Arrival of next-gen Atom chips the N450, will have a great impact next year.

Search for netbooks on Amazon.com and you'll notice that for all the different models you can buy, the specs are mostly the same: 10.1-inch screen, 160GB hard drive, 1GB DDR2 of memory, and a 1.6GHz Atom N270 processor. If you're willing to spend the money, you can upgrade to 2GB ram and a 1.66GHz Atom N280, but that's about it.

Manufacturers signed an agreement with Intel to hold off on releasing netbook based on the new Atom lineup.All of the major netbook players (Acer, Asus, Lenovo, and MSI) are set to launch their line of more powerful Atom N450 based netbooks next year on the month of January.

We will expect1.83GHz Atom N470 including 2GB of RAM which will set a new standard of netbook specs. Despite the processing power upgrade, these processors may still not be enough to handle HD video playback, the litmus test for small gadgets nowadays. A pairing of Nvidia's Ion graphics technology with the Atom N450/N470 may still be needed before you can get your HD video on the go, but no such hardware is planned for release.

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Haleron, a Columbian based PC manufacturer built a two Intel Atom chip netbook named as the Swordfish Net N102. This netbook guarantee to offer sufficient CPU power targeted for multi-tasking applications in both office and home environments.

Although the graphics performance may not as good as some of the Intel Atom Nvidia solution but the advantage of a parallel processing enhance the workload process so two cores could give performance. Other specifications included in this netbook area 2GB memory RAM, 160GB hard disk drive, built in WCDMA 3G module, 802.11b/g wireless LAN technology, a 1.3-Megapixel webcam, 10.2-inch LCD display panel and many more.

The machine will be preloaded with Windows XP Operating Systems but with two processors in it, it is expected to draw battery life.

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The distinction between the Netbook and the Notebook can be considered blurry because of the development on both categories.

Advancement in notebooks recently are the development of thin and light notebooks with consumer ultra-low voltage (CULV) processors. This is an advantage in order to make smaller notebooks.The size of notebooks could reanch around 11 inch screen sized netbooks.

On otherwise the Netbook, which is defined as a machine with its small keyboard, small screen, and lack of an optical drive will certainly compete with notebooks which is getting thinner and sell roughly for the same price.

It's clear this is mostly arbitrary. If there were a technical definition Netbooks would have been defined as something with a much smaller screen, at least as small as 7 inches, and a more expensive starting price.

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Nvidia has introduced a new Ion integrated graphics processor which is called the Ion LE. This chip is an entry-level netbook graphics chip that will only support up to DirectX 9. The chip competes in the low price graphic chip market while still providing great performance compared to Intel’s 945GSE chipset and GN40 part.

Netbooks are meant to be low cost, and NVIDIA's decision is on the track. However, the technology would probably have a short life because in the future it couldn't run any OS higher than Windows XP.

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We all know that the netbook targets consumers because of the low cost price with low specification that couldn't run the Vista OS. It made consumers happy but of course Microsoft has their problems because netbooks doesn't help the sales of Vista OS due to the fact that netbooks aren't capable to run Vista and seems stuck to the previous windows OS which is the Windows XP.

Appleinsider.com published an article that stated Microsoft will increase pricing in their new OS the WIndows 7. The ability of netbooks to run Windows 7 will involve both a redefinition of what a netbook is and a change in pricing, because Microsoft does not want to continue making lower and lower margins on the PC operating system software business it monopolizes.

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Although the recent update in my blog was that Acer will not release any new netbooks in Q2 2009, recent rumor published on CNET said that an Acer netbook with Google Android as an operating system will be released this year. No more news yet whether the netbook specification will have an upgrade or not. The development of Pinetrail and launched date is not yet confirmed although Intel recently published a new information regarding to their decision of continuing Ato Z CPU's.

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Earlier this month PC Pitstop published an article about their survey on netbooks. The survey was done by asking readers of the site with questions such as How satisfied are you with this PC? Is this PC running slow? Is this PC hanging or requiring frequent reboots? Based on these questions they narrowed the results by filtering makes and models.

The result was there were 5 Netbook that satisfy and loved by the readers.

Well, according to their survey MSI U-100 was the most lovable netbook! This netbook have mainstream specs such as 10-Inch display, 1.6 GHz Intel Atom Processor, 1 GB RAM, 160 GB Hard Drive, XP Home and 6 Cell Battery Black. Also you should know that the MSI has integrated Bluetoothand supports 802.11 draft N.

