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Archive for October 6, 2008
Dell UK Outs the Ubuntu-Powered Mini Netbook
Oct 6th
Ubuntu fans in the UK have a new reason for buying the Dell Mini 9 netbook. Dell UK has just outed a Linux version of the said netbook running on Ubuntu 8.04. with a price tag of around $472. Of course there is also a Windows XP version which is priced a bit higher at around $524.
Of course, both versions of the Dell Mini 9 netbook comes with the following standard features:
- 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 CPU
- 1GB of RAM
- 8.9-inch 1024×600 display
- 0.3 MP we camera
- 8GB SSD for the Linux version
- 16GB SSD for the Windows XP version
- Bluetooth
- Wi-Fi
- various standard ports
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A post from the Asus Eee PC blog.
Dell UK Outs the Ubuntu-Powered Mini Netbook
Asus N10 Netbook, er Mini Notebook Available from Newegg
Oct 6th
That Atom-powered mini-notebook with 10.2-inch display which Asus refuses to consider as a netbook, but rather a mini-notebook is now available for US consumers via Newegg.com. As a review, the N10 is powered by a 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 CPU, 10.2-inch WXGA screen, 1GB RAM, 160GB HDD, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 3-cell lithuim ion battery and 3-cell battery.
Newegg is offering three variants of the Asus N10. The Asus N10E-A1 which is priced at $599.99 features 1GB RAM, 160GB HDD and an integrated graphics card. Another version N10E-A1 priced at $699.99 comes with 2GB of RAM, 160GB HDD, 6-cell battery and an NVIDIA GeForce 9300 256MB graphics card. And finally we have the N10J-A2 which comes with 2GB RAM, 320GB HDD, and 9300M 256MB graphics and a 6-cell battercard. The N10J-A2 has a price tag of $799.99. In addition both the N10J-A1 and N10J-A2 will feature fingerprint reader security and Bluetooth. All models also come with a 1.3MP web camera.
Via Laptoping.com
A post from the Asus Eee PC blog.
Asus N10 Netbook, er Mini Notebook Available from Newegg
Eee PC Shipments Reach the 1.7 Million Mark
Oct 6th
Among the netbook manufacturers, Asustek perhaps hold the most number of releases since the first Eee PC model was released sometime last year. We’ve seen/heard too many variants of the Eee PC for the past couple of months that it has become harder to keep track of each one of them.
If you’re wondering how many units of the Eee PC Asustek has shipped for this year – the answer is MANY. According to Digitimes citing a Commercial Times report in, Asustek has already shipped 1.7 million units of the Eee PC for the third quarter ending September. 700,000 of these units were shipped in September alone. With this figures, Asustek is confident that the same if not more number of units will be shipped as well for the fourth quarter, considering that October and November are peak months for technology shopping.
These figures enabled Asustek to gain a gross margin of between 15-20%, which some analysts are predicting to be adjusted since the competition being posed by the aggressive marketing of the Acer Aspire One. But Asustek is confident that it can maintain the same gross margins as it banks on the sales of its 10-inch Eee PC models.
A post from the Asus Eee PC blog.
Eee PC Shipments Reach the 1.7 Million Mark
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