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Toshiba Australia gives customers free netbook
Dec 3rd
Toshiba have an offer running until the of 15th January that can nab you a free netbook – it’s free if you live in Australia and you purchase another Toshiba product.
Customers who purchase a Toshiba XV500 series LCD HDTV with a 37, 42 or 46 inch screen between the 1st of December, and 15th of January can redeem their free netbook online up until the 29th January 2009. The netbook that Toshiba are giving away is the NB100 which usually retails at $799. You can redeem your netbook at www.toshibaav .com.au/redemption.
Via: SmartHouse and engadgetHD
A post from the Asus Eee PC blog.
Toshiba Australia gives customers free netbook
Top Ten Netbooks According to TestFreaks
Dec 3rd
If the last cyber Monday top selling Computers and PC Hardware list by Amazon left you asking where was your favorite netbooks, don’t fret too much since we all know that the Amazon list was aggregated based on the number of sales it made on each of the individual netbooks on their list. If you really want to find out which is the top netbooks available in the market today, TestFreaks.com’s aggregation survey/service could be a more reliable source of information as which netbooks are really dominating in the market.
Based on the latest ranking of TestFreak, the Asus Eee PC 1000H tops the netbook ranking getting a perfect FreakScore of 10. In case you are wondering, FreakScore is a weighted index of all aggregated professional and user reviews of consumer electronics products. The Eee PC 1000H also got a buzz index of 5, which is the highest Buzz Index score that a product could have. The FreakScore ranking also indicates the “Activity” info which indicates the level of popularity of the products to the TestFreaks’ staff.
Following the Eee PC 1000H in the ranking chart are the Eee PC 1000 (9.9 FreakScore), Acer Aspire One A110, Samsung NC 10 and the Eee PC 900 (all three with a FreakScore of 9.8), Eee PC 901 (9.7), MSI Wind U100 (9.6) HP Mini 1000(9.5), HTC AdvantageX7510, Lenovo IdeaPad S10, Dell Inspiron Mini 9.
From the TestFreaks homepage:
TestFreaks is about aggregating all information about your favorite products. User reviews, professional reviews, prices, blog posts, forum threads, news, rumors, manufacturers descriptions and specifications, manuals, videos and more. We want you to have the best possible information about the product you are looking for. It should be fun and easy to find the best products for you. TestFreaks isn’t only about finding new products it will also be an owner’s community were you can share your experiences about your products and help others maximize the utility of the products.
Overall the top 10 netbooks based on TestFreaks aggregated results is pretty reliable and expected as well. The Asus Eee PC 1000H is one of the top choices for netbooks.
Read more at Testfreaks.com
A post from the Asus Eee PC blog.
Top Ten Netbooks According to TestFreaks
Convert your Eee PC 700/701 into a Tablet PC Using the Aeeeris Kit
Dec 3rd
Tablet PCs are great computing machines but both comes with a hefty price. That’s why for those who are looking for a portable computing machine with lesser power resort to buying netbook insteads. But what if you can transform your netbook, more particularly the Eee PC 700 and its other variants into an improvised tablet PC complete with touchscreen kit?
Aeeeris Tablet Conversion Kit for the Asus Eee PC might be what you are looking for to make your dream of owning a Tablet PC a reality, sort of. The Aeeeris Tablet Conversion Kit consists of your Eee PC 700 or 701, the Aeeeris Faceplate and a touchscreen kit. And since converting your Eee PC into a Tablet PC, UMPC or an ereader is a DIY project, you would need the following aside from the three parts we mentioned. These materials include:
- Dremel
- Screwdriver
- Thermal Paste
- Needle Nose Pliers
- Double Sided Tape.
The process would also require opening up your Eee PC and tampering with the parts inside. So, unless you have another netbook perhaps or knows about technical stuff, you may want to follow these procedures at the Aeeeris site.
You can buy the Aeeeris kit by contacting the developer here. And you can find the Touchscreen kit at various online stores. Unfortunately, the site did not indicate how much the Aeeeris would cost you, so we guess you just have to contact the developer through this link.
And yes, should you embark on this experiment which the Aeeeris site owner said would take only 30 minutes, we just want to wish you – Goodluck!
A post from the Asus Eee PC blog.
Convert your Eee PC 700/701 into a Tablet PC Using the Aeeeris Kit
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