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The news broke out that Acer and ASUS, two major companies that are well known for its netbook series, are said to halt the development of new netbooks in the second half of 2009. The decision according to Digitimes is related to the Intel’s move in delaying the launch of the Pine Trail-M platform up until Q1 2010.

The two companies will probably now be focusing on the thin and light notebook segment using Intel’s CULV (Consumer Ultra Low Voltage) processors while the Atom CPUs would probably be not further developed.

People who are expecting the ASUS EEE PC T101H tablet netbook would also be worried because it wouldn't be released until Windows 7 launches in October.

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Recently the netbook is gaining popularity because of its low price and its feature as a secondary mobile computer useful for light task computing such as browsing, creating documents, playing audio, video and light games. The netbook is energy-efficient and weigh less than 1.5kg. It is very useful for people who are mobile.

Buying a netbook involves many considerations and considering the following factors will be important to get the best value for money.

One of the most important factor is battery life. Most netbooks in general will last for at least 3 hours but it depends to which kind of programs you are running, the graphic processor used and also the main CPU. We could now see that there are various kinds of CPU's but it seems that the Intel Atom is quite dominant in powering most recent popular netbooks. Intel's new N280 CPU that launched around February was reportedly energy efficient compared to its predecessor, the N270. Well, CPU power draw definitely accounts for a significant percentage of a netbook's power consumption, but it is far from the only factor.

Some netbooks are equipped with a 3G broadband modem and an accompanying SIM card that allows you to connect to the web using the same wireless network as mobile phones. This feature will be useful for mobile users who are constantly connected to the internet.

The netbook screen plays an important part. The bigger a netbook’s screen, the larger and heavier it will be. Netbooks with 10 inch screens or smaller weigh 1.3kg or less, while models with 12in screens are heavier. The netbooks with 10 inch screens will have a good resolution of 1,024 x 600 pixels, which is large enough for browsing the web and editing documents. To get a higher resolution which makes creating and manipulating documents easier go for a 12 inch screen.

The disadvantage of a netbook lies on the fiddly keyboard. Netbooks with larger screens tend to have more room for a larger keyboard, but even they have a few undersize keys. Otherwisw probably you will get used to the small sized keyboards.

Some netbooks offer support of multitouch geastures, so you can perform actions such as scrolling through windows.

Some of the netbooks have advance features such as touchscreen displays and styluses, which are useful for notetaking and graphics.

Hard disks range in size from 60GB to 250GB. If you only need to store office documents, you can get away with a smaller disk.

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I recently read an article by Mike McDonald, who said that the netbook existence is questioned, and Mike stated it was a useless ‘tweener’ device. In his perspective, netbooks are to small and have akward keyboards.

Answering the article by Mike, we should remember that the selling point of netbooks is low cost, not functionality. You can get a computer for less than $300 with everything you need to be connected, and serve almost all the computing needs a non power user would have.

If you are in an emerging market, you might not be able to afford a $1000 fully featured notebook or a 60$/month data plan for your phone, but you still want to be connected.

Most of the people who buy netbooks are not going to buy them as an extra device, they will buy them instead of a notebook. Don't forget that the positive point of netbooks are because of it's size and probably it's the only thing you have to carry. You could get 7.5 hours of battery life, not manufacturer battery life (they say 9.5), but 7.5 hours of doing real work.

Most netbooks aren't powerful enough for video editing, photoshop, or heavy music editing, so if that's a big or important piece of what you do then a netbook will be useless for you.

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Fujitsu has dabbled in ultra-ultraportable machines for a while now, having released the LifeBook U810 and U820 tablet PCs. Now the company is ready to take baby steps into the netbook market, with its M2010. To be honest, though, this isn't the bold move that Fujitsu should have--or could have--made.

Fujitsu's M2010, according to company spokespeople, is geared a bit more toward kids. While not exactly child-size, the machine's keys seem reminiscent of the keyboard on the 10-inch Acer Aspire One: a little on the smaller side, but with perfectly serviceable buttons. At least the arrow keys are large on the M2010. And you'll need them--though the touchpad has a nice, textured surface, its size is about average for a netbook. That's hardly a crime, but since we're seeing new netbooks (like the Toshiba NB205) crop up with larger touchpads, I'm greedy and I want to see more, if only for the sake of my aching hands.

