HP Mini 1000 Reviews, Hands-On

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A few sites have already gotten their hands on the new 10″ Intel Atom-powered HP Mini 1000 including LAPTOP Magazine and Engadget. Some were able to take a look at the Ubuntu Linux-based “Mobile Internet Experience” that will be available in January of 2009 on … Read more

HP Mini 1000 Announced

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HP’s new 10″ (and 8.9″) HP Mini 1000 was revealed over the weekend and it is indeed running on a different platform than its business-oriented predecessor, the 8.9″ HP 2133 Mini-Note. It’s powered by an Intel Atom which wasn’t available when the 2133 launched (the … Read more

Samsung NC10 Review (LAPTOP Mag)

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LAPTOP Magazine has completed their review of the 10″ Intel Atom-powered Samsung NC10 netbook and posted it online. It looks like the 10″ MSI Wind U100 (also with an Intel Atom under its hood) has now been given a serious run for its money. They … Read more

Lenovo IdeaPad S10e and SplashTop

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A new model of the Lenovo IdeaPad S10 netbook is going to be available soon – it’s the Lenovo S10e. The S10e has “SplashTop” capabilities (or what Lenovo is calling “QuickStart). What it allows you to do, and this is particularly handy for netbook users, … Read more

Dell Inspiron Mini 12 Announced, Review

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Dell Inspiron Mini 12 It looks like the Dell Inspiron Mini 9 has a big brother. Yesterday, Dell announced the new 12″ Intel Atom-powered Dell Inspiron Mini 12 netbook. Yes, a 12″ display is really pushing the definition of just what a netbook is (and this is the first 12″ netbook). It’s pushing it more than even the Asus N10 and its dedicated NVIDIA graphics chipset.

For the first time, faster Intel Atom CPUs are being offered: The Z520 (1.33GHz, 512KB L2) and Z530 (1.6GHz, 512KB L2), both of which may have some hardware virtualization capabilities (depending on whether they are enabled or not). Windows Vista Home Basic is the OS of choice for the initial launch model, but Ubuntu Linux and Windows XP Home will also be offered later on. Dell claims a battery life of three and a half hours.

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