The latest laptop news from around the web for July 3rd:
- ASUS U20A laptop – taking Intel’s CULV platform to the premium space – HEXUS.net – Next page: The U-series laid bare Purchasing a notebook computer requires a bit more thought than just setting a budget these days. Arriving in a multitude of weights and sizes, there’s something for everyone. Small, light, and cheap notebooks have …
- Simple upgrades for your laptop – Computerworld Australia – The low price of storage means it’s feasible for most laptop owners to expand the capacity of their machines. But if you’re going to the bother of installing a new hard drive, why not go one better and opt for a solid-state disk (SSD) instead? SSDs …
- Microsoft pulls vomit IE8 ad after public backlash – Brand Republic – The ad, starring former ‘Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman’ actor Dean Cain, features a couple eating breakfast while the husband is browsing on his laptop. He leaves the table and hands the laptop to his wife, who inadvertently finds a …
- Archos 9PCtablet runs Windows 7 – CNET Asia – The line between portable media devices and traditional Netbooks just got a little more blurred, thanks to the announcement of the Archos 9PCtablet. According to the company, this is a 9-inch touchscreen Atom-powered PC, in a form factor much closer …
- The death of the netbook – TG Daily - Analyst Opinion – I’m traveling this week and noted that the guy traveling next to me, who owns his own company, is using an Acer netbook. It is his primary travel computer. He purchased a 12-cell aftermarket battery for it and gets 10 to 12 hours …
- A Netbook Worth Buying: Samsung’s N120 – IT World – I don’t buy first-generation hardware, as a rule. Why pay money to be a beta tester? So I waited while Asus, along with other computer makers such as Acer, Dell, HP, and Lenovo, pushed out their first-generation netbooks. As second- and third …
- NEC to Launch New LaVie Light LUI Netbook – Softpedia – NEC looks set to further expand its line of ultraportable LaVie Light netbooks with the introduction of yet another Intel Atom-based model featuring a 10-inch display. The new system, dubbed LaVie Light LUI, has recently been tipped off on by the …
- Dell Adding GPS, Maps to a Netbook (PC Magazine via Yahoo! News) – Dell will begin adding GPS to its Dell Mini 10 netbook next week, hoping that users will want GPS functions in netbooks as well as mobile phones.
- Windows 7 Versus XP: Which Belongs On Your Netbook? (Tom’s Hardware) – Windows Vista was never really an option for netbook users, but the release candidate of Windows 7 piqued our interest. Can Microsoft finally retire Windows XP in the netbook space? Even now with RC1 available, the answer seems tied to driver development.
- Netbook Vendors Overhype, So Consumers Underbuy (PC World) – Analysis: Before you shell out for a smaller, cheaper — and less powerful — netbook, decide if you actually need a notebook instead.
- Geek.com’s history of the netbook (Geek.com) – This article is about the history of the term “netbook” as seen through the lens of Geek.com. We all know about the Asus Eee PC, but that product line only has to do with the reintroduction of the term. This article covers the history of the “netBook” and, as best we can, some of the [...]
