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Re: ASUS Eee PC 1215N Arrives End Of August, Under $500

netbooknews — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 23:23:39 -0000

it should be USB 3.0. yes

Re: Turn Your 1st Gen Netbook into a Home Server

netbooknews — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 15:05:01 -0000

The idea is that you embed the video on your own blog and then put a link to the blog post here.

Re: Netbooknews.com Vodcast #03, 2009

netbooknews — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 15:03:51 -0000

Well, it's hard to keep it even, as we're putting together so many bits of video that was shot on different location and different circumstances, but we're working hard on getting better and more level audio in the Vodcasts.

Re: New Intel GMA 500 drivers improves performance

netbooknews — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:14:27 -0000

Sorry to hear that. What exactly are you trying to watch and what application are you using?
As that does have something to do with it as well, not just drivers.

Re: Google’s Chrome OS supports x86 and ARM

netbooknews — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 05:21:09 -0000

Sure, but it's still interesting to see that Google is embracing ARM and this might just be what ARM based processors need to gain popularity in the netbook/smartbook space.
There are already a few Linux alternatives that pretty much does what Google seem to be implying, but the integration with Google's other services is what will make or break this platform, for some this is the cloud computing nirvana and for other, Google is as evil as that other company that makes operating systems...

Re: SuperTalent 2TB PCI Express SSD

netbooknews — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 11:14:46 -0000

No idea mate, sorry, it was a closed case demo from Computex, so we can't really help you out there. You'll just have to wait for the final product to arrive. It should be a bootable add-in card, but we don't really know right now. Sorry we can't offer you a better answer.

Re: PhotoFast G-Monster V5 RAID SSD

netbooknews — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 06:45:19 -0000

Well, we can't wait for a review sample of the final production drives. Should be interesting to test.

Re: Intel revokes Atom CPU discount from Lenovo, Samsung

netbooknews — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 06:01:34 -0000

Well, the Lenovo IdeaPad S12 with the ION chipset is said to hit retail for US$600, so no, it's unlikely it'll increase the prices any further. Besides, at least in China (where Lenovo is based) there's meant to be a fairly large grey market for Atom processors so...

Re: Intel revokes Atom CPU discount from Lenovo, Samsung

netbooknews — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 06:00:18 -0000

Of course it is, it's Intel playing controlling the market games at its best

Re: Nvidia ION netbooks from Computex

netbooknews — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 04:47:16 -0000

Had it been a review, but it's not, it's just a quick look at some devices that were on display at Computex.

Re: Asus Eee PC 1005HA for pre-order

netbooknews — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 01:23:05 -0000

Hi Gabe,

Well, you got the slightly lower capacity battery, but even so, it's unlikely that you'll be complaining about the battery life.
Writh regards to your questions:
1. Yes, you can run whatever operating system you want on it, the reason you get XP Home is because Microsoft sells it on the cheap to the netbook manufacturers and then add a bunch of restricitions such as a 160GB hard drive and 1GB of memory.
2. It should do in just about every application and it's the easiest upgrade that most people perform on their netbooks.
3. No, not really as netbooks are limited to running the memory at a fairly low speed compared to more "modern" platforms. Besides, these days the quality of DDR2 computer memory is pretty even between the manufacturers.
4. That depends what you want. The Nvidia ION platform is coming which offers vastly superior graphics performance, but it's not certain when this actually is the case, but you might have to wait until Windows 7 launches in October and then you'll have to expect to pay close to twice that of what you paid for the 1005HA and most likely get worse battery life. Take into consideration what it is you're going to use your netbook for and then go from there.

Re: The end of the Atom netbook is nigh?

netbooknews — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:49:41 -0000

Well, Tegra has its place, but it's not going to be Linux for now, but rather Windows CE.
It shouldn't be impossible to port Linux to Tegra, but Nvidia doesn't seem to be interested.
On the other hand, they are working on Android, but it's taking some time due to the way Android works, but hopefully we'll start seeing Tegra devices with Android early next year.

Re: Netbooknews.com Vodcast #02, 2009

netbooknews — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:47:21 -0000

We'll add the make, model and pricing into the videos when we do things like this in the future, but it doesn't seem like we can do clickable links right now.

