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Small and Useful: The BenQ JoyBook Lite U102

Small and Useful: The BenQ JoyBook Lite U102

Small package, still pretty powerful and useful. That seems to be the theme for many laptop makers these days, and BenQ isn’t an exception to this philosophy. Witness: The JoyBook Lite U102.
BenQ has released a new netbook computer that weighs only about 1Kg, so it can literally go anywhere you need it to go. This [...]

Speedburner at the right price: The Gateway NV5807u Notebook

Speedburner at the right price: The Gateway NV5807u Notebook

Notebooks are getting more and more muscular, and the price tags are getting smaller and smaller. The latest laptop from Gateway’s latest release serves to emphasize this fact.
Gateway has released out a strong, highly affordable notebook with the NV5807u. This system offers a 15.6-inch Ultrabright LED-backlit screen with 1366 x 768 pixel resolution, a 2.10GHz [...]

Listening in Action: Sony launches new lower priced laptop with the VAIO NW

Listening in Action: Sony launches new lower priced laptop with the VAIO NW

After being known for rolling out a lot of overpriced notebooks the last few years, Sony has gotten the hint and lowered their prices to compete with the rest of crowd. Now they’re upping the ante with a blu-ray notebook for under $900? Indeed they are.
The Sony VAIO NW is its name, and this stylish [...]

Power + Small Size = Acer Aspire One 751

Power + Small Size = Acer Aspire One 751

Usually smaller netbooks are pretty underpowered, but Acer wants to change those traditional rules with their new release, the Aspire One 751, soon to be released and available for pre-order now at Amazon.
It starts with a sharp 11.6-inch display with 1366 x 768 res, a 1.33GHz Intel Atom Z520 processor (one of the higher end [...]

Jumbo Netbook: Panasonic Let's Note R8 Light Notebook

Jumbo Netbook: Panasonic Let’s Note R8 Light Notebook

Lots of netbooks are small in specs and features, but this new line from Panasonic ups the ante with netbook features, and leverages SSD while they’re at it.
The new Panasonic Note Light R8 notebook/netbook comes packed with a pretty strong 1.4-GHz Intel Core 2 Duo SU9400 CPU, 2GB of RAM (upgradable to 4GB), and a [...]

Power Personified: The Alienware M17X Gaming Laptop

Power Personified: The Alienware M17X Gaming Laptop

Power laptops occupy a special place in our hearts, and this new Alienware model sets the blazing speed bar pretty high, indeed.
PCWorld.com has leaked details of Alienware’s coming soon M17X laptop, designed mostly for gaming. This new powerhouse laptop is highlighted by a 17-inch display with razor-sharp 1920 x 1200 resolution, a Core 2 Extreme [...]

Better Late Than Never: HP releases Mini Netbooks

Better Late Than Never: HP releases Mini Netbooks

HP has just now realized what a cash cow netbooks can be these days, and they’ve finally gotten off the horse and released a few of their own, and they sound pretty solid.
HP released three new netbooks in its HP Mini line: the 1101, 110 XP, and 110 Mi.
All of these feature a 10.1-inch widescreen [...]

Netbook Joy: The MSI Wind U123

Netbook Joy: The MSI Wind U123

Netbooks have become the darlings of the laptop industry of late, and this is just another example. They’re small and easy to carry, and are perfect for on the go business needs. MSI is a company specializing in tiny, efficient netbooks, and they released their latest model in the US finally.
The MSI Wind U123 is [...]

Toshiba Rides Again: The Dynabook Satellite TXW/67JW

Toshiba Rides Again: The Dynabook Satellite TXW/67JW

Toshiba has announced and launched the Dynabook Satellite TXW/67JW on its e-Store today, their next in a long line of slick easy to use laptops in their signature lineup. It’s got plenty of muscle to do whatever needs doing, and the specs are plenty impressive.
The notebook is powered by a powerful Intel Core 2 Duo [...]

New Players: Verizon to launch their first netbook

New Players: Verizon to launch their first netbook

You might think with the downturn in PC sales that this would be a bad time to break into the industry. Apparently, Verizon doesn’t think so, and is prepared to knock out pricing on their new systems.
Verizon Wireless is set to announce and launch their very first netbook/computer model, titled the HP Mini 1151NR, which [...]