Best Buy has listed the MSI Wind on their web site- the price is $479.99 for the black Windows XP model, 3-cell battery.
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This post was written by admin on August 12, 2008
Dell Press Event: Dell E Announcement?
According to articles circulating in the blogosphere, Dell will be holding an online press conference Tuesday (Aug. 12) to announce the company’s new generation of mobility products.
In an interesting new twist, users of Twitter, a free social networking and micro-blogging service, will be able to ask questions about Dell’s new products and the company will “tweet” the answers.
When: Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2008, 9 a.m. – 10 a.m. PDT
Where: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (151 3rd St., San Francisco, CA 94103)
thegadgetsite: Dell Event tomorrow.
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This post was written by admin on August 11, 2008
Black MSI Wind Available at Amazon
Just got notified that the Black MSI Wind is now available for ordering at Amazon.com. This is the Windows XP version with the 6-cell battery, list price $579.
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This post was written by admin on August 10, 2008
A week with the HP Mini-Note
Jason Jacobs of Techware Labs posted a detailed, multi-page review of the HP 2133 Mini-Note. While there have been many reviews of the Mini-Note, and the conclusions of this particular article do not present any radical findings, this review is noteworthy in that he took the approach of a user needing to pick the model best for his needs as a frequently traveler and mobile professional, explaining the thought process he went through and the factors he took into consideration in ultimately choosing the Mini-Note.
In all, Jacobs used his Mini-Note for seven days before writing the review, putting it through quite a few rigorous power-user tasks such as upgrading the hard drive and installing about a dozen different pieces of software “to reflect a normal environment”. In the end, although he found its performance a bit wanting, he liked its appearance and design, giving it an “Editor’s Choice” award and perhaps as a more solid compliment, added that he would “keep and use [it] happily.”
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This post was written by admin on August 7, 2008
Mini-review of tablet Gigabyte M912
Laptop Magazine’s Joanna Stern has posted a mini-review of the Gigabyte M912, the only netbook model currently to feature a touch screen. Major points:
- 3 pounds- slightly heaver than most other netbook models.
- All the usual ports, plus an express card slot for mobile broadband.
- Touchpad buttons are below the touchpad and are easy to click.
- Display is bright but a bit washed out.
- It runs Vista, which took about a minute and a half to load up.
- Keyboard gets hot.
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This post was written by admin on August 6, 2008
Netbooks fare well at Taiwan trade show
The Taipei Computer Association Show, a trade show featuring computers and other electronics, drew an estimated 575000 visitors during its five day run in Taipei, doing a brisk business in LCD TVs, computers, laptops, and of course, netbooks.
Asus, which had two variants of its Eee PC and one regular laptop at the show, estimated that on Sunday, they were selling an estimated three laptops every minute. In all, Asus estimated that it grossed NT $100 million (about USD $3.2 million) over two days, although it was not made clear whether that was just from netbooks or overall sales. Either way, not bad for a weekend’s work.
Asus, was not the only vendor who did well. Acer reported selling out its stock of Aspire Ones with over 7,000 orders.
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This post was written by admin on August 6, 2008
Lenovo announces its own netbook
Lenovo, best known for its Thinkpad line of business-oriented laptops, today announced their entry into the netbook market. The newly announced model S10 will be available in three colors: white, red, and black, and will come in the following configurations:
- 512 MB RAM, 80 GB hard drive: $399
- 1 GB RAM, 160 GM hard drive: $449
Both versions will come standard with a 3-cell battery, Windows XP, and a 10″ LED screen. Also included are 4-in-1 card reader, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and an Express Card slot for mobile broadband cards. However the S10 will only have two USB ports, as compared to the three that seem to be in most netbook models.
The S10 will be available in China in September and in the States in “early October”. 9″ screen and Linux variants are also in the works.
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This post was written by admin on August 4, 2008
HP2133 Mini-Note for as low as $499
HP is having a general notebook sale until the end of this month. You can get the Mini-Note for as low as $499 for the basic model (with an approximate ship date of mid-August).
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This post was written by admin on July 29, 2008
G4 TV Video Review of the MSI Wind
LG To Enter Netbook Market?
The blogosphere is alive with the sound of LG entering the netbook market. According to various reports, LG will contract with MSI to manufacture the LG X110, which will be based on the Intel atom and have an 8.9 inch screen, 2GB memory, and an 120GB hard drive.
One wonders if this will simply be a rebranding of the fabled 8.9″ version of the MSI Wind, which MSI vaguely mentioned during this past Computex.
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This post was written by admin on July 23, 2008