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HP 2133 Mini-Note Available: Order Page, Configurations (confusing as hell)

The HP 2133 Mini-Note is available for order on HP’s Web site from $499 to $849, with a 4/17/08 estimated shipping date. The HP 2133 is about simplicity and ease of use, but you’d never know that if you’re in HP’s shopping cart.

Continue Reading  |  Posted on April 10, 2008  | 

HP tx2000z Tablet is Here…What a Box!

tz2000zHP’s sent over a tx2000z for me to review. I really look forward to spending some quality time with this consumer Tablet PC, which Kevin Wentzel first showed us a few months ago, but I wanted to give thanks to whoever’s in charge of packaging the tx2000z.

Continue Reading  |  Posted on April 9, 2008  | 

Dell to Compete w/ HP 2133 Soon

Michael Dell said his company will bring an affordable compact notebook to market later this year to compete HP’s just announced HP 2133 Mini-Note PC. Dell’s mini notebook will be manufactured by Compal and will most likely run on Intel’s Atom processors.

Continue Reading  |  Posted on April 9, 2008  | 

HP 2133 Mini-Note: Videos, Specs, Photo Gallery

The HP 2133 Mini-Note is getting official today and I’m really excited to say that real mobile computing is coming to the masses. This tiny notebook can easily slip into a purse, but is easy on the wallet with a starting price of just $499. Its good looks, professional-grade finishes and respectable specs make it a notebook that you’ll want to show off.

Continue Reading  |  Posted on April 7, 2008  | 

EeePC Now Shipping w/ Windows XP

The Asus Eee PC 4G is now available with Windows XP for $399 from Best Buy. Built for children, the 7-inch Eee PC 4G comes with a 7-inch display, 512MB of RAM, 4GB of flash storage and a 900MHz Intel Celeron M processor.

Continue Reading  |  Posted on April 7, 2008  | 

Second Generation Intel Classmate PC ‘NetBooks’

Intel showed off its second-generation Classmate PC at the Intel Developer Forum in Shanghai, China. Intel’s ‘netbooks’ are low-cost and will presumably bridge the digital divide, just like the OLPC’s XO Laptop.

Continue Reading  |  Posted on April 3, 2008  | 

Toshiba Satellite Sleep and Charge USB Ports

Toshiba’s latest line of Satellite notebooks will charge mobile devices via their ‘Sleep-and-Charge’ USB ports, whether the notebooks are powered on, off, sleep or hibernate mode.

Continue Reading  |  Posted on April 3, 2008  | 

Kids Prefer Aging Desktop to OLPC XO Laptop

Compact and affordable notebooks have been getting a lot of buzz lately, but you should consider your kids’ computer habits
before you buy them one. A WSJ reporter bought an OLPC XO Laptop for his kids, but they ditched it and switched back to the family’s
old desktop.

Continue Reading  |  Posted on April 2, 2008  | 

Dell Inspiron 1525 w/ Blu-ray for $879

Dell Inspiron 1525The Dell Inspiron 1525 is now available with a Blu-ray disc player for just $879, making it the cheapest notebook to include the high definition format. The Blu-ray disc player is a $280 option on Dell’s 15.4-inch mainstream computer, while a Blu-ray burner is $480.

Continue Reading  |  Posted on March 28, 2008  | 

Notebook Batteries in Short Supply

Notebook batteries are hard to come by these days, thanks to a fire at an LG Chem factory. Orders for HP and Dell are being severely delayed, and Asustek is warning that 40% of second quarter notebook shipments could be affected.

Continue Reading  |  Posted on March 28, 2008  |