Philippines, Technology News & Reviews
Two of the latest CULV notebooks we’ve reviewed recently, the Asus 1201T and ThinkPad X100e, sported the single-core AMD Athlon Neo processor and ATI Radeon HD3200. We ran some benchmarks to compare the two and found out some interesting results.
Continue reading ‘Asus Eee PC 1201T vs. Lenovo ThinkPad X100e’
The Asus Seashell design was continued with the introduction of the Eee PC 1201T, a 12-inch AMD Athlon-powered netbook. We took the unit for a spin and shared my verdict in the review below.
Sony Philippines introduced several new models in their line of laptops, including a CULV line (Vaio Y), a high-end Vaio Z and a refresh of their Vaio W netbook.
Continue reading ‘Sony Vaio W drops to Php29k with Pine Trail’
Having used two Macbooks lent to me by Apple in recent months, I remembered the time when they changed from the simple white and black plastic body into the silver aluminum unibody. MacBooks were more expensive then, too.
Gigabyte’s netbook is back with a vengence — the new Gigabyte MT1028G is a 10-inch full touchscreen tablet netbook with built-in 3G. Check out the specs and pricing below.
Acer’s Aspire One line with the new Pine Trail platform starts selling in stores for a suggested retail price of Php23,900. It’s basically your Aspire One D250 with the new Atom N450 and GMA 3150 upgrade.
Continue reading ‘Acer Aspire One AO532h sells for Php23,900′
So it’s a tablet PC and Steve Jobs calls it the iPad. Think 6 times the size of the iPod Touch. Kinda funny name though. What say you?
Lenovo’s latest ultraportable is the ThinkPad X100e, set to be launched in the Philippines this February 3. A ThinkPad under Php30k is unheard of so we check out if the X100e is worth all that wait.
Interestingly, Asus’ 12-inch version of their netbooks have only arrived this week despite other PC manufacturers offering them as early as last year. The Asus EeePC 1201T is the 12.1″ version of the Seashell series and I bought a unit for review.
For the longest time, we’re all still confused about the performance of a lot of netbooks and CULV ultraportable notebooks sporting low-power CPUs. Though not very accurate, I’d say the Windows Experience Index sub-score of the CPU gives us a good perspective on the processor’s capabilities.
HP’s Pavillion dm2 was one of the first few ultraportables in the thin and light category but came with an AMD Athlon Neo processor and was priced way higher than most others in the category. HP seems to have corrected that oversight with the HP Pavillion dm3.
Local PC manufacturer Neo could be the first one to release their own version of Pine Trail netbook, starting with Neo Basic B3230 and with a competitive retail price of Php18,995.
Continue reading ‘Neo outs first Pine Trail netbook locally’
We’re very lucky to have a preview of the new Lenovo ThinkPad X100e before it’s formally released this Monday. I’ve got a bunch of close-up photos and first impressions after the jump.
A new model in MSI’s X-Slim series has been announced. The MSI X-Slim X420 is a 14″ ultraportable notebook that packs some nice specs.
Fujitsu’s 6-inch portable Lifebook U2020 gets an upgrade to 2.0GHz Intel Z550 CPU. It’s small yet powerful.
For several months now, a new category of notebooks have been introduced in the market that sports ultra-low voltage Intel CPUs and Athlon Neo, all of which promises ultra-portability and longer battery life aside from being thin and light.
Spotted at one of the shops in VirraMall is the Gigabyte Booktop M1022C — a netbook that transforms into a nettop when docked.
Intel Philippines today launched a new series of Core i3, Core i5 and Core i7 processors for 2010 along with a host of new motherboards and laptops from several partner manufacturers.
Continue reading ‘Intel launches new Core i3, i5 and i7 CPUs’
Fujitsu’s own 11-inch ultraportable LifeBook is now out and selling with the P3010 (running an AMD Athlon Neo) retailing for Php36,995.
This is the one that’s really identical to the MSI X-Slim X320 — the Indigo RS130 which is a 13.3″, Atom-powered netbook.
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