Archive for the 'Cheap New Laptop' Category

The 3K RazorBook 400 CE netbook is now available for only $155 at TheNerds.com.

The sub 2-pound mini laptop includes a 7-inch 800 x 480 display, an ARM 400MHz processor, 128MB of DDR2 memory, a 4GB solid state drive with Microsoft Windows CE pre-installed, and a 2-cell 2100mAh battery.

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Samsung’s NC10-11PBK Special Edition 10.2-inch netbook is now available in the US.

The NC10-11PBK, offered by Amazon, has a battery life of “up to 9.4 hours”. That’s an increase from 8 hours in the standard NC10 models. Furthermore, the Special Edition is black, whereas the standard NC10 has either white or blue chassis. The product page on Amazon.com also says that the NC10-11PBK’s touch pad is larger than on other NC10 models.

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Acer announced on Monday U.S. availability of the Aspire One AOD150 netbook, featuring a 10.1-inch display and the Intel Atom processor.

Along with the Atom N270 CPU at 1.60GHz, the 2.95-pound Acer’s AOD150 includes the Mobile Intel 945GSE Express chipset with the GMA 950 graphics, a 160GB hard drive with Windows XP Home preloaded, 1GB of RAM, a 6-cell battery, and a built-in web camera. The display has a resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels. Update: Models with a 3-cell battery and 2.6-pound weight are also available.

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The ASUS Eee PC 1000HE netbook, featuring a 10-inch screen, a new Intel Atom processor, and a battery life of “up to 9.5 hours”, is now available for pre-order at Amazon.com.

The first Eee PC 1000HE models are the black EPC1000HE-BLK005X and blue EPC1000HE-BLU002X. According to the product page at Amazon, the new version of the popular mini-laptop is based on an unnamed Intel Mobile Chipset. The system includes the Atom N280 CPU with a 1.66GHz clock speed and a 667MHz FSB, which is up from 1.6GHz and 533MHz of the older N270. The Windows XP Home-based EPC1000HE-BLK005X and EPC1000HE-BLU002X have a 160GB hard drive, 1GB of DDR2 memory, and a 1.3MP web camera. The display has a resolution of 1024×600 pixels and LED backlight.

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Toshiba announced today the Satellite Pro S300-EZ1511 business notebook model, priced at $529.

The budget 15.4-inch laptop features the Intel Pentium T3400 processor at 2.1GHz, GMA 4500MHD integrated graphics, 1GB of DDR2 memory, a 120GB hard drive, and a DVD burner. The screen resolution is 1280×800.

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Dell now offers the Inspiron Mini 9 for $99 after $350 mail-in rebate for customers who purchase the netbook with AT&T 3G mobile broadband service.

“Rebate offer requires purchase of a qualifying Dell Inspiron Mini 9 with an integrated mobile broadband card through Dell Home Systems during the valid mail in rebate offer period. You must also activate AT&T Data Connect service starting at $60 per month and maintain said service for 90 calendar days,” the company announced.

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The basic price for the HP Mini 1000 netbook will be $359.99 starting on Sunday 12/07/08, after a $40 drop, according to an email that we have received from Hewlett-Packard.

The basic Mini 1000 configuration currently includes an 8.9-inch display, the Intel Atom N270 processor at 1.6GHz, 1GB of RAM (after a free upgrade from 512MB), an 8GB solid state drive, 3-cell battery, and Windows XP Home operating system.

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We have found some great notebook computer offerings that are valid on this year’s Cyber Monday, December 1st, and later. Cyber Monday 2008 laptop deals include great savings on netbooks, ultraportables, mainstream systems, and mobile gaming rigs.

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Retailers and computer makers in the U.S. have announced their Black Friday deals for this year, offering great savings on laptops.

Here is a list of the most attractive deals we have found. Some of the deals are available also today and after BF, November 28.

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Micro Center is going to offer an Acer Aspire notebook model for a discounted price of only $299 (with a coupon) on Saturday 11/22/2008.

The “full-size” laptop features an Intel dual-core processor, 160GB hard drive, 802.11n wireless connection, and Windows Vista operating system.

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One Laptop per Child, in cooperation with Amazon, has launched the “Give One Get One” program for this year.

Participants in the program donate an XO laptop to a child in a developing nation, and also receive one.

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Dell has launched in the United States the Vostro A860, an affordable 15.6-inch laptop that was previously aimed only at emerging markets.

Starting at $379 after instant savings, the Dell Vostro A860 features Intel’s Celeron or Pentium Dual Core processor, GM965 chipset with GMA X3100+ integrated graphics, 1GB or 2GB of DDR2 memory, a 120GB or 160GB hard drive, and a Combo optical drive or DVD burner, all depending on model. The anti-glare type display has a resolution of 1366×768 pixels.

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The 10.2-inch Samsung NC10, the company’s first netbook computer, is now available in the United States.

For $500, NewEgg and Buy.com offer the 2.8-pound NC10-14GW model that includes the Intel Atom N270 processor, 1GB of DDR2 memory, Intel’s integrated graphics, a 160GB hard drive, 6-cell battery, 1024×600 display, and Windows XP operating system.

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Walmart is offering HP’s Compaq Presario CQ50-139WM 15.4-inch laptop for only $298 this Saturday, November 8.

The retailer says the CQ50-139WM has 2GB of RAM, a 160GB hard drive and Windows Vista Basic operating system. However, we were not able to find detailed specifications of the notebook at the time of this writing.

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Asustek is expected to launch an Asus Eee PC model priced at $200 next year, the company’s president Jerry Shen said.

Shen also pointed out that Eee PC netbooks with 7- and 8.9-inch displays will slowly phase out of the market. They will be replaced by 10-inch models.

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