Master of the netbooks

Ojala mi vida fuera un video de Youtube

laritasur — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 20:48:27 +0000

A pesar que mi pega (auditor) es reconocida por ser cuadrada y poco creativa, por lo general me encanta aprender cosas distintas. Siempre ando buscando bajar manualesde cualquier tipo. Me parece que es más satisfactorio aprender uno mismo que pedir a otras personas que te enseñen. Así me siento más útil y siempre tengo información relevante que dar en el momento en que alguien los requiere.

Me di cuenta que el laboratorio de informatica de mi universidad es muy deficiente, que los computadores nunca funcionan adecuadamente, así que me compré un pendrive de 16 gb de capacidad y lo llené con programas portables. De esa forma puedo trabajar con la seguridad de que tengo el software que empleo y que si debo utilizar un PC sin power point no será drama. De igual modo, le instale un antivirus para pendrive, porque los equipos compartidos están siempre llenos de virus y rogues.

Deals of the Day

laritasur — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:57:24 +0000

Netbooks and Notebooks

Refurbished Sony VAIO P Intel Atom 1.33GHz 8″ Netbooks from $645 + $1 s&h – Overstock.com makes the Vaio P nearly affordable!
Refurbished ASUS Eee PC 1005HA Atom 1.6GHz 10″ Netbook for $240 + free shipping – Mwave (coupon: SPOOKYSVG)
ASUS Eee PC 1008HA (Win XP) Atom 1.66GHz 10″ Netbook for $290 after rebate + free shipping – Adorama
Toshiba Satellite T115-S1105 11.6 inch laptop w/1.3GHz Pentium SU2700 CPU, 9 hour battery for $479.99 + free shipping – Amazon (now shipping)

Accessories

SanDisk 8GB U3 Cruzer Micro USB 2.0 Flash Drive for $19 + free shipping – MeritLine
Transcend 8 GB SDHC Class 6 Flash Memory Card for $19.95 + free shipping – Amazon
Vantec LapCool 3 Laptop Cooler for $10 after rebate + free shipping – ZipZoomfly

You can find more deals on netbooks, gadgets, and accessories in the todo en tecnologia Deals section.

Asus Eee PC T91MT multitouch netbook/tablet now available for pre-order

laritasur — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:21:27 +0000

Asus is starting to roll out an updated version of the Eee PC T91 touchscreen convertible netbook. Like the unit I reviewed a few months ago, the new model is powered by a 1.33GHz Intel Atom Z520 processor and includes an 8.9 inch touchscreen display that can be folded down over the keyboard for use in tablet mode. But there are three things that set the new Eee PC T91MT apart from the earlier model:

It runs Windows 7 Home Premium
The touchscreen supports multitouch gestures
The solid state disk has been upgraded from 16GB to 32GB

As with a number of other new Asus laptops, the company is offering Eee PC T91MT customers 500GB of free online storge.

You can pre-order the Eee PC T91MT from Amazon for $549. The laptop has a non-removable battery which Asus says is good for up to 5 hours, 802.11b/g/n WiFi, Bluetooth, and supports up to 2GB of RAM, (although it ships with just 1GB).

thanks Urban Strata!

3M launches privacy filters for 10 inch netbook screens

laritasur — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:38:17 +0000

If you’ve ever used a laptop in a coffee shop, library, park, or other public location, odds are you’ve had someone look over your shoulder to see what you’re doing. That’s why there’s a cottage industry for laptop screen privacy filters.

A privacy filter is a piece of plastic that you can place over your laptop display to seriously restrict the viewing angle. If you’re sitting directly in front of the computer you should have no problem reading the screen. But if you’re looking at it from an angle, you won’t be able to see a thing.

Most privacy filters are designed for full sized laptops, but as netbooks become more popular, we’re seeing more accessories for them. And Peter at Netbooked discovered that 3M is making filters for 10 inch nretbook displays. The company has them on display at a trade show in Japan this week, but you can also check to see if a privacy filter is available for your netbook model at the 3M web site.

In a nutshell, if you’ve got a 10.1 or 10.2 inch screen, you can probably use one of the company’s filters which are available from Amazon for $30.82.

Rumor: Pick up an Acer Aspire One for $150 on Black Friday

laritasur — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:01:54 +0000

You know the holiday season is just around the corner when the Black Friday ads start to leak onto the web. Black Friday, for the uninitiated is the day after Thanksgiving. It’s often one of the busiest shopping days of the year, and it got its name, because it’s about the time when many retail stores are finally in “the black” for the fiscal year meaning they start turning a profit.

Anyway, one of the first ads to leak was for Office Max, and while the ad is no longer available online, the folks at Gizmodo documented all the important bits, including one of the best deals on a netbook I’ve seen. Office Max will reportedly have a 10.1 inch Acer Aspire One with 1GB of RAM, a 160GB hard drive, and Windows XP available in stores on Black Friday for $149.99.

It’s not clear whether this is an Acer Aspire One AOD150 or AOD250, but the store only seems to stock the AOD250 currently, and that is Acer’s flagship model at the moment. Either way I expect that for that price you’re going to get a netbook with a 3 cell battery rather than the higher capacity 6 cell battery option.OfficeMax currently charges $299.99 for the Acer Aspire One AOD250 with Windows XP and a 3 cell battery.

