Packard Bell Dot Cancelled

Back in September, the Packard Bell Dot was announced. It was a re-badged 8.9-inch Acer Aspire One. Now, according to Pocket-lint, the dot is going to be discontinued, even though it never actually made it into the retail channels. It had been scheduled to be … Read more

Packard Bell dot Announced

Speaking of re-badged netbooks/clones, we may have another one. Packard Bell, which was acquired by Acer earlier this year, is going to be releasing an 8.9″ netbook, the Packard Bell “dot”. It bears more than a passing resemblance to the Acer Aspire One. Now Packard … Read more

Netbook Clones

Last updated: March 10, 2009 Main netbook page Acer Aspire One Model Region/Country Notes Gateway LT1001G Asia Gateway LT1004U United States Sold at Office Depot Packard Bell Dot United Kingdom Didn’t make it to retail MSI Wind U100 Model Region/Country Notes Advent 4211 UK Ahtec … Read more

Via OpenBook Announced

VIA has announced the VIA OpenBook, an 8.9-inch replacement / upgrade of the 7-inch VIA NanoBook, which was a reference design for sub-notebook / netbook manufacturers. In addition to a larger LED-backlit display, there are other changes in store – some of the new features … Read more