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Touch is one of the most exciting, yet least discussed features of Windows 7. Although most people associate multi-touch features with Apple’s iPhone and iPod Touch products, the idea has existed for years and Microsoft conceptualized multi-touch for the Microsoft Surface tabletop computer as far back as 2001. If you use an iPhone, then you already know how to use multi-touch. If you already own a netbook, you’ll want to hock it on Craigslist when the Windows 7 netbooks featuring multi-touch displays hit the market.

While most computers can benefit from the use of this technology, netbooks are a special case. First of all, their tiny keyboards and touchpads beg for a heavy dose of human-interface assistance. Additionally, the limited real estate afforded by their small screens is an obvious candidate for pinch-style zooming and for scrolling with a simple and intuitive flick of the finger.

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Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster said that "between indications from our component contacts in Asia, recent patents relating to multi-touch sensitivity for more complex computing devices, comments from Tim Cook on the April 22nd conference call, and Apple’s acquisition of P.A. Semi along with other recent chip-related hires, it is increasingly clear that Apple is investing more in its mobile computing franchise.

The market of netbook is still growing and Apple plans for their product release is becoming a reality. It won't come out as a cheap product like other generic netbooks. You should expect a premium product which will have touchscreen capability similar to the iPhone dan the iPod. and probably will resemble as a tablet computer.

Like the launch of iPhone, the possibility of this product to shake the mini portable computer is true and consumer from all around the globe will eventually want this product.

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Dell recently launched the new netbook Latitude 2100 and this product is actually influenced by the needs of K-12 students. The need for the ‘student rugged’ design influenced Dell to launch the Latitude 2100 which is offered in five colors with wireless connectivity. It could be monitored by educators with a network activity light!

The Latitude 2100 will also appeal to other public-sector and enterprise customers looking for a netbook for uses from employee training to order fulfillment, or wanting secondary systems for their workforces.

Backed by Dell’s award-winning business-class service and support – including optional onsite services The Latitude 2100 extends Dell’s Latitude range and joins the Latitude XT tablet and fully rugged Latitude E6400 XFR as systems designed to meet the exacting needs of customers across a range of private and public-sector organizations with specific mobile computing requirements. Enterprises and public-sector customers looking for a business-class netbook will be attracted to the Latitude 2100 for activities ranging from employee training to order fulfillment or when a secondary system is required by their workforce.

Source: Dell Website
Picture from : http://www.gadgetguy.com.au

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Netbook leader Acer on Monday introduced a low-cost netbook that comes close in many aspects to matching the performance and user experience of much more expensive laptop computers. With its 11.6-inch screen, compared to the usual 10-inch or smaller netbook display, the Aspire One A0751h should be a pleasure to use.

The full-sized keyboard and LED-backlit screen may be larger than netbook users are accustomed to, but one thing about the new Acer will remain very pleasantly familiar: Price. With a list price of $350, the Aspire One A0751h near the bottom of netbook pricing.

Read the full article here at PC World

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According to a survey, Internet-optimized mini-laptops known as “netbooks” – which are emerging as attractive, low-cost devices that have drawn interest from such IT bigwigs as Apple and Verizon – likely will be deployed “on a selective basis” within the workforce, a Boston-based market research and consulting firm is reporting today.

Officials with Chadwick Martin Bailey say their survey of IT professionals showed that the compact size and portability of netbooks has fueled enterprises’ interest in the product, and that those features will continue as its key selling proposition.

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Intel's Moblin 2.0 OS is designed specifically for netbooks, and marks the first time I've ever been tempted to utter "wow" and "netbook" in the same sentence. Just watch.

It's completely re-designed from the original Moblin. It's not just really modern and awesome looking, it seems like the first OS and UI really designed just for netbooks.

And it makes a lot of sense for netbooks to get their own OS and interface: Every hardware platform—which you can basically break down by screen size and input method, from desktop/laptop to mobile—works best with an OS and UI designed for it. It's why the iPhone OS, Android and Pre (theoretically) work so well when full-blown Windows running on UMPCs doesn't—they're designed to be mobile OSes, not simply a desktop OS stuffed onto a phone.

I sorta worry about Moblin being a bit limited since it's a custom OS, but Kevin says according to Intel, "thousands of applications" for Linux "just run" on it, no porting or middleware. If you're just using it as a web-oriented secondary machine, the light apps and WebKit browser should theoretically be just fine. Either way, the fact this makes me want to play around with a netbook is a pretty good start. [jkontherun]

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