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Posted by Tom Greer on June 22, 2009 in Netbook Market
| Lenovo Ideapad S10-2 160GB 6-Cell XP | |||
 | 10.1" Display (1024x600), 1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270 Processor, Intel GMA950, 1.0 GB RAM, 160 GB Hard Drive, 802.11b/g, 1.3 MP Webcam 6-Cell Battery, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition | Today's Best Deal Grey  $299.99 | |
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Ideapad S12 160GB 6-Cell
Posted by Tom Greer on June 22, 2009 in Netbook Market
| Lenovo Ideapad S12 160GB 6-Cell XP | |||
 | 12.1" Display (1280x800), 1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270 Processor, Intel GMA 950, 1 GB RAM, 160 GB Hard Drive, 802.11b/g, 1.3 Mp WebCam, 6-Cell Battery, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, 3.5 lbs. | Today's Best Deal White  $429.99 | |
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Falling Netbook Prices – 4/20/09
Posted by Tom Greer on April 20, 2009 in Acer Netbooks, Asus Netbooks, Falling Prices, Lenovo Netbooks
Here’s today’s list of netbooks where today’s price is $5.00 or more below yesterday’s.
Buy.com is dominating our Falling Netbook Prices article today!
The first two netbooks that we have for you will be welcome news for all of you are seeking a real deal on a 10″ netbook. Buy.com has slashed their price on the Black and White versions of the Acer Aspire One 10″ 160GB 3-Cell netbooks to $313.00.
The lowest price on the Black was $333.99 and the White was $325.99.
| Acer Aspire One D150 10" 160GB 3-Cell XP | ||
 | 10.1" Display (1024x600), 1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270 Processor, 1 GB DDR2-533 RAM, 160 GB Hard Drive, 3-Cell Battery, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition | |
| Acer Aspire One D150 10" 160GB 3-Cell XP | ||
| 10.1" Display (1024x600), 1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270 Processor, 1 GB DDR2-533 RAM, 160 GB Hard Drive, 3-Cell Battery, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition | |
Then Buy.com cut their price on the Asus Eee PC 901 20G Linux in Pearl White lowering the lowest price from $279.99 to $274.99.
| Asus Eee PC 901 20G Linux | ||
 | 8.9" Display (1024x600), 1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270 Processor, 1.0 GB DDR2-533/677 RAM, 20 GB Solid-State Storage, 6-Cell Battery, Xandros Linux | |
Finally, we have Lenovo Ideapad S10e netbooks in Black where OnSale.com has trimmed their price to bring the lowest price from $337.99 to $329.99.
| Lenovo Ideapad S10e 160GB 3-Cell XP | ||
 | 10.2" Display (1024x600), 1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270 Processor, 1.0 GB RAM, 160 GB Hard Drive, 3-Cell Battery, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition | |
As always, keep in mind that the widgets shown above are dynamic, which means that they are constantly updated with the latest prices and availability.
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How Acer Became The Top Netbook Maker
Posted by Tom Greer on December 27, 2008 in Acer Netbooks, Asus Netbooks, Dell Netbooks, HP Netbooks, Lenovo Netbooks, MSI Netbooks, Netbook Market
Acer Aspire One
Back around the middle of this past year, the netbook marketplace really began to buzz as the launch dates of the second-generation netbooks were nearing. MSI was garnering a major chunk of the mind share, with the Wind Netbook receiving rave reviews. Meanwhile, Asus was busy announcing new Eee PC models at a dizzying pace. Acer was preparing to introduce the Aspire One; however, while the reviews were favorable, it was getting a lot less buzz.
Fast forward to now (year-end) where the Acer Aspire One is king of the netbooks. How did they do it? Read the rest »
No Linux for Lenovo IdeaPad S10
Posted by Tom Greer on August 26, 2008 in Lenovo Netbooks, Netbook Market
As I was reviewing the pre-release information about the Lenovo Ideapad S10, I noticed that Gizmodo reported that Lenovo will not be offering a Linux version. Somehow, I had missed that piece of news.
I’m not surprised by this. Lenovo is going for volume. Eliminating the Linux version will help them keep their production costs down. They have previously publicly expressed concerns about netbook profit margins.
Of course, that means that Linux advocates (like me) will take their business elsewhere. That’s probably not a large number.
That also means that they will not be able to offer a product at the lowest price point. Asus, Acer and Dell will probably price their Linux versions at 10% to 15% below the S10.
Time will tell whether this was a good business decision.
