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Archive for October 28, 2008
The Asus Eee PC Gaming Netbook?
Oct 28th
Frustrated that your netbook won’t allow you to play games that need a little more graphics ‘power’ to run them? Well, Asus could be just about to take gaming on their Eee PC’s to the next stage.
Asus have said that they could be releasing a netbook in the near future that could possibly have dedicated graphics that would allow gamers to run more resource intensive games. The spokesperson also said that this netbook would definitely be an Eee PC and is not to be confused with the Asus N10 which also has dedicated graphics.
This is all just a rumor right now, nothing is confirmed and Asus already have the 10 inch N10 for small screen gaming but, we’ll keep you informed of any news of the Eee PC becoming an oversized handheld console as it comes in.
A post from the Asus Eee PC blog.
Acer Aspire One A150 in black with 6 cell battery
Oct 28th
Acer will be launching the new A150 with a 6 cell battery (rated for 6hours use) and comes in black.
The Aspire One A150 has three USB 2.0 ports, VGA output, audio in/out and dual memory card readers. It also has WiFi a/b/g and wired ethernet, and weighs 1.26kg with the new 6 cell battery.
The expected price at launch will be €399 ($498)
The rest of the specification is the same as the other A150 models; a 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 CPU, 1GB of RAM and 160GB hard-drive.
Existing Aspire One users can by the 6 cell battery now from Amazon for £50.
Extended Battery for ACER Aspire One White ZG5 UM08A73 6600mAh
Lenovo Unveils the IdeaPad S10e
Oct 28th
Lenovo is supplementing its recently released netbook with a new version that is geared for grade schoolers, particularly in grades K-12. This netbook is almost similar to the Ideapad S10 except for the addition of the “e” hence making it as the Ideapad S10e.
Marketing the netbook to the academic community, the Ideapad S10e is customized to meet the requirements of students, teachers and other members of the education sector. With features similar to the original Ideapad S10, the S10e offers Internet connectivity features to enable students to do online research, sharing and collaboration tools, and email, social networking and other web applications. It also features basic functionality for word processing and light multimedia presentation functionality.
The Lenovo S10e would also come with a web, a 10.1-inch display, quick start feature for instant access to email, Internet browsing, video conferencing, photo viewing, or listening to music. In addition, the S10e will have several choices for its OS – Windows XP Home or SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop from Novell.
The netbook will also feature either a 4GB SSD or 160GB HDD. Naturally, it is powered by the Intel Atom processor.
Other features of the Ideapad S10e include; Ethernet, WiFi, optional Bluetooth, and ExpressCard 34 slot
Lenovo offers a variety of customization options including hardware technologies, educational software and flexible warranties to fit the individual needs of schools. Choices of operating systems include Microsoft Windows XP Home or SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop from Novell. Designed to handle the rigors of student computing, the netbook comes equipped with a 4 GB solid state drive for reliability or a hard disk drive up to 160 GB.
The Ideapad S10e is slated to come out sometime in November at some Lenovo education sales and business partners.
Via Business Wire
A post from the Asus Eee PC blog.
