Apple Ultraportable on September 5th?

Just over a month and a half ago, there were rumors of some kind of “Ultra-thin, Ultra-light” Apple notebook. They concerned an ultraportable Mac with a 12″ widescreen display (something the 12″ iBooks and PowerBooks didn’t have), that weighed around three pounds, and was around … Read more

Review: Toshiba Tecra M8 (NotebookReview)

Jerry Jackson at NotebookReview.com has reviewed the Toshiba Tecra M8, Toshiba’s replacement for the Tecra M6, and with it’s 13.3″ display and design, the M8 is related to the Toshiba Satellite U300 series (The U300 / U305 machines are targeted towards consumers, the M8 towards … Read more

Review: CNET’s Laptops for “The Lightweight”

CNET has put together a profile of “The Lightweight” – laptop users who want ultraportable laptops for heavy traveling (or rather, not so heavy). One thing they don’t mention, which would have a huge impact on just what a person looking for a lightweight/ultraportable laptop … Read more

Review: OQO Model 02 (TrustedReviews)

TrustedReviews has posted their review of the unique OQO Model 02, one of the first (if not the first depending on how you look at it) Ultra Mobile PCs (UMPCs). the OQO Model 02 is powered by a VIA C7M ULV (Ultra Low Voltage, 1.2GHz … Read more

Article: A Buyer’s Guide to Ultraportables (InformationWeek)

InformationWeek has posted their Buyer’s Guide to Ultraportables earlier this week. As Kevin Tofel at jkOnTheRun pointed out, they left out UMPCs and Tablet PC “convertibles” and went for traditional laptops. They highlight one “image” problem (my term), that ultraportable laptops sometimes fall in between … Read more