Netbooks Cause Worry in PC Industry?

MSI Wind PC The New York Times has a two-page article by Matt Richtel covering the rise of netbooks and other smaller PCs and notebooks, and the dramatic impact they are starting to have on the PC industry.

In an article entitled “Smaller PCs Cause Worry for Industry”, he writes that they are a cause for concern among some of the larger manufacturers and retailers because of the smaller profit margins and the dominance by smaller manufacturers.

They mention that Dell, Acer, and HP, among some of the largest overall producers have plans or are in the process of carrying them out:

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Dell E / Mini Inspiron – August?

Looks like the Dell E, aka the Mini Inspiron, (Dell’s 8.9-inch entry into the low-cost netbook market) could be available as soon as this August, according to DigiTimes. DigiTimes is reporting that the Dell E will be manufactured by Compal Electronics, with Samsung Electronics, Chi … Read more

Dell Latitude XT with Multi-Touch – Hands On (LAPTOP Mag)

The software updates for Dell’s Latitude XT Tablet PC / Convertible (which should be available sometime today at Support.Dell.com) was put through its paces by LAPTOP Magazine. They’ve posted a video showing the setup of the multi-touch software, as well as zooming in and out … Read more

Dell Latitude XT – Multi-Touch Capability Details

As we mentioned earlier this morning from a story in today’s edition of the Austin-American Statesman, Dell will be adding multi-touch capabilities to the Dell Latitude XT Tablet PC / Convertible tomorrow. In addition to the already mentioned Firefox, Microsoft Office, and Google Earth, multi-touch … Read more

Dell Latitude XT – Multitouch Downloads – Tuesday

Update #2: Final Details Update: Link to the article: Austin-American Statesman Tuesday, Dell will be making software available to add additional multitouch functionality to its Dell Latitude XT line. I thought some of these were already available, but apparently not. The Austin-American Statesman, in the … Read more