See subnotebook computer.
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- Discussion threads 2008-06-24
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- Blog posts 2008-06-02
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- Discussion threads 2008-05-30
- The ultra portable/subnotebook market continues to grow
- James, Kevin, and I just finished recording MobileTechRoundup podcast #135, which should go live soon, and we spent a fair amount of the show talking about the ultra portable PC/subnotebook market and how it has radically changed since the launch of the Asus EeePC last year. And according to the...
- Blog posts 2008-05-30
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- Discussion threads 2008-05-27
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- Blog posts 2008-05-27
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- Blog posts 2008-04-21
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- Since Apple announced the MacBook Air a cottage industry has developed around building bags for Apple's teeny subnotebook. Tom Bihn has released a great little new bag in this category called the Ristretto. The Ristretto Messenger is a vertical messenger bag similar their Cafe Bags designed to...
- Blog posts 2008-04-14
- More competition for low-cost laptops
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- Blog posts 2008-04-08
- Fujitsu LifeBook P1620 - Core 2 Duo U7600 1.2 GHz - 8.9" TFT
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- Product reviews 2008-03-26
- The MacBook Air has no clothes
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- Discussion threads 2008-03-26
- Asus Eee PC 900: The wow starts. . .later?
- Asus announced yesterday a new version of its Eee PC at the CeBIT tradeshow. The subnotebook has won a lot of good press and it seems a few fans. But when it comes to the operating system, the wow hasn't started now. . .and apparently it won't anytime soon. Among...
- Blog posts 2008-03-06
- Smartphone+makers%2C+mobile+operators+still+baffled+by+iPhone
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- Discussion threads 2008-02-15
- MacBook Air Diary-Day 9: Is the SSD overhyped?
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- Discussion threads 2008-02-08
- MacBook Air Diary-Day 7: The best sleeve case
- The MacBook Air is so tiny that you'll be tempted to just toss it into a portfolio, briefcase, backpack or whatever you happen to be carrying at the time–but I have to caution against this. With miniaturization come inevitable tradeoffs in durability and ruggedness. The MBA should never be mistaken...
- Blog posts 2008-02-06
- Mossberg, Baig and Levy pass judgment on the MacBook Air - Beautiful, but a compromise
- Mossberg, Baig and Levy pass judgment on the MacBook Air - Beautiful, but a compromiseIf onlythey had left in an ethernet and granted a removable battery. Everything else would have been fine. This is really to early for such a device. Wireless isn't yet prevelant enough to...
- Discussion threads 2008-01-24
- Mossberg, Baig and Levy pass judgment on the MacBook Air - Beautiful, but a compromise
- Mossberg, Baig and Levy have passed judgment on Apple's MacBook Air. The conclusion - Beautiful, but a compromise. Let's start by looking at what Walt Mossberg had to say: Apple finally has entered the subnotebook market, introducing a lightweight laptop meant to please road warriors. But,...
- Blog posts 2008-01-24
- MacBook Air - Second thoughts
- MacBook Air - Second thoughtsWhat about as a second computer?Some good points there Adrian. Following what you said, I definitely don't think the Air will be of much use to many people as their [b]sole and only computer[/b].If I was made of money, I would definitely get one as a...
- Discussion threads 2008-01-16
- The calm before the Macworld Expo storm
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- Blog posts 2008-01-14
- News to know: Cool storage at CES; Yahoo's future; Mozilla's new CEO
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- Blog posts 2008-01-08
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