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Asus rumour $200 Chrome Netbook

Posted on March 18, 2011 by David Allen
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There are always plenty of rumours around over Chrome and netbooks, but this time the rumour appears to have some function behind it. The rumour is that Asus are looking to build a low priced netbook running a cheaper operating system, which would be either Android or Chrome.

Generally netbooks are going to be priced at around $300, but if Asus were to pull this off it could see a netbook hitt

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Dell Inspiron Duo gets Jolicloud

Posted on March 7, 2011 by David Allen
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The convertible netbook tablet device from Dell the Inspiron Duo has a great looking style, being able to switch from a netbook to a table through a unique pivotal mechanism. However, the touch screen software has been letting it down by all reports and this is where the Linux based operating system Jolicloud comes in. Jolicloud has been designed to work on netbooks because is not heavy and works well with Atom based processors, see it in operation on this

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Asus offers Windows 7 upgrade

Posted on July 1, 2009 by Laptop Pimp

The mini laptop specialist from Taiwan, Asus have just announced that they will be participating in the Windows 7 upgrade scheme. This is where they are able to sell current computers with a Microsoft operating system.

This is great news for buyers who can go ahead and get a new computer armed with the knowledge that they can upgrade to the new operating system when it is released in October.

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Sugar on a stick is sweet

Posted on June 25, 2009 by Laptop Pimp

Sugar is project that allows any user to install the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) XO operating system onto any laptop through the handy USB stick. The Sugar OS has been built for educational use and is great for kids and their teachers to use. Because it is on a stick it is highly portable and can switched between users and computers in a flash!

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Sugar facilitates sharing a

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Nvidia launching its own netbook

Posted on June 25, 2009 by Laptop Pimp

The chip maker Nvidia has confirmed that they will be bringing out their own brand of netbook later on in the year that will be powered by the new Tegra chip, which will also be used in the Zune HD. This new netbook could be the big seller this Christmas especially as it is due to be released on Black Friday.

Features:

Prototype model possibly called Elan it will be created by a c

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Multitouch laptops from HP, Acer and Lenovo

Posted on June 20, 2009 by Laptop Pimp

With the introduction of Windows 7 due out in October there would seem to a rush from manufacturers to bring out the first multitouch laptop, these new style machines will offer the user the ability for the first time to get hands with their computer screen.

This is good news for the colour filter makers, as it is this technology that enables multitouch to work in the first place. One such producer of this technolo

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Archos tablet with Windows 7

Posted on June 12, 2009 by Laptop Pimp

Is a tablet a large mobile device or laptop with the keyboard, either way this device from Archos will make the tablet PC popular again and one thing that makes this one stand out from the rest is that fact that it comes with Windows 7 on board. Multi-touch is key with this device and Windows 7 allows the smooth running of tablet technology.

Full specifications:

PROCESSOR: Intel A

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Hybrid netbooks cannot have XP

Posted on June 5, 2009 by Laptop Pimp

Fortunately, there are not too many hybrid laptops around, the only one that is popular and available is the MSI’s 10-inch Wind U115 Hybrid, this uses the 8 Gb solid state drive (SSD) and also at the same time has a 160 Gb hard drive (HHD).

This means that the user can switch between the two in order to save on power usage, by disabling the HHD the user can effectively get more out of the battery, which can c

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Windows 7 for mini Laptops

Posted on May 27, 2009 by Laptop Pimp

As with every launch of a Windows operating system, there is an air of excitement initially. Then as the details begin to trickle out that is when the issues begin to turn up. The problem for mini laptop owners seems to be the limitations of the start edition. These range from not being able to change the wallpaper to being limited on how many applications can be run at one time.

WIndows 7 Starter Editions limitations are so far:

Three app limit (still up in the

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Sony add Windows XP to Vaio P

Posted on May 25, 2009 by Laptop Pimp

Sony have announced that the Vaio P will be getting Windows XP and some tasty colour options such as gold and green when it is launched in Japan next month (June).

Features:

Comes with Windows XP

An Atom Z520 (1.33GHz) processor

One GB RAM

80 GB HDD

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