Netbook Reviews

Asus 1005PE-PU27 – Matte Lid

Matt — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:01:26 +0000

It appears that Asus have taken note of users complaining about their all over gloss finished netbooks which act as fingerprint magnets. They have just released a new version of the popular Asus Eee PC 1005PE, which has a new non gloss, know as the Asus 1005PE-PU27-BK. The Asus 1005PE is a great netbook, no [...] Related posts:

MSI U230 | Now Available

Matt — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:49:24 +0000

If you have been patiently waiting for the MSI Wind U230, your day has finally come! Even though th MSI U230 was officially announced roughly four months ago, the U230 hasn’t been seen or heard of since. Well, until now that is! The MSI U230 is now available to order in it’s two versions. The [...] Related posts:

Intel Atom N500 Dual Core Rumored

Matt — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:07:14 +0000

There are a number of reports and rumors flying around the Internet right now suggesting that Intel maybe working on a Dual Core Atom chip for netbooks, which may be called the Intel Atom N500. Intel’s low power consumption Atom processors are divided into two categories, those for Nettops, and those for netbooks. While there [...] Related posts:

Gigabyte M1000, M1000N, Q1000C Announced

Matt — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:52:31 +0000

Asus isn’t the only company on a netbook launching spree this month. Gigabyte also has at least three new models on display at CeBIT this week, in the form of the Q1000C, M1000 and the next generation Nvidia Ion packing Gigabyte M1000N. Gigabyte M1000 First up is the Gigabyte M1000. This model looks very similar to [...] Related posts:

Samsung Go N315

Matt — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:02:56 +0000

Samsung have a new addition to their Go range of netbooks with the brand new Samsung Go N315. The Samsung N315 might be a new model name, but it appears that the N315 is an updated version of the Samsung Go / Go N310. It seems to have the same chassis and design, including [...] Related posts:

MSI Wind U160 Now Shipping

Matt — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:20:05 +0000

The MSI Wind U160 was one of the very first Pine Trail netbooks to break cover in the lead-up to CES in January. Although it was one of the first announced, Asus, Acer, Samsung and more have released their new Pine Trail Atom netbooks, leaving MSI behind. While the MSI U160 has been available for pre-order from [...] Related posts:

UK Samsung N220 Features Broadcom Crystal HD Decoder: HD Playback

Matt — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:42:17 +0000

Having read my review of the Samsung N210, site reader Steve Mann, aka Scallywag went out and bought the Samsung N220, the version with the colored lid. He then commented some interesting information about his purchase on the site. It turns out that the UK version of the N220 model has more than just a [...] Related posts:

Acer Aspire One 752

Simon — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:59:38 +0000

Acer aren’t letting Asus have all the limelight at CeBIT this year and have announced a new multimedia netbook to the market. The Acer Aspire One 752 joins the Aspire One group of netbooks from Acer, even though the Acer 752 is more of a thin and light than a netbook. Crossing the line between netbook and [...] Related posts:

Asus Eee Box EB1007

Matt — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:26:29 +0000

The Asus EB1007 is the latest nettop, or Eee Box as Asus likes to call them. It looks very similar to many of the previously released Eee Box’s over the last year or so, but the Asus Eee Box EB1007 makes use of the new ultra energy efficient Pineview Atom processor. It features either the new single [...] Related posts:

Asus EB1501U – Eee Box

Matt — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:30:06 +0000

The new Asus Eee Box EB1501U has just been announced at CeBIT. The Eee Box nettop looks exactly the same as the EB1501 model which it replaces, and it essentially is, but with USB 3.0 ports instead. The EB1501 made big news in the netbook / nettop market when it was announced as the [...] Related posts:

Asus Eee PC 1001PQ

Matt — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:01:58 +0000

The Asus Eee PC 1001PQ netbook has just been announced over at CeBIT. Asus are aiming the 1001PQ at kids, but I suspect it’s older kids / early teenagers rather than younger kids, where they have their Disney Netbooks. So far it looks like it will be available with two color options, one is bright [...] Related posts:

Asus 1005PR – Eee PC HD Display

Matt — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:51:09 +0000

Asus previously took the Eee PC 1005HA and added the recent Pine Trail Atom N450 processor creating the Asus Eee PC 1005P, now they had added a new HD display to it creating the Asus Eee PC 1005PR. The Asus 1005PR looks identical to the 1005P / PE, announced earlier this year in terms of design [...] Related posts:

Asus 1015P, 1015PE

Matt — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:28:43 +0000

The newly announced Asus 1015P and 1015PE netbooks are the two of the latest netbooks to join the Eee PC family. They build on the Asus 1005PE (see my review here) and have a similar design, but now with a new matte / non gloss finish! The biggest complaint about the previous model was it’s all gloss [...] Related posts:

Asus 1201PN

Matt — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:54:51 +0000

The Asus 1201PN looks very similar to the popular HD capable Asus Eee PC 1201N, but has been updated with the latest processor and “Next Generation Ion” (aka Ion 2) graphics card. The Asus Eee PC 1201PN adds the letter “P” to it’s name, to symbolize the use of the new Intel Atom N450 1.66Ghz Pine [...] Related posts:

CeBIT Netbooks 2010

Matt — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:02:16 +0000

CeBIT 2010, the worlds largest computer expo is now in full swing at Hanover Germany. I was planning on attending myself, and even have the tickets, but unfortunately can’t make it this year, but that doesn’t mean we won’t be covering all the netbook news from CeBIT. This page will constantly be updated with CeBIT netbook news [...] Related posts: