How Acer Became The Top Netbook Maker
Back around the middle of this past year, the netbook marketplace really began to buzz as the launch dates of the second-generation netbooks was nearing. MSI was garnering a major chunk of the mind share with the Wind Netbook receiving rave reviews. Meanwhile, Asus was busy announcing new Eee PC models at a dizzying pace. Acer was preparing to introduce the Aspire One; however, while the reviews were favorable, it was getting a lot less buzz.
Fast forward to now (year-end) where the Acer Aspire One is king of the netbooks. How did they do it?
Wishing All A Merry Christmas
Over the past month or so, we have shifted gears from primarily providing netbook news and information to searching and reporting on the best deals on netbooks. At times we became almost obsessive in keeping our price comparison charts current and relaying the best deals to you.
We had a lot of fun in doing this. [...]
Holiday Netbook Bargains - Number 4
With the holidays around the corner, a netbook makes a fine gift. To help you save money while giving, I’ve scoured the Internet for the best deals. I’m counting down the five best. I’ve already posted number five. Here is number four:
Dell is offering an additional 9% off their entire Inspiron [...]
Dell Offers 9% Off Mini 9s and 12% Off Mini 12s
For a limited time, Dell is offering special discounts on their netbooks:
9% off Inspiron Mini 9 netbooks
12% off Inspiron Mini 12 netbooks
If you go directly to Dell’s Inspiron Mini order entry pages, there is no mention of this special discount, If you look around long enough, you can find the deal page. Or [...]
Netbook Buyers Guide Updated with Dell Netbooks
We’ve updated our popular Netbook Buyers Guide to include the various models of the new Dell Inspiron Mini 9.
In our buyers guide, you will find a listings of all the features, full specifications, summaries of the best in-print reviews and embedded video reviews.
The buyers guide provides easy access to get all the information you need [...]
Dell Inspiron Mini 9 - News and Information
It is now official! Dell has announced their first netbook, the Dell Inspiron Mini 9. Here is all the latest information.
First of all, let’s view a few pictures. (Click to enlarge)
Dell is offering three basic versions:
Dell Inspiron Mini 9 4G Linux
8.9″ Display (1024×600), 1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270 Processor, 512 MB DDR2-533 RAM, 4 [...]
Dell Introduces Inspiron Mini 9
Tomorrow Dell will officially introduce the Inspiron Mini 9. The Inspiron Mini 9 will be Dell’s first netbook. It will be offered with Ubuntu MID Edition 8.04 (Linux) or Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition.
More details will be available after the announcement tomorrow.
Acer’s Bombshell Shakes Up the Netbook Market
Acer recently slashed the prices on their Aspire One netbooks by $50, which is huge. As a result, the entire netbook (and ultimately, the notebook) market will be impacted.
I was wondering when Moore’s Law would finally be applied to netbooks. Asus seemed to defy Moore’s Law by incrementally increasing the price with every new model [...]
Arrgh! Give Me Full-Size Shift Keys!
Whenever I try to do any serious touch typing with my Eee PC 4G Surf, I get frustrated. Of course the keyboard is small, I can adjust to that. I just can’t adapt to the half-sized right shift key.
The problem is created when the netbook manufacturers cut the right shift key in half to make [...]
Eee PC vs. MSI Wind vs. Aspire One
I have no direct line on sales figures for any of the netbook manufacturers or retailers, so I don’t know what is really selling. But I do see the traffic patterns to my site, which gives me a good indication of the level of interest in various products.
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