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We were lucky enough to get our hands on the new Advent 4211 netbook today so we thought we would share the un-boxing of the unit so you can see for your self.
What the heck is an Advent 4211 netbook we hear you cry, well, to put it plainly it’s a MSI Wind that has been re-badged. We haven’t had the time to give it a full hand’s on review yet but expect one soon.
Last time we looked, the Advent 4211 was available all over the UK at PC World stores for reserve and collect or home delivery. Best of all it’s around £40 / $80 cheaper than the branded MSI Wind.

Enjoy the flicks. Continue reading »

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The non stop rapid fire about the extention of the Asus Eee family continues, with the first appearance of the Eee Frankenstein Eee PC 903, 904 (pic), and 905. It’s not exactly clear what the differences between the three models are, but as we’ve heard, they’re all basically the Eee PC 901′s Atom based innards shoved into a Eee PC 1000′s case. This ultimately means you’re getting a larger keyboard and a nasty looking bezel around the 8.9 inch display reminiscent of the 700 series. Does the name Victor Frankenstein come to mind? As before, final specs and pricing aren’t available, but since these are destined to replace the 900 and 901, we’d expect pricing to remain in the $600 / £329 range. Who knows what news tomorrow will bring or indeed the next few hours will bring going by the rapid speed of the recent netbook announcements.

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Is this de-ja-vu?

Remember when the eee 900 came out? then a week or so later the 901 / 1000 was announced? Well Asus have done it again.

Asustek Computer is planning to launch new Eee PC models, the 904 and 905, which have an 8.9-inch panel but use a similar chassis and keyboard as the company’s 10.2-inch models according to sources at channel vendors.

The Eee PC 904 and 905 will adopt Atom processors and the major difference between the two and the previous 901 model is that they feature a much needed bigger keyboard. Asus are still evaluating whether to make changes to the two models’ battery and storage capacity.

The company expects the Eee PC 904 ad 905 to come out at a similar price range as the current 900 and 901, and will eventually replace them. Asustek is also considering whether to drop prices for the 900 and 901 to completely clear its inventory or leave them in the market to defend against Acer’s Aspire One, noted the sources.

written by Paul \\ tags: Asus, asus eee pc, Atom, eee, eee 904, eee 905

What a day tomorrow is going to be!

MSI will be one of the major elements that adds to the excitement with the UK release of the much awaited MSI Wind netbook. Strategically or coincidentally both MSI and Asus unleash their much anticipated netbooks to the UK public.

Who’s going to come out on top? Asus with their netbook pedigree or MSI with one of the most talked about netbook’s since they announced it. We wait with baited breath but we have a hunch which netbook is going to come out on top. The poll’s have the MSI Wind as the current fav whereas the die-hard eee fan-boys won’t be budged.

Watch this space!

MSI Press Release

MSI ANNOUNCE FIRST WIND NOTEBOOK IN THE UK

MSI is pleased to announce the U100 Wind notebook is due for release in the UK on the 1st July 2008.  The U100 is the smallest and lightest 10” notebook and sports 1GB of memory accompanied by an 80GB hard disk.  The cutting edge LED display technology combined with the low power Intel® Atom 1.6GHz CPU produces battery life in excess of 3 hours (or 6 hours with an optional 6cell battery).  The keyboard is perfectly sized and has been designed to be comfortable even after hours of use.  MSI Wind will also be available in 3 colours; White / Black / Pink.  The black version of the model listed below will be available towards the end of July.  MSI will be launching other specification / colour Wind models in the near future.

The first model to launch on 1st July 2008 will be: MSI Wind U100-015UK

written by Paul \\ tags: Atom, MSI Wind, UK release

The clock is ticking for the UK launch of the Asus Eee 901 and the beefier Asus Eee 1000. But.. Will there be a last minute delay? No bad news so far so keep those fingers crossed.

Those with pre-orders will be biting their nails right about now and those that have yet to pre-order will be frantically searching the net to see where they can grab their bundle of joy.

Everyone at NetbookMag.com wishes the UK a Happeee EEE Reeeleeease eeeve.

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Medion’s Akoya Mini is just one of the legions of low cost Netbooks that you’ve barely heard of, well it’s finally on sale after being showcased at Computex 08. It’s not the mere fact of being on sale that’s intriguing; for some reason, Medion has decided to launch the unit in Austria’s Hofer, which is the foreign equivalent of America’s and UK’s Aldi. So next time your looking to replenish your cupboards with tasty treats why not grab a 10 inch netbook for €399 ($628) ?

written by Paul \\ tags: Akoya mini, Atom, Medion

It’s June 27th, but instead of hearing a spanking new 10 inch MSI Wind netbook unboxing we’re now hearing that at least one pre order customer is being greeted with another delay. Reason? An “industry wide battery shortage.” Come on MSI, we guess you missed that giant fireball of a signal to look elsewhere for your inventory back in March? However, at least MSI are tossing in free overnight delivery with the new July 7th ship date. Hurrahh!!!

