Entries from September 2008

Sylvania MAGNI Netbook is Rebranded MSI Wind

September 26, 2008

The first Sylvania g Netbook is a rebranded  7 inch Nanobook. Now Sylvania has confirmed that its latest Netbook, the Sylvania MAGNI Netbook, is a rebranded MSI Wind. As with the MSI Wind, the Netbook sports a 10 inch display, 1GB of RAM and 120GB HDD.
Sylvania MAGNI Netbook makes it the 17th rebranded MSI Wind.

Packard Bell Unveils 8.9 Inch Netbook ‘dot’

September 23, 2008

Packard Bell, creator of the Easynote XS, has added another mini notebook to its stable. Called the dot, Packard Bell is marketing the Netbook as a socializing product. Here’s the specifications we managed to gather so far:

Operating System: Windows(R) XP
Processor: Intel(R) Atom
Main Memory: 1Gb RAM
Display: 8.9-inch screen (1024 × 600 pixels)
Storage: 160 GB HDD”
Network Interface: […]

Wearness Quadra VX-7

September 22, 2008

Another Nanobook to add to the list. The Wearness Quadra VX-7 comes with VIA 1.2Ghz C7 processor, 1Gb RAM, 7 inch touch screen and modular webcam. It’s currently available in Indonesia.

Elonex Webbook Reviews and Blog Resource

September 7, 2008

I hope more reviews of Elonex Webbook are welcomed. PCPro has recently reviewed this free Netbook (if you are willing to sign a mobile contract) from Carphone Warehouse. Rated 3 out of 5, PCPro has the following to say in its review.
Battery life isn’t great, either, though no worse than most rivals. Under light use, […]

Sylvania G NetBook MESO Too Buggy

September 5, 2008

Those were the words of Wired. In their review of the Sylvania G NetBook MESO, Wired was so unimpressed with the Ubuntu operating system that they declared the OS implementation a nightmare.
LaptopMag might have rated the mini notebook 2.5 out of 5, but Wired was less kind. They gave the Sylvania G NetBook MESO a dismal rating of 3 […]