According to a post on Gizmodo Dell’s answer to the likes of the ASUS Eee PC and the MSI Wind, the Inspiron 910 is to be released this Friday, September 5th 2008. No word on what the source of this information is nor on whether the pencil will be included in the package nor on in which markets the Inspiron 910 will be available.
According to a post on Engadget the new MSI Wind U90 netbook will be available here in Europe (no info abut specific markets) for €339 with SUSE Linux. Shipping should start by the end of September.
Engadget also has a new gallery of pictures.
I just noticed an useful page in Wikipedia. A comprehensive comparison of the various current and upcoming netbooks/sub-notebooks. If you’re in the looking to buy one of the many variants of netbooks on the market, this will certainly help you decide which one to get.
Here to accompany the 10″ MSI Wind U100 is the U90 with an 8.9″ inch screen. Specifications on this particular netbook (or sub-notebook, depending on how you see things…) are as follows:
Unfortunately no word on whether this will be available with Linux as well, the MSI site on mentions Windows XP (which is a damn stupid OS to run on such low-spec machines).
TechGadgets.in is reporting that the price for the Acer Aspire One sub-notebook is being cut to $329 USD (for the Linux version) in the states. This is the price before sales tax or VAT. at the moment the Aspire One seems to be retailing for about €299 here in Finland and if one adds VAT to the new price of the Aspire One it comes to about €272, so not a large cut in the end, but it still places the Aspire One at a very attractive price point (IF we see a similar price cut here in Europe).
And here’s my math, if anyone’s interested:
329 USD = 222.86 EUR [1 USD = 0.677 EUR]
222.86 * 1.22 = 271.54 EUR [22% is the VAT here in Finland]
Looks like ASUS is launching a “premium” 10.2-inch netbook, the ASUS N10. This one comes without the Eee branding and is obviously meant for the image conscious. Digitimes is reporting the price at €330 to €430, but really there are few hard facts available yet. Blogeee.net has more pictures.
Is anyone else as tired as me of all the various ASUS netbook/sub-notebook variations?
Blogee (French / Google Translation) [via Engadget]
Lenovo has announced it’s entry into the Netbook, or sub-notebook market. The Linux-based IdeaPad S9 and Windows-XP-based S10 will feature 8.9- and 10-inch displays, respectively. Both are powered by the 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 processor and feature webcams and up to 160GB of storage.
The Linux version features the same distribution as the Acer Aspire One, Linpus.
According to Lenovo, the IdeaPad S10 will be available in early October. U.S pricing is $400 for a 512MB/80GB configuration, and $500 for a 1GB/160GB configuration. Availability and pricing of the Linux-based S9, which will be targeted at overseas markets, was not available.
It seems that it is still unclear which markets will get access to the IdeaPad S9.
LinuxDevices.com
Not so long ago it was next to impossible to find a sub-notebook of any kind in Finnish stores, now it seems that several shops are offering atleast one of the major models (ASUS Eee PC, MSI Wind, Acer Aspire One). Below are some of the best deals I could find, please let me know if you come across any better ones.
Mandriva is aiming for its share of the sub-notebook/netbook market with the new Gdium laptop. What makes this particular laptop somewhat different from most of the pack is that it features no internal storage at all, “the operating system and all user data are stored on a USB key, known as the G-Key, which plugs into a USB port under the keyboard, in the middle of the machine.” According to the folks at Mandriva this unique feature makes the Gdium “ideal for any environment where several systems will be shared among many users - like many office and education environments.”
Asus is bringing more Eee PC form factors to market. This time the Eee PC 903, 904 and 905 make their (unofficial) debut. Basically they feature the same internals as the Eee PC 1000, but in larger cases.
[via Engadget]