Posts Tagged ‘netbook’

Definition of a Netbook

Intel’s own definition of what a netbook is, is rather odd in that it belittles the functionality and versatility of netbooks in general, an extremely unusual behaviour from a company that currently has a firm grasp on the netbook industry in general. Looking at the comparison chart provided, Intel is seemingly unaware of the power of...

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Laptops and Airport Security

It seems that netbook computers have another thing going for them over their larger alternative, the laptop. Recent findings have divulged that when boarding an aircraft, although it is a point of security that one must remove all laptop computers from their bags and be placed on the conveyer belt, this is not true of...

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Netbook Insurance

Insurance is something that affects us all day to day, giving us piece of mind that if something did happen to our health or our valuable possessions, we would be covered. Although the average netbooks are not the most expensive laptops on the market it may still be worth looking into getting some insurance in...

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The Netbook, Defined

The netbook has affected everyone’s lives in one way or another; everyone loves the idea of a little tiny computer you can take everywhere, but what defines a netbook? Netbooks have been around since late 2007, back then there were a few names being tossed around like ‘ultraportables’ and ‘mini notebooks’ as a number of companies...

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32nm Cedar Trail

Intel has only recently unleashed Pine Trail architecture Atom processors into the market, a highly efficient 40nm dual core Atom. But as we know, companies like Intel know exactly what they're going to be doing next before they've even finished what they're doing now, so what comes after Pine Trail? The follow up architecture to Pine...

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Toshiba’s AC100 ‘Smartbook’

There’s been a lot of talk about smartbooks in the news recently, talk and nothing else. Smartbooks have been an on-going dream that has never come into realisation, until now. Firstly, for those who don’t know what a smartbook is, it’s a netbook with the features of a smartphone, hence the name. Typically using low powered...

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Choosing the Right Netbook

Choosing the right netbook for you is a completely different process to choosing a desktop computer. The majority of netbooks available are almost identical on the inside, most of them sporting the same Intel Atom processors and 1 to 2GB of Memory, so how do you know which one is right for you? Since you're not...

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Why a Netbook?

Some people just don’t understand the purpose of a netbook, the tiny computers are dismissed as a gimmick before even being given a chance; they have a place in the computer market place, but where? With declining sales of desktop PCs due to the amount of room they take up in your home, laptops are becoming...

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The new ASUS Lamborghini VX6 Netbook

Lamborghini is never been synonymous with value for money but the Italian super car manufacturers have recently teamed up with ASUS to bring us the new ASUS Lamborghini VX6 netbook. The VX6 is currently only up for pre-order with no set release date, it comes available in black or white and is priced at $699. The...

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The Mini Netbook

Just when you thought they couldn’t get any smaller than they already are, they just did. The netbook was an innovation in the field of computers with its smaller size, lighter weight and cheaper price. But we’re humans and are never really content with what we have - we always want to improve. And so...

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