HP Mini 5103 and the Intel Atom N550

Last week, Intel announced that dual-core Intel Atom N550 CPUs were shipping. In the press release, HP wasn’t specifically mentioned. HotHardware was poking around in the Energy Star profile (EnergyStar.gov) of the HP Mini 5103 netbook as well as a user manual and discovered a … Read more

Asustek Lamborghini Eee PC VX6, Acer Ferrari Within Months?

Digitimes has word of a couple of high-end or “luxurious” netbooks from Asustek and Acer that might be launching sometime in the fourth quarter. One of details mentioned about the Asustek netbook is a dual-core Intel Atom. That could be the Atom N550 that Intel … Read more

Dual-Core Intel Atom N550 Available in Netbooks today

Intel has formally announced that as of today, a dozen new netbooks are available on the new dual-core Intel Atom N550 processors. Intel Atom N550 “Pineview” Details: – 64-bit, 45nm, with SSE3 and XD bit – Dual-core, Hyper-Threading – 1.5 GHz – Built-in GPU is … Read more

ASUS Eee PC Seashell 1005PR at Amazon

The ASUS Eee PC 1005PR “Seashell” netbook has popped up at Amazon.com with a pre-order price of $399.99. Unfortunately there is no release date – I’ve heard late April or early May but don’t take that as 100% accurate. ASUS is claiming up to 11 … Read more