Month: September 2008

Sony VAIO VGN TZ Series – Some Recalls

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Sony VAIO VGN-TZ285N Some of Sony’s 11.1-inch ultraportable VAIO VGN-TZ series laptops are being recalled, according to an announcement by Sony today.

It’s due to a wiring problem affecting certain TZ lines that could cause minor burns if certain areas are touched (note: no fires have started as a result of this). Potential models could include the following:

– Sony VAIO VGN-TZ150N
– Sony VAIO TZ170N
– Sony VAIO TZ180N
– Sony VAIO TZ190N
– Sony VAIO TZ191N
–Sony VAIO VGN-TZ240N/B
– Sony VAIO VGN-TZ250N
– Sony VAIO VGN-TZ270N/B
– Sony VAIO VGN-TZ285N/RC
– Sony VAIO VGN-TZ295N/XC
– Sony VAIO VGN-TZ298N/XC

At no charge, they will examine and repair your TZ if it is one of the affected laptops. To determine if your TZ is affected, visit this website:

http://esupport.sony.com/fixmypc

You’ll be asked for your product code and serial number.

The announcement reads:

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Dell Inspiron Mini 9 – Specs, Flyer

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Dell Inspiron 910 Over on UMPC Portal, there’s a photo of a Dell flyer that looks to contain specifications and pricing for the 8.9″ Dell Inspiron Mini 9 (you know, the Dell Inspiron Mini, Mini Inspiron, Inspiron 910, Inspiron 910 Mini).

Looks like the only major differences (besides pricing) between models is the amount of RAM, a 4GB Solid State Drive (SSD) or an 8GB SSD, Linux or Windows, and the Webcam.

This very well could be what is released later today (or tomorrow) by Dell. Here’s the specifications and editions:

Standard Edition:
– $349 USD
– Ubuntu Linux 8.04
– 512MB RAM
– 4GB SSD
– No Webcam

Social Edition:

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Netbooks to Get Larger Hard Drives

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DigiTimes is reporting that Microsoft is officially revising the restrictions it had placed on netbooks in regards to manufacturers selling Windows XP Home, and this is in line with what we saw back in July. The restrictions had been bumped up to allow for 160GB … Read more

ASUS N10 – Photos

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AVING USA has posted photos of the upcoming 10.2″ ASUS N10. The N10 breaks from Asustek’s other netbooks such as the 10.2″ Eee PC 1000 series in that it offers more advanced features (not seen in other netbooks, such as a fingerprint reader). It’s still … Read more

Dell Inspiron 910 Mini – Thursday Instead? (WSJ)

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After reports yesterday that the 8.9″ Dell Inspiron 910 would be rolling out this coming Friday, the Wall Street Journal came out and said that they believe it will be this coming Thursday instead. The date comes from a software developer who is going to … Read more