Component Shortages for Laptops

Following Dell’s problems with meeting demand for some of the smaller laptops just coming out, DigiTimes is reporting that this is an industry wide problem. The problems are also affecting several areas of production – optical drives, batteries, LCD displays, etc. Dell, Acer, and Hewlett-Packard … Read more

Update on Dell XPS M1330 Shipping

Over at the Direct2Dell Blog, Lionel Menchaca, Dell’s Digital Media Manager, has posted an update on the Dell XPS M1330 and it’s status in regards to delays, shipping, and cancellations. The XPS M1330 is Dell’s latest consumer-grade ultraportable (relative speaking – even though it’s a … Read more

More Details on the ASus Eee PC Release in the US

Over at EeeUser.com last week, a forum user has posted additional information about the Asus Eee PC, which is due out sometime in September or October. Even though we’ve marked the information with a “Rumors” tag, it seems to match up with what we’ve seen … Read more

Review: Lenovo ThinkPad X61 Tablet (TabletPCReview.com Users)

TabletPCReview.com has a “User Opinions” article posted that covers the Lenovo ThinkPad X61 Tablet, a very popular ultraportable convertible laptop – as Tiffany points out, it’s number one on their most popular Tablet PCs list, and here at Small-Laptops.com it generates a lot of interest … Read more

August 14 – 17 – Site Updates

We are both dealing with a pesky little Tropical Storm in the Gulf of Mexico that will be making landfall in Texas today, and so the site will be sporadically updated over the next few days. In the meantime, check out these sites: – jkOnTheRun … Read more