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HP Mini 210 unboxing pictures
Yes, we’ve got our hands on a new netbook, and it’s none other than the HP Mini 210 (specifically the Mini 210-1095NR) in Sonoma Red. This netbook features:
- 10.1 inch WSVGA anti-glare widescreen display
- 160GB 5400RPM HDD
- 1GB DDR2 SDRAM
- 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi
- 6 cell Lithium-Ion battery
- Intel Graphcis Media Accelerator 3150
- 5 in 1 media card reader
- Intel Atom N450 processor clocked at 1.66GHz
- Windows 7 Starter 32 bit edition
- Built-in webcam
Stay tuned for our review but do not it’ll take some time because we do like to use the netbook for a bit to get a good feel for the system. In the meantime, check out the unboxing pictures in all its glorious detail.
Acer Aspire 1410 Review
Introduction
So when is a netbook not a netbook?
When it comes to the Acer Aspire 1410, it’s not an easy question to answer at all.
The system looks like a netbook, feels like a netbook, and it’s even priced like a netbook. Yet at the end of the day, by Intel’s definitions, the 1410 is in fact not a netbook but an “ultra thin notebook” (also commonly known in the industry as a “thin-and-light notebook”).
The Aspire 1410 takes the look and feel of an 11.6 inch netbook and combines it with the power and energy-efficiency of Intel Consumer Ultra-Low Voltage processors – in this case the Intel Core 2 Solo SU3500 processor.
At a higher level, the Aspire 1410 is best seen as a bridge between high-end netbook systems and high-end thin-and-light systems with more powerful dual-core processors and even larger form factors.
Toshiba NB205 Review
Introduction:
Although a late-comer to the U.S. netbook market, Toshiba quickly raised the bar for what a 10 inch netbook should deliver with the over-the-summer introduction of the NB205 netbook.
With the NB205, Toshiba addresses several key shortcomings of current 10 inch netbooks by delivering a full-sized keyboard, a large comfortable touchpad, and a day-long running Lithium-Ion battery.
Factor in a full complement of standard netbook features and a $399 price tag, and it’s clear Toshiba has a winner with the NB205.
Join us as we take a tour of the NB205 (which we’ve been using for several months now) and hopefully by the end of this review, you’ll understand why we think so highly of this 10 inch netbook wonder.
Gateway LT3103u Review
Introduction:
With vendor after vendor rapidly hurling fastballs at us in the form of new netbook systems, the new Gateway LT3103u is best seen as a bit of a changeup. Unlike its netbook-brethren, the LT3103u keeps Intel on the outside by opting for an AMD platform in the form of the AMD Athlon 64 L110 processor and an ATI Radeon X1270 GPU. But wait – that’s not the only change of pace the LT3103u introduces. Expect the usual 1GB of RAM and 160GB hard drive? Nota chance. How about 2GB of RAM standard and a nice spacious 250GB hard drive instead? But why stop there? Forget the nearly standard 10.1 inch, 1024 x 600 resolution display. Gateway moves it up a notch by using a 11.6 inch, 1366 x 768 resolution display. Yes, the LT3103u is certainly a change of pace from the netbook norm but what isn’t different is the price. The $399 price tag ensures the Gateway LT3103u stays competitive with the rest of the competition. But how exactly does it perform against the rest of the Atom-based lot? What can you expect out of the ATI integrated graphics? Is this an alternative to the NVIDIA ION platform? Let’s find out.
