Archive for August 5th, 2008

VIA Nano whoops Intel's Atom (again) on video

Tuesday, August 5th, 2008

Filed under: Handhelds, LaptopsDo you cheer for the underdog? Would you love to see VIA unseat Intel in the battle for the hearts and minds of netbook market share just because Intel's, well, Intel? Good, then you'll love this highly emotive video produced by VIA showing its meager 1.3GHz Nano ...

6-cell battery emerges for Acer Aspire One: $119.99 for a few more hours

Tuesday, August 5th, 2008

Filed under: Laptops, Peripherals We fully understand that time is money, but damn. With quite a few folks up in arms over the $50 to $100 price hike on the 6-cell MSI Wind over the standard 3-cell version, we can only imagine the outcries that will come after seeing this. CDW ...

Lenovo’s IdeaPad S netbook caught on video

Tuesday, August 5th, 2008

Filed under: Laptops We don't know what those cats in RTP are munching on, but Lenovo has been cranking out IdeaPads faster than people can wrap their heads around 'em. Ever-so-shortly after the IdeaPad G series was made official half a world away, the IdeaPad S family is apparently next in ...

ASUS Eee Box B202 reviewed, smiled upon

Tuesday, August 5th, 2008

Filed under: Desktops So, can a $299 mini desktop really find a place in your jaded heart? Based on a recent review by HotHardware, the answer is a resounding "yes." In terms of general performance, the box delivered more potency than critics expected, and the hardware within was able to provide ...

Lenovo goes netbook with IdeaPad S10

Tuesday, August 5th, 2008

Filed under: Laptops We've seen Lenovo beefing up its consumer offerings of late, but this is really taking it up a notch. The company just announced its very first netbook, the recently spotted 10.2-inch, Atom-powered little wonder. Sadly, there's little of note in the design -- it seems to have more ...