OCZ sent me one of their fancy new Hypersonic notebooks around this time last year and today it is still quite a powerhouse for what I do with it, especially considering its size.
People often mistake it for a netbook, but then see how quick she runs with its speedy Intel mobile Core 2 Duo T9300 and 4GB of memory. I usually upgrade notebooks regularly (once a year), but this baby still delivers quite a punch. But what could we do to give it extra boost?
It came installed with a rather fast 200GB 7,200 RPM SATA notebook hard disk drive from Hitachi and it works rather well. However, I did start to notice that something may have been holding the notebook back, especially loading applications and with boot time.
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Fujiyama Preps Up 5 10-inch Netbooks with Familiar Names
With Computex happening in Taiwan next month, netbook manufacturers are probably preparing their products for display during the event. And Chinese computer maker Fujiyama could be one of them as it has up its sleeves five new netbooks, with one of them a touch screen convertible.
Interestingly Fujiyama named its netbooks as the E-PC. Yup, sounds familiar right? Anyway, here’s a rundown of Fujiyama’s 10-inch netbooks which would probably make a show during the Computex:
E-1005/E-1003 - Intel Atom N270 CPU, Windows XP Home, 160GB HDD, 1GB RAM, 10.2″ TOUCH TFT-LCD WXGA (1024×600 ), 1.3MP Camera, and optional Wi-Fi.
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Verizon Wireless Offers Subsidized Netbook
If you’ve been wanting to get your hands on a subsidized netbook, but would prefer Verizon Wireless over AT&T, you won’t have to wait any longer. Today, Verizon Wireless began offering the HP mini 1151NR for $199.99 with a 2-year mobile broadband agreement. The $199.99 price tag is after a $50 mail in rebate. We’ve known Verizon Wireless had plans to offer a subsidized netbook, but now the plans have become reality.
In the mobile phone industry, it’s common for U.S. wireless carriers to sell mobile phones at a discounted price. In exchange for a discounted phone, users must sign a service agreement that typically ranges from one to two years.
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Albantron produces 10 inch netbook
Albatron, who we previously reported on for the touchscreen Tee PC, have since been working on a netbook which NetbookNews.de have spotted and captured on photo and video. NetbookNews.de give the netbook a look over and gets the hands on experience on video which you can view after the jump. The Albatron netbook features a 10.2 inch display with 1GB of RAM, Intel Atom N270 CPU, a 6 cell battery and features an ultra thin design weighing in at under 1kg. The netbook is available with a hard drive or SSD option. No word on what size the HDD is, but the SSD version is available in 8 or 16GB. With the standard netbook specs it’s likely to come with 160GB hard drive specification. No word on price or availability has been released.
Source : Eeepc
Sony Confirms New Mainstream DSLRs - Alpha 230, 330, 380
It is official now from Sony as we will get to see mainstream DSLRs in the near future. News release from Sony have indicated 3 models - Alpha 230, 330 and the 380.
The 10.2 megapixel ?230 camera is the lightest, most compact alpha DSLR camera body ever at 15.9 ounces.
The 10.2 megapixel ?330 and the 14.2 megapixel ?380 cameras are also smaller and lighter than their predecessor models (the DSLR-A300 and DSLR-A350, respectively). These cameras are also more compact and feature an intuitive control layout that allows for easy single-handed operation, as quoted by Sony.
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ASUS Maximus II Gene Intel P45 mATX Motherboard Review
Now that the i7 has been around for about six months, and the fact that it has been very successful, both in function and sales, I assumed that we had pretty much seen the end of new upper-end LGA 775 products, at least from the major manufacturers. Sure, I expected some lower-end stuff to surface, mainly to deplete warehouse stock of obsolete components, but nothing special, nothing to really take notice of.
Micro ATX, or mATX form factor, really has been something that hasn't appealed to me in the past for a lot of reasons. Mainly, my rigs stay overclocked 24/7, so I tend to prefer larger cases for heat dissipation and to accommodate large air coolers. I don't do LAN parties but once a year or less, so portability isn't a huge concern.
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Microsoft's Surface gets its first Service Pack, devs and yacht owners rejoice
Forget the future for just one second. Kicking off its TechEd conference last week, Microsoft released Service Pack 1 for its tabletop-inclined Surface. The update's mostly developer-centric -- not too surprising given its small customer base at present -- with one of the only bullet points that'll directly interest the end user being new calibration guides for setting up the system without needing an external display. No indication on if set up still requires a keyboard a mouse, but if that's a concern, keep your fingers crossed they find a way around that before you pony up the $13,000 to join Lazarra and Roker as an early adopter.
Source : Engadget
ASUS Eee PC T91 clears the FCC: viable 3G & SSD upgrades
ASUS’ Eee PC T91 convertible touchscreen netbook has cleared the FCC, and the team there have done their usual job of stripping the hardware down to its more wirelessly-active components and taking fuzzy photos of each. It’s heaven for would-be T91 upgraders, of course, as it allows them to start making a list of possible tweaks.
Particular points of interest are the solid-state memory - which looks to be a standard 50mm board and as such readily exchangeable for larger-capacity versions - and the RAM slot being served by a user-accessible hatch on the bottom panel.
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Crimson Red Dell XPS 16 in the wild?
So about that apparently canned crimson red Dell XPS 16 laptop. We received a handful of pics from a tipster who claims to have gotten one about a month ago when he returned his other, decided un-red model for a screen replacement. We don't want to say this is 100 percent legit without holding it in our hands, but if this is the beauty we once had the option to purchase, Dell, please, bring crimson back.
Source : Engadget
Samsung i7500 Android phone approved by FCC, bundled with T-Mobile 3G
Here’s some good news for you folks out there waiting for the latest news regarding the Samsung i7500 Android phone. It has just been approved by the FCC which means that its release will definitely be happening soon. From what we hear, T-Mobile will be launching this Samsung Android phone in the fall alongside another Android phone, the T-Mobile G1 v2 (currently rumored to be Motorola’s first Android phone). If the Android OS on the Samsung i7500 isn’t enough to get you excited, it’s 3.2-inch AMOLED HVGA display, 5-megapixal camera, WiFi, GPS, and 8GB internal memory should probably do the trick.
All we’re waiting for now is its exact release date and price. If you want to see it live in action, you can check out the Samsung i7500 hands-on video we posted last week.
Source : pmptoday
