Archive for the 'Laptops' Category
Acer Aspire One available in Europe
According to sources, Acer’s tiny Aspire One laptop is now available in three iterations, the A110L, A150L, and A150X. The A110L sports an Atom N270 CPU, Intel’s 946GSE chipset, 512MB or 1GB of RAM, 8GB of NAND flash storage, an 8.9-inch 1024 x 600 display, 802.11b/g, and three USB ports. The ot…
ASUS’ Eee 904 gets official. Officially boring.
ASUS has apparently gotten totally, righteously official on its Eee 904, according to reports. Word on the street is that the new iteration of its overflowing line of micro-laptops will be headed to shelves very soon, though it won’t precisely pack a groundbreaking set of features. As we previou…
MSI Wind gets reviewed
Hey USers — we know where all those “delayed” Winds are. Just take a look across the pond. bit-tech managed to wrap their paws around a retail unit of MSI’s Eee PC fighter, and while early reviews sang a lovely song, that one was just a bit flatter. All in all, reviewers found the machine to be…
Eee PC getting GGG in September
Seems that just about anyone insider of Asus is authorized to discuss the Eee PC roadmap judging by the whirlwind of knowledge we always get prior to an official launch. Case in point: an unnamed “company representative” says that a 3G version of the Eee PC will be launching as early as Septembe…
Gateway’s 17-inch P-6831FX gaming laptop gets reviewed
Given that Gateway just pushed out a round of updates including the relatively ginormous P Series, we reckon it was only logical to expect a review shortly. To be frank, the P-6831FX critiqued by at HotHardware is far from being the most potent machine with a 17-inch panel, but unlike many of it…
HP rolls out Puma-based Compaq 6735b, 6535b trade laptops
HP has already busted out a bundle of Puma-based laptops and tablets, but it looks like it’s not done with AMD’s latest platform just yet, with it now rolling out a pair of new Compaq laptops aimed at commerce users. Those include the 15.4-inch Compaq 6735b and the 14.1-inch 6535b, each of whi…
MacBook Air SSD option gets slightly more affordable
While some of the benefits of SSDs may be in question these days, it looks like those still itching to take the plunge on an SSD-equipped Macbook Air can now at least save a few bucks, as the premium add-on has just received a much needed price cut. At $599 for the upgrade option on the 1.6GHz…
Video: ASUS’ rugged B51E — tougher than a hipster yuppie
Check it L.E.S hipsters, a laptop that can resist the stresses of sporting an ironic mustache and deep v-neck Tee around town. The magnesium alloy B51E features ruggedized touches like rubber (baby) bumpers along the edges and a protective film to ward off scratches on the chassis and display. I…
NVIDIA says “meaningful quantities” of laptop GPUs are faulty, stock tumbles
If you’re the type to watch the late stock tickers, you might have noticed that NVIDIA’s stock just took a pretty big hit, down 24 percent to $13.56 — that’s considering the company just informed investors that “significant quantities” of previous-generation graphics chips have been failing at …
ASUS Eee PC 900 gets livened up with touchscreen
whether you’re tired of waiting for ASUS to offer a touchscreen option for the Eee PC 900 (or you’re the proud owner of an existing unit), jkkmobile is happy to show you their shortcut to touchy-feely nirvana. As we’ve seen on all those other Eees, installing the touch panel into the 900 doe…
