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Black Friday deals push netbooks below $200: When Asus announced the Eee PC in mid-2007, it promised prices below $200. This coming Black Friday we finally get there. by John Morris; Tags: ASUS, Netbook, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware, John Morris; Blog posts 2009-11-25
New ultra-thin laptops ready to catch on?: Low-cost ultra-thin laptops make a lot of sense, but they've gotten off to a slow start while netbooks continue to grow. But some sleek new models could jump-start the category. by John Morris; Tags: Laptop Computer, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, John Morris; Blog posts 2009-11-17
More rumors ahead of Intel Arrandale arrival: As the end of 2009 approaches, more details about Intel's first 32nm processors are beginning to trickle out. by John Morris; Tags: Intel Corp., Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, John Morris; Blog posts 2009-11-12
AMD updates roadmap, promises "supercomputer in your lap": AMD's analyst's day is an opportunity to see how the company's processor roadmaps have changed over the past 12 months. This year AMD execs said things are ahead of schedule and provided new details on exactly what its new laptop and desktop platforms will offer. by John Morris; Tags: Supercomputer, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Desktops, Processors, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, John Morris; Blog posts 2009-11-11
Acer adds Core i7 to its desktop replacement: Another laptop has been added to the Core i7-Windows 7 roster. Acer's Aspire AS8940G is an update to the company's desktop replacement with a massive 18.4-inch display. by John Morris; Tags: Desktop Replacement, Acer Inc., Desktops, Hardware, John Morris; Blog posts 2009-11-03

Holiday Gift Guide 2009: Laptop computers: This year the laptop list was a tough assignment for several reasons. First, the emergence of a new class of ultra-thin laptops--spawned by lower-cost processors from Intel and AMD--has made things more complicated. Second, there's a fresh crop of Windows 7 laptops, and...; Tags: Processor, Hard Drive, Performance, Apple MacBook, Memory, Graphics, Laptop Computer, Netbook, Computer, Intel Corp., Compaq Computer Corp., Compaq CQ61z, Timeline 1810T, Notebooks, Microsoft Windows 7, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, John Morris; Blog posts 2009-11-01
Holiday Gift Guide 2009: Netbook computers: Netbooks are here to stay, but choosing the right one is more confusing than ever. Here are my top picks for ZDNet's 2009 Holiday Gift Guide. by John Morris; Tags: Netbook, Computer, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware, John Morris; Blog posts 2009-11-01
Holiday Gift Guide 2009: Desktop computers: A lot has changed since I last compiled this list a year ago. Here are my top desktop picks for the 2009 ZDNet Holiday Gift Guide. by John Morris; Tags: Computer, Desktop Computer, Desktops, Hardware, John Morris; Blog posts 2009-11-01
More laptops combine Core i7, Windows 7: The arrival of Windows 7 has unleashed a wave of new notebooks including more Core i7 models such as Lenovo's IdeaPad Y550P. by John Morris; Tags: Laptop Computer, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, John Morris; Blog posts 2009-10-27
Will Windows 7 have the right touch?: The touch interface has arrived on smartphones, thanks largely to the iPhone. But it hasn't found much mainstream success on the PC despite years of trying. The imminent arrival of Windows 7, which has multi-touch support built-in, and a separate Touch Pack with sample apps and games, has rekindled interest...; Tags: John Morris; Blog posts 2009-10-19
Can a laptop ever be too thin?: Ralph Lauren is on the receiving end of a blogosphere backlash today over an apparent Photoshop job gone awry. It turns out there is such a thing as too thin. I mention this because yesterday both Dell and Sony introduced new laptops that give new meaning to ultra-thin. The trend...; Tags: Apple MacBook Air, Apple MacBook, Dell Adamo, Laptop Computer, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, John Morris; Blog posts 2009-10-08
First Clarksfield reviews: Core i7 laptops look impressive: Since Intel unveiled its Core i7 quad-core mobile processors at IDF a couple weeks ago, several PC companies have announced mainstream and desktop replacement laptops using these Clarksfield chips. Many sites have reviewed the new platform--known as Calpella--in whitebox notebooks, but so far I haven't seen many reviews of real...; Tags: Game, Alienware, Nvidia GeForce, Memory, Graphics, Laptop Computer, Intel Corp., Toshiba Qosmio, Clarksfield, Alienware M15x, Envy 15, Asus M60J, Studio 17, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, John Morris; Blog posts 2009-10-07
