Samsung Australia has confirmed about its plan to launch a Chrome-based netbook later this year. Similar to the new Samsung N210 netbook, this mini laptop will have a 10.1-inch LED display screen, a 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, a 2GB RAM, a 64GB SSD, 3G, WiFi, a 12-hour battery and run on Google Chrome OS. Pricing is still unknown at the moment. [ChannelNews]
First introduced back in December last year, the Fujitsu LifeBook MH380 is finally available for purchase in the US via Fujitsu’s online store. Priced at just $449, this mini laptop offers you the following specifications: a 10-inch 1366 x 768 LED-backlit display, an Intel Atom N450 1.66GHz processor, a 1GB RAM, a 250GB HDD, a 1.3MP webcam, WiFi, Bluetooth, a 6-cell battery and Windows 7 Starter OS. [Electronista]
You know that Pine Trail platform that’s supposed to assist OEMs in creating thinner, more battery-efficient netbooks? Well, it looks like Averatec didn’t get the heads up when it went into designing the HS-105, a mini-notebook that instantly looks dated thanks to Intel’s new hardware.
To be fair, the HS-105 appears to be fairly decent with its 10.1-inch (1024 x 600) LCD display, 160GB (or 250GB) The storage device that holds your OS, programs, and data. Learn Morehard drive, 2GB of RAM, 945GSE GPU, and 1.3-megapixel webcam, but the 1.6-GHz Intel Atom N270 CPU may relegate it to the kiddie table. Netbooks already have a difficult time differentiating themselves from one another, and outdated CPUsВ don’t exactly help the cause.
The category that began as underpowered, secondaryВ machines now includes notebooks capable of mid-range gaming and 1080p video playback courtesy of Nvidia’s Ion platform. Very few netbook OEM’s have paired Intel’s Atom CPU with Nvidia’s GeForce 9400M GPU, but those that have gone that route produced some of the most well-rounded mini-notebooks on the market.
We recently reviewed the Lenovo IdeaPad S12, only the second Ion-powered netbook we’ve gotten our paws on. Naturally, comparisons were drawn with the HP Mini 311 (Verizon Wireless version), as it contains the Windows 7 Home Premium operating system, similar screen size (12. 1 inches vs. 11.6 inches), and near-identical weights (3.4 pounds vs. 3.2 pounds).
In our tests, both netbooks leveraged Ion’sВ extra graphics punch to allow us to stream flash video at over 20 frames per second, and coast through World of Warcraft (they both choked, however, on higher-end games such as Far Cry 2).
The main difference between the two systems are battery life and price. The HP Mini 311 lasted 4 hours and 52 minutes on our endurance tests, which was nearly an hour longer than the 3 hours and 56 minutes time that the Lenovo IdeaPad S12 notched. In addition, the S12 has a $649 MSRP, which is considerably higher than a similarly configured HP Mini 311 ($574).
Still, the Lenovo IdeaPad S12 is a well-built machine with very solid performance. Check out our full review of this Ion-powered netbook to see how it stacks up against its rival.
The category that began as underpowered, secondaryВ machines now includes notebooks capable of mid-range gaming and 1080p video playback courtesy of Nvidia’s Ion platform. Very few netbook OEM’s have paired Intel’s Atom CPU with Nvidia’s GeForce 9400M GPU, but those that have gone that route produced some of the most well-rounded mini-notebooks on the market.
We recently reviewed the Lenovo IdeaPad S12, only the second Ion-powered netbook we’ve gotten our paws on. Naturally, comparisons were drawn with the HP Mini 311 (Verizon Wireless version), as it contains the Windows 7 Home Premium operating system, similar screen size (12. 1 inches vs. 11.6 inches), and near-identical weights (3.4 pounds vs. 3.2 pounds).
In our tests, both netbooks leveraged Ion’sВ extra graphics punch to allow us to stream flash video at over 20 frames per second, and coast through World of Warcraft (they both choked, however, on higher-end games such as Far Cry 2).
The main difference between the two systems are battery life and price. The HP Mini 311 lasted 4 hours and 52 minutes on our endurance tests, which was nearly an hour longer than the 3 hours and 45 minutes time that the Lenovo IdeaPad S12 notched. In addition, the S12 has a $649 MSRP, which is considerably higher than a similarly configured HP Mini 311 ($574).
Still, the Lenovo IdeaPad S12 is a well-built machine with very solid performance. Check out our full review of this Ion-powered netbook to see how it stacks up against its rival.
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// ]]> Most netbooks aren’t blessed with the same excess horsepower as current desktops and conventional laptops. In order to keep your system running to its full potential, it’s important to select applications that are easy on resources. You don’t want to needlessly overwork that Atom processor, do you?
One place you can save CPU and RAM usage is your antivirus program. I’ve found three options that are perfectly suited to netbooks, providing an excellent level of protection while keeping the impact on your system to a minimum.
While it’s not quite as big a problem on larger notebook systems which sport beefier heatpipe coolers and fans capable of moving greater volumes of air, netbooks are more likely to feel the heat.
It’s a simple enough test to try yourself. Find a page with some Flash multimedia content – Cnet’s front page, for example – and fire it up on your netbook. Try first in Firefox and listen for your fan to kick in – then time how long it takes to cut out. Now try again with a different browser, say Internet Explorer or Chrome.
Crothers found Firefox logged up to 6 times the CPU utilization of Safari on the same page. Now, this could be OsX specific – being that Crothers’ own machine is a Macbook Air and his other mention is of a Dell Mini 9 user’s complaint about Firefox on a Hackintosh install.
On my Windows 7 system, however, the story is about the same. Firefox measures about double the CPU utilization of Google Chrome on the same page.В With so many websites using so much Flash, it’s not hard to see how a prolonged browsing session on a cooling-challenged netbook could lead to an overheating problem.
What’s your experience? Is Firefox causing a bit too much fire on your netbook?
Here’s your chance to grab one of this Asus Eee PC 1005HA netbook for only $335.99 shipped at Amazon. So here’s what you get, a 10.1-inch WSVGA 1024 x 600 LCD display, a 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 processor, a 1GB RAM, a 250GB hard drive, a built-in webcam, a 2-in-1 card reader, WiFi, an 8.5-hour battery and Windows 7 Starter OS (32 Bit). [Product Page via Eee PC]
If you happen to live in Japan and are planning on buying a new 10-inch ION-based netbook, then be sure to check out the recently released N10A from Weibu. This mini laptop is powered by a Intel Atom 230 processor and equipped with a 10.1-inch 1024 x 600 display, a 2GB RAM, a 150GB hard drive, a NVIDIA ION chipset, an HDMI output and no OS installed. The Weibu N10A sells for 49,800 Yen (about $556). [Liliputing]
Here’s another super slim netbook form a Chinese-based company Yones Technology, the X11A. This mini laptop is equipped with an 11.1-inch display with 1366 x 768 resolution, an Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz processor, a 1GB RAM, a 160GB hard drive, a large touchpad, a mouse button, a 4-in-1 card reader, three USB 2.0 ports, a SIM card slot for 3G connectivity, headphone jacks, a VGA output, Ethernet and Windows XP OS. Pricing and availability are still unknown at the moment. Here we have a hands-on video posted by Sascha from Netbook News. Watch the video after the break for more details.
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