The latest laptop news from around the web for June 25th:
- Gateway adds the 15.6-inch NV series to its laptop lineup (Engadget) - Gateway seems to be on a roll with new product announcements lately. Tonight the company’s unveiled a new NV series of laptops with one-touch backup and powersaving features. Let’s get down to business: the 15.6-inch laptop’s got an LED-backlit display with 1366 x 768 widescreen resolution, up to 4GB DDR2 RAM and 320GB HDD, DVD optical drive, 802.11a/b/g/Draft-N, multi-card reader, VGA and HDMI …
- Why can’t I use my laptop when the plane is taking off? (Crikey) – A Crikey reader asks: why can’t I use my laptop or mobile phone when the plane is taking off or landing? Ben Sandilands has the answers.
- Netbook wars continue in the midst of “consumer confusion” (Ars Technica) - As netbook sales continue to escalate out of sight, models and manufacturers proliferate, and new platforms battle for supremacy in the marketplace and in the minds of consumers and OEMs, analysts continue to debate the suitability of netbook hardware to consumer needs. NPD’s most recent report on netbooks purports to show, using direct user surveys, that consumers are highly confused about …
- Gateway Intros its First 11.6″ Netbook (NotebookReview.com) – Gateway today introduced its new LT1300 netbook featuring an 11.6-inch display with LED backlighting and a high 1366×768 resolution.
- Consumers Don’t Know a Netbook from a Notebook (Linux) – Sixty percent of the people who bought a netbook thought it was just a cute little notebook, which is why 42% of them were disappointed with the widget’s performance according research done by the NPD Group. The researcher found only 58% of the people who bought a netbook instead of a notebook were very satisfied with their purchase, compared to 70% of the folks who planned on buying a netbook …
- Study: Netbook Buyers Clueless About Netbooks (Tom’s Hardware) – Netbook or notebook? Some people don’t know.
- HP Launches Premium-looking Mini 5101 Netbook (Tom’s Hardware) – HP today announced the HP Mini 5101, which might actually be the nicest looking netbook we’ve ever seen, even if it is a bit pricey.
