The latest laptop news from around the web for April 17th:
- Dell Lattitude Laptop with wifi card (WTAJ-TV Altoona) – Dell Lattitude Laptop with 15″ screen. 128 RAM with room to expand. I will also give the WiFi card with it. No Scratches or cracks to the case.
- Mainboard for sony VGN-TX17GP – Toms Hardware – My laptop VAIO VGN-TX17GP (I bought it in November 2005) suddenly stop working. I brought it to Sony Service Centre to have it fix. Unfortunatelly, they told me that the mainboard has to be replaced, but the cost is too expensive. I couldn’t proceed …
- 10 things you should look for in a netbook (ZDNet) – Guest post: When you’re evaluating netbooks, you have to weigh the convenience of their small form factor against a variety of limitations. TechRepublic’s Erik Eckel explains several key considerations that will help you find a suitable middle ground. For more posts like this see TechRepublic’s 10 Things blog. Who saw this coming? In the day and age of quad-core CPUs, 17-inch laptop displays, …
- Notebook Price Watch – CNET Asia – If you walk around Singapore’s Sim Lim Square electronics mall these days, you’ll probably notice that almost every store has started showcasing laptop deals for under S$1,000 (US$736.25). In fact, some lesser-known brands carry notebooks that are …
- MacBook Air proves its mettle – CNET Asia – Despite its ridiculously slim profile, the Apple MacBook Air is apparently tougher than tough. According to a report by blogsite Macenstein , a survivor of the Turkish Airways crash in February this year, Sefer Baris, closed his Apple laptop and put …
- Clevo introduces 10-inch netbook, while ECS lands orders from carrier in the UK (Digi Times) - Taiwan-based second-tier notebook maker Clevo has recently introduced its first 10-inch netbook – the M810L, while Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) has landed netbook orders from a telecom carrier in the UK.
- Apple bites back at Laptop Hunter ads, ‘agrees’ with Microsoft that Macs are cool (Engadget) – Looks like Apple finally has something to say to Lauren, Giampaulo, Lisa, Jackson, and any future laptop hunters showcased in Microsoft’s new commercial series. In a statement to Macworld , spokesperson Bill Evans goes through the usual list of touted Mac features — security, stability, design — before quipping, “a PC is no bargain when it doesn’t do what you want.” Ouch. He continues by …
- Apple Responds to Microsoft’s Laptop Hunter Ads [Apple] (Gizmodo) - If you thought Microsoft’s laptop hunter ads (1, 2, 3) were catty, check out Apple’s response. “A PC is no bargain when it doesn’t do what you want,” Apple spokesman Bill Evans says. “The one thing…
- Lenovo to Release 3G Netbook (Fast Company Magazine) – A Lenovo netbook with a nine-inch screen is making its way through FCC approval as we speak, according to several blogs. And unless Lenovo is populating a seriously redundant product line, this one probably has a new trick up its sleeve: 3G wireless. Similar netbooks sans 3G, Lenovo’s S9 and S10, were approved by the FCC last summer. This new subnotebook appears to have a GSM-compatible 3G …
- Netbook sales help push HP past Dell (KATU Portland) - The netbook push helped Hewlett-Packard Co., the world’s largest PC maker, beat Dell Inc. for the top spot in the U.S., both groups report. But overall, PC shipments fell for both companies in the first quarter of 2009.
- Make your own laptop case (Guardian Unlimited) – How to make a homemade laptop case which is both practical and pretty I’m not one to carry my laptop around in a specially-designed bag: yes, it might seem like the safest way of doing it, but walking down the street with that sturdy, rectangular, black case over your shoulder is surely like putting a sign around your neck saying “look, I’ve got a laptop on me! Come, take it!” You might as well …
