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MSI Wind U135 hands-on impression roundup

December 22, 2009 at 11:14 am

MSI Wind U135The MSI Wind U135 was officially announced yesterday armed with Intel’s N450 Atom Pineview processor. The 10-inch netbook has already seen some hands-on impressions from both Engadget and Laptop Mag. The Wind U135 comes with a chiclet keyboard, 20 percent larger touchpad over the U130 and a new stripy lid pattern.

Engadget found that performance was pretty much on par with the Asus Eee PC 1005PE that was widely reviewed yesterday. The chiclet matte keys felt sturdier than the 1005PE. The plastic chassis feels solid enough and it’s good to know that the 6-cell battery only protrudes slightly. Read more

Samsung X120 review roundup – poor battery life

November 11, 2009 at 11:22 am

Samsung X120The 11.6-inch Samsung X120 CULV ultra-thin has now seen its first reviews. Despite a short 2.5-hour battery life, Cnet UK claimed it was their favourite 11.6” ultra-thin released so far. The liked its portability, nice screen and comfortable keyboard.

TrustedReviews also reviewed the Samsung X120 and found that it was let down by poor battery life, this is despite being well-designed and having good performance. The mouse buttons are placed on either side of the touchpad that is another minor annoyance. Read more

Nokia Booklet 3G review roundup – let down by slow CPU & HDD

November 11, 2009 at 10:48 am

Nokia Booklet 3GReviews are starting to trickle out for Nokia’s first entry into the netbook segment. It seems that the Booklet 3G has had a bit of a mixed reception. Yes, it has superb build quality and a long battery life, but most of the negatives mirror our initial take of the device back in early September.

Crunchgear found that the Booklet 3G was too generic and underpowered to be considered a great product. Even in general use, the netbook was laggy when it came to rendering web pages and loading YouTube videos. As this netbook will mainly be sold on contract they also felt it was “folly” to be locked into a contract for 2 years given the lack of power under the hood. Read more

Lenovo Ideapad U150 reviewed – great build quality; 5hr battery

November 10, 2009 at 4:39 pm

Lenovo Ideapad U150Peter over at Netbooked has put the Lenovo Ideapad U150 ultra-thin through its paces and it seems to be well regarded. The build quality is a step above most netbooks, the keyboard is very comfortable to use, it plays HD Youtube videos and even has a reasonable 5-hour battery life.

Other positives included good audio quality and one of the best touchpads he’s used. There were a few annoyances however, including the placement of Ctrl and Fn keys (a staple of most Lenovo laptops), the 6-cell battery protrudes and it was a little noisy. Check out the key review points after the break. Read more

Asus Eee PC 1101HA netbook review roundup

August 7, 2009 at 3:45 pm

Asus Eee PC 1101HAA number of reviews for Asus’ 11.6-inch Eee PC 1101HA have appeared over the last few days. The 1101HA can be thought of a larger version of the Eee PC 1005HA that we reviewed recently. It shares a very similar design and has a removable 6-cell battery and no port flaps, unlike the thinner 1008HA Seashell.

One of the main differences, apart from that high-resolution 11.6-inch (1366 x 768) display is that it uses a 1.33GHz Z520 Atom processor (the 1005HA uses a 1.6GHz N270 Atom). To compensate for the lack of relative power, however, Asus allows you to overclock the processor by up to 30 percent. Read more

Asus Eee PC 1008HA Seashell review roundup #2

May 26, 2009 at 7:07 pm

Asus Eee PC 1008HA SeashellI’m not sure whether there was a US review embargo that lifted today or simply the way the stars lined up, but seven reviews of the 1008HA Seashell have cropped up today. We thought we’d flag this to anyone who may be trying to decide whether this is the netbook for them. The almost universal view is that the 1008HA’s design is quite special against the bland backdrop of most netbooks. Despite the design, functionality has not been sacrificed.

In case you are wondering why we labelled the above post as ‘number two’ is that we already did a review roundup of the 1008HA Seashell a few weeks back, when a few UK reviews appeared. Six of the reviews that cropped up today were from major US publications and the seventh was from NetbookNews.de. We have listed them all after the break. Read more

Netbook Review Roundup 11/04/2009

April 11, 2009 at 3:49 pm

thumbnail1Netbook Choice’s roundup of netbook reviews from around the web from Wednesday 8th Aptil to Saturday 11th April 2009.

Acer Aspire One D150 @ blogeee.net

Asus Eee 1000HE @ I4U

Asus Eee 1000HE @ Notebooks.com

Emtec Gdium Liberty 1000 @ Laptop Mag

HP Mini 1000 Mi edition @ CrunchGear

OCZ Neutrino @ Laptop Mag

Samsung NC20 @ Computer Shopper

Samsung NC20 Hands-On @ PC World

Sony Vaio P-series netbook (VGN-P11Z/R) @ bit-tech

Netbook Review Roundup 06/04/2009

April 6, 2009 at 9:45 pm

thumbnail1Netbook Choice’s roundup of netbook reviews from around the web on Monday 6th April 2009. We have also included a few reviews that popped up over the weekend.

