Monthly Archives: March 2009

ASUS Eee PC 1008HA gets priced in the UK

The ASUS Eee PC 1008HA also known as the “Shell” was launched recently at CeBIT ‘09 and impressed many with its super-thin design and features.
Netbook Choice now has pricing details for the “Shell” in the UK with a price point of £359, which equates to US$511 and €382.
The 10.2-inch 1008HA includes an Eee Docking application [...]

Intel Atom Z550 2.0GHz looks to be on the way

Netbooks could be about to get a whole lot faster again with SlashGear reporting that Intel is planning to launch a new addition to the Intel Atom Z5xx processor series.
The Intel Atom Z550 would run at 2.0GHz, making it easily the fastest Atom CPU to date, and would also offer the same 2.4W TDP power, [...]

Targus announces a new Netbook Accessory Kit

Targus, well known already for its netbook-friendly accessories such as portable mouses, cases, and USB hubs, have now gone the full distance by releasing a Netbook Accessory Kit with a bunch of useful accessories.
The Targus Slipskin Peel Mini-Netbook Case case is sized for 10.2-inch mini-laptops (or smaller), while you also get a Targus Ultra Mini [...]

Onkyo Japan to follow up on Sotec C102 with C103

It isn’t even two months yet since we wrote about Onkyo Japan ousting the Sotec C101 and replacing it with the C102, which offered minor upgrades on its predecessor.
Zoom forward to the present day and they are at it again with news that another slightly altered model, the Sotec C103 (I bet you guessed it), [...]

ViewSonic to release netbooks in China

Industry sources in Taiwan are reporting that ViewSonic is planning to extend its marketing in China from LCDs to netbooks and notebooks (including a gigantic 22-inch one), according to the DigiTimes.
Little else is known about ViewSonic’s foray into the netbook world as yet but SlashGear has a small tidbit, saying that Viewsonic has already shown [...]

Dell launches the Adamo 13 — Adamo 9 netbook to follow?

After much hype and speculation Dell today officially launched its Dell Adamo 13, a luxury ultraportable with a 13.4-inch screen. What’s that, it isn’t a netbook? Given the growing trend in screen sizes among netbooks, you might be forgiven into thinking otherwise but the $1,999 price does put it far out of netbook range.
However, there [...]

ASUS Eee PC 1000HE highly sought after at Amazon

Well if this isn’t a good sign for the ASUS Eee PC 1000HE, I don’t know what is. The 1000HE — having just recently started to ship at Amazon.com — is already top of the Most Wished For list at Amazon. This is the black design and right next to it in popularity is the [...]

Dell Inspiron Mini 10 starting to ship

After recently becoming available via an order page at Dell’s official store website, the Dell Mini 10 is now starting to ship to those who ordered it. The original shipping date was April but according to Portable Monkey people are already starting to get their’s.
Available in six colors – Obsidian Black, Alpine White, New Cherry [...]

MSI officially launches the Wind U110 ECO

MSI has officially launched the MSI Wind U110 ECO by publishing a press release on its official site.
The release states what we pretty much already knew and stresses the impressive 9 hour battery life from a 6-cell battery as the big feature in the U110. Using a 1.6GHz Intel Atom Z530 processor and other power-saving [...]

Zoostorm releases the Freedom Netbook in the UK

It is a pretty slow day for news so I must bore you with details of another generic release from a company coming in late for a slice of the cake.
Zoostorm is a UK-based company known for its PC and laptop releases that can be found in domestic retailers like Littlewoods and Argos, or online [...]

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