May
30
ASUS Eee PC 1000 Review
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Apparently, the exhibition Computex 2008, which starts June 3 in Taipei, Taiwan, will become the starting point began a broad expansion ultra compact notebooks (UMPC), mainly on the basis of platform Intel Atom.
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May
28
VIA OpenBook Mini-Note - Notebook Review
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In the race minilaptop “quite unexpectedly involved another party. VIA Technologies, Inc presented a reference design mininote VIA OpenBook, designed for the rapidly growing world market for ultra devices. VIA OpenBook is set we described earlier innovations, such as ultra portable processor platform VIA Ultra processor with VIA C7-M ULV and multimedia single chipset VIA VX800. Ultra VIA OpenBook platform offers “high productivity and improved multimedia features, increased 8.9 display and video playback support, combined with a corpus of attractive total weight of less than 1 kg.
VIA OpenBook has an internal interface to connect communications and broadband access, which will allow manufacturers to integrate optional WiMAX, HSDPA and EV-DO/W-CDMA modules depending on the requirements of local markets, that is, on request. Moreover, CAD-files external panels are available for download licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike 3.0, which will allow customers, such as OEM-manufacturers, system integrators and providers of broadband access, modify the very appearance of manufactured devices. Built on a processor VIA C7-M ULV and mediachipseta VIA VX800, mini-notebook platform VIA OpenBook has a small (1 kg) weight, large screen 8.9 “with resolution up to 1024×600 and graphics system VIA Chrome9 DirectX 9.0 3D.
Hardware acceleration formats MPEG-2, MPEG-4, WMV9, VC1 and DiVX, HD video with support for VMR and 8 - HD channel sound allows even called VIA OpenBook multimedia platform. In addition, VIA OpenBook realized 3 USB 2.0 ports, VGA, audio connectors and 4 - standard kardrider (SD / SDIO / MMC / MS), as well as 2 - megapixel webcam. VIA OpenBook operating systems such as Microsoft Windows Vista Basic, Microsoft Windows XP and various distributions Linux. Maximum memory capacity is 2 GB DDR2, a data storage device can be realized through hard drive or SSD. Lithium-ion battery 2600mA nourishes VIA OpenBook within 3 hours.
May
23
HP, Lenovo and Acer have agreed to requests from OEM - Notebook OEM
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Vendors first row, including companies Hewlett-Packard (HP), Lenovo and Acer, have agreed to raise the prices of OEM-notebooks on the requests of OEM-manufacturers. Dell Company currently is negotiating, but most likely it will also take the conditions put forward by the OEM-producers.
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May
22
WiMAX-adapter will Eee PC 901 only optional
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According to the resource DigiTimes, the company Asustek Computer has decided to offer for mini-notebooks Eee PC new generation of WiMAX-adapter as an option, and only for contract users. Whereas previously, back in January, the head company reported that WiMAX will be for new Eee PC standard feature.
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