Adobe and Nvidia bring GPU computing to the masses: Adobe and Nvidia announced that the next version of the Flash player will take advantage of Nvidia graphics processing units GPUs to improve online video. Adobe Flash Player 10.1, which will be in beta by the end of this year, will be designed to get a boost from Nvidia's GeForce,...; Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., NVidia Corp., Video, Computing, Graphics, Netbook, GPU, Ion, Mini 311, John Morris; Blog posts 2009-10-05
Intel: 32nm is just the beginning: Intel hasn't released its 32nm Westmere processors yet, but executives spent the first day of the Intel Developer Forum IDF talking about technology even farther down road. In his keynote, executive VP Sean Maloney gave a glimpse of a desktop running Sandy Bridge, the new microarchitecture that comes after Westmere,...; Tags: Graphics, Intel Corp., Chip, GPU, Westmere, Sandy Bridge, Process Technology, Larrabee, Semiconductors, Processors, Hardware, Components, John Morris; Blog posts 2009-09-23
AMD, Intel battle for the mainstream - how low can quad-core go?: Two stories about AMD jumped out at me this week. First, market researcher iSuppli reported that Intel had increased its share of the worldwide PC processor market, by revenues, to more than 80 percent--a level it hasn't reach in nearly four years. AMD lost share not because it is selling...; Tags: AMD Athlon, Quad-core, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., Chip, Athlon II X4, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, John Morris; Blog posts 2009-09-17
Details on HP's Ion-powered netbook, Windows XP not dead yet: Almost nine months to the day after Nvidia announced its Ion Platform, the first real netbook to make use of the technology has finally shipped. HP announced the Mini 311, an 11.6-inch netbook that pairs Intel's Atom processor with Ion, which is based on the GeForce 9400M GPU. Ion should...; Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Microsoft Windows XP, NVidia Corp., Netbook, HP Mini 311, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, John Morris; Blog posts 2009-09-15
Sony, Nokia plan premium netbooks: One way to wean customers off of cheap netbooks is to offer a better alternative. Many computer makers are now offering ULV-based laptops. Another is to raise the price of netbooks. Both Sony and Nokia are planning to give this strategy a go. I've written about this before, and it...; Tags: IBM xSeries, Sony Corp., Nokia Corp., Laptop Computer, Intel Atom, Netbook, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Notebooks, Utility Computing, Servers, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, John Morris; Blog posts 2009-09-04
The choices for thin, low-cost ULV laptops expand: Just when I was starting to wonder what happened to all those ultra-low voltage ULV laptops, computer makers opened the flood gates. These laptops, which are thinner, lighter and less costly than mainstream notebooks, are now available in a range of display sizes, including some models with 11.6-inch displays that...; Tags: Hard Drive, Battery, Acer Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium, Laptop Computer, Netbook, Intel Corp., MSI, Aspire 1410, IdeaPad U450p, X600, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Notebooks, Processors, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Semiconductors, Components, John Morris; Blog posts 2009-09-01
Netbooks with Nvidia's Ion wait on Windows 7: Nvidia's Ion platform may be off to a slow start, but that could change once Windows 7 arrives in late October. To date Ion has been used only in nettops--including two new ones from Asus and Lenovo--but the first netbooks should finally arrive around the time Microsoft releases its new...; Tags: Lenovo Group Ltd., NVidia Corp., Microsoft Windows, Netbook, Ion, Eee Top ET2002T, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Microsoft Windows 7, Hardware, John Morris; Blog posts 2009-08-21
Acer's Aspire 1410 is a notebook in a netbook's body: We've seen netbooks such as the Dell Mini Inspiron 12 (R.I.P.) and Lenovo IdeaPad S12 in the guise of 12.1-inch ultraportables. Now Acer is trying the reverse--a notebook with the same display size as its Aspire One 751h netbook. Rumors about an Acer 11.6-inch laptop have been...; Tags: Notebook, Acer Inc., Netbook, Intel Corp., Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware, John Morris; Blog posts 2009-08-17