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IPod Movie Watching Stand Is Open and Shut Case
Original at Wired
• Thu, Nov 5
By Charlie Sorrel So Pedro, this one is for you. These hard cases from Idox fit the iPhone, iPod Touch and the latest Nano, and turn them into something resembling a tiny netbook, one of those that has the huge (and cool) oversized hinges. When closed, the hard shell keeps the iPod as safe as Han Solo encased in ca...
Mac OS X 10.6.2 rumored to block Atom support, foil netbook OS X booting
Original at The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
• Mon, Nov 2
By Steven Sande In a move sure to rile up the crowds of people (including our very own Erica Sadun) who have converted cheap Intel Atom-powered netbooks into tiny MacBook-like hackintoshes, several sites are reporting that Apple will kill support for the battery-sipping CPU in the next release of Snow...
How To: Hackintosh a Dell Mini 10v Into the Ultimate Snow Leopard Netbook [How To]
Original at Gizmodo
• Sat, Oct 24
By John Herrman You've got yourself a fully-functioning, beautifully small Snow Leopard netbook, which'll do 90% of what a 13-inch MacBook can, at 70% the size and about 25% of the cost. Mine's close to perfect: With an extended battery, I'm pushing 7 hours of battery life with Wi-Fi, which makes my MacBo...
Win7 Laptop Battlemodo: Thin and Lights For Under $800
Original at Gizmodo
• Fri, Oct 23
By Joanna Stern Meanwhile, your average Atom netbook can't play a 1080p clip without stuttering, not can it multitask as smoothly. However, no UL system can reach the performance of a Core 2 Duo with discrete graphics. By way of comparison a 15.4 inch Acer Aspire with a 2.0 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor and dis...
★ Apple Netbook Claim Chowder
Original at Daring Fireball
• Wed, Oct 21
By John Gruber 18 March 2009, Shane O’Neill at PC World: “Recession Breathes Life Into Windows PCs as Apple Gasps for Air”: Nonetheless, design hubris and slumping sales will cause Apple to tap a hot segment of computer market. So Apple will be forced to enter the “netbook” market due to slumping MacBook...
ii-View A2 netbook sports a 12-inch LCD, 2GB of RAM, $400 price tag
Original at CrunchGear
• Mon, Oct 19
By Doug Aamoth The A2 from ii-View is a 12-inch Windows 7 netbook with a 1280×800 resolution screen, 2GB of RAM, a travel weight of 3 pounds, and an MSRP of $399. Other features include an Intel Atom N270 CPU, 320GB hard drive, a/b/g/n wireless, HDMI output, webcam, and “full-size” keyboard. At its thickes...
Sony Vaio X: World's Lightest Laptop $1300 (Actually Affordable, For a Vaio) [Sony]
Original at Gizmodo
• Wed, Oct 7
By Joanna Stern Considering that it's cheaper than the MacBook Air or Dell Adamo, and that Sony's netbook was $500, that's pretty skimpy pricing. On the outside, the X is made of some beautiful metal. On the insides we now know it has a 2GHz Intel Atom Z550 processor, a solid state drive and standard Intel gra...
MacBook Air lookalike is more netbook-y but only costs $250
Original at CrunchGear
• Fri, Sep 11
By Doug Aamoth Underneath it all, though, is your basic netbook: Atom N270 CPU, Intel GMA950 graphics, 1GB of RAM, 120GB hard drive, Wi-Fi, and Windows. And let’s just assume that the materials used with this netbook might not be as well-crafted as Apple’s magic aluminum enclosure within which the MacB...
Review: HP Mini 5101 Netbook Flaunts Minimalist Design, Middling Performance
Original at Wired
• Fri, Aug 21
By Brian X. Chen See Also: If looks were all that mattered, HP’s Mini 5101 would’ve been a 10. But alas, bumpy QuickTime video playback and a just-OK battery life knocked the Mini 5101 to a 6 in our ratings. Here’s a snippet from our review: We love the matte, full-sized keyboard — soft on the fingertips, but ju...
MacBook Air-style netbook available in Singapore next week
Original at CrunchGear
• Fri, Jul 31
By Doug Aamoth CNET Asia via Wired] Take the MacBook Air, shrink the screen down an inch, slap in some netbook components, and load it up with Windows 7 Release Candidate and -- drumroll, please -- you've got the iiView A2 out of Singapore. Oh, and lower the price to $468. That's kind of important there.
