Apple To Launch Touchscreen Netbook in 3Q 2009?

Apple MacBook Air We’ll treat it as a rumor for now, but among the rumors, it’s a lot more solid than mos. DigiTimes is reporting on a Chinese-language Commercial Times publication that Wintek will be providing touch panels for a touchscreen netbook from Apple. There is a lot more going on that gives legitimacy to the idea of such a touch screen device from Apple.

The report states that shipments will begin in the third quarter of this year, which would put its availability (July/August/September) right around the end of the back-to-school buying season, with Quanta Computer being the main manufacturer of Apple’s netbooks.

At this point, I believe it’s a given that Apple will produce something with a 9-inch – 11-inch display. AT&T is about to start pushing netbooks for people who want something a little more than a smartphone, but who want mobile broadband access, and don’t want to lug a conventional-sized laptop/notebook around.

I think it’s very telling what Apple’s Tim Cook said back in January:

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Apple MacBook Gets 256GB SSD Option

If you are in the market for one of the 13.3-inch Unibody/Aluminum MacBooks that was introduced last year, Apple has now added a new storage option. It’s a 256GB Solid State Drive (SSD). It’s going to run you $900 USD. For a comparison, the baseline … Read more

Upcoming Apple Event? Plus Possible Netbook/iPhone News

A couple of smaller Apple/Mac-related sites are reporting that there will be an upcoming event held by Apple to introduce new products. They have received tips that it would be towards the end of March – Maybe March 24th. Chances are it’s going to be … Read more

Apple Releases MacBook SMC Update 1.3

Today, Apple released an updated firmware/SMC update, 1.3. The purpose is to improve startup performance on certain MacBook models when booting off of battery power. It affects 13.3-inch polycarbonate (“white”) MacBooks released earlier last month. Some of those had the following issue: …may display slower … Read more

Sales and Deals – Feb 12, 2009

There are some decent laptop sales this week, thanks to a couple of holidays/events in the US – President’s Day and Valentine’s Day.

OnSale:
$25 Off – ASUS Eee PC 1000HE 10-Inch – 1.66GHz Intel Atom Processor, 1GB RAM, 160 GB HD – Blue Now only $369.99 (was $394.99)
$25 Off – ASUS Asus Eee PC 1000HE 10-Inch – 1.66 GHz Intel Atom, 1GB RAM, 160GB HD – Black Now only $369.99 (was $394.99)
$121 Off – Lenovo IdeaPad S10e – Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz Notebook Now only $298.99 (was $419) + FREE Printer after rebate

Lenovo:
3 day sale at Lenovo ecoupon USPTHREEDAYSALE
15% off all IdeaPads (except S10) + 20% off consumer service upgrades Feb 10-16-use USPIDEASAVINGS for IdeaPad Y & U Series
– $399 IdeaPad S10 Bundle ecoupon- USPBUNDLES10 Feb 10-16
Click here to get to ecoupons at Lenovo for additional 5% to 10% off select ThinkPads

Lenovo Canada:
– Save an extra 10-15% on Ultraportable Lenovo Notebooks use -CAPULTRAPORTABLE -Feb 10-16
Save up to 20% on top of sale price during the Lenovo 72 Hour Sale- CAP72HOURSALE -From Feb 11-13

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