Samsung has added two new notebooks under its wing with the N110 and N120. The N110 and N120 are both currently available through Samsung.com and online retailers with an MSRP of $469 and $459, respectively.

The N110 mini notebook’s compact design, 10.27” (W) x 1.19” (H) x 7.3” (D), is lightweight, only 2.78 lbs, and capable of being stowed in a briefcase or travel bag. Despite its size, the N110’s keyboard has an ergonomic-friendly 93% full-size keyboard and a 10” LED SuperBright© Glossy Backlit Display, along with a 6-cell (5900mAh) lithium battery providing battery life up to 9 hours of continuous use. With a 1.6GHz processor, 1GB of RAM and 160GB hard drive, this mini notebook is functional for browsing the internet and software applications.

The N120 mini notebook caters to those looking for a richer multimedia experience. While also compact, 10.71” (W) x 1.71” (H) x 7.4” (D), and weighing only 2.8 lbs, the N120 features the convenience of a 97% full-size keyboard with trackpad, along with a 6-cell (5200mAh) lithium battery providing battery life up to 6 hours of continuous use. Its SRS 2.1 channel system, featuring two 1.5 watt stereo speakers and a dedicated subwoofer offers a high quality sound and integrated 1.3 megapixel digital motion camera provides video-conferencing capabilities.

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In a move that is sure to help power up the Samsung NC20 Mini-Notebook, Via announced that Samsung has embedded the new Via Nano processor on the said notebooks.

Combining the power efficient 1.3+GHz VIA Nano(TM) processor with the highly-integrated VIA VX800 system media processor, the Samsung NC20 also features a stunning 1280×800 12.1″ display, ensuring an outstanding video experience and enabling a full-size 12″ notebook keyboard with optimized 18.5mm key spacing and larger touchpad in a highly portable device that weighs just 1.52kg.

Mobility is enhanced by 802.11b/g and Bluetooth wireless connectivity, and a six-cell battery that provides up to 6.5 hours of use independent of any power supply, while storage options include either a solid state disk or a SATA hard disk drive. Other features include an integrated 1.3 mega-pixel digital motion camera, 3-in-1 memory card reader and three built-in USB ports.

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Dell launched its latest model today, the Dell Inspiron Mini 10. The Dell Inspiron Mini 10 is a mini-notebook that adds keyboard comfort and even more entertainment-friendly dimensions to the Inspiron Mini family.

Like the Inspiron Mini 9 and Mini 12, the Mini 10 is a compact, easy-to-carry Internet companion featuring wireless and entertainment capabilities to help keep kids, tweens, teens, travelers and “Tweeters” chatting, blogging, streaming content, sharing photos, watching videos and more.

Features:

Sleek design and starting weight of only 2.86 lbs*

Roomy keyboard – 92 percent of full-size for comfort and ease of use

Multi-touch gestures touchpad – navigate the screen using simple movements to rotate, scroll and zoom documents and photos

10.1” WSVGA “edge-to-edge” 16:9 widescreen display

HDMI output for enhanced entertainment connectivity

Internal WiFi

Built-in Webcam

Windows XP

1 GB RAM* standard and 160GB* hard drive, providing ample capacity for mobile applications, content creation and storage

Expanded color palette options to express your personal style: Obsidian Black, Alpine White, Cherry

Red, Promise Pink, Ice Blue and Jade Green

Fully featured QVC configuration includes free shipping, a 4GB* SD memory card and productivity software

Available in the U.S. on Dell.com beginning Feb. 26, with a starting price of $399

Also available online in other countries beginning Feb. 26

Dell Remote Access is designed to link directly to home-based digital materials from any Web-connected device.1

Dell offers exclusive online file storage – ranging from a free basic plan with 2GB* of storage space to 100 GB* – providing Inspiron Mini users with a simple way to manage their digital lives

Mini 10 optional features planned for later this year include:

Internal digital TV tuner, HD resolution and external USB DVD player options for an optimized video entertainment experience

Ubuntu and Vista operating systems

Bluetooth®

WWAN

Internal GPS

2 GB RAM*

250 GB hard drive

Solid state drives

Popular Design Studio images to express personal style

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Though the brand is something that is not readily familiar, the features that this new 7-inch touchscreen mini notebook unveiled by Kojinsha is bound to get some curious techie geeks’ attention. Can you imagine such features and not noticing it?

Thanks to its compact and easy interface option, this is another mobile solution that is sure to be a hit with people looking for notebooks with advanced technological feature.

Powered by Intel Atom processor Z520(1.33Ghz), 1GB of RAM and 60GB HDD, the S130 notebook supports GPS module, navigation map software and DMB function as well as a variety of dictionary content including English, Japanese, Chinese and Korean.

Weighing only 798g, the S130 comes two different colors such as black and white.

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The Intel Atom is a low-power x86 CPU with the aim of delivering substantial performance. It is what is found in the Asus EeePC and other mini notebook PCs. Now, Samsung is looking to launch its own Atom-based mini laptop, and this goes one level up by integrating WiBro support.

