John Scalzi, a prolific writer, both online and off, and author of several well-received science fiction novels (including some that have garnered Hugo Award nominations), has posted a couple of articles on his Whatever blog (online since 1998) about netbooks, specifically about the Acer Aspire … Read more
There are starting to be large price reductions for netbooks across all display sizes and manufacturers (and storage options). Among those seeing price cuts: – 8.9″ Acer Aspire One, both the SSD/Linux and HDD/Windows XP versions. – Asustek Eee PC 7″ Eee PC 4G Surf, … Read more
Just a quick roundup of several stories from the past week or so, related to netbooks. MSI has released a new BIOS for the MSI Wind. It’s version 1.0A and is supposed to fix the S4 Sleep Mode problem that some had encountered (download here) … Read more
Is Solid State Drive (SSD) usage in netbooks set to decline next year? That’s what some are saying. DRAMeXchange is forecasting that netbooks shipping with SSDs this year has dropped and will fall even further next year. Their research indicates that in the first quarter … Read more
Last updated: March 10, 2009 Main netbook page Acer Aspire One Model Region/Country Notes Gateway LT1001G Asia Gateway LT1004U United States Sold at Office Depot Packard Bell Dot United Kingdom Didn’t make it to retail MSI Wind U100 Model Region/Country Notes Advent 4211 UK Ahtec … Read more