A laptop computer that weighs less than four pounds. In order to reduce weight, subnotebooks often eliminate built-in CD/DVD drives, relying on external units to be plugged in when...
James, Kevin, and I just finished recording MobileTechRoundup podcast #135, which should go live soon, and we spent a fair amount of the show talking about the ultra portable PC/subnotebook market and how it has radically changed since the launch of the Asus EeePC last year. And according to the...
Asus announced yesterday a new version of its Eee PC at the CeBIT tradeshow. The subnotebook has won a lot of good press and it seems a few fans. But when it comes to the operating system, the wow hasn't started now. . .and apparently it won't anytime soon. Among...
Are expectations too high for the Apple subnotebook?Sony has had it for yearsStarting with the original Vaio F505 some ten years ago, and now with the TZ series, Sony has had thin and light computers for years. The new TZ series has everything I want, good hard drive, internal...
In the calm before the storm that is Macworld Expo, it seems that Apple's announcement of a thinned-down version of their popular MacBook (or MacBook Pro, depending on who you ask) is a foregone conclusion. I'm just as guilty as the rest for fanning the fire. Call...
Dell: The M2300 may look like a subnotebook, but it's certifiably a 'workstation'M2300 pricing on Dell.comThanks for the post and for the heads up on the pricing issue. We're looking into it... will let you know.Sincerely,Lionel Menchacawww.direct2dell.comRE: Dell: The M2300 may look like a subnotebook, but it's certifiably a 'workstation'David:...
While I get into the "workstation" argument all the time, I decided not to belabor the point too much when questioning Dell Precision workstation product managers Don Maynard and Chris Spencer about Dell's newest entry into the mobile workstation space announced today: the M2300. The new notebook-cum-workstation hails from...
Usually the term "subnotebook" conjures up images of compromise. Subnotebooks are generally too thin to include a drive tray for CD-ROMs and DVDs, and their batteries die before the flight attendant can say, "It's OK to use your personal electronics now." But, Toshiba tells ZDNet executive editor David Berlind, the...
On Friday 9to5Mac reported that new Apple notebooks are in development. They will be available in black and silver aluminum and "considerably slimmer than current MacBook and even a bit more than MacBook Pro" according to the post. Where it gets interesting is the site's allusion to a mythical piece...
ASUS on schedule to release $199 subnotebook for back to schoolThis should be a game changer$199 for a sub notebook should be a game changer for the smartphone industry and the emerging UMPC market. Seeing is believing but WOW.If I had know this ...... would have waited instead of...
ASUS is on schedule to release their budget subnotebook in late August or September, according to DesktopLinux.com. Slated to start at $199, the device will run Xandros Linux with KDE. It will also have a special introductory interface for those new to computing, but this can be bypassed...
Apple subnotebook neededLower cost Mac pros needed moreRight now Apple only offers the mini and Mac pro. The mini is useless for most graphics work and the one Mac pro starts at $2500.Those of us in graphics have all sorts of reasons – varied by users – for not...
If blogs are any indication, there's a clear and strong demand for an Apple subnotebook/ultra-portable which is popularly defined as a notebook computer weighing less than four pounds typically without an optical drive.In addition to the almost constant rumors about a new Apple subnotebook, Apple enjoyed strong sales of the...
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...
Almost since the start of the PC industry's "race to the bottom" with netbooks, computer makers have been attempting to reverse course, or at least slow the pace. HP tried painting peonies on the Mini 1000 and charging $700 for it (you can now find the Vivienne...
The Consumer Electronics Show wrapped up on Sunday, and by now the many Best of CES lists have been posted. Every year there are a few blockbusters that show up on nearly everyone's list. This year the darlings were the Palm Pre and the Sony VAIO P Series, a tiny...
Details of Sony's rumored mini-notebook are steadily leaking. The last thing the world need is another netbook, but this one seems to have a twist: a small LED display (only 8 inches) with a large resolution of 1,600 by 768 pixels. Other specs appear to include a 1.33GHz Intel processor,...
While Apple delivered a lot of new features in the new MacBooks today (glass trackpads, unibody contruction) and they also removed one â€" Firewire from the MacBook. There are some other key features that that were rumored to arrive in Apple's new notebooks that just didn't pan out. ...
Apple set to release $800 notebookNot the first time sub $1000Apple had a $999 notebook at one time. Actually, I think the iBook had that price tag at one time. My only hopes is that this $800 Notebook doesn't come with the specs of a Asus Eee 701.RE:...
Daring Fireball's Jon Gruber posted an interest mention in his Notes and Observations piece after Apple's Let's Rock event on Tuesday. Buried at the end of his third paragraph is this little gem that predicts the date of the upcoming MacBook revision: Those of you holding out for a...
Dell Inspiron 910 customers can choose between XP and UbuntuIt's also interesting that......[url=http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9112885]A third of new PCs are being downgraded from Vista to XP[/url].Why do you suppose that is? ;)At this price point, I just might buy my first small computer. Though, Imight wait for them to offer a little...
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