Category Archives: Netbook

Windows 7 on Atom

Netbooks. Yeah, I’m moderately obsessed with them. So however is most of the rest of the industry, seeing netbooks as the first small step toward the ubiquitous internet that’s been predicted for most of the time I’ve been alive. One … Continue reading

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Review: HP Mini 1001TU with MIE

I keep promising myself that I wont do this again. It’s actually getting a little embarrassing, really. I can tell that my friends think I have a problem, but are too polite to mention it. This time I managed to … Continue reading

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Linux.Conf.Au – Getting Ready

January is here and it’s that time of year for penguin-lovers everywhere to make their annual migration south to Australia to flock together. Linux.conf.au is one of the world’s most popular technical Linux conferences, and for it’s 10th anniversary is … Continue reading

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EeePC 901

I picked up the ASUS EeePC 901 Windows 12G edition in black from Ascent about a week ago and I don’t think I’ve gone anywhere without it since. I’m getting between 5 – 7 hours battery life pretty consistently and … Continue reading

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Ingram Micro Showcase

I spent a very enjoyable two hours today at the Ingram Micro Showcase. I had a pretty good look at the ASUS Eee 1000, the HP Mini Note and what was for me the star of the show, the Acer … Continue reading

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Day by Day

The netbook is fast finding a comfortable niche as a second or even third computer. The majority of consumers seem to be buying them to supplement the systems they already own. I certainly saw the Eee that way when I … Continue reading

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