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Newegg now offers the Acer Aspire AS5516-5474 15.6-inch laptop for a discounted price of $290.

The Aspire AS5516-5474 includes the AMD Athlon 64 TF-20 1.6GHz processor, the ATI Radeon X1200 integrated graphics, 2GB of DDR2 memory, a 160GB hard drive, a DVD burner, and a battery life of “up to 2.5 hours”. The display has a resolution of 1366×768 pixels.

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Sony released today the VAIO W Series 10.1-inch netbook.

Along with a 1366 x 768 LED backlit display, the Sony VAIO W features Intel’s Atom N270 1.6GHz CPU, 1GB of RAM, a 160GB hard drive with Windows XP pre-installed and a 3- or 6-cell battery.

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Gateway’s new NV Series affordable entertainment laptops are now available at retailers in the US.

The 15.6-inch Gateway NV comes in a variety of configurations that include the AMD Athlon 64 X2, AMD Turion X2 or Intel Core 2 Duo processor, up to 500GB of hard drive space, up to 4GB of DDR2 RAM, a DVD burner or Blu-ray optical drive, a built-in web camera, an HDMI output, and Dolby Sound Room technology. The models with AMD CPUs feature the ATI Mobility Radeon 3200 HD graphics, whereas the Intel-based systems include the GMA 4500MHD GPU.

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Hewlett-Packard announced today the newly designed HP Mini 5101 10.1-inch netbook, featuring the Intel Atom N280 CPU at 1.66GHz, up to 320GB HDD at 7,200rpm or an 80GB solid state drive, Windows XP Home or SUSE Linux OS, and a 4-cell or 6-cell battery.

The LED backlight display has a resolution of 1024-by-600 or 1366-by-768 pixels. It’s managed by the Intel GMA 950 video chip.

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Toshiba’s first netbook for the US market – the Mini NB205 series – is now available for purchase.

The netbook features a 10.1″ 1024×600 LED backlight display, the Intel Atom N280 CPU at 1.66GHz, Intel’s GMA 950 integrated graphics, 1GB of DDR2 memory, a 160GB hard drive with Windows XP installed, “full-sized keyboard and large touchpad”, and a 6-cell battery for “up to 9 hours” of run time.

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Hewlett-Packard’s recently announced netbook, the 10.1-inch HP Mini 110 XP is available for purchase starting today.

The Mini 110 XP runs Windows XP OS and comes with an Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz or N280 1.66GHz processor, the GMA 950 integrated graphics, 1GB of DDR2 memory, a 160GB hard drive or up to 32GB of solid state drive storage, and a 3- or 6-cell battery. An optional Broadcom Crystal HD Enhanced Video Accelerator for 1080p video content is expected to be available in July.

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HP’s new Linux-based netbook, the 10.1-inch HP Mini 110 Mi Edition is available now.

The Mini 110 Mi runs an HP-developed Linux interface, called Mobile Internet, and comes with an Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz or N280 1.66GHz CPU, the GMA 950 integrated graphics, up to 2GB of DDR2 RAM, up to 250GB of hard drive or up to 64GB of solid state drive storage, and a 3- or 6-cell battery.

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Hewlett Packard has recently unveiled the HP Mini 1101, a new 10.1-inch netbook for business users.

The Mini 1101, based on Intel’s Atom N270 1.6GHz CPU and 945GSE chipset, comes with 1GB or 2GB of DDR2 memory, up to 250GB of hard drive space or a 32GB solid state drive, and a 3- or 6-cell battery. The netbook with Windows XP Home preinstalled supports up to 1GB of RAM, whereas Windows Vista Business-based systems support up to 2GB.

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Fujitsu has launched the M2010, the company’s first netbook for the North American market.

The 2.5-pound Fujitsu M2010 features a 10.1-inch 1024×576 LED backlight display, the Intel Atom N270 processor at 1.6GHz, the 945GSE chipset, 1GB of RAM, a 160GB hard drive with Windows XP Home OS, and a 3-cell battery for up to 2.5 hours of battery life or a 6-cell unit for up to 5 hours.

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Hewlett-Packard today expanded the HP Mini netbook family with three new models – the HP Mini 110 XP Edition and Linux-based HP Mini 110 Mi, both for consumers, and the HP Mini 1101 for business users.

The Mini 100 / 1101 models, all with 10.1-inch LED backlight displays, are based on Intel’s Atom N270 / N280 processors. The Mini 110 XP will additionally include an optional Broadcom HD video chip for decoding of 1080p high-definition content.

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Lenovo today announced the IdeaPad S12 netbook that will feature the NVIDIA Ion platform in select models.

The company’s first 12-inch netbook includes a full-size laptop keyboard, the Intel Atom processor, Intel’s integrated GPU or 1080p-capable Ion graphics, a 160GB hard drive, 1GB of RAM, a battery life of “up to six hours” with a 6-cell battery.

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Dell has launched the Latitude 2100 educational netbook, featuring a 10.1-inch display, Intel’s Atom CPU and a ruggedized design.

The Dell Latitude 2100 is aimed at K-12 students, as we as “any business or public institution that needs affordable, durable, Internet-ready devices for e-mail and collaboration”.

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Acer’s new 10.1-inch netbook, the Aspire One D250, is now available in the US.

The 2.4-pound Acer Aspire One D250, also known as AOD250, comes with the Intel Atom N270 processor at 1.60GHz, the GMA 950 integrated graphics, a 160GB hard drive with Windows XP Home preloaded, 1GB of RAM, a 3-cell battery as a standard, and a built-in web camera. The 10.1″ display has a resolution of 1024×600 pixels.

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Dell’s Inspiron Mini 10v 10.1-inch netbook is now available for purchase in the US.

Instead of the Intel Atom Z520 1.33GHz/Z530 1.6GHz processor in the standard Mini 10, the Mini 10v includes the Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz CPU. The Z-series Atom chips are paired with the Intel GMA 500 integrated graphics, whereas the N270-based 10v features the GMA 950 IGP.

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Lenovo today officially announced the IdeaPad S10-2, an improved version of their 10.1-inch S10 netbook.

The S10-2 is 0.2kg lighter and 4mm thinner than the S10 and includes a slightly larger and improved keyboard and larger touchpad, a 6-cell battery for “up to 30 percent more battery life than before”, an additional USB port for a total of 3 ports, and a new cover pattern and color design. The netbook’s sound system is upgraded with Dolby headphone technology, while select models also include a built-in 3G mobile broadband module.

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