The Acer Aspire One netbook currently has a discount over at Amazon who are giving $75 off the full pricing bringing it down to $254.99 with free shipping.

The Acer netbook runs the Intel Atom N270 processor that is clocked at 1.6GHz. 1GB of DDR2 SDRAM memory is included along with a 160GB SATA hard drive that spins at 5,400 RPM. For connectivity the netbook has Wireless 802.11b/g.

The netbook has a 10.1 inch WSVGA Acer CrystalBrite LED display that is powered by the integrated Intel GMA 050 adapter. [Read more…]

The Origin Eon18 gaming laptop has been announced that features a full HD widescreen that measures 18.4 inches. Powering the HD screen are dual NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280M GPU’s and when launched, will have an Intel Core i7 processor.

The Origin company was created by some ex Alienware execs who left the company when Dell took over a few years ago as they wanted to design laptops the way Alienware would have them designed.

Having all that power does put restrictions on the battery life though which Gizmodo mention is 45 minutes when unplugged and using the hardware to is max. [Read more…]

If the Apple [AAPL] iPad was to run Adobe Flash to run on it’s OS then the best battery life the iPad would get is 1.5 hours… well, that’s what Steve Jobs told the guys at WSJ recently in a meeting.

This is based on Flash running hardware acceleration although the Max OS X version for desktops did not run this.

Well, yes and no. Jobs is picking and choosing here between hypothetical versions of Flash. If the iPad version of Flash were to have hardware acceleration, which Flash 10.1 offered up for desktops (though not OS X), that wouldn’t be remotely the case. If Flash on the iPad were to support hardware video decoding where available, it wouldn’t require nearly as much CPU. You’d lose battery life, sure, the same way you lose battery life watching any type of video on any system, but nothing near as dramatic as 85%.

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Apple [AAPL] announced the iPad a few weeks back with a very surprising price tag of $499 for the low end model. This was half the price of the expected $1,000 that was rumoured and was a welcomed price tag.

From what we hear now, it seems like HP are looking at undercutting that price when the HP Slate is officially launched. It is unclear now which iPad price they are going to beat as the WSJ article does say they are undercutting the iPad 3G price, but either way it seems there will be some what of a price battle between the two with HP trying to tempt Tablet users their way.

We find that in general, Apple prices tend to be higher than devices running Windows as users generally pay a premium for their hardware, so it wouldn’t surprise us if the Tablet was to weigh in cheaper. [Read more…]

Leaked information on the Lenovo Thinkpad X201 series has been spotted recently that shows the new range of laptops are getting some upgrades to their looks as well as upgraded internals.

The Thinkpad X201 will have a 12 inch screen putting it close to the netbook category. Several processor options will be available for the 12 inch laptops which include the Core i7-620M option for the X201 and the Core i7-620LM for the X201s. The X201 and X201s come with speakers although the s variety has mono sound on it’s speakers for some reason.

An optional webcam is available that has quite an impressive 2 megapixel sensor is also being made available for the Lenovo X201 series. What has stayed the same on the new series of models are the ports, ie there is no eSATA, no HDMI, or DisplayPort. It has the same keyboard as the X20. [Read more…]

Acer have unveiled their latest netbook called the Acer Aspire One 532G. The new Aspire One 532G is the first netbook to run the NVIDIA ION 2 chipset.

Feature wise, it has a 10.1 inch LED backlit display. It uses an Intel Atom N450 processor that runs at 1.66GHz which is complimented by the NVIDIA GT218 GPU that has 512MB of dedicated memory attached.

Battery life on the new Aspire One is also excellent and according to numbers is good for about 10 hours of usage on a single charge which we assume is low usage and not highend graphics usage. [Read more…]

LogicBuy have a deal on their MSI Microstar X-Slim netbook at the moment (the deal is ending today sometime so you’ll need to act quick). They current have $150 knocked off the price of the laptop bringing it down from $549 to $399 which also includes free shipping.

The MSI X-Slim X400 has a 14 inch screen and comes with a black and silver trip. The processor powering this laptop is an Intel Core 2 Solo SU2700 running at 1.3GHz. For memory it has 2GB of RAM and storage is by hard drive with a capacity of 320GB. The laptop also uses the Intel GMA 4500HD graphics chipset.

Wireless connectivity allows it to connect to 802.11n networks allowing for quick data transfer in the right conditions. [Read more…]

MacBook users have had MagSafe power connectors for quite a while now. The MagSafe is a magnetic power connector that connects the power lead to your laptop and if the cable is tripped over, it simply falls off without damaging the power connector.

For those of you who do not have a MagSafe, you can now create your own MagSafe connector to protect your laptop. The connector actually looks quite good. Normally these sort of hacks are bodge jobs that are stuck together with glue and have wires hanging out. This one actually looks quite good! [Read more…]

The Notion Ink Adam looks to be a fairly decent tablet device that is launching this year. The Adam tablet is Tegra-based and runs the Android OS. The front panel is a touchscreen and on the back, part of the casing forms a touchpad to scroll a mouse pointer around if needed.

On the top edge of the device is a webcam that can swivel from front to back allowing video to be captured ahead of you, or video calls to be made while it faces you.

The Notion Ink Adam is currently being shared with a number of data carriers this week which indicates when launched it could come at a subsidised price as well as full price un-subsidised. [Read more…]

Samsung have unveiled their Samsung N150 LTE netbook that has a 10.1 inch WSVGA screen and an Intel Atom N450 Pine Trail processor. The new netbook’s screen has a resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels and is backlit by LED. The netbook has the option of a touchscreen if desired.

RAM on the N150 netbook is set at 1GB and for storage it has a 250GB hard drive. For connectivity the netbook has Bluetooth and wireless LAN. 3G connectivity is also being made available.

Three different operating systems can be chosen from when ordering the Samsung N150 which are all Windows based. You get the choice of Windows XP Home, 7 Starter or 7 Home Basic. As well as the 250GB hard drive mentioned above, the actual netbook comes with a 160GB drive with the larger 250GB being optional. [Read more…]

The ASUS Eee T101MT has been unveiled and when launched, will come supplied with an Intel Atom N450 processor (AKA – a Pine Trail chip). By using the latest Intel Atom N450 chip it can achieve longer battery life and run a tad quicker too than previous models.

The operating system running on this tablet netbook will either be Windows 7 Starter or Windows 7 Home Premium all depending on which version you want to buy.

The screen on the ASUS T101MT measures 10.1 inches and is backlit by LED. As it’s a tablet device, the screen is also touch based by using resistive touch. The screen has a resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels. [Read more…]

Samsung have confirmed that they are currently working on a Chrome OS based netbook that could launch late this year. The Samsung Chrome OS Netbook won’t be added to their current lineup until late this year which could mean a launch later on this year, but also possibly in to 2011.

Although many of the official specifications are unknown at the moment, we have heard that the Chrome OS netbook will have a 12 hour battery life. For connectivity it will have all the usual built in which includes wireless and 3G connectivity. It’s hard to say what variation of wireless will be installed, but I expect in 10 – 14 months time that we should see 802.11b/g/n as standard to get the best connectivity speeds possible. [Read more…]