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The new Epson Endeavor NA501E is the latest thin-and-light notebook to hit the market featuring a 13.3 inch display and a CULV Intel Core 2 Duo SU9400 processor clocked at 1.4GHz. Other specs include 1GB of RAM (up to 4GB max), 160GB hard drive (or 250GB/500GB 7200RPM drives), 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi, and Gigabit Ethernet. The price for the Endeavor NA501E in Japan? 84,800 Yen (or $975 U.S. dollars). Yeah a bit pricey but dang.. it looks sweet doesn’t it?

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If you’re looking to add a performance upgrade to that ASUS Eee PC of yours, you’ll want to check out Active Media Products new line of SATA Mini PCIe Sold State Drives called the SaberTooth S3.

Available in storage capacities of 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB, the SaberTooth S3’s feature a new multi-channel SMI controller and “top-brand” MLC NAND flash chips for sequential read speeds up to 95MB/sec and sequential write speeds up to 70MB/sec. Other features include advanced ECC, bad bit management, and wear leveling algorithms which improve reliability and performance. The SaberTooth  S3s have a mini PCIe connector with a SATA-II 3Gbps interface.

Price are as follows:

• 16GB SaberTooth S3 (model N16G-SATA-S3) is available for $69
• 32GB SaberTooth S3 (model N32G-SATA-S3) is available for $89
• 64GB SaberTooth S3 (model N64G-SATA-S3) is available for $159.

The SaberTooth S3 series SSD’s are available via Amazon.com.  Active Media Products guarantees compatibility with the Asus Eee PC 900, 900A, 901 and S101 netbooks.

Did you know that the latest Lenovo netbooks, the IdeaPad S10-2 and IdeaPad S12, feature Dolby Headphone technology? If not – join the club (actually I think I read about it before but I must admit, I ignored it originally). In a press release by Dolby Laboratories today, the company announced that the two Lenovo netbooks are the first to feature Dolby Headphone technology.

According to Dolby:

“Dolby Headphone creates a personal surround sound experience through any set of headphones, allowing listeners to feel immersed in the entertainment. It creates up to five virtual speakers in a virtual room. This results in a more natural listening sensation, which improves listening comfort and prevents the listener fatigue that often accompanies typical headphone use. Dolby Headphone works with any PC audio source.”

Alright – good audio support.. now just waiting for that darn NVIDIA ION platform on the S12…

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Epson Japan updated the Endeavor Na01 mini netbook with a new white colored version of the product. Aside from the color addition, nothing has changed with the Na01 model – you still get a netbook with an Intel Atom N270 processor, 10.2 inch LCD screen, 1GB of RAM, 160GB HDD, Ethernet LAN, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, three USB 2.0 ports, a multi-format card reader, 1Seg Digital TV Tuner, and Windows XP OS.

The white version of the Na01 is now available in Japan for a price of 43,800 yen or $480 U.S. dollars.

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We here at NetbookTech/Krunker Media would like to wish all of you a very safe and happy holiday season. As you can tell, it’s been quiet around here lately – we’ve been on a short vacation – enjoying time with family and friends (not to mention attending some weddings too!). But never fear – we’ll be back up and running soon enough and guess what? CES 2009 is just around the corner and we’ll be there too! We’re pretty sure netbooks will be playing a major role at CES 2009 so stay tuned for intensive coverage.

And finally, enjoy the last day of 2008 and have a wonderful New Years. Here’s hoping 2009 will be a far better year than 2008!!

We here at NetbookTech.com just want to wish all of you a very safe and happy Thanksgiving! Eat lots of food and get ready for loads of shopping in a few short hours!

P.S. don’t forget about the Dell Inspiron Mini 9 deal!

I was doing a little virtual window shopping at CompUSA this afternoon and I noticed that they had a growing collection of netbooks for sale. Some models of interest for all of you include:

ASUS Eee PC 901

• Pearl White color
• Intel Atom processor
• Bluetooth
• 802.11 b/g/n
• 1GB RAM
• 12GB SSD
• 8.9 inch SVGA display
• Built-in webcam
• Windows XP Home
• Price of $499.99

Acer Aspire One AOA150-1649

• Golden Brown color
• Intel Atom processor
• 802.11b/g
• 1GB RAM
• 120GB HDD
• 8.9 inch WSVGA display
• Built-in webcam
• Windows XP Home
• Price of $399.99

And finally, the pink version of the Lenovo IdeaPad S10 is still available:

• Intel Atom processor
• 802.11 b/g
• 512MB RAM
• 80GB HDD
• 10.2 inch WSVGA display
• Built-in webcam
• Windows XP Home
• Price of $429.99

Not satisfied with the pictures of the Lenovo IdeaPad S10 netbook that I posted up? jkOnTheRun has additional pics up on his site here. Some of his initial thoughts include:

The keyboard is fine for touch typing..

The trackpad is the best I’ve used in a mini-notebook..

Performance is snappy so far..

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