By now it is a forgone conclusion that Apple will use Intel's latest Centrino 2 platform in its new Macbook Pro Line-up. Back when Apple used PowerPC, no one knew what chips Apple would use or when they would come out. Now that Apple is on the very... 9 to 5 Mac »
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Liliputing – Acer could ship as many as 2 million Aspire One laptops by the end of the quarter, according to DigiTimes. The company is on track to ship as many as million netbooks this month in the US, Europe, Asia, and emerging markets like India.
Acer is also reportedly planning to release netbooks with support for 3G [...] read more
4 Sep 2008
Do you want a notebook with that order?
Cyber Cynic – Bummed that the Dell Inspiron Mini 9 starts at $349 with Ubuntu Linux or $399 with Windows XP? No worries, youll soon be able to get it for cheaper, or perhaps even free, with a Wi-Fi contract. [...] read more
3 Sep 2008
GigE Gives OC48 a Run For The Money
T1 Rex’s Business Telecom Explainer – Telecommunications infrastructure is rapidly changing from circuit switched time division multiplexing technology to packet switched IP technology. Standard telecom circuits for voice and data services now find their territory being encroached upon by upstart MPLS and Metro Ethernet connections. But this is more about entry level services such as T1 lines, right? There is no real competition for [...] read more
After speaking with Kevin Tofel about his battery tests with the MSI Wind, I decided to run Battery Eater a few more times to make sure we can get an apples to apples comparison. While I got 265 minutes of run time the first time I tried the test, I... (posted on 7 Sep 2008 by Liliputing)
5 Sep 2008
Asus Eee PC 1000H benchmarks results
Following Kevin Tofel’s lead, I decided to run two sets of benchmarks on my Asus Eee PC 1000H this week. First up, I used Battery Eater Pro to gauge the computer’s battery life.
I put the Eee PC 1000H in power saving mode and started the test before... (posted on 5 Sep 2008 by Liliputing)
A lot of folks (myself included) have pointed out that you can get an Acer Aspire One laptop with 1GB of RAM and an 8GB SSD for $20 less than the cheapest Dell Inspiron Mini 9. But Kevin Tofel of jkOnTheRun makes an interesting point - the Dell netbook... (posted on 5 Sep 2008 by Liliputing)
Acer could ship as many as 2 million Aspire One laptops by the end of the quarter, according to DigiTimes. The company is on track to ship as many as million netbooks this month in the US, Europe, Asia, and emerging markets like India.
Acer is also... (posted on 5 Sep 2008 by Liliputing)
If you’re the sort of person who cares more about what a PC looks like on the inside than the outside, you typically have to wait for some eager hacker to buy one and rip it apart (or if you’re lucky, the FCC will publish some photos before the computer... (posted on 5 Sep 2008 by Liliputing)
If you want an Asus Eee PC 1000H or an MSI Wind with a 6 cell battery, you’ll have to pony up about $550. For about $400 you can get a Lenovo IdeaPad S10, but it’ll ship with a 3 cell battery. And that means that Acer is the first PC maker to offer a... (posted on 5 Sep 2008 by Liliputing)
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