CNET has put together a profile of “The Lightweight” – laptop users who want ultraportable laptops for heavy traveling (or rather, not so heavy). One thing they don’t mention, which would have a huge impact on just what a person looking for a lightweight/ultraportable laptop … Read more
Looks like the Asus R1E has shown up on the FCC website, confirmed by PC Joint. This means we should be seeing fairly soon, as it undergoes FCC testing for compliance and certification. The Asus R1E is the latest Intel Santa-Rosa based Tablet PC/Laptop (“convertible”) … Read more
Today, Samsung announced a new hard disk drive series, the Spinpoint N2 series, that is going to shake some things up in the ultraportable market. It’s a 1.8-inch Hard Disk Drive (HDD) that runs at 4200 RPM, and has a capacity of up to 160GB. … Read more
TrustedReviews has posted their review of the unique OQO Model 02, one of the first (if not the first depending on how you look at it) Ultra Mobile PCs (UMPCs). the OQO Model 02 is powered by a VIA C7M ULV (Ultra Low Voltage, 1.2GHz … Read more
Over at ULTRA MOBILE PC TIPS, several UMPC CPUs were reviewed: – 1GHz Intel Pentium M (baseline CPU) – 900MHz Intel Celeron – 800MHz Intel A110 – 1GHz Via C7-M Of note, the above CPUs are found in the following machines: – 800MHz Intel A110: … Read more