The latest laptop news from around the web for April 16th:
- PC market propped up by netbooks – MacWorld UK – While concerns about the recession continue to weigh on commercial spending, “PC demand has nevertheless remained somewhat resilient compared to the last downturn,” IDC said. Falling prices, fuelled in part by increased netbook sales, helped minimise …
- Sony Vaio AW11Z/B review – PC Advisor – The Sony Vaio AW11Z/B’s design is simple – black with a silver trim in this case, with only the usual PC-laptop flair of logos spoiling it a little. Even the Sony Vaio AW11Z/B’s hinge has been turned into an aesthetic element, being a barrel that …
- CNET Asia Review – CNET Asia – The good: First laptop to use new AMD Athlon Neo CPU; best-looking budget 12-inch laptop we’ve seen; 4GB of RAM. The bad: Netbook-style performance at mainstream-laptop prices; no internal optical drive; unimpressive battery life. The bottom line: HP …
- HP Elitebook 8730w review – PC Advisor – The HP Elitebook 8730w Windows Vista Ultimate laptop is the nearest there is to a true rival to the Apple MacBook Pro . It’s not as slim and light – although it’s much closer to the size and weight of Apple ‘s laptop than any other, and is easily …
- Dell Partners with China Mobile, Offers 3G-Equipped Mini 10 – Softpedia - As the netbook market is getting ever more competitive, PC vendors are trying to find more ways to make their products available to the general public. This is the case of Round Rock, Texas-based Dell, which has just announced a partnership with …
- LG’s X110 netbook hits the FCC, insightful user manual in tow (Engadget) – LG’s X110 netbook has been floating about Europe since last year , but it is apparently still headed this way , and it’s now once step closer to availability now that it’s passed through the FCC. Not surprisingly, the netbook itself appears to remain unchanged, with it still packing the usual 10-inch display, an unspecified Intel Atom processor, up to 1GB of RAM, a 2.5-inch SATA hard drive, …
- AT&T 3G Compatible Lenovo Netbook Appears in FCC Filing [Lenovo] (Gizmodo) – Guess what recently showed up in the FCC database: A 9-inch Lenovo netbook with a built-in 3G card. Because of its AT&T compatibility, it looks like this netbook will be joining the iPhone at the…
- Laptops for the Frugal Gamer – PC Magazine – It’s safe to say that the days of $4,000 to $5,000 gaming laptops are behind us. Laptops are already commodities, and demands for graphics horsepower aren’t what they used to be, especially when many of the latest 3D games can be played on $1,500 …
- Lenovo netbook with built-in 3G hits the FCC — destined for AT&T? (Engadget) – The Lenovo S9 and S10 have already been approved by the FCC , so the appearance of this mysterious nine-inch Lenovo netbook in Uncle Sam’s all-knowing database is certainly thought-provoking — especially since it’s got a built-in AT&T-compatible 3G card in it. That suggests to us that Ma Bell’s about to start offering a subsidized S9 alongside its current stable of laptops, but we haven’t seen …
- Etisalat steps up efforts to cash in on netbook frenzy (ITP.net) – Partners with LG and HP to offer free mobile broadband trials with special netbook bundles
- A-View Netbook With Detachable Tablet Screen For $150 [Netbook] (Gizmodo) – Details are scarce, but it appears that Taiwan-based Aware Electronics is planning to release a netbook with a detachable screen (similar to the Touch Book) for only $150. As far as specs are…
- Aware launches A-View netbook with detachable screen, for $150? (Engadget) – Details are a bit light on this one, but Taiwan’s Aware Electronics looks to have taken advantage of the now-happening Global Sources trade show to introduce a new netbook with a fairly significant surprise up its sleeve: a detachable screen. Other than that, about the only thing known about the netbook is that it’ll come equipped with just 512MB of RAM, an 8GB SSD, and your choice of Windows or …
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