UK Netbook Review

RAM manufacturer, Elpida Memory, from Japan, have announced a new, low powered DDR2 RAM module which runs at just 1.2V (as opposed to the current standard of 1.5v-1.8v) while maintaining 800Mbps speed. As a result this new RAM module is claimed to run with as little as 1/16th the power consumption of the conventional chips.

Nvidia has added the new ‘entry-level’ Ion LE platform to the existing Ion platform we’ve already seen on a few netbooks and nettops. The new Ion LE is intended for entry-level netbooks and nettops and will cost less to manufacturers than the full blow Nvidia Ion solution. The main difference between the new Ion LE and the higher cost Ion chipset is that the LE does not have DirectX 10 support. Also, the new Ion LE is specifically aimed at Windows XP on netbooks and nettops.

It’s reported that Chinese, white box, netbook manufacturers are starting to build mini-laptops equipped with VIA and AMD processors as an alternative to the Intel Atom-powered netbooks that have become so ubiquitous in the market over the last year or so. DigiTimes reports that shift is partly due to increased demand for these processors, and [...]

Now we know the Dell Mini 10 already has a TV tuner option, but it’s still far from the norm as netbook fare, however, that may soon be a thing of the past. MaxLinear is teaming up with Hauppauge Digital, a company that currently makes TV tuners for desktops and laptops alike, to create a TV tuner card for netbooks.

Kingson’s new DataTraveler 300 USB flash drive can store an impressive 256GB of data! The downside, it costs $900 in the US ( about 600 pounds sterling). So I hear you saying, I can buy 2 netbooks for that much -which is true. But, the first 20mb hard disk drives also sold for thousands of pounds and with the way solid state memory prices are falling, we could see usb, SD, and microSD cards of significant sizes for reasonable prices very soon.