For $150, I’d almost expect to see these netbooks hanging out with the candy and bubble gum in the impulse buy area by the cash registers.

via Netbook Reports

MSI Wind U230 features dual core AMD Neo CPU

laritasur — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:37:10 +0000

MSI has quietly introduced an updated version of the company’s U2xx series of 12.1 inch laptops. The MSI Wind U230 looks almost identical to the U200/U210 laptops that are already available, but the new model features two major updates:

It runs Windows 7 Home Premium instead of Windows XP
It features a dual core AMD Neo X2 processor

Here’s a rundown of the specs:

Display: 12.1 inch, 1366 x 768 pixel screen
CPU: AMD Yukon MV40/L335 dual core processor
Graphics: AMD Radeon HD3200
RAM: Up to 4GB of DDR2 667/800MHz RAM (2 DIMM slots)
Storage: 160GB/250GB/320GB HDD
Connectivity: 802.11b/g/n WiFi, Ethernet, optional Bluetooth
I/O: HDMI, 3 USB ports, mic, headphone, VGA, 4-in-1 card reader
Webcam: 1.3MP
Battery: 3 or 6 cell options
Dimensions: 11.7″ x 7.5″ x 1.2″
Weight: 2.9 pounds (with 3 cell battery)

MSI claims that the laptop should get about 4 hours of battery life, which generally means you’ll probably be able to get 3 to 3.5 hours if you’re lucky.

via Netbooked

Deals of the Day

laritasur — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:12:32 +0000

Netbooks and Notebooks

Acer Aspire One AO751H 11.6″ 1.33GHz Atom Z520 CPU, Win XP Home for $250 + $5 s&h – Woot (today only, while supplies last)

Acer Aspire Timeline AS1810T 11.6″ 1.3GHz Core 2 Duo SU7300 CPU, 4GB RAM, 320GB HDD for $600 + $3 shipping – TigerDirect via Amazon (now in stock)
Asus Eee PC 1005HA-MU17 10.1″ netbook with Windows 7 Starter, 8.5 hour battery for $335.99 + free shipping – Amazon
3-lb. Mirus Atom 1.6GHz 10″ Netbook for $248 + $7 s&h – Walmart
2.9-lb. MSI X320 Intel Atom 1.6GHz 13″ Laptop for $430 + free shipping – J&R
Refurbished HP Mini 1116NR 1.6GHz Atom Z530 CPU, Windows XP for $240 – eCost

Accessories

50-Foot Cat5e Ethernet Cable for $8 + free shipping – eForCity
Refurbished D-Link Wireless N Router 4-Ports, 10/100 switch for $25 – eCost
32GB SanDisk Ultra II SDHC Card for $88.97 + free shipping – Amazon
3 pack of 4GB HP USB Flash drives for $28.98 + free shipping – Amazon

You can find more deals on netbooks, gadgets, and accessories in the todo en tecnologia Deals section.

Asus to launch a $180 smartbook in early 2010

laritasur — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:45:42 +0000

Asus smartbook prototype (Summer, 2009)

Asus CEO Jerry Shen says that the company will launch a smartbook during the first quarter of 2010. There aren’t any further details, but smartbooks are typically defined as low power, 3G-enabled ultraportable laptops with ARM-based processors. There’s no word on whether the Asus smartbook would run Windows CE, Linux, or Google Android, but the company did briefly demonstrate a Google Android-powered netbook this summer before deciding it wasn’t ready for the world to see and hiding it away.

The prototype was based on a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor which enables long battery life, and integrated GPS, 3G, WiFi, and graphics capabilities. But it’s not at all clear whether the upcoming Asus product will be built on the same platform as the early prototype.

Shen says the new device will run about NT 6,000 which is roughly $184 US.

via Shanzai

Walmart’s Mirus netbook: $248 of nothing special (but the price)

laritasur — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:10:47 +0000

The Mirus JWHX netbook is a rather mundane looking laptop with a 10.2 inch, 1024 x 600 pixel display, 1GB of RAM, and 120GB hard drive. It has a 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 CPU, a 3 cell battery, and runs Windows XP. For the most part, it looks like almost any other netbook that was released over the past 18 months. But there’s one thing that does set the Mirus apart from the competition: The price.

The Mirus netbook is available from Walmart for $248. While you can sometimes find other 10 inch netbooks going for similar prices, it’s not that often that you see a mini-laptop launch at that price.

The netbook has 3 USB ports, 802.11b/g/n WiFi, a VGA output, and an SD card. It measures 10.2″ x 7.4″ x 1.1″.

via NetbookFreaks

Intel Atom Pine Trail totin’ motherboards start hitting the shelves

laritasur — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:39:56 +0000

Image credit: PC Games Hardware

Intel isn’t expected to officially launch its next-generation Atom processor line until later this year or early next year. But Fudzilla reports that two Intel Essential Series ITX motherboards with Intel Atom D510 and D410 processor are starting to appear at internet retail sites.

The D510MO motherboard uses a dual core 1.67GHz Intel Atom D510 CPU with 2x512kb of cache and a 13W TDP. It includes Intel GMA 3150 graphics built onto the same chip, so while the TDP may seem significantly higher than the Atom 230 processor that’s available today, when you take the graphics processor into account it’s not.

The second motherboard is the D410PT which sports the single core 1.66 GHz Intel Atom D410 processor.

Both boards are passively cooled, which means you won’t have any fans. They also feature Ethernet and VGA ports, 3 external USB ports and 4 internal ones, and 2 SATA II connectors. The D510MO board will feature 5.1 channel audio and Gigabit Ethernet, while the D410PT has 10/100MB LAN and doesn’t appear to have 5.1 channel audio.

I can’t find a retail link for the D510MO, but if you’ve got one handy, feel free to share it in the comments!