While detailed specs are not available at press time, it is slated for an end-of-October release in Korea and other markets. No word on the pricing.

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We’re not quite done with netbooks yet. We looked at HP’s Mini-Note and at Fujitsu U2010 so far today and now we’re going to check out HannsG.

Not the regular laptop manufacturer we show you, HannsG has decided to go in the netbook business too. Why not get a piece of this pie? It’s not like everyone out there is making tiny laptops, are they? It’s not official yet but it’s rumored that HannsG wants to make netbooks. There aren’t any dates or specific features. It’s just a general idea, but with new netbooks popping up every day, it must be a matter of time until HannsG will launch theirs. They know monitors and display technology so it should be interesting to see what a HannsG netbook will look like.

Tags: HannsG, Laptops, mini-notebook, netbook, Portable Devices, Ultra Mobile PCs

Fujitsu’s Lifebook U2010 is a netbook, or a mini-netbook. It’s smaller than small with it’s 5.6 inch display. The U2010 mini-laptop/tablet will offer you power and portability. It has an Atom processor running either at 1.6GHz or 1.8GHz, a 5.6 inch display with resolution up to 1024×768, 1GB RAM, an 80GB hard drive, 3G radio, GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth. It weighs about 1.5 pounds and it will retail for $1,300. It’s quite a lot but like I said, it offers power and portability which can’t come cheap.

Tags: Fujitsu, Laptops, mini-notebook, netbook, Portable Devices, Ultra Mobile PCs

The battle in the netbook world is tougher than ever wouldn’t you think? After all, with so many companies creating Eee-style mini-notebooks, it’s no wonder that not everyone has the same success. Even Eee is adapting and adjusting their products to maximize sales. And on that note, HP is going to redesign their Mini-Note to make it cheaper and more competitive. Are we to understand that their 2133 Mini-Note isn’t selling as good as they would like?
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LG is the newest mini-laptop creator out there. For some reason they want in on the Eee-like success business. They might just have what it takes to offer a decent mini-laptop out there. And they chose the perfect partners, MSI which might just be the best Eee competitor to date.

LG & MSI will combine their forces to create the first LG netbook, the X110. We are looking at a 9 inch panel, 120 GB, 2GB of RAM and the good old Windows XP in the shadows. That’s it? No ? GPS? After all LG knows how to implement such features.

Despite their intentions of making it in the mini-laptop business, LG will not create a cheap, affordable machine. They will choose a better design and material quality. A move like that will definitely push prices and it’s rumored an LG mini will sell from $625 to $790.

via Engadget

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Well sports’ fans everywhere, I don’t think you might have seen this one coming. The Alibaba NPX-9000 is the world’s cheapest laptop so far, overthrowing the Eee 701. You can have one for just $130 as long as you are willing to order 50 of those. Or you can simply go ahead and order 5 MacBooks as we speak.

Don’t expect performance either for that price. You get the 7 inch display, 1GB of flash memory, 128MB RAM, a 400MHz MIPS processor, an SD card slot and two USB slots. Better get that Windows 98 out of the closet. It will surely be the most appropriate OS. Or go Linux on this one. Who knows what can happen. I wonder if it can load up MobileWhack on a sunny day.

Tags: Laptops, Laptops, mini-notebook, netbook, Notebooks, Portable Devices

In this new mini-laptop world, maybe one of the most expected new releases is the Dell E. The mini-notebook from Dell is rumored now to retail for just $299 in August when it will officially launch.
What an Eee price for the Dell. At some point a price tag under $500 was rumored, but I think all mini-laptops lovers are going to love the $299 thing.

Sure the E series will have various laptops to choose from with various features so I am thinking that only those entry level netbooks will retail for $299. After all Dell is always trying to oversell their products. I mean sure they have great prices and lots of deals, but when you go ahead to order online, they tend to throw in lots of extended warranty options, accessories and software. And you end up buying some of that. So don’t be surprised if your final order totals a whole lot more than the actual computer price you wanted to buy in the first place.

Tags: Dell, Laptops, Laptops, mini-notebook, netbook, Notebooks, Portable Devices

This is not just a tablet I’m about to show you here. It’s more than that, it’s a mini notebook tablet. Personally I am getting tired of all these Eee-like UMPCs and MIDs popping up day after day. Some are at least trying to offer something different while some of them are not going to make it in this tough world.
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After the phenomenal success of the Asus Eee PC, it seems like a new mini-notebook comes out every other week. Not that I’m complaining. That market is yet to be fully explored, and it’s exciting to see where the technology would lead us. Kojinsha Korea, for example, has announced its new mini-notebook PC, the E8. Designed to compete directly with the Eee, the E8 runs on AMD Geode LX800 CPU, with Windows XP as its default OS. It has a 1024 x 600 pixel resolution touch screen display, and features 40GB HDD, 512MB memory, USB port, memory card slot, built-in stereo speaker, and 3.5 hours of continuous using time. It will ship on February 29, 2008, for around US$600.

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