Category: General

Gigabyte T1028 TouchNote netbook made its first appearance at CeBIT 2009. Its product page is now finally online at Gigabyte’s web site. The T1028 is convertible netbook or shall we say tablet, which comes with  10.1-inch screen with backlight display. You can choose between two processors: Intel Atom N270 processor running at 1.6GHz or the newer N280 running at 1.66GHz processor. It comes with 1GB RAM, an integrated 3.5G module, Wi-fi and optional WiMAX.

The Gigabyte also lets you choose higher resolution: 1366 x 768 (instead of netbook-ish 1024 x 600).

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There is no doubt in the fact that the netbooks have become very popular among the consumers. In fact, it is so popular that almost every notebook manufacture has a netbook under its brand. That is why we completely agree with the statement by LeBlanc who is a Microsoft in-house blogger.

The growth of Windows on netbook PCs over the last year has been phenomenal

He further pointed out that those who bought linux netbooks returned them after sometime and bought themselves a netbook running Windows XP. Well, according to me it is due to the stubborn mindset of the people. They have all developed a notion that Linux is only for geeks. They do not want to spend few days learning the new OS.

On the brighter side, he confirmed that there will be a netbook version of Windows 7, which will be highly optimized.

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Who does not like free stuff? ASUS is giving away 4 mystery EEE PCs for free. Winning is simple. Simple visit EEE PC group in Facebook and leave a valuable feedback on the four products. To know about these four products, you will have to visit their YouTube channel, Facebook profile and Myspace page. The products will continue to appear till April 10, 2009.

Please note that this contest is open for only those who are living in the US.

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OCZ has made the DIY Neutrino netbook official. This is not just another netbook. OCZ believes that the customer should be allowed to choose the memory, storage and the choice of OS that they want on their netbook. Every DIY netbook comes with:

• 10.1-inch screen
• Intel Atom processor (N270 @ 1.6GHz)
• Intel® 945GSE + ICH7M
• PCI express mini-card
• Webcam
• Multi-card reader
• 4-cell li-ion 2200mAh battery
• 1 year warranty

The user has the choice to configure their DIY netbook with upto 2GB RAM and upto 250GB HDD/SSD. I hope they make the battery also configurable as it is not much when compared to the competitors.

This is a good move by OCZ as this will allow them to get the netbooks according to the configuration they desire. The name is also apt. DIY = DO IT YOURSELF. Should not it be CIY = CONFIGURE IT YOURSELF?

[OCZ DIY Netutrino product page]

SONY VAIO P look-alikes are on fire now. The Wistron Firstbook is a Linux based netbook, which looks a lot like the VAIO P. It is a powerful machine with built-in 3G and 11.1-inch widescreen with Bluetooth and WiFi. It is running on the Snapdragon platform, which is also being used by Toshiba’s TG01, a windows mobile device. The Snapgradon consumes much less power as compared to the Atom processor, but it is also less capable than the Atom.

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Samsung has made the N110 product page online now and is also now available for preorder at compsource at $458. It is a capable netbook with 10.1 inch screen; full size keyboard and incredible 9.5 battery life(!). Rest of the specs are pretty much standard netbook specifications which include Intel Atom N270 CPU, 1GB RAM and 160GB HDD.

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We have already seen and heard a lot about the Dell Inspiron Mini 10. A couple of weeks back, it made its appearance at Dell’s website. Now, it is being launched in Japan with the new Atom Z520 processor.

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There were several rumors about the Verizon Wireless Netbook, but now it is confirmed that it would be the HP Mini 1000. This device was listed that will be released via Verizon’s data service package. There is currently no information about its price, but it looks like it would be $99/month to compete with the Aspire One netbook plan by AT&T.

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