satisfied with the performance; and as a result they’ve elected not to play in that...

Oct 26, 2009

Lenovo unveils the IdeaCentre Q100 and Q110 nettop personal computers. These nettops personal computers are powered by Intel’s Atom CPU and the Q110 packs a NVIDIA Ion graphics chipset and offers HDMI output. The IdeaCentre Q110 has 1GB of memory and 160GB hard drive as the Q110 has 2GB of random access memory and a 250GB hard drive. The old runs Windows XP...

Oct 26, 2009

If you don’t know what a refurbished item is, here’s a quick explaination: sometimes items are returned and the manufacturer or retailer re-inspects them and fixes them if need be. By the time, the item hits the shelves again it’s good as new but for legal reasons cannot be marketed as such hence the refurbished label. I say better than new because the...

Oct 25, 2009

As prices keep going down the Netbook Wars, staying competitive amongst a slew of Atom-powered mini-notebooks is a big challenge. While paying $500 for a Netbook was common just twelve months ago, nowadays, stripped-down yet still functional Netbooks are now pushing $300, headed by Dell and its bare-bones Mini 10v. Acer’s Aspire One aided define the Netbook...

Oct 25, 2009

Windows 7 Starter makes netbooks easier to use by putting less between you and what you want to do. Why is Windows 7 Starter better than Windows XP? It is designed for faster sleep and resume Windows 7 improves power management for longer battery life It lets you easily share files, photos, and music among multiple PCs at home Windows 7 enables you to stream...

Oct 24, 2009

At long last the long-awaited Windows 7 operating system has been released. People all over the world have spent the night at retail stores waiting to be the first ones to snap up their copies. If you are a netbook user, you must be curious: Is Windows 7 netbook friendly? Yes it seems to be so far. Microsoft is not blind to the success of netbooks and knows...

Oct 15, 2009

Another small revolution that has overtaken the world, is the introduction of netbooks. A large computer manufacturer, Toshiba, Sony, Asus, Acer in conjunction with computers, got together and decided to reduce the personal computer (PC), so the image smaller and portable. This meant that private use was no longer limited to just behind a desk. One could now...

Oct 14, 2009

Actually, they are not officially announced but, their specs has already been leaked. Asus Eee PC 1201N Specifications Display: 12.1 inch, 1366 x 768 pixels CPU: 1.6GHz Intel Atom N330 dual core Graphics & chipset: NVIDIA ION (GeForce 9400M) OS: Windows 7 Home Premium Memory: 3GB DDR2 Storage: 320GB HDD + 500GB web-based storage Connectivity: 802.11b/g/n...