An image of a new ASUS tablet has been found by Netbook Italia which shows that a 7 inch Eee Pad could be launching at CES shortly. The last 7 inch device that Asus revealed was the Eee Pad Memo although that never actually launched. It is believed that this new device could carry on where the older one left off.
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ASUS will soon begin to offer Ubuntu as a choice for operating systems on its range of Netbooks. Ubuntu is Linux based and comes with a number of applications that let you use the netbook as you would a PC (in some ways).
As Ubuntu is free, it should also lower the price of the netbook as ASUS will have no licencing fees to pay for those who opt for the Ubuntu operating system.
The ASUS MeMo is a glasses-free 3D tablet. It was first unveiled at CES earlier this year and once again, has been put on display over at Computex.
The difference between the CES model and the Computex model is that the new version now has 3D. It uses a 7 inch screen that has a resolution of 1280 x 600 pixels. The display also uses IPS technology that provides a wide viewing angle.
Although it has never succeeded in getting prices down to $200, we now hear that ASUS are yet again attempting to get the netbook down to the $200 to $250 price point.
ASUS is attempting to drop the price due to competition from the new generation tablets such as the Galaxy Tab, iPad and Motorola Xoom to name a few. Since the launch of the iPad, netbook sales have slowly dropped as people seem to prefer the mobile phone type operating system on a 7 to 10 inch screen for "lazy time browsing". By pricing a netbook at $200 to $250, it would position the 10 inch netbook at just below the price of regular tablets and in doing this, could help boost sales so that the company hits its 6 million goal this year. [click to continue…]
The sheer amount of netbooks that ASUS launch is a bit silly, but they continue to push them out. The next one just landing is the ASUS Eee PC 1215T that has a 12.1 inch display.
Rather than using an Intel Atom / Ion 2 combination, the 1215T uses 1.7GHz AMD Athlon K125 processor. RAM wise, it has 2GB and for storage it uses a 320GB hard drive. The operating system running on this particular netbook is Windows 7 Home Premium. [click to continue…]
Digitimes is reporting that Google [GOOG] could be launching a Google Chrome OS smartbook this month. The report indicates that Google will be using a similar strategy to how the Nexus One was created. Ie, another company created the Google branded hardware.
Google's Chrome notebook is expected to be manufactured by Inventec with initial shipments to reach 60,000-70,000 units. The Google Chrome notebook will feature an ARM-based platform and will not be selling through retail channels.
ASUS is launching another netbook. This next model is called the ASUS Eee PC 1015PW and is distinctive in that its purple in colour.
Technical specs show that it is very similar to the 1015PEM. It has a dual core 1.5GHz Intel Atom processor inside. It has wireless 802.11n as well as Bluetooth 3.0. [click to continue…]
ASUS has announced the ASUS Eee 1015PN netbook. The new netbook has a 10.1 inch display with a resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels. It uses NVIDIA ION graphics that can playback 1080p content.
The operating system used on this particular netbook is Windows 7 Starter. The processor running on the netbook is an Intel Atom N550 dual-core processor. It has 1GB of RAM (DDR3) and for storage, a 250GB 5400RPM hard drive. The usual 500GB of online storage is also included. [click to continue…]
Amazon currently has a number of laptop deals for the month of September in its store. There are currently 18 laptop discounts available on the ASUS range which include the Republic of Gamers model, UL30 and a number of other variants.
As for discounts available, expect to see some with a 19% discount which knocks over $150 off some of the laptops. [click to continue…]
ASUS has announced (and then pulled the press release) the ASUS Eee PC 1015PN and PEM models.
The ASUS 1015PEM will be powered by a 1.5GHz N550 CPU. It will support up to 2GB of DDR3 memory and when launched will cost around $440.
The ASIS 1015PN will use the NVIDIA Ion 2 platform and will launch sometime in the US in September. [click to continue…]
The iPad has been very successful for Apple [AAPL] with 3,000,000 selling in the first 80 days of launch. This high number of sales has effected netbook sales.
Thanks to Apple, ASUS is having to lower it's 3rd quarter 2010 shipments to 1.4 from 1.5 million the previous quarter. The 2nd quarter was also down from the 1st quarter which was 1.6 million. Normally, shipments would be starting to rise in time for Christmas, so it will be interesting to see what happens there. [click to continue…]
ASUS is launching the ASUS Eee PC 1016p netbook soon. The new netbook falls in to the 1000 range of netbooks and therefore has a 10 inch screen.
Other features include an Intel Atom N455 CPU running the device along with Bluetooth 3.0 for connectivity along with Wireless 802.11b/g/n for connectivity.
Storage wise it comes with a 320GB hard drive and has 2GB of RAM. Battery life is impressive and rated at 13 hours between charges which is more than enough for a business days usage. [click to continue…]