Added: ASUS A9J

We’ve just added the ASUS F9J to the site. It was announced earlier this year, and is just starting to become widely available. It can be found starting at anywhere from $1250 USD on up to $1500 (check ASUS’ site for retailers for current pricing). … Read more

Review: ASUS U1F / U1 (PC Magazine)

We are playing catch up and starting to add more laptops to the site. One of those we haven’t added util now is one that is starting to get a lot of attention, the ASUS U1F (maybe referred to as ASUS U1 depending on location). … Read more

Small Laptops – Saturday Roundup – July 7

Fujitsu announced a 2.5-inch 300GB Portable Hard Drive (via MobileWhack.com). It’s shock-mounted, hits 4200rpm, has a built-in USB 2.0 cable, and is powered by the USB 2.0 port it plugs into. It retails for $229. Asus splitting off OEM manufacturing. (Reuters/Yahoo) Asustek Computer Inc. , … Read more

UMPCs and 2GB of Memory

jkOnTheRun has put together an article discussing 2GB Memory upgrades to UMPCs: What works, what doesn’t work. He mentioned that the Origami Project has an active discussion going on about 2GB SODIMMs being tried out in UMPCs (most are single-slot), as well his original experiences … Read more

Announced: Asus T83 UMPC

Details have finally emerged about the Asus T83 UMPC, the little brother to Asus’ Rugged Military NB. The T83 has been referred to by Asus as the “Highly Integration UMPC” (Probably “High”, but lost in translation), and a ruggedized version is expected later this year. … Read more