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Acer Aspire AS5738PGA new 15.6-inch Acer Aspire AS5738PG touchscreen laptop was released. The notebook is powered by 2.2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T6600 CPU, up to 4GB of DDR2, ATI Radeon 512MB graphics card, a 320GB HDD. There’s also a separate numeric keypad, DVD burner, HDMI, 4 USB 2.0 ports, WiFi a/g/n, a webcam, ethernet, multitouch-capable trackpad, audio in/out.

Acer Aspire AS5738PG is planned to run on Windows 7.

Remember Haleron? They’re the company that surprised and kind of horrified the world a few weeks ago with the announcement of the Swordfish Net102 netbook that sports two separate Intel Atom N270 processors. Not a dual core CPU — two separate CPUs sucking up your power and most likely not talking to one another properly to actually help improve performance.

But it looks like Haleron also has a slightly more sane-looking netbook called the Swordfish Net 20 that swaps the usual Intel Atom N270/N280 CPU for a dual core Atom 330 processor. This chip is usually found in desktops since it consumes more power than the N2xx series processors. But it has a pretty strong track record of playing well with Windows and Linux.

The Swordfish Net 20 includes 2GB of RAM, a 160GB hard drive (or an optional 250GB HDD), a 10.2 inch, 1024 x 600 pixel LCD, 802.11b/g WiFi, Bluetooth 2.0, 3 USB ports, VGA, Ethernet, a 1.3MP webcam, and a 5-in-1 card reader. It has a 6 cell battery and features an unlocked 3G modem. The laptop sells for $499.

Haleron also makes several lower cost netbooks with single core Intel Atom N270 processors.

The HP Mini 311 (or Compaq Mini 311C in Europe) comes with 1GB of RAM soldered to the motherboard. At first glance, that might make this NVIDIA ION-powered laptop a bit less attractive, since it somewhat limits your upgrade options. But Blogeee reports there’s good news: There is another RAM slot that users can take advantage of to upgrade the RAM.

All you have to do is pop open the back and slide in a 2GB module to upgrade the memory to 3GB.

That makes the HP Mini 311 one of the most versatile low cost 11.6 inch mini-laptops around thanks to its low power Atom processor, 6 hour battery life, NVIDIA ION graphics, and even Hackintoshability.

Thought you already knew everything there was to know about the Nokia Booklet 3G? Here’s a few tidbits that I learned today, courtesy of Tnkgrl, who got to spend a little hands-on time with the laptop recently.

First up, the laptop display can be folded down to a nearly 180 degree angle, as you can see from the image above. That’s pretty cool. On the other hand, the glossy screen is nearly unreadable outdoors, as you can also see from the image above.

Another mark in the plus column is the fact that the touchpad supports 2-finger scrolling. But here’s a fairly major ding against the Booklet3G: you’d better like 1GB of RAM, because that’s all you’re going to get. The RAM is soldered to the motherboard and is not user upgradeable.

A strange time to be releasing Windows XP netbooks, but Samsung has released another color for the Samsung N130 netbook, this time it’s the pink N130-13P model. It’s available at Amazon.com for $351.

Specs: Atom N270 processor, 1GB RAM, 10.1” 1024×600 Display, GMA 950 graphics, HD Audio, 0.3MP Webcam, mono speaker, 160GB HDD, 1GB RAM, 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi and a 6-cell 4000mAh battery.

The folks at NewGadgets.de, at some ASUS Germany press event, have some snapshots up of the DVD drive, ION laden ASUS Eee Box PC 1501 on display.

The Eee Box PC 1501 went official early this month, so we have already seen pictures and full specs.

The ASUS Eee Box PC EB1501 is their latest nettop with the main features being a super-multi DVD burner, dual-core Atom 330 processor and NVidia ION graphics.

Other specs include: 2GB RAM (4GB max), 250GB HDD (2.5” SATA), Gigabit LAN, 802.11n Wi-Fi.
Ports: 1x LAN, 1x eSATA, HDMI, VGA, 6x USB, S/PDIF, Mic and headphone, Card Reader and built-in Antenna.

Mouse and keyboard come in wired and wireless varieties. Includes a VESA kit to attach it to the back of a monitor. Optional remote control.

Runs Windows 7 Home Premium, which means an upgrade kit to Windows 7 should be offered. Available in black or white.

The Acer Aspire One D250 Android netbook has now been officially announced by Acer.

Looking at all the initial hands-on and video (LaptopMag, Pocket-lint, Register Hardware) Android looks very unfinished to me and at best would replace one of those instant-on OSes you get on some netbooks.

Interestingly, there is no dual-boot. Windows 7 is launched from Android (which takes about 30 seconds to boot up), because Acer says they expect you to be using Android most of the time.

Specs wise, the only thing I see different is 2GB RAM as default, you’ve still got the same 10.1” 1024×600 display, 160GB HDD. Full specs, price and launch date have yet to be announced.

Netbooks are small computers. So what do you call an incredibly tiny netbok? The uSmart M1C is clearly more of a MID or Mobile Internet Device than a netbook, thanks to its tiny 4.8 inch display. While the device has a QWERTY keyboard, I dare you to try touch-typing on it with all 10 fingers.

But the mobile devices does have very netbook-like specs, including a 1.6GHz Intel Atom Z530 processor, GMA 500 graphics, and HDMI output. It weighs just 1.1 pounds and has a 4.8 inch, 800 x 480 pixel display and is capable of running Windows XP, Vista, or Windows 7 or Linux.

With Windows 7 set to launch in just a week, we’re about to see a whole lot of netbooks, notebooks, and other computers get a spec bump. And the Asus Eee PC lineup is hardly exempt. At an event in Germany, Asus officials outlined some of the company’s plans for the next generation of the Asus Eee PC Seashell line, including the Eee PC 1005HA, 1008HA, and 1101HA.

For the most part, the info is in keeping with a leaked product roadmap from earlier this year. But here’s the interesting part. Most of the netbooks will ship with Windows 7 Starter Edition, while the Eee PC 1101HA with an 11.6 inch display, 1.33GHz Intel Atom Z520 processor, 2GB of RAM, and a 260GB hard drive will ship with Windows 7 Home Premium.

The Asus Eee PC 1005HA will be available in two different versions. Both will have 1GB of RAM, 250G hard drives, and Intel tom N270 processors. The 1005HA-H will have Bluetooth and a 10.5 hour battery, while the 1005HA-M will lack Bluetooth and include an 8.5 hour battery.

The Eee PC 1008HA will have 1GB of RAM, a 250GB hard drive, an Atom N280 processor and a 6 hour battery.

So it seems the 11.6” Acer Timeline 1810T series is coming to the US after all, refreshed with new specs and Windows 7, on October 22. There are two models, the 1810T and 1810TZ:

Both have these features in common:

* Intel Core 2 Duo SU7300 (1.3GHz, dual core)
* Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
* 11.6” 1366 x 768 Display
* 4GB DDR2 667MHz RAM
* Intel GS45 Express Chipset
* Intel GMA 4500MHD Graphics
* 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi
* Bluetooth 2.1+EDR
* 3x USB, HDMI, Card Reader
* Multi-touch touchpad
* 6-Cell 5600mAh Lithium-Ion Battery (8 hour battery life)
* 3.08 lbs weight

The low end 1810T has a 320GB 5400rpm HDD and Dolby Sound Room and will cost $599.
The high end 1810TZ has a 500GB, HD Webcam (resolution not mentioned), 2nd Generation Dolby Sound Room and will cost $799.

Available colors (depending on the model): Diamond Black, Sapphire Blue, Brushed Aluminum and the new Espresso.