UK Netbook Review

Intel has launched a new solid state disks that are a mere 1/8th the size (measuring 2″ x 1.2″ x 0.2″) of their current X25 SSDs while offering similar or better performance. The new Intel SSD 310 is a small form factor solid state disk ( it looks like mini PCI Express card), but actually uses a mSATA interface.

Tired of the tinny sound of your netbook’s speakers? Well check out Logitech’s Speaker Lapdesk N700 and come back to tell us the difference between the two. The Logitech N550i s a two-speaker, heat-shielded pad that not only shields your thighs (and other bits) from heat, but at the same time pumps up the audio from your probably lacking netbook.

Plextor has been showing off their external bluray drive – the Plextor PX-B120U. At just $99 (in the US), it’s the cheapest price we’ve seen on an external bluray drive, and the fact that it is powered over USB means that you won’t have to carry around an annoying power brick, or have to look for another outlet.

Despite the plethora of netbook accessories out there – mostly in the form of cases and covers, there isn’t much in the way of stands for your netbook. Well, Kathleen Henri at Instructables has you covered for less than L10 and a fun DIY project to boot. She’s posted d a tutorial at Instructables for building a nice looking netbook stand (7″-10″ screens only) using some uncoventional parts to be found at your local Ikea (Ikea hacking anyone?).

Want to watch television on your netbook?  Well, PCTV’s latest offering is perfect for you.  The picoStick, launched at PlayBite 2009 in London today, is being billed as the world’s smallest DVB-T tuner, requires no antenna, costs £59 (about  and should be available from Amazon.co.uk next week.  It’s a device that’s clearly aimed at netbook [...]