Even as prices drop on higher capacity 2.5″ laptop harddrives (HDD), it turns out that netbook manufacturers are looking for something even cheaper. Seagate Technology, Western Digital and Hitachi Global Storage Technologies are all working on 2.5″ HDDs that are 40-50% cheaper than existing 2.5-inch … Read more
You may have seen the ad floating around, touting a $99 Acer Aspire One from Radio Shack, with the purchase of a mobile broadband/3G contract. Well, it’s official. As of December 14, Radioshack will be offering the 8.9″ netbook with integrated 3G connectivity for $99, … Read more
Yesterday, NEC announced their new 12.1″ NEC VersaPro UltraLite VC. It’s a very lightweight laptop – less than two pounds with the SSD. It’s a sequel to their previous 12.1″ Versapro UltraLite from a few years back, and it’s currently only listed as being available … Read more
Apple has issued two firmware updates apiece for the 13.3″ MacBook Air (Late 2008) and MacBook (Late 2008): Direct Apple.com Downloads: – Apple MacBook Air EFI Firmware Updater 1.1 – Apple MacBook Air SMC Firmware Updater 1.1 – Apple MacBook EFI Firmware Updater 1.3 – … Read more
A very good article was posted on LAPTOP Magazine’s blog concerning MSI’s upcoming plans for January’s 2009 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), as well as their general plans going into the first part of 2009. The information came from a discussion with MSI’s Director of U.S. … Read more