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The ultra portable/subnotebook market continues to grow

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...

Tags: ASUS, Mini-notebook, Ultramobile PC, Subnotebook, CNET UK, MSI Wind, Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Notebooks, Tablets, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Emerging Technologies, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-05-30

Asus Eee PC 900: The wow starts. . .later?

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...

Tags: ASUS, Subnotebook, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Hardware, Eee PC 900, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software, John Morris

Blog posts 2008-03-06

Are expectations too high for the Apple subnotebook?

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...

Tags: Notebooks, Apple Inc., subnotebook

Discussion threads 2008-01-07

Are expectations too high for the Apple subnotebook?

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...

Tags: jason D. O'Grady, Subnotebook, Optical Drive, Apple Inc., Apple MacBook, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets

Blog posts 2008-01-07

Dell: The M2300 may look like a subnotebook, but it's certifiably a 'workstation'

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:...

Tags: Notebooks, Workstations, M2300, subnotebook, workstation, Dell Computer Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-11-07

Dell: The M2300 may look like a subnotebook, but it's certifiably a 'workstation'

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...

Tags: OpenGL, Podcast, Notebook, Dell Computer Corp., Workstation, Subnotebook, M2300, Workstations, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, David Berlind

Blog posts 2007-11-06

New Toshiba notebook weighs less than 1.7 lbs.

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...

Tags: ERROR: Missing a field., Notebook, Subnotebook, Toshiba Corp., Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets

Videos 2007-10-03

Apple needs a thinbook in the lineup

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...

Tags: jason D. O'Grady, Notebook, Apple Inc., Apple MacBook, Notebooks, Subnotebook, Dynamism, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets

Blog posts 2007-09-24

ASUS on schedule to release $199 subnotebook for back to school

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...

Tags: Notebooks, Games, Handhelds, ASUS, game changer, subnotebook, back-to-school

Discussion threads 2007-07-20

ASUS on schedule to release $199 subnotebook for back to school

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...

Tags: Education Technology, Classroom Tech

Blog posts 2007-07-20

Apple subnotebook needed

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...

Tags: Notebooks, mini, current MacBook, blog, subnotebook, Apple Inc., MAC Pro, PB12

Discussion threads 2007-05-16

Apple subnotebook needed

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...

Tags: Flash, NAND, Rumor, SSD, Subnotebook

Blog posts 2007-05-16

Additional Resources

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

Why the luxury netbook is a non-starter

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...

Tags: Sony Corp., Sony Vaio, Netbook, Vaio W, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware, John Morris

Blog posts 2009-07-10

The best of the "Best of CES"

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...

Tags: Consumer Electronics Show, Sony Corp., Phone, PC, Palm Inc., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., LG Electronics Inc., PC World, Laptop Computer, Yahoo Tech, PC Magazine, Desktops, Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Hardware, Tablets, Notebooks & Tablets, Emerging Technologies, John Morris

Blog posts 2009-01-14

Sony's "pocket" PC: Netbook or notebook?

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,...

Tags: Sony Corp., Notebook, PC, IBM pSeries, Intel Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Processors, Servers, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, John Morris

Blog posts 2008-12-27

New notebooks: What Apple didn't announce

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. ...

Tags: Multi-touch, Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Notebooks, Keyboards, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Peripherals, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2008-10-14

Apple set to release $800 notebook

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:...

Tags: Notebooks, MacMini, Apple-set, notebook, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-10-09

Apple notebook refresh rumored to arrive October 14 (updated)

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...

Tags: Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Trackpad, AppleInsider, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2008-09-11

Dell Inspiron 910 customers can choose between XP and Ubuntu

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...

Tags: Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Notebooks, Ubuntu, Dell Inspiron 910, Dell Computer Corp., Dell Inspiron, Dell Inspiron 910 customer, Microsoft Windows XP

Discussion threads 2008-08-19