This week, the country is Brazil- the Brazillian version of the Wind will be known as the Mirax Freedom, and will debut in August with the exact same specs and internals as the Wind itself. It will sell for 999 BRL, which roughly converts to USD $629 at today’s exchange rates.
Read the full story (Portuguese)
Read the full story (translated version)
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This post was written by admin on July 17, 2008
Two detailed articles by Kevin O’Brien of NotebookReview.com on the MSI Wind, complete with benchmarks for those of you who like to look at the raw numbers.
The first article is a general review of the Wind, which he termed as “one of the best subnotebooks [he has] seen come out of the mini notebook storm that has hit us the past few months”, but dinged for poor battery life. The article includes benchmark numbers compared to other netbooks as well to a couple of mainline laptop models.
The second article is more interesting- he discusses how with a few tweaks, he not only got Windows Vista working on the Wind, but with better performance numbers than with Windows XP.
Read the full story (Vista runs faster?)
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This post was written by admin on July 16, 2008
A more detailed article has surfaced regarding the deal between the Fresno Unified School District and HP for 7000 Mini-Note computers. Main points:
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This post was written by admin on July 16, 2008
According to an article in Techworld, Acer is in talks with carriers in the UK and Taiwan to provide its Acer Aspire One netbook with 3G data plan service. The carriers mentioned are Vodafone, Orange, and T-Mobile in the UK, and Chunghwa Telecom and Taiwan Mobile in .tw.
As widely mentioned before, the Aspire One comes with an empty internal space that can be used by WiMax or 3G cards. In the UK and Taiwan, 3G networks are in place, and Acer could easily add a card that supports HSPDA or HSUPA technology. The Aspire One’s relatively low price could then be subsidized by the carriers in exchange for a data plan/contract.
The article also mentions that other netbook manufactorers such as Asus and ECS are in similar talks, claiming that ECS has already inked a wireless deal in Europe to distribute its G10IL netbook.
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This post was written by admin on July 15, 2008
Fujitsu/Siemens is joining the netbook market with an as-yet unnamed model for the German market, pictured on the left next to a full-sized Fujitsu laptop:
No specs yet, but according to a Fujitsu/Siemens executive, the price will be €400 (approximately USD $640).
Read the full story (translated)
Read the full story (original German version)
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This post was written by admin on July 15, 2008
So, awhile ago, Dan Nysted of IDG News Service got a hands on with the MSI Wind, and in that article he promised more looks at different netbooks. True enough, he’s now got a brief review of the Aspire One, Linux version. Major points:
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This post was written by admin on July 14, 2008
At last week’s National Educational Computing Conference in San Antonio, HP announced that the Fresno Unified School District would be getting 7000 Mini-Note computers. HP will also provide online courses to help educators learn how to incorporate tech into the classroom.
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This post was written by admin on July 14, 2008
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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This post was written by admin on July 11, 2008
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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This post was written by admin on July 11, 2008
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:
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This post was written by admin on July 2, 2008