Gigabyte has recently listed a new convertible netbook on their product pages, the T1000. It is the updated model of the T1028 featuring the Pinetrail processor, and they’ve also added a chiclet keyboard.
Blogee says that Asus is about to unveil 3 updated netbooks featuring slick brushed aluminum bodies. They will most likely be unveiled at the CeBit trade show in a few days.
Here are the models:
Here are a few pics:
Asus Eee PC 1015P
Asus Eee PC 1018P
The latest 10.1 beta 3 build has been released for Flash player, and it includes Intel GMA 500 support (finally). The GMA500 graphics chip wasn’t used in as many netbooks as the GMA950 was, but still includes some popular models such as:
I broke out my Aspire One AO751 to try it out and it is definitely a major improvement.
Here are the results I saw:
These are rough estimates of course but you can definitely see a vast improvement. 480p full-screen flash videos play flawlessly while 720p are still a little rough, but that’s of course due to the 1.3GHz processor.
This update also adds support for the Crystal HD accelerator card, so if you have one of these you should be watching full 1080p with no problem.
Also note that I can’t seem to get it to work in Internet explorer (who uses that anyway), but it works fine in Firefox and Chrome. If you want to try it out first run the uninstall utility (here) and then you can install Flash 10.1 (here). Let me know what results you see.
The X140 is LG’s latest Pinetrail netbook, and the specs are pretty average. It does include a SIM card slot so you can roam around on 3G wireless broadband. Here are the specs:
No word yet on price or availability, but if you’re a fan of LG netbooks it looks like you’re about to have another option.
via slashgear
The much anticipated Nvidia ION 2 graphics chip has been benchmarked by netbooknews on an Acer Aspire One 532g. The 3DMark03 test resulted in a 3049, while a Samsung N150 with the original ION LE scored a 3513. Some of the differences in scoring could be due to the different netbooks used and a few other factors, but bottom line is it looks like the ION 2 will be slower than the ION 1.
Of course the big deal about the ION 2 is not the speed but the battery life. The ION 2 will have switchable Optimus graphics technology which uses the integrated Intel GMA 3150 graphics until it needs a boost at which point it will switch over to a discrete GPU.
It looks like they went with the “Pinetrail” upgrade method of battery life over performance, but even a 3DMark03 score of “only” 3049 isn’t too bad compared to other netbooks average scores of around 100 or so.
Here is the test:
The “netvertible” Lenovo S10-3t has finally begun shipping from Amazon. This netbook converts into a tablet pc and of course features the new N450 processor. Here are the full specs:
As you can see this thing has some pretty nice specs, especially with the nice 10.1″ multitouch display. The only problem is that is ships with Windows 7 starter which doesn’t enable the multitouch functionalities outside of a few slow pre-installed programs. If you buy this you will definitely want to upgrade to a higher version of Windows 7 so you can use the Multi-touch.
The list price is $499 which isn’t too high for a 10″ convertible, but you’ll need to factor in another $80 for Windows 7 Premium. If you already own a copy though you’re good to go.
Overall the S10-3t is a very cool convertible tablet with a small form factor and great features.
You can pick it up here.
Fujitsu’s latest netbook features the new Pine Trail processor and has a new spruced up appearance to match. Engadget has gotten their hands on one for a review and here is what they’ve found.
The processor and graphics performance is slightly worse than both the Asus 1005PE and 1008P (both of which are cheaper). It also has an unusually small Triscuit-sized trackpad that is a real pain.
The keyboard is old school Dell style, and is not bad to use. The battery life comes in around 6 1/2 hours which isn’t too bad either. Here are the full specs:
At a list price of $450 what do you get that makes this worth $100 more than a comparable 1005PE? Well you do get a 10.1″ HD display at 1366 x 768 and a larger 250GB hd. Besides these two extras this thing is really not worth the money. It’s also as heavy as a tablet pc (over 3 lbs) and almost 2″ thick.
Verdict: fail
If you want to buy one for some reason though it’s available here.
