All about laptops and netbook!
Archive for January, 2010
ThinkPad X100e – Now With Gobi 2000 3G and GPS
Jan 26th
While the most eagerly awaited upgrade for the Lenovo ThinkPad X100e is arriving sometime in Q1 2010 (dual core AMD Athlon and Turion processors) Lenovo has added a third ThinkPad X100e model with Gobi 2000 3G and GPS where you can choose an AT&T SIM card or open SIM cards for either Verizon or Sprint. This model is priced at $649, which is $100 more than an identically specced model for $549, so this option is basically a $100 add on.
The Eee PC T91MT with new pSSD drive
Jan 26th
Asus have revealed that their new Eee PC T91MT multi-touch netbook will feature the 32GB pSSD Gen2 drive from SanDisk. Asus chose this model from SanDisk’s offerings as it suits the netbooks low power needs and small form factor requirements.
As many readers would already be aware, this means enhanced durability for the T91MT because the SSD drive brings with it near 0% chance of mechanical failure as it contains no movin
g parts, is much quieter than other hard drives and uses far less power as well. It would also give a much, much less chance of data loss due to failure of the drive.
The Eee PC T91MT comes bundled with Windows 7 Home Premium and supports touch gestures such as rotating, pinching and swiping, let alone the fact that it can also be used as a tablet PC.
It also provides a 8.9 inch screen, weighs less than 1Kg and is of a very compact size. The Eee PC T91MT is quickly proving to be a very interesting and anticipated release.
SSDs on the cheap from Intel and Kingston, your netbook will thank you
Jan 14th
One of the easiest ways to bump the speed of your netbook is to replace the hard drive from the platter-based HDD to a flash-based SSD. It gives you a speedier boot as well as faster application launching to keep its performance at par with your main computer.
Kingston announced that they will be including a cheaper, smaller SSD under the Kingston SSDNow V+ line. The SSD will be 2.5″ 30GB and will give you 180MB/s read speed and 50MB/s write speed. It’s going to be available in February and will be just $79.99 after rebates.
Intel is also offering a smaller capacity 40GB SSD under their X25-V Value line. It has a slower speed (170MB/s read, 35MB/s write) but it is already available now for ordering. You can grab it at Amazon for around $120.
A post from the Asus Eee PC blog.
SSDs on the cheap from Intel and Kingston, your netbook will thank you
Recent Comments