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Archive for December 15, 2008
Gateway to Launch LT1001j Netbook in Japan
Dec 15th
Due to be launched in Japan towards the end of the month, the new Gateway netbook will be called the ‘LT1001j’. Of course, as we’ve said in previous reports Acer are the parent company of Gateway, so the LT1001j has been labelled by some as a brother or cousin of the Acer Aspire One.
The Gateway netbook, the company’s first netbook release in Japan, will be powered by an Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz processor and will be fitted with an 8.9 inch WSVGA display. Gateway will install Windows XP and 1GB of RAM in the LT1001j and with a 160GB hard drive for storage, this could be a successful debut netbook for the company on Japanese shores.
A post from the Asus Eee PC blog.
Gateway to Launch LT1001j Netbook in Japan
SSD netbook inclusion sees decrease
Dec 15th
A report has been released by DRAMeXchange which highlights the use of SSD memory, or rather the lack of. Since the beginning of the year, more and more netbooks have opted to use HDDs instead of SSDs when it comes to storage. The start of the year saw 70% of netbooks released coming equipped with SSD, with Q2 of 2008 lowering that percentage down to 66. At the end of Q3, this figure was more than halved and now sees 30% of netbooks using SSD.
It’s predicted that this trend will continue, with the end of Q4 estimated to see 20% of netbooks having SSDs while next year, it could be as low as just 8%. An analysis puts some facts on these statistics, and it’s largely to do with the price of SSDs over HDDs. Netbooks which include SSD tend to increase the price of the netbook as SSDs are more expensive to produce. The more expensive price tag also doesn’t give you more storage space, but rather decreases it.
A post from the Asus Eee PC blog.
SSD netbook inclusion sees decrease
Asus Launches the Eee Box B203 Powered by Celeron
Dec 15th
True to what was reported a couple of days ago, Asustek has started rolling out a new version of its Eee Box. The Eee Box B203 boasts of an Intel Celeron C220 with either a 512MB/1GB/2GB RAM.
Other features and specs of the Eee Box B203 are pretty much your standard fare including the following:
- Windows XP Home OS
- 945GC+ICH7 chipset
- Wi-Fi 802.11n
- Card reader supporting SD/SDHC/MS/MS Pro
- 2 USB ports
- DVI Out
- 1kg
Via Liliputing
A post from the Asus Eee PC blog.
Asus Launches the Eee Box B203 Powered by Celeron
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