Faster, Standardized Hard Drives Coming to Netbooks and Notebooks
Today was a big day for hard drive announcements with faster hard drives coming to notebooks from Toshiba, the announcement of a standardized Mini SATA format and a cheap (and fast) hard drive upgrade for Asus netbooks coming out.
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ASUS introduced the LAMBORGHINI VX5 notebook today at CeBit 2009. The VX5 is has some jaw-draopping specs, including a 1TB Solid State Drive. The VX5 looks like a beuatiful notebook inside and out, thanks to a 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce GT130M GPU and Intel Core 2 Quad processor.
Asus Eee PC: At Least 3.8 Million Sold in 2008?
Cheap notebooks are wildly popular, all you have to do is look at the stir Black Friday notebooks and the OLPO XO Laptop. The ASUS Eee PC is just making its way off the assembly line and Asustek’s CEO is already predicting that his company will out-pace its goal of selling 3.8 million of the $400-ish laptops by the end of next year.
ASUS Ecobook Goes Green with Bamboo Case
The ASUS Ecobook may become the most environmentally notebook, if it ever reaches the market. Its case is laminated with bamboo strips and ASUS claims 50% of its parts are recyclable.
ASUS Eee PC 2G Surf Gets Pastel Color Treatment
The $299 ASUS 2G Eee PC is getting a touch of Easter colors when it launches in January. The tiny entry-level notebook will be available in Pure White, Lush Green, Sky Blue, Blush Pink, or Galaxy Black.
ASUS Eee PC 4G Now Available in US
The ASUS Eee PC 4G is now available at NewEgg for $399. Weighing in at just two pounds, the ASUS Eee PC is the most affordable ultraportable notebook series available.
SplashTop to Bring Instant-On Firefox and Skype to Notebooks (video)
DeviceVM is launching SplashTop a platform that makes it possible to start up your computer and begin browsing the web or make a Skype call within five seconds. SplashTop , which is embedded within a motherboard and runs off of flash memory, may be available in notebooks as early as next year.
‘ASUS 360′- ASUS Offers Free One Year Accidental Damage Warranty for Notebooks
ASUS is offering U.S. consumers and business users what may be the best complimentary notebook warranty in the business. ‘ASUS 360′ with “20224″ prothection includes a 2-year global warrany, zero bright-dot guarantee for the LCD, free ‘2′- way overnight shipping for repair, 24 hour tech support and one year of accidental damage coverage.
ASUS U3 Notebook Announced
Featuring a piano-black finish and a leather bound palm rest, the ASUS U3 is the latest 13.3-inch widescreen to notebook hit the market. The U3 weighs in at under four pounds, but lacks an optical drive, which is standard on most other notebooks this size.
ASUS F8 Notebook Announced
SUS announced its F8 notebook series, manufactured with the company’s Infusion technology a manufacturing process used to inlay the case’s surfaces into the chassis. ASUS says this process will make the F8 more durable. This 14.1-inch widescreen notebook features a built-in TV tuner, Intel Core 2 Duo processors and either the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2600 (512MB VRAM) or NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS graphics (256MB VRAM) GPU.