ASUS Eee PC 1000HE @ Future Looks

Fujitsu Siemens Amilo Mini Ui 3520 review @ Cnet UK

HP Compaq Mini 703EA @ Pocket Lint

HP Compaq Mini 703EA netbook – first look review @ What Laptop

HP Mini 2140 @ geek.com

Samsung NC20 @ Cnet

Zoostorm Fizzbook Spin @ What Laptop

Netbook Review Roundup 02/04/2009

April 2, 2009 at 8:13 pm

thumbnail1Netbook Choice’s roundup of netbook reviews from around the web on Thursday 2nd April 2009.

Acer Aspire One D150 @ GadgetMix

Asus Eee PC 1000HE @ vnunet.com

Quest For Netbook Nirvana: HP Mini 2140 @ Gizmodo Australia

Lenovo IdeaPad S10e @ What Laptop

Samsung NC20 @ Cnet

A Linux Netbook Done The Right Way: the Sylvania g Netbook Meso @ O’Reilly

Netbook Review Roundup 31/03/2009

March 31, 2009 at 10:50 pm

thumbnail1Netbook Choice’s roundup of netbook reviews from around the web on Tuesday 31st March 2009.

Acer Aspire One D150 @ PC Advisor

ASUS Eee PC 1000H/ Lenovo IdeaPad S10/ HP 2133 @ Cape Cod Times

Asus S101 @ The Sydney Morning Herald

HP Mini 2140: A Nice Netbook With SUSE Option @ Linux Planet

Lenovo IdeaPad S10 Hands On Review @ Digitpedia

Lenovo S10e review @ PC Advisor

Samsung NC20 @ Cnet UK
Rating: 9.0

The all-in-one Sony VAIO P review post @ UMPC Portal

Netbook Review Roundup 30/03/2009

March 30, 2009 at 10:39 pm

thumbnail1Netbook Choice’s roundup of netbook reviews from around the web on Monday 30th March 2009.

Asus Eee PC 1000HE video review @ JKK Mobile
Rating: N/A

Asus Eee PC 1000HE @ liliputing
Rating: N/A

HP Mini 2140 netbook @ The Register
Rating: 80-percent

Lenovo IdeaPad S10 Review (Update) @ Notebook Review
Rating: N/A

Netbook Review Roundup 27/03/2009

March 27, 2009 at 11:00 pm

thumbnail1Netbook Choice’s roundup of netbook reviews from around the web on Friday 27th March 2009.

Asus Eee PC 1000HE @ Khabrein.Info
Rating: 5 Stars (out of 5)

HP Mini 2140 @ Wi-Fi Planet
Rating: N/A

MSI Wind U120 @ PC World
Rating: 4.5 Stars (out of 5)

Samsung NC10 review @ Cnet UK
Rating: 8.9

Sony Vaio P (P588E) @ Mobile Tech Review
Rating: 4 stars (out of 4)

Netbook Roundup (Asus N10Jc, HP Mini 2140, Samsung NC10, Sony Vaio P) @ Computer World
Rating: N/A

Netbook Review Roundup 25/03/2009

March 25, 2009 at 11:16 pm

thumbnail1Netbook Choice’s roundup of netbook reviews from around the web on Wednesday 25th March 2009.

Asus Eee PC 1000HE @ IT Pro
Rating: 5 Stars (out of 6)

Dell Inspiron Mini 1210 @ Cnet Australia
Rating: 7.3

HP Mini 1000 Mi Edition @ Cnet Asia
Rating: 7.8

HP Mini 2140, the ‘Mobile Professional’ @ Datamation
Rating: N/A

Samsung NC20 @ iGizmo
Rating: 4 stars (out of 5)

Netbook Review Roundup 24/03/2009

March 24, 2009 at 9:47 pm

thumbnail1Netbook Choice’s roundup of netbook reviews from around the web on Tuesday 24th March 2009.

Asus Eee PC 1000HE @ Tech Radar
Rating: 4 Stars

Asus Eee PC 1000HE @ ubergizmo
Rating: N/A

HP Mini 1018TU Vivienne Tam Edition @ TechTree
Rating: 3.5 Stars

Samsung NC20 @ Notebook Review
Rating: N/A

Toshiba NB100 @ Stuff.co.nz
Rating: N/A

Netbook Review Roundup 20/03/2009

March 20, 2009 at 8:25 pm

thumbnail1Netbook Choice’s roundup of netbook reviews from around the web on Friday 20th March 2009.

Asus Eee PC 1000HE @ Good Gear Guide
Rating: 4 Stars

Asus Eee PC 1000HE @ The Register
Rating: 90 percent

Asus Eee 1002HA @ Global Post
Rating: N/A

HP Mini 1000 Mi Edition @ Cnet
Rating: 3.5 Stars

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