Acer Aspire Timeline spotted at an American Wal-Mart
Original at CrunchGear
• Wed, May 27
By Matt Burns Just like Doug said, the Timeline is more than a netbook, but more portable than your average notebook. The six cell battery should power this slim notebook for more than eight hours thanks to the Intel ULV SU2700 CPU and LED back-lit screen. Expect to see reviews dropping shortly compari...
The Asus Eee Seashell Review (The Netbook Is Back) [Review]
Original at Gizmodo
• Tue, May 26
By Mark Wilson The keyboard is extremely satisfying to use. It's satisfyingly clicky and each key is easy to find with your fingers. A convenient button controls Wi-Fi/Bluetooth combinations to reserve power, while another button turns off the trackpad when not in use.
Opinion: MSI teases large X400, X600 MacBook Air rivals
Original at Electronista
• Wed, May 13
Both also use Intel's Consumer Ultra Low Voltage (CULV) processors to provide better performance than a netbook but with less cost and battery use (as well as less performance) than the Core 2 Duo S used in Apple's system. Few hard specifications have ...
Opinion: Gadget Gal's daily deals: MacBook Air, Asus Eee PC netbook, Canon All-in-One photo printer
Original at ZDNet Blogs
• Thu, Mar 26
By Jennifer Bergen A MacBook Air, Asus Eee PC Netbook, and a Canon MP480 All-in-One Photo Printer. Here are your daily deals for Thursday, March 26, straight from the Gadget Gal: 1. If you're thinking of a new laptop, but don't want to lug around a heavy computer, then check out the MacBook Air. Normally $1,599, y...
13″ Aluminum MacBook vs. 12″ PowerBook — Is the Unibody A True Successor? [TheAppleBlog]
Original at GigaOM Network
• Wed, Feb 11
By Charles Moore 13″ Unibody MacBook Height: 0.95 inch (2.41 cm) 12″ PowerBook How about you? Better to sacrifice power for a smaller footprint (old 12″ PowerBook/PC netbook), or prefer a larger display and Core 2 Duo/Nvidia 9400M performance (unibody MacBook)?
Opinion: Dell Inspiron Mini 9 Supposedly Better Than The MacBook Pro
Original at Ubergizmo
• Tue, Jan 27
In terms of display, at least. Sounds surprising? We admit, it doesn't quite stack up - one is a $300 netbook while the other costs a handsome amount that could get you at least a couple of old jalopies in a used car dealership. Bear in mind this "conclusion" is not based on any scientific study o...
Opinion: Dell Netbook Display Better Than MacBook Pro
Original at Wired
• Tue, Jan 27
By Charlie Sorrel The shocker is that the Dell Mini 9 beats the unibody 15" MacBook Pro on color accuracy, although on viewing angle it slips back down the league table. It turns out that Galbraith doesn't like the new glossy glass screens Apple has forced upon its two smaller notebooks:
Opinion: Dell Netbook Display Better Than MacBook Pro
Original at GearFactor (Feedburner)
• Tue, Jan 27
By Charlie Sorrel The shocker is that the Dell Mini 9 beats the unibody 15" MacBook Pro on color accuracy, although on viewing angle it slips back down the league table. It turns out that Galbraith doesn't like the new glossy glass screens Apple has forced upon its two smaller notebooks:
Engadget Podcast 123 - 12.27.2008: Goodbye 2008 edition
Original at Engadget
• Sat, Dec 27
By Trent Wolbe 01:22 - Apple announces final MacWorld, Steve Jobs won't deliver keynote 13:15 - Thank you NYC! 20:26 - Dell confirms shocking truth: Adamo to rival MacBook Air 27:34 - Sony P-series "netbook" unveiled, underwhelming 37:51 - HP Firebird 803 tower with VoodooDNA leaked!
‘Why Apple Won’t Sell a $100 iPhone, a Netbook or a Tablet’: Is Wired News writer correct?
Original at TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home
• Wed, Dec 10
By David Rothman On the Mac Netbook rumor: “One day, I’m sure, we’ll see a tiny MacBook with a proper keyboard and a trackpad you can actually use. But it will be awhile, and it will probably cost more than the competition. In the meantime, you can hack your own Mac netbook using an MSI Wind and a copy of OS X.”
I would buy an Apple netbook
Original at Scripting News
• Tue, Oct 14
Update: I just watched the video brochure for Apple's new MacBook. It's amazing how they get people to care about the manufacturing process -- even though the product is missing the excitement in today's laptop market. Imagine if Apple had decided to make a MacBook that was priced like an iP...