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Archive for October 7, 2008
Introducing the Netbook Surfons INOS1B or Simply Surf
Oct 7th
While all the rest of the netbook manufacturers are venturing on the 10-inch netbook standard, here comes a netbook spotted at the Ruedecommerce site branded as the Netbook Surfons INOS1B. For the purpose of this post we shall this netbook simply as the Surf. The Surf is currently listed at Ruecommerce site with a price tag of around $329. For that price you’ll get a:
- 7-inch TFT screen with 800×400 resolution
- INGENICA JZ4730 processor (400 MHz)
- 2GB HD
- 128MB RAM
- integrated stereo speakers
- Wi-Fi
- Standard connectors
- Lithium-ion battery with published 3 hours usage time
- various connectors
- plus a slew of software pre-installed
I don’t know about you, but don’t you find those specs, even for a 7-inch netbook a shame? There are two specs of this netbook which makes us conclude that this is your run-off-the-mill netbook. And those are the CPU and the 128MB RAM.
A post from the Asus Eee PC blog.
Introducing the Netbook Surfons INOS1B or Simply Surf
MSI Wind to Arrive in Best Buy’s Brick-and-Mortar Store
Oct 7th
Although U.S. users have had their chance on getting their hands on the MSI Wind through online stores for quiet sometime now, words on the street say that it will soon be arriving on US stores via Best Buy outlets. That’s right folks, this is the closest that you can get on the MSI Wind before buying it. If the slew of hands-on videos on YouTube have not convinced you to buy the MSI Wind yet, here’s your chance to make a decision. Try it out first at your nearest Best Buy store.
The MSI models available at Best Buy outlets is the Wind U100 with a 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 processor, a 10-inch display 1GB memory, 120GB HDD and Windows XP Home. It will set you back for $399.
Now, here’s one low-down. As expected the MSI Wind U100 available at Best Buy comes only with the 3-cell battery which could only give you a maximum of 2 hours usage. How we wish, it was the 6-cell battery instead. But hey, you can always find another battery, at extra cost though.
The MSI Wind U100 is available now at Best Buy Stores in black or white design.
A post from the Asus Eee PC blog.
MSI Wind to Arrive in Best Buy’s Brick-and-Mortar Store
Eee PC Battery Replacement Maxes Out 10 Hours Usage, And More?
Oct 7th
Remember that 10400mAh battery pack for the Eee PC series from DealExtreme? When reported about it not so long ago, DealExtreme didn’t exactly say how many hours the battery would last. It only stated that the battery is a 10-cell battery pack.
One of our reader Spode took the risk and bought the battery pack for his 7-inch Eee PC and posted his initial observation on his site.
Ubuntu suggested a discharge time of 6 hours and 48 minutes. Not bad at all. It’s been stuck on 100% for quite some time now without going down. In theory it should go down a percent every 4 minutes – I’ve been at least 10 and it’s still on 100%. However, Ubuntu is also showing some of the other stats incorrectly too – so maybe it is having trouble reporting full stop. I’ll have some more of a fiddle and see how long I get out of it!
So, it seems that the battery can be a good back-up battery for your Eee PC if you don’t mind carrying an extra weight on your bag. It is definitely not a replacement since, according to Spode it doesn’t fit exactly as the original Eee PC battery.
Thanks for the tip off Spode.
A post from the Asus Eee PC blog.
Eee PC Battery Replacement Maxes Out 10 Hours Usage, And More?
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