P.S. The MSI Wind MB retail page is currently blank. Time will tell if this is a deeper issue or just a temporary admin glitch.

Dear Customers:

We are writing today to apologize for the delays surrounding the shipment of your MSI Wind NB. We had hoped we would have begun shipping units by now, but have been unable to do so due to the industry wide battery shortage. We can assure MSI is doing everything possible to work around this issue and get your unit shipped.

As estimated, the first shipment will arrive in the week of July 7 and we will upgrade your shipping to overnight service without any extra cost to you.

We can only ask for your continued patience and apologize for any inconvenience this delay may have caused.

Please feel free to contact us at the numbers below if you have any questions or concerns.

Chris Wang 626-913-0828 ext. 103
Lucy Chen 626-913-0828 ext. 163

Sincerely

MSI Online Store

MSI Computer Corp.
901 Canada Court
City of Industry, CA 91748

http://www.msicomputer.com

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We’ve had just about as much info on the Eee PC 901 and 1000 as we can handle, but we’ve been missing that most important piece of data until now: a US release date. That might be about to change as ASUS’s pre-sales department has apparently been telling people that the 901 and 1000 will ship on July 8th. Of course that’s not a firm commitment, and ship dates have been known to slip, but if you’ve been waiting to raid your piggy bank, well, let the countdown begin.

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Have you just got your hand’s on one of the new Asus Eee PC 901 netbooks?

Well if you habe then lucky you and you must definitely be one the few who have managed to get hold of one (available exclusively in Taiwan at the moment). You can now download the latest Windows XP drivers straight from the ASUS website, just in case you did buy the Linux version & decide to install XP manually.

ASUS have made drivers available for the following devices;

• Advanced Configuration & Power Interface

• Audio

• Blue-tooth

• Chip-set

• Graphics

• LAN

• Touch-pad

• WLAN

You can grab the drivers on the ASUS website here

written by Paul \\ tags: asus eee pc 901, Atom, eee 901, xp drivers

Press Announcement:
Novell Extends Desktop Linux Leadership Through Pre-Load Agreement With Micro-Star International
–==Press Release==–

Micro-Star International will deliver low-cost, mini-notebooks netbooks pre-loaded with SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop

Waltham, Mass- In order to meet increasing global customer demand for Linux* on client systems, Novell® today announced that Micro-Star International (MSI), a leading manufacturer of computer hardware products and solutions based in Taiwan, is pre-installing SUSE® Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 on MSI’s low-cost mini-notebooks netbooks. The initial pre-loaded model, the Wind netbook, is one of the first in the rapidly growing segment of low-cost mini-notebooks, termed “netbooks” by Intel Corporation. Powered by the new Intel® Atom™ processor, the Wind netbook will be available worldwide and comes pre-loaded with SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop as well as the OpenOffice.org productivity suite and a host of wireless, security and multimedia capabilities.

According to IDC’s latest Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker from June 2008, worldwide shipments of portable PCs are projected to reach 145.3 million units in 2008, with the emergence of ultra low-cost notebook PCs cited as a significant influence on the overall netbook market.**

With SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop from Novell, MSI customers get a user friendly interface coupled with a rich set of applications, as well as unmatched technical and driver support. Since 2006, MSI and Novell have collaborated to provide SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop for MSI desktops and notebooks, but this is the first pre-load agreement between the two companies.

“Novell is excited to partner with MSI to pre-install SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop on its low-cost netbooks powered by Intel’s Atom processor,” said Roger Levy, senior vice president and general manager of Open Platform Solutions at Novell. “The market is primed for desktop Linux, and by combining MSI’s highly-mobile, full-featured notebooks with Novell’s enterprise-ready desktop operating system, customers now have the best of both worlds – a comprehensive and easy-to-use solution at a very affordable price.”
Availability

The lightweight Wind netbook featuring Intel’s energy-saving Atom processor will be available worldwide later this summer. More information can be found at www.msimobile.com.

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop provides market-leading usability, seamless interoperability and essential productivity applications. It is deployable as a general-purpose desktop or easily tailored for use in thin- or thick-client configurations. With SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop, businesses can dramatically reduce costs, improve security and increase workforce productivity. For more information on SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop from Novell, visit www.novell.com/linux/desktop.

Novell

Novell, Inc. (Nasdaq: NOVL) delivers the best engineered, most interoperable Linux* platform and a portfolio of integrated IT management software that helps customers around the world reduce cost, complexity and risk. With our infrastructure software and ecosystem of partnerships, Novell harmoniously integrates mixed IT environments, allowing people and technology to work as one. For more information, visit www.novell.com.

Novell and SUSE are registered trademarks of Novell, Inc. in the United States and other countries. *Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. All other third-party trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Press Contact

Charlotte Betterley
Novell, Inc.
Telephone: +1 781 464-8253
Email: cbetterley@novell.com

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