Joanna Stern at LAPTOP Magazine promised a mini-review of the 8.9″ Gigabyte M912 and she has delivered. As mentioned yesterday, the M912 is one of the first convertible netbooks / mini-notebooks to offer Tablet PC functionality, and it had some some high expectations, to say … Read more
HP Compaq has announced a new ultraportable 12.1″ laptop geared towards small and medium businesses, the HP Compaq 2230s. It’ll probably share some components and designs with the 12.1-inch HP Compaq 2730p. There are currently half a dozen pre-configured models, ranging from $999 – $1,649 … Read more
AVING USA has news of the launch of the new 13.3-inch Sony VAIO SR series in Korea. It’ll be launching in three colors – silver, black, and pink. News of the SR series was first back towards the end of June of this year. It’s … Read more
CNET Taiwan got a hands-on preview of the new 10.2-inch Lenovo IdeaPad S10, Lenovo’s entry into the netbook market. Several photos are provided, along with discussions about the specifications. It’s definitely a very elegant looking sub-notebook. Also mentioned were details of the 8.9″ Lenovo IdeaPad … Read more
If you want to see the kinds of ultraportable devices that we in North America will probably never see (unless we pay extra to import it), head over to the LAPTOP Magazine Blog – Joanna Stern’s dealer (her Taiwanese mini-notebook dealer that is) has shipped … Read more