Netbook Crazy

Netbook from Seamless begins shipping

The Seamless Corporation have issued a press release stating that shipments of their netbook, the SNBK-1 Mini, have begun and will reach retailers soon. Unfortunately the number of units they’re shipping hasn’t been released. The SNBK-1 features many of the features you’d expect to find on a netbook such as a 10.2 inch display with a resolution of 1024 x 600 and 1GB of RAM. The netbook also features a 120GB hard drive, Wifi and a 1.3 megapixel camera. The netbook is available in a 3 cell or 6 cell battery version. Unlike most netbooks, the SNBK-1 Mini will feature a VIA C7-M...

Netbook accessory bundles

While in my local PC World I stopped by the netbook section to take a look at any offers or new models they had in. Not only did I get to play with some new netbooks, but I also saw a great PC World offer for netbooks. PC World have a “Netbook Starter Pack” on sale for £19.99. The starter pack really is what it’s called. The pack includes a 10″ protective sleeve from Swordfish and a 2GB card. When I initially saw the offer after viewing the various netbook cases and sleeves, I thought that the offer would include one of the cheaper cases. Instead the pack features one...

The Benefits of Owning a Netbook

When I first heard the term “netbook” I thought my friend was talking about some kind of online book. I later discovered that she was referring to a laptop but, not the usual massive, overweight, not-so-portable electronic slabs many lug around. These netbooks are like miniature laptops with a lot of benefits. For starters, netbooks are much cheaper than average laptops. Already, a reason many would consider switching over to a netbook for. Also, they are much lighter reminding us that these devices are actually supposed to be portable. When’s the last time you carried a laptop...

Intel Confirm Release of the Atom N280, Shipping Now

Processor-maker Intel have confirmed the release of the new Atom N280 chip to manufacturers, thus greatly increasing the potential of many netbooks due to improvements over previous chips. The most noticeable feature is its newly energy efficient hardware adaptation to running high-definition content, drawing less power and thus improving battery life greatly. This is the major step up over previous versions of this netbook processor with other boosts being relatively minor such as a slightly faster clock speed and overall better power conservation. This contrasts greatly to Intel’s original...

Sony Vaio P Internet Anywhere with WWAN

Sony’s new VAIO P Netbook comes with a long awaited feature – WWAN (Wireless Wide Area Network), a feature that lets you obtain wireless internet from anywhere via a subscriber plan with a carrier such as AT&T. This allows people on the go to access the internet any and everywhere that their plan covers. This feature is excellent to work in conjunction with the VAIO P Netbook’s extensive feature set, to keep a businessman productive even when out and about or even to let a teenager stay online and talk to her friends during a long commute home. As perfect as this may sound,...