Acer’s Bombshell Shakes Up the Netbook Market
Posted by Tom Greer on August 25, 2008 in Acer Netbooks, Asus Netbooks, Dell Netbooks, HP Netbooks, Lenovo Netbooks, MSI Netbooks, Netbook Market
Acer recently slashed the prices on their Aspire One netbooks by $50, which is huge. As a result, the entire netbook (and ultimately, the notebook) market will be impacted.
I was wondering when Moore’s Law would finally be applied to netbooks. Asus seemed to defy Moore’s Law by incrementally increasing the price with every new model they introduced.
Suddenly, paying $300 for an Eee PC 2G Surf does not make sense any more. Why would you when you can get the Aspire One for $329? The Aspire One has a bigger screen (8.9″ vs. 7″), bigger keyboard, the new Intel Atom processor, a larger drive (8 GB vs. 2 GB) and a case that is way more professional.
In fact, it no longer makes sense to pay almost $600 for an Eee PC 901. In fact, I prefer the Aspire One over the Eee PC 901, primarily due to its larger keyboard.
The MSI Wind 100 has a similar feature set with a larger screen. But it’s now priced about $200 more.
What this means is that everyone else will now need to respond.
Of course, this may or may not impact Dell. I was expecting that Dell would be the one who would drop this bomb on the rest of the players. I’m sure their new netbook will be priced appropriately.
Lenovo has already been complaining to the media about the low margins in netbooks. It will be ineteresting to see whether these lower price points have an impact on their planned introduction of the IdeaPad S9 and S10 which was forecasted for October.
HP’s Mini-Note was already rather high-priced, especially given the woefully slow VIA processor. They’ve been rumored to have something new in development. I believe we will see that shortly.
Now that Acer has taken the initiative, the reverberations are just beginning. We now get to see how things will shake out.
Arrgh! Give Me Full-Size Shift Keys!
Posted by Tom Greer on August 21, 2008 in Acer Netbooks, Asus Netbooks, Dell Netbooks, Lenovo Netbooks, MSI Netbooks, Netbook Market
Whenever I try to do any serious touch typing with my Eee PC 4G Surf, I get frustrated. Of course the keyboard is small, I can adjust to that. I just can’t adapt to the half-sized right shift key.
The problem is created when the netbook manufacturers cut the right shift key in half to make room for the up-arrow (as you can see in the picture below).
Everytime that I’m zipping along, thinking that I’m making time, I look up to find that my work of art has become all higgledy-piggledy. Somewhere along the way, I up-arrowed when I thought I was shifting. I have to undo-undo-undo, until I (once again) have a legible document. Then, I have to try to remember all those wonderfully intelligent thoughts that I had captured earlier.
It’s not just the Eee PC 4G Surf’s that have this style keyboard. Many netbooks do.
For these netbooks, just about every review complains about this arrangement. I thought that the netbook makers would listen. Apparently, not yet.
All of the Asus Eee PCs are this way, even the 10″ Eee PC 1000 series. The new Lenovo IdeaPad S9 and S10 models have half-sized right shift keys, too. And if the leaked Dell mini pictures are accurate, then Dell blew it as well.
At least Acer and MSI did not simply mimic Asus. They apparently were listening. Both the Aspire One and the Wind sport full-sized shift keys.
A full-sized right shift key is an absolute must for my next netbook. I didn’t have many choices when I bought my first one. But I sure do now.
I believe that I’m not alone. Netbook makers, are you listening???
Eee PC vs. MSI Wind vs. Aspire One
Posted by Tom Greer on August 8, 2008 in Acer Netbooks, Asus Netbooks, Dell Netbooks, Fujitsu Netbooks, MSI Netbooks, Netbook Market
I have no direct line on sales figures for any of the netbook manufacturers or retailers, so I don’t know what is really selling. But I do see the traffic patterns to my site, which gives me a good indication of the level of interest in various products.
I’ve been perplexed by the MSI Wind. There is almost no stock anywhere. Are sales exceeding MSI’s expectations by such a large amount that they simply can’t manufacture enough? Or is MSI simply having supply chain problems in obtaining components?
I called around and found a few places that had MSI Winds in stock and posted the info. I thought that people would read my article and scarf them up. That article received a very light response.
By contrast, since I unveiled our Netbook Price Comparison Guide a few days ago, The biggest item of interest has been the Aspire One. Second place goes to the Eee PC 1000H. In third place is the Eee PC 2G Surf. The Eee PC 1000 and 901 are fourth and fifth. Finally, in sixth place, we get to the MSI Wind.