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Archive for January 21, 2009
Update on the Phoenix Hyperspace/Asus Deal
Jan 21st
We told you about the partnership that has been set up between Asus and Phoenix Technologies to bundle the Phoenix HyperSpace OS with its laptops and netbooks. Well, a few details were eluding us and thanks to jkOnTheRun, we now have a few more details to update you with.
Jk has had word from the PR company representing Phoenix Technologies and they have answered a few of his questions as noted below:
- HyperSpace will ship on a variety of ASUS models, such as the recently announced Omega Series notebooks and the well known ASUS EeePC netbook.
- HyperSpace will be pre-installed. The Hybrid product will appear on the higher performance devices, while netbooks will see the Dual product.
- ASUS will ship HyperSpace with a standard annual subscription. That’s $39.95 for the Dual on a netbook, $59.95 for the Hybrid on a notebook.
The extra details give us confirmation that Hyper Space will be available on the popular Asus EeePC netbook but, at a price, $39.95 for an annual subscription. Good news if you were interested in using Hyperspace on your future EeePC but, if you wanted it for free, you’re out of luck it seems.
A post from the Asus Eee PC blog.
Update on the Phoenix Hyperspace/Asus Deal
HP Mini 1100 series
Jan 21st
It looks like HP are to expand their line of netbooks by even more than we previously reported. Found on the HP website is a support page for the HP Mini 1100 series. The HP Mini 1100 series of netbooks features five models, 1130NR, 1133CL, 1135NR, 1141NR and a 1100 Vivienne Tam edition. At the moment there isn’t any information on what sets the netbooks apart and how they’re different from the HP Mini 1000. Rumour has it though that these 1100 series netbooks will have an ExpressCard slot installed.
A post from the Asus Eee PC blog.
Waiting Game for Higher Resolution HP Mini 2140
Jan 21st
We reported that the new HP Mini 2140 was available yesterday and Liliputing are now reporting that although the models available include the 1024 x 576 pixel screen configurations, the 1366 x 768 pixel screened versions of HP’s new netbook will not be available to buy for at least another month.
Apparently HP are also offering buyers the option to install SUSE Linux rather than a Windows operating system. According to Liliputing, this offer isn’t available on the HP website but, if you discuss the matter with a sales agent, it could be possible and should save around $50 on the price of the Mini 2140.
A post from the Asus Eee PC blog.
Waiting Game for Higher Resolution HP Mini 2140
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