AMD’s Zacate E-350 APU (better known to casual observers as a member of the Fusion platform) has been shocking critics since its long-awaiting introduction earlier in the year, finally giving people a real alternative to Intel’s historically sluggish Atom lineup.
In the event that you’ve been waiting for Fusion-based options from MSI, a couple of previously introduced machines are now making their way out to the shipping docks. First up, it’s the 15.6-inch CR650, complete with a dual-core E-350 APU (which includes a Radeon HD 6310 discrete-class graphics chip), an HDMI port, 720p webcam and a downright luscious $499.99 starting price. For those looking for something a wee bit less portable, or for those looking to significantly increase their load, the Fusion-backed Wind Top AE2050 ($679.99) is also shipping to Earthlings in North America.
The recently leaked Acer Aspire One AOD522, the first netbook with an AMD Fusion APU, is now available for pre-order.
Amazon offers the Acer Aspire One AO522-BZ897 with the AMD C-50 “Ontario” chip incorporating 1GHz dual-core processor, built-in ATI Radeon HD 6250 graphics, and HD video decoder supporting 1080p playback. The AMD A50M chipset-based netbook sports a 10.1-inch WXGA LED-backlit display, 1GB of DDR3 memory, a 250GB hard drive, 6-cell battery for “up to 6 hours” of battery life, and Windows 7 Starter operating system.
Acer’s 2.87-pound Fusion-based mini laptop has a 1.3MP web camera, HDMI output, 802.11n Wi-Fi, three USB ports, a multi-in-one media card reader, and a chassis design like in older Aspire One models.
The Acer Aspire One AO522-BZ897 is priced at $329.99 (Amazon).
HP Home & Home Office has now made available the 11.6” Mini 311 notebook and 10.1” HP Mini 110 netbooks with Windows 7.
For the HP Mini 311, upgrading to Windows 7 Home Premium from XP Home is a $50 upgrade. For the HP Mini 110 series, the upgrade from XP Home to Windows 7 Starter costs $30. You can also upgrade to a 250GB HDD if you choose Windows 7 Starter.
There’s also the HP Mini 110 Tord Boontje Edition which only ships with Windows 7 Starter.
There’s also a whole other bunch of HP products with Windows 7. No sign of the 11.6” HP Pavilion DM1 though…
Lenovo Japan is releasing the NVidia ION powered 12.1” Lenovo S12 netbook on the 22nd October, the day Windows 7 launches. It will cost 68,800 yen ($757). The US release should be up shortly, once Lenovo announces it’s Windows 7 lineup, if earlier news is correct which was that the ION version of the S12 would ship at the end of October and retail for $550.
This Lenovo S12 features an Atom N270 processor, NVidia ION (GeForce 9400M), 12.1” 1280 x 800 display, 2GB RAM, 250GB HDD, 802.11b/g Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and a 1.3MP Webcam. Runs Windows 7 Home Premium.
Ports: 4-in-1 card reader, 3x USB, VGA, HDMI, audio jacks. Has a 6-cell battery good for up to 6 hours. Weighs 1.55kg / 3.4 pounds. Only available in white.
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.
September 22nd, 2009
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10 inch netbook EasyPC E102 from MenQ company presented at the IFA. Unusual model in that the heart netbook is x86-compatible processor on RISC architecture, with a frequency of 1.2 GHz or 1.6 GHz. Touch 10.2-inch computer screen has a resolution of 1024 × 600 pixels. At the user’s choice the company offers a solid state drive capacity of 4 GB or hard disk drive 160 GB, has up to 1 GB of RAM, a wireless module and Wi-Fi (802.11 b / g), 3 ports USB 2.0, Ethernet, headphone and microphone, S / PDIF, and 1.3-megapixel webcam. There is a multiformat memory card reader, 3-in-1 (supports MMC, SD and MS).
The processor supports operating system Windows XP, but not all applications written for XP, can run on it. According to the manufacturer’s 3-cell battery provides up to 4 hours on one charge. Variants of colors – black, white, yellow, pink and red. The company plans MenQ that netbook EasyPC E102 will sell for about $ 160 per batch of 1000 pieces, which means the initial retail price ranging from $ 200 to $ 300.
