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?
No Linux for Lenovo IdeaPad S10
As I was reviewing the pre-release information about the Lenovo Ideapad S10, I noticed that Gizmodo reported that Lenovo will not be offering a Linux version. Somehow, I had missed that piece of news.
I’m not surprised by this. Lenovo is going for volume. Eliminating the Linux version will help them keep their production costs down. [...]
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 [...]
Lenovo Announces Netbooks
Lenovo recently announced their first netbook offerings named IdeaPad S9 and S10. Here is the scoop with all the info and videos.