If you weren’t aware that TechCrunch are planning to make a cheap tablet-style internet browsing device, a MID if you like, you might wonder what the hell the author of this anti-netbook article is talking about. In my opinion, it’s a rather hopeless attempt at putting down netbooks in order to prepare some space for a new web-browser product they are planning. it’s terribly off-target and badly-researched – "A typical Netbook has a 7 inch screen, an Intel Atom or Via Nano processor" (There hasn’t been a 7" netbook hit […]

The good folks over at Dynamism have put up some nice Black Friday deals for those interested in a mobile computing. These will be good through Sunday or while supplies last. If you are looking for a great deal on a netbook that will be able to handle your basic computing tasks, take a look at the Acer Aspire One [Portal page] [review] which can be bought for $249. The Black Friday Aspire One comes with Linpus Lite (Linux), 8GB SSD storage, and 512MB of RAM. If you want some […]

Finally a breath of fresh air in an area of computing where the only major difference in products was appearance and price! I’m really glad to see some interesting new stuff from MSI. We recently talked about the MSI Wind U120 [Portal page] which is just like the original U100 but with 3G and some increased storage options, but that isn’t very exciting is it? Now news is spreading that MSI will be releasing two additional netbooks some time around January. The netbooks will be the U110 and U115; I’ve […]

Reminding me of something from an Austin Powers film is this ‘Goldenrod’ version of the Gigabyte M912x that is now available. Also labeled as the ‘Cafe Book’ it’s certainly going to turn heads in the Cafe. The question is, will they be giggling when they turn away? Underneath the gloss you’ll find a vanilla M912X netbook with the 1280×768 convertible touchscreen. Pricing appears to be the same as the standard M912X. More images Via Mobilx.

This must be the fourth time we’ve heard that XP will be coming to the Menlow platform in the past few months. First there was the Wibrain i1 (sadly, delayed until 2009, we hear) then there was the Dell Mini 12 (again, where is it?) then there were rumblings about Aigo getting XP drivers out for the Aigo MID and now its Kohjinsha’s turn. According to Akihabara News, they’ve announced that the SC3 and SX3 will be available with XP in December. We’ve got an SC3 gathering dust here in […]

After recently adding a 32GB SSD option, Dell appears to be the first in the US to sell a netbook in the with a 3G radio and an actual data plan through a carrier. While some carriers in other countries are subsidizing the entire netbooks bundled with a 3G modems, you won’t get that sort of discount here. At least it won’t cost you much extra, provided you sign up with a 2 year contract from AT&T. It looks as though the modem can only be added to a Mini […]

The upcoming MSI Wind U120 has been unboxed over at MSI WIND en Español. The MSI U120 is very similar to the original MSI Wind U100 [Portal page], apart from the U120’s standard larger capacity battery, larger HDD (120GB), 3G option, and color. The unboxing video isn’t terribly exciting; it seems a bit confusing that the box says "MSI Notebook" and "Wind Netbook" [my emphasis] on the very same side of the box. Head over to MSI WIND en Español to read some Google translated first impressions and see the […]

According to Akihabaranews.com, Acer will sell an estimated 5.8 million (you read that right, 5,800,000) Aspire One netbooks [Portal page][review] by the end of the year. That is a pretty big number considering that the Aspire One wasn’t even released until Q2 of 2008. Akihabaranews says that Acer sent them some press info showing the sales for each quarter as well as the estimated number for the final quarter: Quarter # of Aspire Ones sold Q1 0 Q2 800,000 Q3 2,200,000 Q4 2,800,000 [estimated]   In addition to these impressive […]