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Broadcom HD card in the Second PCIE slot on an NC10

A recent bump of an older forum post made me realise that I hadn’t blogged this netbook mod tip from forum member ankan. Adding a Broadcom HD decoder card to the Samsung NC10 is not a new experience, we first highlighted this late last year. However the first attempts at this were at the expense of the NC10′s existing WiFi card.  Not ideal for many modders as they quite like to use the Internet from time to time!  Later, another forum member discovered how to add a second slot, but ...

PC Mag reviews ASUS Eee PC 1005PR

PC Magazine reviews the ASUS Eee PC 1005PR Seashell netbook here on their website. Although at first glance, the 1005PR looks like any other ASUS Eee PC 10.1 inch netbook, the system actually features a higher-resolution display (1366 x 768) and the Broadcom Crystal HD decoder (BCM 70015) to help decode 720p/1080p video clips. The Broadcom Crystal HD solution provides much needed help to the Atom processor for decoding HD video content – although this does assume your video decoder applicatio...

ASUS announces Eee PC Seashell 1005PR with Broadcom Crystal HD video tech

ASUS announces their latest addition to their popular Eee PC Seashell series of netbooks today, the new Eee PC Seashell 1005PR. Featuring Broadcom’s Crystal HD technology and a 10.1 inch 1366 x 768 resolution display, the 1005PR seems like a great netbook alternative for viewing high definition video content. Specs for the Eee PC Seashell 1005PR include: Intel Atom N450 processor 250GB hard drive 10.1 inch LED backlit screen with 1366 x 768 resolution Broadcom Crystal HD Accelerator (BCM7001...

ASUS officially launches EeeKeyboard PC

It’s finally official people. After over a year of waiting (and I really do mean over a year here), ASUS has finally officially unveiled the EeeKeyboard PC. With nettop/netbook guts on the inside, the EeeKeyboard PC takes all-in-one computing to a whole new level by packaging everything into the keyboard form factor (although it’s certainly not the first vendor to do so of course). The EeeKeyboard PC features an Atom processor on the inside, a 5 inch multi-touch display on the right hand side ...

Samsung NC20 HD Decoder Mod

La Shred has kindly shared some details of a recent mod that he's made to his NC20 over in our forum. We've featured a few discussions on installing HD decoder cards into Samsung Netbooks on this site in the past (NC10, N220, N120), but this time we are highlighting a mod made to the NC20 - the infamous 12" inch VIA powered netbook from Samsung.Hardware HD Video DecodingLa Shred removed his wireless card and replaced it with the Broadcom BCM970012 card. But not wanting to forego wireless conne...

Samsung N220 with Broadcom HD Decoder

A couple of people have mentioned noticing some Broadcom software in the N220's Windows start menu. For those that don't know, Broadcom make hardware for decoding high definition video - something that netbooks generally struggle with at the moment.Well, according to the NetbookReviews.net website, the UK version of the N220 does have this hardware built in. Check out the article here.So I would love to hear from any UK N220 owners who have experimented with video playback and can let us know...

Dell announces Latitude 13 thin-and-light for businesses

Dell announces a new “beauty” for the corporate world with yesterday’s introduction of the new thin-and-light Latitude 13 notebook. Taking design cues from the popular Vostro 13, the Latitude 13 is supposedly the “world’s thinnest 13 inch commercial client laptop” and comes with many of the same internal guts as those found on the Vostro 13. Additional corporate features on the Latitude 13 include: Support for Broadcom TruManage technology and Dell ImageDirect service which lets IT create, u...

HP announces Mini 5102 netbook with touch-screen option, and Mini 210/Mini 2102 netbooks

HP formally announced their new Pine Trail netbooks today known as the HP Mini 5102, HP Mini 210, and HP Mini 2102. The new HP Mini 5102 is available in two versions – a standard version and a touch-screen enabled version (we previously reported the touch-screen version to be with the Mini 210 which is incorrect). HP Mini 5102: Features of the 5102 include: Lightweight anodized aluminum display enclosure with a choice of black, red, or blue brushed finishes Optional handle 95 percent full-si...