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Acer launches £199 subnotebook
News On Tuesday, Acer launched its first entry into the low-cost subnotebook genre: the Aspire One. The subnotebook will not be Acer's only Linux push, though — according to Morbello, the company will be putting open-source operating systems on its...
[June 3, 2008, 17:01]
Microsoft limits XP subnotebook specs
News April's guidance for manufacturers also claims that low-cost subnotebooks have between 2GB and 8GB of flash storage, which seems out of synch with even the first XP-bearing example of such devices, the Asus Eee 900, a subnotebook with 12GB of...
[May 15, 2008, 16:41]
Member Review Via opens up its subnotebook design
News Chip designer Via Technologies unveiled its OpenBook Mini-Note reference design on Monday, in a move that throws some open source into its core business of developing chips for mobile devices. The OpenBook design aims to aid PC makers in creating...
[May 29, 2008, 16:14]
Samsung to offer full-size-keyboard netbook
News The 10.1-inch-screened subnotebook is unusual in that it uses a 12-inch machine's chassis, giving it what Samsung calls a full 'notebook-style' keyboard. The subnotebook uses Intel's 1.6GHz N270 Atom processor and runs Windows XP.
[March 26, 2009, 11:25]
New Eee PC models due on Tuesday
News Asus is set to launch new models of its popular Eee PC subnotebook on Tuesday at the Computex exhibition in Taipei. Asus will not be the only manufacturer launching new subnotebook-class devices on Tuesday.
[June 2, 2008, 15:11]
Asus desktop Eee due in August — with XP
News Asus has announced the final specifications for the first Eee Box desktop version of its popular Eee PC subnotebook — and it will include Windows XP, which has now been given a reprieve on some desktops, as well as Eee PC-type notebooks.
[June 20, 2008, 13:36]
HP unveils aluminium-clad Eee rival
News HP has made its first foray into the low-cost subnotebook market that was kicked off last year by Asus with its Eee PC. Low power consumption — a trait of Intel's Atom processors, which will power many similar notebooks later this year — is seen as...
[April 8, 2008, 17:15]
'CubeBook' reports prime Mac rumour mill
News The hot product topic du jour: a new breed of subnotebook Macs. The sites agree that the product will be a subnotebook designed to give the Sony Vaio 505 a run for its money. The site reported that the rumored "Vaio-like" subnotebook will be...
[December 14, 2000, 12:20]
Sony shows off its Vaio W-Series netbook
News Sony launched another small, Atom-powered subnotebook earlier this year — the Vaio P — but that device had an un-netbook-like 1,600x768 pixel resolution. Also, at £849, was not cheap enough to conform to the generally accepted definition of a...
[July 7, 2009, 16:16]
Intel aims at Transmeta with new chips
News Transmeta chips are currently found only in subnotebook products, such as Sony's Vaio PictureBook. Intel is aiming the new ultra-low-power chip at subnotebook PCs -- ultra-light laptops usually weighing in around three pounds.
[January 10, 2001, 9:47]
Asus's Seashell netbook gets UK release
News The 10-inch-screened subnotebook is an inch thick at its thickest point, and weighs 1.1kg. Asus has announced the UK release of its latest netbook, the Eee PC 1008HA Seashell. It comes preloaded with Windows XP.
[May 6, 2009, 16:14]
Nvidia chipset to challenge Atom and Nano
News MIDs range between handheld, touchscreen computers and slightly larger PCs exemplified by the Asus Eee PC subnotebook. Nvidia has announced a line-up of low-powered chipsets that will compete in the same arena as Intel's Atom and Via's Nano...
[June 2, 2008, 17:02]
Lenovo's Ideapad S10e netbook ready for rollout
News The subnotebook will be available from the end of this month directly from Lenovo and through its business partners, the company said in a statement on Wednesday. Lenovo is about to start selling a new netbook, the IdeaPad S10e.
[November 26, 2008, 15:20]
Asus releases Eee PC software-development kit
News Asus has released a software-development kit for its Eee PC, in a bid to encourage third-party application development for the popular, low-cost subnotebook. In a Wednesday statement, the Taiwanese manufacturer said the Eee PC software-development...
[March 27, 2008, 9:45]
Asus Eee to get Intel's Atom processor
News Asus's low-cost subnotebook, the Eee PC, is to incorporate Intel's recently announced Atom processor, the laptop manufacturer's chief executive has revealed. However, there remains some confusion as to exactly when the new Eee PCs will go on sale...
[March 10, 2008, 16:27]
Asus Eee 900 gets limited UK launch
News Asus has officially launched the latest version of its Eee PC, but most UK customers are currently unable to get their hands on the popular subnotebook. The Taiwanese manufacturer said in mid April that the Eee 900 would hit shelves this Thursday...
[May 1, 2008, 13:55]
Asus Eee 900 to hit shelves on 1 May
News The second version of Asus' low-cost subnotebook, the Eee PC, will go on sale on 1 May. The Eee 900, which will come with an operating-system choice of Linux or Windows, will cost £329. The Linux version will have 20GB of solid-state storage on...
[April 16, 2008, 14:38]
Tosh's smallest ever PC starts at £1,495
News Sitting midway between a handheld and subnotebook format, the Libretto 50CT is based on a 75MHz Pentium and packs 16Mb EDO RAM (upgradable to 32Mb), 810Mb hard drive, floppy drive, 1Mb graphics accelerator, 6.1-inch VGA TFT screen and 82-key...
[June 2, 1997, 16:41]
Nuggets: Ace laptop thinks it's Gail Porter
News A notebook buff might categorise the Acer TravelMate 342T as a subnotebook/ultra-portable. We'd rather describe it as a laptop version of Gail Porter. It's cute, stylish, fun to play with, and, like Ms Porter, boasts an elegantly trim figure.
[September 4, 2000, 16:48]
