Netbook Reviews

A 9-volt battery is actually made up of six 1.5-volt cells. Those cells are actually quadruple size, but you can make them work in AAA compartments.
With some needle-nosed pliers, pry apart the casing of the 9-volt compaq laptop battery. As long as you’re careful not to puncture the cells themselves, there’s nothing harmful inside. Once [...]

Waiting for a friend to meet me at a local Starbucks last week I took notice of the two netbooks—an ASUS Eee PC 1000HE ($385.53) and an HP Mini 1000 – in the shop. The ASUS Eee PC 1000HE’s owner drank her Frappuccino without an AC adapter awkwardly hanging from the table. The 1000HE, which [...]

Some Windows 7 users are experiencing anomalies with battery life, or at least how Windows 7 reports remaining battery life. The issue seemed worthy of exploring, but not big enough to cause any significant damage to Microsoft’s flagship desktop operating system.
The official statement from Microsoft last week was:
“Microsoft has been made aware that some computers [...]

AMD is crying foul over battery tests run by computer makers and consumer electronics publications, according to a report in the New York Times. The chip maker claims that the standard benchmark used, MobileMark 2007, unfairly gives an advantage to Intel CPUs.
From the article: “Intel is advantaged in this environment because they have optimized their [...]

HP’s consumer netbook just got a makeover. We wouldn’t call it extreme, but the 2.7-pound Mini 210 is significantly different both inside and out. Like other new netbooks, this one features Intel’s latest Atom N450 processor, which has two benefits. First, the efficient CPU should help the machine get over 9 hours of battery life. [...]

GPGPU acceleration and tessellated graphics may soon break free from the clutches of your desktop. Acer is reportedly working toward releasing the Aspire 8942G-728G1280TWN, according to Fudzilla. This 10-pound behemoth promises to work out your biceps as well as your 3D benchmark score.
While the advances in DirectX 11 may only be noticeable to the most [...]