Follow us on TwitterSamsung N310 Overview
Posted by Tom Greer on July 31, 2009 in Samsung Netbooks
Samsung N310
Summary
What’s Special
- Designed by Japanese artist Naoto Fukasawa (to mimic the roundness of a pebble), the Samsung N310 is strikingly different and strangely compelling. A definite attention-getter.
- Exterior has a slightly grainy rubberized feel
- The keyboard is coated with a nano-sized silver ion powder that Samsung claims kills 99% of the bacteria that come in contact
- Six-cell, 8850 mAh battery provides 10+ hours of real-world life
What’s Not So Special
- The value – you definitely pay a premium for the artistic design and specially treated keyboard.
- Inside, the N310 offers standard netbook components. From a performance standpoint, there is nothing special at all.
Acer Aspire One D250 Overview
Posted by Tom Greer on July 31, 2009 in Acer Netbooks, Reviews
Acer Aspire One D250
Summary
The Acer Aspire One D250 comes in two basic versions. The base-cost model is configured with a three-cell battery and without a Bluetooth adapter. The high-end model ships with a six-cell battery and adds Bluetooth support.
Other than those differences, the versions are identical, so we will cover bosheth here.
What’s Special
- Thinner (1.0″) and lighter (2.4 – 2.8 lbs) than preclvious Aspire One models
- Mouse buttons are now below the touchpad
- Solid netbook at a great price – one of the best netbook values around
What’s Not So Special
- The touchpad is smaller than most
- Keyboard is the same as the Aspire One 9″ models, which was good in its day, but competitors’ 10″ models have roomier keyboards.
Deal of the Day – 7/30/09
Posted by Tom Greer on July 30, 2009 in Dell Netbooks, Falling Prices
| Dell Inspiron Mini 9 16G XP | |||
 | 8.9" Display (1024x600), 1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270 Processor, 512 MB DDR2-533 RAM, 16 GB Solid-State Drive, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition | ||
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A few months back, Dell abruptly discontinued their popular Inspiron Mini 9 series. These 9″ netbooks were a great buy at $249.00.
Apparently, Dell has located a few more and they are offering them for $199.00. Act fast if you want one.
Toshiba mini NB205 Overview
Posted by Tom Greer on July 30, 2009 in Toshiba Netbooks
Toshiba mini NB205
Summary
What’s Special
- Sets new standard for long battery life
- Outstanding keyboard with large touchpad
- Unique and visually appealing design
What’s Not So Special
- Beware that the Black Onyx model is different. It has a smooth, plastic exterior and a lower-quality keyboard.
- Speaker quality is a little weak in comparison to other netbooks
- Boot time that is longer than normal
Falling Netbook Prices – 7/29/09
Posted by Tom Greer on July 29, 2009 in Acer Netbooks, Asus Netbooks, Falling Prices, Samsung Netbooks
After a brief interlude while I focused on redesigning our website, I am back to writing articles. One of my favorites is our Falling Prices articles.
As you know, we track prices on a daily basis at over 40 different merchants. We constantly track the lowest price for each product. Whenever the lowest price drops by $5.00 or more, we tell you about it.
New Site Design: What Is New?
Posted by Tom Greer on July 27, 2009 in Reviews, Site-related, Videos
Over the weekend, we implemented a completely new design for the Netbook Scoop web site. The new design has offers a number of new features. The common link between all of these features is to provide you easier access to information about netbooks, nettops and all-in-one desktop computers.
Responses to Our Improvement Poll
Back at the beginning of June, we asked you what improvements you wanted us to incorporate into the Netbook Scoop web site. Much of our work was in direct response to your answers.
So here is a rundown of the new features.
Asus Eee PC 1101HA gets unboxed
Posted by Steve Greer on July 21, 2009 in Asus Netbooks, Netbook Market, Netbooks
NewGadgets.de has just got their hands on the new Asus Eee PC 1101HA. Asus recently released the Eee PC 1005HAand Eee PC 1008HA with the 1101HA being the first 11.6 inch model for Asus.
While you look at the specs on this netbook you will see it has your typical 11.6-inch netbook build. There are features like the Intel Atom Z520 processor, 160Gb Hard Drive, Bluetooth, 6-cell battery, etc…
Asus Eee PC T91 Netbook now available
Posted by Steve Greer on July 21, 2009 in Asus Netbooks, Netbook Market, Netbooks
Are you in the market for an inexpensive tablet PC? If you are then the Asus Eee PC T91 might just be the netbook for you.
This is one of the first tablet netbooks to hit the market. Asus has equipped the T91 netbook with the Intel Atom Z520 1.33GHz processor.