The big news this week (at least so far) was of course the formal announcements of the 8.9-inch Asus Eee PC 900, their larger sibling to the 7-inch Asus Eee PC. This has been expected for several months, and this week the pictures and comparisons … Read more
Another announcement at CeBIT 2008 in Germany – the Samsung P200, a 12.1″ widescreen Intel Penryn-powered ultraportable (1.89kg). It’s available in Europe for 999 Euros (around $1520 USD) and may only be available in Europe, and possibly Asia (although it may make an appearance elsewhere … Read more
Speaking of automaker-branded luxury laptops, today at CeBIT 2008 in Germany, Asus announced their latest ultraportable, the 12.1″ widescreen Asus VX3 Lamborghini. It definitely falls into the “luxury” category, with the Lamborghini branding, a “sapphire crystal webcam” leather palm rests, and titanium alloy hinges. It’s … Read more
Last week, PC Magazine reviewed the Acer Ferrari 1100. While they gave it 3/5, a “good” rating, the sequel to the Acer Ferrari 1000 series had some shortcomings. Yes, it added an internal drive (at 4.4 pounds it better!), it still had some issues. As … Read more
Over on Lenovo’s Inside the Box blog, the Lenovo team has posted a video of just what is entailed on swapping devices in the ThinkPad X300 bay. As they point out, it’s not an ultrabay like in past IBM/Lenovo ThinkPads, and it’s not meant to … Read more