While we’re on the topic of convertible netbooks, it should be noted that Gigabyte is readying a new series featuring the latest Atom Pinetrail platform called the Gigabyte T1000 series. Specs of the series include: Intel Atom N450 clocked at 1.66GHz or Atom N470 clocked at 1.86GHz Windows 7 OS Intel NM10 chipset 10.1 inch 1366 x 768 [...]

The Wall Street Journal has published a review of the new Lenovo S10-3t netbook here on their website. With a starting price of $549, the S10-3t is certainly a pricey netbook – except it’s no ordinary netbook. The system is actually a convertible netbook which means you can rotate the screen and fold it [...]

Corsair announced on Friday two new solid state drive product lines – the Reactor Series and the Nova Series. The Reactor Series is available in 60GB and 120GB capacities and features the new JMicron JMF612 controller which incorporates 128MB of DDR2 cache memory for fast performance. The 60GB drive has read speeds up [...]

We’re doing a bit of catch-up news here so I apologize if this is old news for you. A few weeks back, Acer became the first vendor to announce a netbook featuring the upcoming next-generation NVIDIA ION platform (known to most as the ION 2). Known as the Aspire One 532G, the new 10.1 [...]

ASUS is reportedly planning to launch three new Eee PC netbooks at CeBIT next week – the Eee PC 1015P, 1016P and 1018P. Details on the new systems are scarce at this time but here’s what Blogeee.net uncovered thus far. ASUS Eee PC 1015P: Similar to the current 1005P Chiclet keyboard Aluminum chassis Wider touchpad 14 [...]

Welcome to our latest installment of “Netbook Deals of the Day”. Let’s get down to it shall we? ==== Dell.com Dell’s running a 3 day sale across various systems on their website. On the netbook front, the company has sale prices for various Mini 10 netbook configurations. At the low end of the spectrum, you can pick [...]

BTW, has anyone noticed that Lenovo has begun selling their new ThinkPad X100e thin-and-light notebook systems? Announced back at the beginning of January, the X100e features: 1.6 GHz AMD Athlon Neo single-core MV-40 processor ATO Radeon HD 3200 graphics Sub-3 pound weight 11.6 inch HD display ISO full-sized spill-resistant keyboard TrackPoint and multi-touch enabled touchpad Low-light sensitivity webcam 3 USB ports (1 [...]

Lenovo introduced the new ThinkPad X201 notebook today, calling the system the “industry’s fastest ultraportable laptop”. What makes the X201 different from other thin-and-light systems is the use of normal voltage Intel Core processors vs the ubiquitous ultra-low-voltage processors commonly found on competing systems. While exact specs are still scarce at this time, we [...]

WiMAX connectivity is now available as a configuration option for the Dell Inspiron Mini 10. Available as a $60 dollar upgrade to the Mini 10, the WiMAX support comes in the form of a internal combo mini-card supporting both WiMAX and Wi-Fi connectivity. If you’re not sure about WiMAX coverage in your area, head [...]

ABI Research is out with some interesting predictions for the new smartbook category. According to Jeff Orr, senior analyst with the group, an estimated 163 million smartbook units will ship worldwide in 2015 – a significant uptick for a category that just recently launched. So what’s ABI Research’s notion of a smartbook? Here are their [...]