So as we all know netbooks don't come with a built in optical drive, this is generally not a big problem in the days of USB keys and WiFi, but from time to time a DVD drive can be a very useful accessory. So if you fancy recycling an old desktop drive you might have [...]
Let’s face it. Sound typically sucks on netbooks and thin-and-light notebooks. These tiny systems with tiny speakers just can’t pump out the sound that we’ve come to expect on larger systems. So what do you do if you want to pump out some serious sound from your netbook? Attach an external speaker system of [...]
I enjoy sharing community experiences whereever possible and am always looking to find out what other people are up to with their netbooks. Whilst passing some time on Twitter I got in touch with Steve Ince after I noticed he had worked on one of my favourite games, Beneath a Steel Sky. I [...]
TriGem USA has announced what it considers the market’s thinnest, lightest 10.1 inch netbook yet – the Averatec N1200 Series netbook. With a starting weight of a mere 2.2 pounds, the N1200 measures less than one inch thick (wih the standard battery) and can achieve up to six hours of battery life with the [...]
Any excuse to post up highlight some community content, one or forum members Imthatguy (really... that guy?!) has posted up his [link]first impression of the N150.And I'm happy to report that the news fed back to us is definitely positive! "I can't imagine doing better than this for a daily workhorse"The Samsung N150 [...]
NVIDIA officially launches their second-generation Ion platform today with the unveiling of the “Ion 2”. As most of you already know by now, the Ion 2 delivers a new discrete graphics chip which is 40 percent smaller than the original Ion chip as well as switchable graphics functionality via NVIDIA’s Optimus technology. On the discrete graphics [...]
As a regular train commuter my NC10 comes in very handy on a day to day basis. I can use that hour each day far more productively than ever before. And thanks to a mobile broadband connection I can even stay online too!However, although many commuters seem happy to read and edit [...]
Our find the cheapest netbook page (UK only - for now) now features Samsung netbooks from Amazon. I note that Amazon is actually the cheapest place to buy most models. It also shows up that the Samsung N130 is going for just £200 at the time of writing. Is that the cheapest [...]
HP announces several new enterprise/small-business class notebooks today including the new HP EliteBook 2540p. The system is the lightest EliteBook notebook yet with a weight of 3.3 pounds. Specs include: Choose between standard-voltage Intel Core processors or low-voltage processors 12.1 inch LED display Optional 2 megapixel webcam with business card reader software and HP fingerprint [...]
Intel pumps up the speed of the Atom Pinetrail platform with today’s introduction of the Atom N470 processor. Clocked at 1.83GHz, the Atom N470 becomes the highest clocked Atom processor for netbooks yet. The N470 comes with 512k of L2 cache, DDR2-667 support, and of course, integrated graphics built directly into the CPU. Intel expects [...]