Nothing But Netbooks! Acer Aspire One, Dell E, Eee PC, HP Mini-Note, MSI Wind, and Other Netbook News, Reviews, Coverage

A somewhat interesting article about which nameless company is the one actually manufacturing these netbooks. According to a Digitimes article:

Currently, Quanta Computer manufactures Acer’s Aspire one, Compal Electronics is doing Dell’s E series products, Inventec is making Hewlett-Packard’s (HP’s) Mini-Note PC, and Pegatron Technology makes Asustek’s Eee PCs.

The article also mentions that Wistron is the only major manufacturer not currently signed to make netbooks, although it claims it is actively involved in negotiations to do so.

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Okay, back from vacation.

As we enter into July, more and more retailers are starting to take orders for the MSI Wind. Aside from Fry’s, Amazon, MWave, and Buy.com, the latest online retailer is NewEgg, which has begun taking orders for $499 with an estimated ship date of 7/21.

Amazon still has not announced a shipment date, and somehow, despite not having taken orders in awhile, as of this writing the Wind is currently the #7 best seller in their Computers and PC Hardware section.

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As reports of the Wind’s availability in the UK begin to trickle in, we now see the first review of length on the Wind, this one is by Mobile Computer Magazine.. Major points:

• MSI has disabled the overclock feature: “MSI wasn’t confident that it wouldn’t affect the processor’s well-being and so sensibly removed it”.
• The underclock feature remains. Underclock mode locks the CPU at 800 MHz and sets screen brightness to 20%.
• On the previously-reported screen wobble issue: There is a little wobble when the laptop is jiggled, but not a huge issue unless you are very rough in typing technique.

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While we would have liked to have been able to say that we made this video, alas some lucky person out there now has an MSI Wind, and shares their fortune in this unboxing video:

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According to a post on Windowswatch UK, Acer has confirmed their UK pricing for the Aspire One. The price for the base Linux SSD  model is no longer £199 with VAT, but now £219. One note of interest: instead of the previously widely reported 80GB hard drive, the article is claiming that hard drive versions of the Aspire one will now feature a 120GB HD.

Linux, 8GB SSD, 512MB RAM, £219.99
Linux, 120GB HDD, 512MB RAM, £229.99
Linux, 120GB HDD, 1GB RAM, £249.99
XP Home, 120GB HDD, 512MB RAM, £279.99
XP Home, 120GB HDD, 1GB RAM, £299.99

There is no update on which of the models, if any, will have the six-cell battery. A previous report on the French site blogeee.net had mentioned that the top Linux and XP models would have the six-cell battery.

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