Month: May 2008

HP Releases Windows XP Drivers for HP 2133 Mini-Note

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HP Compaq 2133 Mini-Note If you are an owner of a HP 2133 Mini-Note PC and you are wanting to use an Operating System other than Linux or Microsoft Windows Vista, you are in luck.

You won’t have to search through any 3rd party websites or forums, as HP has updated their support site with Windows XP drivers for the Mini-Note (including the infamous Broadcom Wireless drivers that were causing many people problems). Joanna at the LAPTOP Magazine blog was able to easily install the wireless drivers after downloading them from HP. It’s still missing audio/sound drivers, but those will probably be available soon.

Read More: LAPTOP Magazine
Drivers: HP.com/bizsupport/TechSupport

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Lenovo IdeaPad U110 – Video First Look (jk)

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James Kendrick at jkOnTheRun has posted a video of his first look and impressions of the new Lenovo IdeaPad U110. He’s been using it for a couple of days and describes the ultraportable 11.1-inch laptop as …the thinnest and lightest full notebook I have used … Read more

Cheaper Solid State Drives (SSDs)

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Super Talent Technology is one of the first companies rolling out Solid State Drives (SSDs) in higher capacities for a cheaper price, using a new technology. The technology is called “Multi-Level Cell technology” (MLC) and it’s capable of reading and writing sequential data just as … Read more

Eee PC 900 Battery Life and Intel Atom

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There are a couple of articles out from UMPC Portal, Liliputing, and Blogee.net discussing the battery life of the 8.9-inch Asus Eee PC 900. Chippy over at UMPC Portal discusses the battery sizes and battery life of the Eee PC 900 and why it seems … Read more

Ultraportables and Intel

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CNET is running an article that looks beneath the surface of the Lenovo IdeaPad U110, the Apple MacBook Air, and the Lenovo ThinkPad X300 to show just how similar they are, and why that is. All three of these ultraportable laptops are actually very close … Read more