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Hot on the heals of the MH380, Fujitsu have already announced a new model, the Fujitsu MH330 which is not only thinner, but also lighter than the MH380.
As well as boasting a design which is less than one inch thick, and a weight of just 2.4lbs the new Fujitsu Lifebook MH330 has a new less [...]

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1. Fujitsu Lifebook MH380 Reviewed
2. Fujitsu MH380, Pineview Netbook
3. Fujitsu LOOX M

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Asus have announced their latest Eee PC netbook, the Asus Eee PC 1001PX to the market.
While we’re a big fan of Asus’ seashell design netbooks, we do hate the all over gloss than many feature, which quickly turn into fingerprint magnets, which clearly don’t look quiet as nice.
We were pleased to see the latest version [...]

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1. Asus 1015P, 1015PE
2. Asus 1005PE-PU27 – Matte Lid [Now Shipping!]
3. Asus Eee PC 1016P

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So, according to experts, netbooks’ 15 minutes of fame are up. Sales are down while other computer hardware’s segments are up. That what this article on CBC says. Check it out: End of the netbook?

It goes without saying that as an editor of a netbook related blog, readers will be interested for my take on such a report.

The article says that conventional laptops are killing netbooks. But these conventional laptops are as small,  as light, as cheap BUT definitely more powerful than netbooks.

I have said times and times again that people buy netbooks because they are small, light and inexpensive versions of laptops. They don’t really care about the category name but are more interested in the benefits and features of the machine over the category name.

It’s only us tech pundits who notice that people are shopping for and buying ultra-light, small notebooks over netbooks. Consumers are just getting a light , small and inexpensive computer that also happen to be powerful. It happens to be called a (really small) laptop.

Get my logic?

What’s your take?

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PC Mag’s editors sat down and figured out 42 Reasons Why Netbooks Are Better Than the Apple iPad. Netbook Era’s should keep in mind that the iPad is actually a product name in a category called Tablet PC so in reality the PC Mag editors are comparing netbooks to tablet PCs but since the iPad is the buzz-leader of the latter category, it gets all the attention.

I read all 42 reasons and while I don’t want to spoil it for you, I have to say that for every argument there can be a counter-argument for the Apple tablet. Why don’t I let you check it out for yourself so that you can make up your own mind as to whether you agree or not?

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Here’s the weekly rundown of items that we posted to the middle column on UMPCPortal, our ‘Other News’ section. It’s all good UMPC and MID-related stuff that, in most cases, we didn’t write about as a main news item. …

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1. ‘In Other News…’ March 17th Here’s the weekly rundown of items that we posted to…
2. CeBit UMPC Social. 16th March. The beers are on me. Now you’re listening aren’t you! We’ve been discussing a UMPC…
3. ‘In Other News…’ January 2nd Here’s the weekly rundown of items that we posted to…

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I’ve had a theory about web-page loading speed for about three years now. When a web page takes more than 12 seconds to load, a user considers it a slow experience. Anything less than 10-12 seconds and everything is in the green zone. Smartphones are now entering the green zone.

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1. Why buy a MID? An interesting article over at PCMag.com has author Tim Bajarin…
2. ARM offering Linux and Cortex A9 for Internet devices. It was good to read this press release from ARM…
3. Developing: Zii by Creative. A dual processor something… VRLabs just tipped me off on an article they have…

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Two videos have been uploaded on YouTube by user 1walkgirl showing the Runcore Pro IV Light miniSATA SSD successfully working on the Eee PC 901.

The first video gives a general idea of the speed, and the second video shows a Crystal diskmark test and the results.

You can pick up this SSD here in 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB variants.

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The new ASUS Eee PC 1016P is a pretty slick looking device! According to Electronista, “the ASUS Eee PC 1016P Diary will have an aluminum chassis and shares basic specs with the Eee PC 1015P.” That means seashell styling and the newest Intel Atom processors.

Sascha at Netbooknews has a hands on video that you can watch at this link.

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Hmmm.. 1.9GHz Moorestown on a small tablet..

.. I wish they had shown how it surfs.

Check pile of pics of them too at Engadget

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Finally!

It’s been over a year when Asus showed us it but now it’s finally shipping with nice pricing in US too.. $499 is not bad for it.

You might want to put a bit more to get at least W7 home premium for it as it’s shipping with Windows 7 starter which doesn’t have all touch goodies..

Thanks Liliputing

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