Re: Lenovo adds VIA Nano powered IdeaPad S12

netbooknews — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:17:50 -0000

It depends what you want to do, but take into consideration that the ION chipset has the advantage of being able to offload the CPU for a lot of video related tasks, as long as you're using compatible software.
As I don't know which chipset the S12 comes with in the VIA Nano SKU, it's hard to say how good it'll be, but VIA has been lagging behind a little bit on the graphics side.
As we haven't had a chance to test either system it's hard to say, but if you intend to watch HD video (720p or above), then the ION model is most likely going to be worth waiting for.
I just saw that there's a way to get a discount on the Atom and Nano versions, so the VIA based one is under $400with free shipping http://portablemonkey.com/a...
The ION version is likely to be a lot more expensive, with rumours suggesting as much as $600, which doesn't really seem worth it compared to what a normal 12-inch notebook costs.
Also, check out the Samsung N510 which is about to launch, as it's also ION based, but with a slightly higher resolution 11.6-inch display.

Re: Netbooknews.com Vodcast #02, 2009

netbooknews — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:00:23 -0000

Strange, it's not something we've noticed or had any complaints about.
What system are you watching them on and does it happen when you watch them on YouTube as well?

Re: Netbooknews.com Vodcast #02, 2009

netbooknews — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:36:54 -0000

Hi Johnny,

Thanks for your feedback.

We'll take what you said into consideration for sure, just remember that we're a new site and a new team, so it takes a little bit time to get everything perfect.

There are some very good ideas there and we'll see what we can improve upon until next time ;-)

I'll take a look at adding some links on YouTube, at least to the manufacturers that have English websites.

Cheers

Re: Lenovo IdeaPad S12 with ION delayed until October

netbooknews — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 13:35:20 -0000

Well, whatever category it ends up in, it's going to be more expensive. But yes, we are aware of what you're saying, but this is unlikely to be a huge deal for something that's likely going to end up costing US$599 or more.

Re: Netbooknews.com Vodcast #02, 2009

netbooknews — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 05:33:36 -0000

Hahaha, sorry about that, but the video wasn't quite long enough for me to get everything in that I needed to say about a couple of them, so I had to speak really fast instead ;-)

Re: Windows 7 pricing is out

netbooknews — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 23:20:54 -0000

Just updated the story and added the pre-order page link, thanks.

Re: Netbooks, do people know what they’re buying?

netbooknews — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:23:31 -0000

Hahahaha, that's funny, but also interesting. Just wait until you see what we got coming next week ;-)

Re: Netbooks, do people know what they’re buying?

netbooknews — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:22:40 -0000

It's funny you'd mention your age, not because of how old you are, but because you're fitting in right in the middle of our largest group of viewers/readers.
Netbooks seems to appeal more to those that are aware of what they can do with them (and know the limitations) rather than to those thinking they're some kind of cute computers that shrank in the wash :D

Re: Google Android netbook from GNB

netbooknews — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 01:13:51 -0000

Well, think of this as an overgrown smartphone rather than a proper computer and I'm sure you can figure it all out.

Re: Gateway ZA8 notebook hands on

netbooknews — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:56:02 -0000

512kb cache and 800MHz bus from what I know

Re: Mtube II – Android Tablet on XP Netbook

netbooknews — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 06:22:15 -0000

Ok, it should all be working now http://www.netbooknews.com/...
But you still have to download the videos on your computer first as far as I know.
Sorry, I don't own an iPhone...

Re: New Intel GMA 500 drivers improves performance

netbooknews — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:20:46 -0000

Well, the GMA 500 uses the PoverVR SGX graphics core, it's the same as you'll find in the iPhone and a lot of Smartphones with ARM processors. It's a very low power IGP (integrated graphics processor) and as such it makes sense for what Intel is trying to do. Sadly though, Intel hasn't really spent too much time trying to produce sensible Windows drivers for this IGP, although maybe in another couple of releases we'll see some overall better performance. However, the reported improvements of this version seems to be almost good enough.