MSI have a put the WindPad 100W up for sale at $710 on their website, it can also be found at Simply Electronics, but for some reason nowhere else at the moment! The WindPad 100W offers the consumer a standard size 10.1 inch display with 1024 x 600 pixel resolution multi-touch capacitive touch screen and it will be powered the capable Intel Atom Z530 1.6 GHz processor
These are the features and specs for the
So far it seems that most of the smaller handheld tablet PC’s are running Windows 7, this would the Dell Duo, ExoPC and the Ocosmos OC1, but with consumers wanting something other than Windows these manufacturers are losing out on valuable business.
However, there is a new kid on the block and as normal there is no much known at it, apart from the fact that it is called the NFS NPad and it is a tablet running the Google operating sy
According to a survey run by lifehacker.com to find out what operating systems netbooks users prefer the most popular came out as being Windows 7 which was more than ten per cent in from of the nearest rival.
Following up in second place was Ubuntu, the OS X, Jolicloud and in fifth place was Linux Mint, any surprises in there at all? Apart from the fact that the majority of all new netbooks come with Windows 7 already installed.
Following complaints from netbook users that after installing Windows 7 they were experiencing serious battery life issues, Microsoft have announced that they are looking in to the problem.
The issues vary from user to user, but basically what happens is the user installs Windows 7, then they get a message saying that their battery is failing or failed and that they should consider replacing it!
Surprisingly this is not a new issue as it started almost immediately after the release candidate was made available to users.
Many of us believed that the new HP netbook was going to be reasonably priced, by that we assume that it would cost around $400, but it seems that something has gone terribly wrong here somewhere because all of a sudden the new mini has a price tag of $749, although there is a lower model with a $599 price tag.
The only thing that seems the separate the models is the operating system; the basic model comes with Windows 7 Starter, while the rest of the range came with Windows 7 Professional installed.
Specs of the
We all agree that netbooks are cool, but now they are limited because if you want to run the latest operating system from Microsoft then you need an installation disc and a USB DVD drive aren’t you?
Well not necessarily because Microsoft have the answer, visit their Windows 7 for Netbooks page where you are able to download the version that you want.
Now all that you need to do is use
You know it is quite possible that Asus is eventually going to have so many different models out that it will impossible to keep track of them all. It seems that with every change a model appears and that is where we get the Eee PC 1005 HR this is a Windows 7 machine offering the user full HD capability.
Specs – 10.1 inch display with in 1366 × 768 display meaning full HD display, Intel Atom N280 CPU, 1 GB of RAM, GMA 950 graphics, 250 GB HDD, 0.3 MP webcam, various ports, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and 6-cell battery offering up to 8.4 hours of use. Priced at around $389.
Already some computer makers are introducing their hardware with the latest software from Microsoft and there are still a couple of days to go before the official launch date! In Japan, the Onkyo/Sotec netbooks come with Windows 7.
Features – C405 Atom N280, 1 GB of RAM, 250 GB of HDD, 10.1” with a 1024 x 600 resolution, Wi-Fi bgn and C205A3 Atom N270, 1 GB of RAM, 32 GB of SSD, 10.1” with a 1024 x 600 resolution, Wi-Fi bgn, both come with Windows 7 Starter.
The time is getting closer to when Windows 7 will be released and it is already being planned to roll out installed in some netbooks in October, but is it any good? This is question that is playing on minds of many computer users, but netbooks are being sold with XP, which is over eight years old. It is hoped that when Windows 7 is installed on netbooks that sales will go through the roof.
However, there is one thing that has come to light when it comes to measuring the two; it seems that Windows 7 is not as kind on the battery as XP is, accordin
