Intel Atom, Display Shortages

Both DigiTimes and The Inquirer are reporting on potential shortages affecting Intel Atom CPU production. The Atom is a low-power CPU favored for some of the smaller sub-notebooks such as the MSI Wind PC as well as upcoming offerings from Acer, Dell, and Gigabyte. It’s … Read more

Asus Eee PC 1001, Plus 11-inch Eee PC

DigiTimes is running a report that Asustek is looking at making the Eee line an independent brand of low-cost devices, by the end of the third quarter of 2008 (according to industry sources). This would include the 9-inch Asus Eee PC 900 as well as … Read more

Gigabyte M912 Information

DigiTimes has news of the Gigabyte M912, which will be Gigabyte’s entry into the low-cost netbook/sub-notebook category that’s becoming popular these days. They are reporting that it could be available sometime in June of 2008 (makes sense given that’s when the launch of Intel’s Atom … Read more

HP 2133 Mini-Note – Review, Replacing a Notebook

A couple of quick articles on the 8.9-inch HP 2133 Mini-Note – Joanna Stern over at LAPTOP Magazine has posted an article on the LAPTOP Magazine blog saying that she “Gave Up My Notebook for an HP Mini-Note”. For the next few days, she will … Read more

MSI Wind PC Gallery (Engadget)

Hot on the heels of the video that just came out, EnGadget China has posted a large gallery of the MSI Wind PC from official MSI photos. What we noticed: – Extensive cooling on the left side of the Wind PC (left as you are … Read more