[24 Mar 2009 | | ]
The Netbook Revolution

A couple of years ago, Intel decided to partner with others to create a small, low cost laptop that could be distributed in developing countries. That was the date of creating the Intel Classmate, one of the first netbooks. A new model now exists, but it has some serious competition from several major manufacturers.
The Competitors
Acer makes the Aspire One, which became kind of one of the best and brightest of the new breed. Sporting the Intel Atom 1.6GHz CPU and 1GB of RAM, it can rival a low-end laptop if …

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[24 Mar 2009 | 4 Comments | ]
Dell Inspiron Mini 9

Do you believe that you’ll have to give up tons of functionality to gain the portability of a netbook? Think again. Just check out the Dell Inspiron Mini 9 and become a believer. It got plenty of power and capacity in a very tiny package.

At a featherweight 2 1/4 lbs you won’t get tired carrying this minibook around, no matter where you go. Not to forget that with dimensions like 9″ wide x 6.8″ deep x 1.3″ high, you can just tuck it in a pouch in your case and …

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[26 Mar 2009 | One Comment | ]

Apple’s products are always a little different from its competitors. Therefore it is not surprising that the Mac Mini from Apple is not a usual netbook. It doesn’t fit exactly into the minibook category but still offers many features that a sub-notebook buyer would look for and also more.
What the Mac Mini can offer

Three important benefits of the Mac Mini are that it is compact, lightweight and therefore highly portable. It easily fits into every carrying case at 6.5″ x 6.5″ by 2″ and because of its under 3 lbs …

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[24 Mar 2009 | One Comment | ]

The HP 2133 Mini-Note is one of HP’s older netbook offerings compared to the 1010NR or the 1035NR which are newer models. However, older doesn’t automatically equal worse. The 2133 Mini-Note definitely provides an exception to this rule.
A slight drawback

There is however one major drawback, which is the 2133’s slower Via C7-M CPU. Its clock speed is still 1.6GHz, which means that you will not notice much of a difference. However, to tell the truth, the Intel Atom is definitely a better processor in practice.
Anyway, with 2GB RAM included, you …

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[20 Apr 2009 | 2 Comments | ]

Well, yet another in line! The Fujitsu Lifebook M1010 is the ultra portable netbook from the house of Fujitsu. The only thing in (my opinion) this netbook that helps it to give a boost is the extended warranty. The ergonomics are not really interesting enough to give the boost it has really achieved. However, Fujitsu has complete confidence on the robustness of netbook.
Into the details

To be honest, the standalone goodie is the two year warranty of Fujitsu Lifebook M1010 netbook. This is no doubt a welcome feature of a netbook …

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[16 Dec 2009 | 5 Comments | ]

After using the Compaq mini 110 netbook I thought of preparing a guide for those who are willing to get the new mini netbook. I found that the Compaq mini 110 is the European equivalent to the HP mini 110 netbook which have been released in the US.
To start with I must say the Compaq mini 110 netbook is smaller than any other traditional laptop. It is small and quite easy to carry. The netbook is quite less expensive as well. While using it I found that the focus remains …