In a sign of things to come (hopefully), Dell is now offering a 64GB Solid State Drive (SSD) option for Ubuntu Linux-equipped Inspiron Mini 9 netbooks. An example configuration of the 8.9″ Intel Atom-powered Inspiron Mini: – $499 (USD) – 512MB DDR2 at 533MHz – … Read more
Easy Peasy 1.0, previously known as Ubuntu Eee, was released earlier this week. This distribution, obviously based on Ubuntu Linux, is/was originally optimized for the Asus Eee PC lineup, but it looks like they are branching out, since the new website officially calls it “easy … Read more
Those of you without access to development builds of Windows 7, the official Windows 7 Beta 1 for public beta testers will most likely be released towards the end of this week. Mary Jo Foley at ZDNet.com has spoken with a source who believes that … Read more
Asus has announced/revealed their long-touted 8.9″ Tablet PC/convertible netbook. They are calling it the “Asus Eee PC T91 Touch Netbook” and it could very well be the highest profile netbook convertible we’ve seen. We haven’t seen many – the closest we’ve seen is the Gigabyte … Read more
The MSI X-Slim Series X320. Where does it fit in? Is it a notebook? Yes, albeit underpowered with the Atom, given the size. Is it a netbook? It’s got a 13.4″ display….but it also has an Intel Atom CPU. While MSI refers to their new … Read more