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The well known computer company Asus has recently unveiled its new ultraportable laptop called Acer Aspire One which is devoted to become another Asus Eee’s competitor. Let’s see together its main features:

• The laptop is Atom Based.
• Its screen is 8.9-inch, 1024 x 600 pixel.
• Asus gives you the chance to pick the operative system you like: Windows Xp or Linux.
• 80GB hard drive (with XP) or 8GB solid state (with Linux)
• 512MB DDR2 SDRAM (expandable)
• 802.11b/g WiFi.
• 8GB SSD or 2.5-inch 80GB.
• SD slot card.
• Optional 6-cell battery.
• Optional WiMax card.
• 1kg (2.2 pounds)
• The laptop should be available in the States around September for $399 if you want the Linux model, otherwise $600 for XP.

For more infos, visit the official website.

Another ultraportable laptop has been spotted in the wild. As a matter of fact MSI has recently released its new laptop called MSI Wind which promises to be a valid alternative to the Asus Eee. But let’s see together its most relevant features:

• Linux based.
• Intel’s 1.6GHz Atom processor.
• 80GB 2.5-inch Hard Disk.
• 5.5 hours’ battery autonomy.
• 10-inch screen.
• 1.3-megapixel webcam.
• 4-in-1 memory card reader.
• Bluetooth and 802.11b/g WiFi.
• The price of this laptop is set at $399 for the Linux Version. If you prefer the Windows XP version you will have to pay $499.

If you want to know more, please visit this site.

After the huge success of the cheap Asus Eee laptop, the Taiwan company has decided to make a desktop version of it. Its name will be Asus Ebox and will be distinguished by its cheap price and its  features. As a matter of fact Ebox will feature:

• Atom-based chip.
• 2GB of RAM as standard.
• 160GB hard drive.
• Linux operating system.

Asus Ebox should be officially unveiled June 3 at Computex in Taiwan and will be available around the third quarter of this year. Its price is set around $300 - $400. Stay tuned for more infos.

Samsung has just unveiled its new, fast and roomy solid state drive whose capacity is 256 GB (which is the biggest capacity available for a SSD so far). Samsung wants to make clear that its new SSD is “the world’s fastest and largest capacity 2.5-inch, MLC-based SSD with SATA II Interface.” It will be fully available in Septemer for a price which I fear won’t be that cheap at all. Here is the full press release Continue reading »

Another ultraportable has been spotted in the wild. In fact, Bestlink has just unveiled its new ultraportable Alpha 400 which promises to be as cheap as the famous Asus Eee laptop, but almost with the same look and feel. Here are its specs:

• It runs Windows CE as well as Linux.
• 400MHz Xburst CPU.
• 128MB of RAM.
• 1GB or 2GB of flash memory.
• 7-inch 800 x 400 display.
• The following add-ons are available to expand the laptop’s features: WiFi, CDMA, GPRS, and ADSL.

This laptop should cost around $250 and it is already available. If you want to buy it click here, if you want more infos, click here.

EMTEC has just released a new ultraportable named gdium EM-PC which, I am surprise to tell you that it doesn’t look like the Asus Eee at all. How weird! How does it come that a company has started thinking with its own head not following any trend? Maybe they are just sick! Anyway this little jewel sports:

• Linux based operating system.
• 8.9-inch 1024 x 600 display.
• Flash memory.
• “GKey” concept. GKey is an USB flash dongle that lets you lock the laptop requesting you an authentication to boot and start the machine.
• Available in Australia from July for a price of US $420.

If you want to buy it, or you want to know nore about it, click here.

As I have told you a lot of times, after the cheap ultraportable tendency, now it’s the turn of the cheap micro-pc trend to take over the market. And in fact another micro pc has been released in the wild. This time is the turn of MSI to unveil its brand new Titan 700 which, apart from being very cheap ($458), promises you to entertain with the following features:

• VIA CN700 processor at 2.0GHz.
• 1GB of RAM.
• Dual-layer burner.
• 120GB 2.5-inch drive.
• 4 USB ports.
• Dimensions are 24cm x 18.5cm x 7cm (DxWxH).

Surely you are asking yourself if there are any downsides, since this tiny PC looks like heaven to you. Well, to tell you the truth there is something which turned me off… Do you want to know what is it? Ok… the price doesn’t include any operating system…Dho! A really “trivial” issue if you want your computer to run! If instead you are looking for a case to put your hamburger and coke in, that’s the right thing to get. If you want to know more, click here.

Just in case you were missing some news about more ultraportables, here is the brand new Yinlips Micro PC YDP-G77 which promises to fight back the Asus Eee and all its good and bad clones! This new ultraportable doesn’t make any exception anyway, since it looks like its big and more famous brother Eee. Yinlips Micro PC features include Continue reading »