HP 2133 Mini-Note – Rebates, Update Soon?

Either HP is getting ready to announce an update to the 8.9″ HP 2133 Mini-Note, or they are feeling the heat of the competition from other netbooks (remember, HP was one of the first to roll out an 8.9″ netbook with quite a few compelling … Read more

Lenovo ThinkPad X200T Availability

Lenovo ThinkPad X200 Tablet The new 12″ convertible widescreen Lenovo ThinkPad X200T Tablet has started showing up in the Lenovo store for US customers as the model 7448 (alongside the older X61 Tablet). This is the first major redesign of the ThinkPad Tablet series (the transition to widescreen).

It starts with a 1 year depot warranty, and there are additional warranty options available. The 8-cell battery will set you back an additional $50, however given that it doubles the battery life, it’d be well worth it. As far as the MultiTouch + MultiView display – that’s an additional $275 – that pushes the price up quite a bit, but fans of MultiTouch will want it.

It’s available at:
Shop.Lenovo.com – ThinkPad X Series Tablet.

The models available ship in 1-2 weeks, and the starting price is lower than what had initially been announced – $1,844.00

Specifications for the base model:
– Intel Core 2 Duo SU9300 (1.2GHz, 3 MB L2)
– 800 MHz FSB
– Standard WideView WXGA Display
– Windows Vista Business 32-bit
– 1GB DDR3 RAM (1 DIMM)
– 5400rpm 80GB HDD
– ThinkPad 11b/g Wireless LAN Mini PCI Express Adapter III
– 4-Cell Battery
– 1 year depot warranty

The SU9300 is an Ultra-Low Voltage (ULV) CPU. You can upgrade that to a low voltage CPU (along with other options below).

Optional Upgrades:

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Asus Eee PC 900, 901, 1000, 1000H Price Drops

Asus Eee PC 1000 Good things come to those who wait for Asus Eee PCs- if you were interested in the Intel Celeron-powered 900 Eee PC or the Atom-powered 8.9″ Eee PC 901 or the 10.2″ 1000 or 1000H, prices have been dropped across the board, at least in the US.

Whether this is in response to netbook offerings from Dell or Lenovo, or even Acer Aspire Ones showing up at Best Buy and Circuit City (and apparently selling well), it’s hard to say. Asustek has been running some $100 rebates for a few months now on certain Eee PC models, but this the price drops are immediate.

Some retailers are already reflecting the new prices (up to $100 in some cases):

Amazon – Intel Atom
ASUS Eee PC 901 12G (Black) – $449.99, 1GB RAM, 12GB SSD, Windows XP Home, 6-Cell Battery, Black
ASUS Eee PC 901 12G (White) – $449.99, 1GB RAM, 12GB SSD, Windows XP Home, 6-Cell Battery
ASUS Eee PC 901 20G (Black) – $499.99, 1GB RAM, 20GB SSD, Linux, 6-Cell Battery, Black
ASUS Eee PC 901 20G (White) – $449.99, 1GB RAM, 20GB SSD, Linux, 6-Cell Battery
ASUS Eee PC 1000 40G (Black) – $499.99, 1GB RAM, 40GB SSD, Linux, 6-Cell Battery
ASUS Eee PC 1000 40G (White) – $469.99, 1GB RAM, 40GB SSD, Linux, 6-Cell Battery
ASUS Eee PC 1000H 80G (Black) – $449.99, 1GB RAM, 80GB HDD, Windows XP Home, 6-Cell Battery

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Dell Inspiron Mini 9 – Available for purchase

It’s official – the Dell Inspiron Mini 9 is now available for purchase, starting at $349. The specifications of the 8.9″ netbook that were leaked yesterday were pretty accurate. Two of the base models are shipping two weeks from today, and you can pre-order through … Read more

Acer Drops Pricing on Aspire One, Intros New Model

Yesterday I talked about netbook pricing and how Acer (and Lenovo) seemed to have hit the sweet spot with prices for their netbooks hovering around $375 – $430. Well, and I swear I had no prior knowledge of this, Acer has decided to drop the … Read more