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If you are planning an event you may not be looking for a standard heavyweight laptop or a MacBook on MacOS, and chances are if you need laptops you probably aren’t hoping to downgrade to tablets. Luckily, there is an alternative to laptops and tablets. Netbooks have confused consumers since their conception because unless you have already read up on Netbooks, they are not easily distinguishable from laptops, which is why this article will be all about getting you up to speed on Netbooks and helping you decide whether you need a Netbook rental or a laptop rental for your next event.    Perhaps theRead More →

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A lot of people are stating that tablets have all but killed the netbook market, and many of them are probably right. Netbooks used to comprise nearly 20% of the laptop market, though that number has sharply fallen to less than 10% today. The devices, which were touted as cheaper, lighter and more mobile laptops, just can’t seem to gain any ground on the rapidly growing tablet market, which is dominated by products like Apple’s iPad. Due to this fact, many companies have pretty much abandoned the niche altogether, including companies like Dell and Lenovo. Even Asus, which dominated the category for a while, hasRead More →

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Many people assumed this day was coming, but now it is official. Dell has officially removed themselves from the netbook market. The company, who has made some decent laptops in the past, has decided to focus on creating new lines of Ultrabooks instead and, as of last Friday, has removed almost all signs of its 10″ netbooks from its online store. The 11″ Alienware MX11 is currently now the smallest netbook in Dell’s arsenal. Alison Garder, Marketing Director for Dell, confirmed the company’s view on netbooks in a recent interview stating, “Thin and powerful is where it is at for us.” Netbooks were supposed toRead More →

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Netbooks are a category of small, lightweight, legacy-free, and inexpensive laptop computers. At their inception in late 2007, they were designed as smaller notebooks optimized for low weight and low cost. Often significantly less expensive than other laptops. Netbooks omit certain features like the optical drive and feature smaller screens and keyboards. Due to their low cost and small size, they offer reduced computing power when compared to a full-sized laptop. Over the course of their evolution, netbooks have ranged in sizes from below 5″ screen diagonal to 12″. A typical weight is about 2–3 pounds. Netbooks now typically use Windows 7 Starter which MicrosoftRead More →

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Are you currently looking for a netbook? Have you been considering a Chromebook? If you happen to be traveling at all this summer, you might have the opportunity to check one out if you choose to fly Virgin Airlines or stay at the Ace Hotel in New York. According to Heaven King, a product manager at Google, there are two promotions that will begin on July 1 and last the entire summer. On Thursday, June 30 Virgin America began sending out flyers to advertise their newest deal: customers that will be on flights between San Francisco, Chicago, Boston, and Dallas/Ft. Worth will have the opportunityRead More →

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We all know that tablets are really hitting the market hard but does anybody expect them to completely phase out other technical devices? More specifically, do any of you think tablets will completely replace netbooks? Well Acer does and they are planning for it with their new line of tablets set to release during the middle of this year. Acer is planning on adding specs to their tablets that they think will result in phasing out tablets completely.Read More →

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Just because the official release of the cloud-based Chrome OS is still months away, it hasn’t stopped Google from launching a massive pilot program. This program offers specially-chosen end users, Google employees and journalists, their own prototype Chrome netbook known as the Cr-48. The sad thing is that these 12.1-inch laptops will never be sold commercially, but they do offer an extremely detailed preview of what can be expected from the very first Chrome systems that will be launched mid-2011. The Cr-48’s are not nor will they ever be available to consumers, so it is safe to say that the current design and hardware willRead More →

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A new social media-focused netbook was released in the UK on Wednesday, November 24th. The developers of Jolicloud, a popular version of Linux that was first introduced in 2008, have just released their own netbook. The Jolibook by Vye was specifically designed to cater to users who mostly utilize their PC for their many different social media needs ranging from social networking to watching movies or YouTube videos. Fortunate for individuals in the U.S. who are interested in such a social media netbook, Jolicloud’s Web site advertises that the netbook, which is £279.99, (roughly $380 in the United States) is available in the “UK onlyRead More →

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Lenovo has this quirky way about them in the sense that they like to sneak laptops out to the market without them receiving any fanfare whatsoever. And just as the saying goes, “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks”, Lenovo has done it again with their newest device, the IdeaPad U260, an interesting device with a brand new chassis, 12.5-inch screen, 3.04lb weight and 0.71 inches of thickness. From what we have gathered about the IdeaPad U260, the device seems to be aimed directly at portability. The device has no optical drive, contains ULV Core i3/i5 processors and only a single 4-cell battery. TheRead More →

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Summer is over and school is starting back up. If you’re looking for a laptop and don’t want to pay a ridiculous amount of money or lug around a heavy device all day, there are still options out there for you. Netbooks are the perfect solution for students. They’re light, portable, and usually much less expensive than laptops. If a netbook fits your needs, here are some great back-to-school deals for you to consider. Samsung NB30Retail Price: $379Sale Price: $299.99 at Amazon.comThe Samsung NB30 is a great netbook to consider. Not only is it scratch-proof, but also it is spill- resistant up to two ouncesRead More →