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Apple Rumor Roundup for October 14, 2008

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In addition to some of the things we’ve already mentioned, here is a quick roundup of various sites and their predictions and stories for the Apple notebook event that takes place later this morning. AppleInsider has taken a look at a report by a financial … Read more

Fujitsu LifeBook T1010 Review (CNET)

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CNET Australia posted their review of the 13.3″ “convertible” Fujitsu LifeBook T1010 Tablet PC. Convertible in the sense that the rotating display allows you to convert the device from a conventional laptop form factor to a Tablet PC form factor and back again. They gave … Read more

Sony VAIO TT Unboxed, Impressions (Engadget)

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Last week, Darren Murph over at Engagdet posted a couple of photos of Sony’s new 11.1″ ultraportable VAIO VGN-TT series along with their first impressions. This was the high-end TT model – VGN-TT198U, and selling for around $4,450 (USD). Sony will be launching it later … Read more

Asus N10 – Available in the US

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Asus N10 Three models of the high-end 10.2″ Asus N10 netbook have started showing up at online retailers in the US, including some carrying it in stock as we speak. All are powered by an Intel Atom CPU, and come with 1GB – 2GB of RAM, 160GB – 320GB HDD, and either Windows XP Home or Vista Business or Vista Home Premium.

The N10J features nVidia GeForce 9300M G graphics with 256MB dedicated graphics memory. You can actually switch back and forth between the Intel and nVidia graphics. All feature HDMI ports and Bluetooth.

The N10E might have just a 3-cell battery and it might not have a fingerprint reader.

Full specifications/links:

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Asus Eee PC 1000HD at Best Buy

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Asus Eee PC 1000HD Last week, I menioned that Asus EEE PC 900As were showing up at Best Buy. Yesterday, I was at another store, and they were preparing to put a Eee PC 900A on display as well.

In today’s ad, they have both the Intel Atom-based 900A and the CeleronM-based 1000HD listed. The 900A is retailing for $329.99 and the 1000HD is retailing for $379.99 (USD).

Keep in mind that these appear to be special versions for Best Buy – they don’t have webcams and the storage is different than what you see elsewhere (for instance, the 1000HD you see at Amazon has a smaller HDD, but does have a webcam – the Best Buy version doesn’t have a webcam). As far as I know it has the same 6-cell battery that other 1000HDs have, but I will be investigating this myself.

The model #s are also unique – in the case of the 1000HD, it’s 1000HD-BKBB1

I’ve included an image of the ad as well as specifications below (click “Read More” if you don’t see it) and links to check your store availability.

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