HP Compaq 2133 – Entry Level – $499, VIA?

I mentioned an article on CNET about how maybe the Palm Foleo wasn’t such a bad idea. There was a single line in the article that mentioned the would-be UMPC laptop (or subnotebook or whatever) from HP, the HP Compaq 2133, and Kevin Tofel at … Read more

Palm Foleo: Not so dumb?

Over at CNET, Erica Ogg writes that the Palm Foleo may not have been such a dumb idea after all, in light of the recent spate of sub-11″ laptops or would-be laptop UMPCs. She mentions that many see the Asus Eee PC as the catalyst … Read more

HP Compaq 2133 Roundup

Continuing our trend of discussing the Asus Eee PC’s competition, Several articles have started popping up about the HP Compaq 2133, including a very interesting one about what might be under the hood of the 2133. We should almost treat these as rumors at this … Read more

Leaked: HP Compaq 2133

About six hours after I posted my speculations about an HP UMPC, my inbox gets flooded with almost a dozen emails pointing the way to the Engadget story that came out today. Yep, it’s a doozy, it would appear that the HP UMPC is not … Read more

Gigabyte M912V Review (LAPTOP Mag)

Joanna Stern over at LAPTOP Magazine has published her full review of the convertible 8.9″ Gigabyte M912V, one of the most interesting of the netbooks / sub-notebooks. The model reviewed , the M912V can be had for $699 USD (a very good price given that … Read more