AMD: No Atom-beating Low-Voltage Chip For Netbooks

Bit-tech quotes comments made by AMD’s chief marketing officer Nigel Dessau this week by eWeek, that there are no chances for an Atom-beating low-voltage chip to come from AMD.
According to those sources Nigel Dessau AMD isn’t looking to compete in the low-cost ‘netbook’ market. Furthermore Dessau is quoted by eWeek as saying that the company [...]

HP 2133: Test And Review Of HP Mini-Note 2133

Itsogo.net brought a nice review of the HP 2133, HP’s netbook answer to Asus’ Eee – oops, sorry HP – i forgot you don’t like the 2133 to be compared with other MIDs, Mini-Notes and UMPCs …
But let’s be honest: Asus’ Eee PC has cleared the way for low-priced and ultra-portable notebooks. The folks from [...]

ECS: 3G-enabled G10IL Netbook Fighting MSI’s Wind In September

ECS is going to take part in the US netbook battle with their 3G-enabled G10IL Netbook. The term ‘netbook’ was initially coined by Intel for describing potential small, low-cost systems with roughly enough power to only surf the net, powered by Intel’s ATOM CPU. Formerly named UMPC (ultra mobile PC) and MID (mobile internet device) [...]

MSI Wind: First Wind UMPC Hits US

MSI confirmed finally shipping the Wind PC, MSI’s UMPC or first mini notebook aka netbook. Amazon, Buy.com, Fry’s, and Newegg are the first shops to receive the neat 10-inch MIDs. MSI starts with a basic version: The Wind comes with a three-cell battery and Windows XP Home. The longer-lived six-cell battery and versions with Linux [...]

Gigabyte Netbook M912V: 8.9” Touch Swivel Panel And Atom CPU

After rumors for a long time, especially at this years Computex show, Gigabyte has finally released this month the thin and light Netbook-M912V, listed currently at 699 U.S. dollars.
The M912V netbook has a 8.9 inches rotating touch screen with a resolution of 1280 x768 pixels, including a 1.6 GHz Atom processor, a 945 GSE chipset, [...]

Intel: Optimistic About Future Nettop Performance

Although Intel is optimistic about the sales performance of Atom-based nettops, some PC vendors doubt nettops will be as successful as netbooks.
According to Intel forecasts, between 2008-2011 netbook and nettop shipments will together see annual double digital growth. Netbooks are expected to see shipments of 47 million units over the three years, while nettops are [...]

Computex 2008: Airis ISA-Q1019 Netbook with 7″ Wide TFT

Airis ISA-Q1019 Netbook Specifications:
- Via C7-M 1.0 GHz CPU
- Via VX800U
- 7″ Wide TFT-LCD
- 1 GB DDR2-RAM
- 1,8″-HDD with 40 GB
- Webcam
- WLAN 802.11b/g
- 2x USB, Sound, VGA out, DC-in
- Modem, LAN
- 3-in-1 Card Reader
- 96 mm x 42 mm x 28.7 mm
Source: Airis ISA-Q1019 | Digg It

Computex 2008: Everex Cloudbook 7″ Netbook

Everex showcased its Cloudbook, a 7″ netbook that uses a higher performance Low Temperature Poly-Silicon (LTPS) TFT LCD. Everex could have made the entire unit much smaller, but I guess they were trying to keep the keyboard large enough for regular-sized folks. It is also unfortunate that the 7″ LCD is shifted to the left [...]

Computex 2008: Haier 81004 Netbook And Acme Portable GTS370 Triple Monitor Portable PC

Jin from displayblog.com posted two very interesting mobiles. First about Haier’s new 81004 netbook. Jin wrote, that the 81004’s keyboard size suggest a 10.2″ wide LCD with a 1024 x 600 pixel format. But Jin stresses that it is just a guess. Undisputed the CPU: Intel’s Atom powers the netbook. The Haier 81004 is codeveloped [...]

Computex 2008: Gigabyte shows 8,9″ Netbook with Touchscreen

Also Gigabyte can’t ignore the triumphant advance of the small notebooks – ‘netbooks’. So Gigabyte strikes back and shows at Computex with the M912X an impressive small handheld. However, the solution of Gigabyte differs in many aspects, cpmared to the ‘competitors’ from Asus, MSI or VIA. First, the swivelling Touchscreen. The 8,9″ screen with LED [...]