Dell Inspiron Mini 1012
It’s currently available for $379.99 on Amazon
Unboxing of Dell Mini 1012:
Netbook’s keyboard and touchpad overview:
Performance test – Hulu playback:
Netbook screen viewing angle:
The Samsung N150
CNet UK has reviewed the Samsung N150 and rated this netbook 7.6 out of 10. Overall, they find the N150 to be pretty similar to the previous generation of netbooks. The keyboard however is found to be little cramp; and the battery life has just over 5 hours of run time in a Battery Eater test.
Customer rating on this netbook is currently 4 out of 5. Read all customer reviews here
The Samsung N150 is currently available at Amazon
The Eee PC 1005PE
Specification
There’s another lower-end of Eee PC 1005PE, called 1005PE-MU17
Overall rating and customer reviews
Asus Eee PC 1001P-PU17
For the full comparison between Eee PC 1005PE and Eee PC 1001P, check out this article: Asus Pine Trail Netbooks: Eee PC 1001P vs Eee PC 1005PE. While the Eee PC 1001P comes with slightly lower specification, what we really like about this netbook is the matte display which enable users to use it outdoor without any reflection problem. Also, with a starting price of $299, the 11 hours battery life is pretty decent!
Rating: 5 out of 5 – Read reviews>>
Specification
There’s another lower-end of Eee PC 1001P, called 1001P-MU17
Overall rating and customer reviews
The Acer Aspire One 532h
Specification
Overall rating and customer reviews
What Is Pine Trail?
Pine Trail is the code name for Intel’s next generation Atom platform. Pine Trail’s CPU, the single-core Atom N450 “Pineview” processor (confusing, I know), is a more highly integrated version of Atom that puts the memory controller and GPU on the same die as the CPU. As the diagram above shows, this move will shrink the number of chips in the Atom platform from three to just two.
Cindy Ng, Intel Netbook Marketing Team, demonstrates the Intel Atom Processor N450 for netbooks and the Intel Atom Processor D410 and D510 for entry-level desktops in the following video:
What To Expect From Pine Trail Netbooks?
The new processors will consume 20% less power and also feature a lower thermal design. What this means is that a Pine Trail netbook will get longer battery life compared to the previous generation netbook. Also, it will be easier for PC makers to design smaller, thinner, and occasionally fanless netbooks. According to Intel, there will be 80 over netbooks with the new processor showing up at CES 2010, which includes most major PC makers such as Acer, Asus, Dell, Fujitsu, Lenovo, MSI, Samsung, and Toshiba.
List Of Pine Trail Netbooks
We have seen quite a number of Pine Trail netbooks being introduced in CES 2010. While not all of them are available for purchased yet, quite a number of them are already released to the market. Below is a list of Pine Trail netbooks that you can already find on Amazon and some other online retailers:
ASUS Eee PC 1005PE-PU17
ASUS Eee PC 1005PE-MU17
Asus Eee PC 1001P-PU17
ASUS Eee PC 1001P-MU17
Acer Aspire One AO532h-2223
Acer Aspire One AO532h-2406
Acer Aspire One AO532h-2067
Lenovo Ideapad S10-3
Lenovo Ideapad S10-3t
Gateway LT2108u
Gateway LT2113u
Gateway LT2118u
And that’s it. The list will be updated when more Pine Trail netbooks are made available.
Asus Eee PC 1005PE Overview
The Asus Eee PC 1005PE
The detailed specs for the Asus Eee PC 1005PE is as below:
Here’s an introduction video for the Eee PC 1005PE from CNet:
Review Roundup
As mentioned, other than the Intel Atom N450 processor the rest of the internal components for the Eee PC 1005PE are almost similar to its predecessor, the Eee PC 1005HA. And if you are wondering if the new Intel processor is giving any performance boost to the netbook, the answer is no. From the performance test from most review websites such as Engadget, CNet, Laptop Magazine, etc., the performance of the Eee PC 1005PE is barely different to what we have seen on N270/N280 Atom-powered netbooks. What you will get from the new Intel Pineview processor though, is a much longer battery life. Overall, the Eee PC 1005PE is good for 10 to 12 hours of usage, which is around 25% increase in battery life compared to the Eee PC 1005HA.
In terms of design, the Eee PC 1005PE looks very much like the Eee PC 1005HA. Its glossy lid is covered in a scratch-resistant Infusion finish. The look is sleek, but you’ll have to be willing to put up with fingerprint smudges. What’s different from the Eee PC 1005HA, is the chiclet style keyboard. While the keys may seem smaller than those on the 1005HA which have a more traditional layout, the 1005PE keyboard is found to be easy and comfortable to type on.
So far, customer reviews on the Eee PC 1005PE is pretty good. Check out all the customer reviews here
Related Videos
Unboxing videos:
Performance Test:
Availability
The Eee PC 1005PE (1005PE-PU17
There’s also another lower-end model, 1005PE-PU17
Conclusion
While there’s not much improvement in terms of performance between the Eee PC 1005PE and its predecessor, the battery life of the new model is significantly longer. This certainly makes the Eee PC 1005PE an even more attractive netbook compared to the 1005HA. At $379.99, we think this netbook is definitely worth considering!
Source: Amazon
Gateway recently introduces their new LT21 series Pine Trail netbooks. It comes with 10.1-inch display, Intel Atom N450 processor, 1 GB RAM, and 250GB HDD. There are 2 options for battery: you can either pay $349.99 for a 6-cell 5600mAh battery which can last for 10 hours of battery life or $299.99 for a 6-cell 4400mAh battery which can last for 8 hours battery life.
You can already find the Gateway LT21 series netbook on Amazon:
Gateway LT2108u
Gateway LT2110u
Gateway LT2106u
Gateway LT2118u
Gateway LT2119u
Gateway LT2120u
The detailed specs for the Gateway LT-21 series netbooks are as follow:
Lenovo S10-3
The S10-3t, which has a 180-degree swivel screen and functions equally well as a netbook or a tablet, costs $499.99 and comes with the following specs:
The S10-3 on the other hand, which has similar internal components as the S10-3t but without convertible touch screen, is available for pre-order at a price of $379.99.
While Amazon did not state when the netbooks will be available, Lenovo.com which also have both netbook listed on their website states that the S10-3 will ship within 13 business days while the S10-3t will ship in “more than 4 weeks”.
Lenovo introduces 2 models of new Pine Trail netbooks: the Ideapad S10-3 and S10-3t.
First, the Ideapad S10-3 is a 10-inch netbook that comes with either 1.66GHz Intel Atom N450 or 1.83GHz Intel Atom N470 processor. Other specs are pretty similar to the S10-2 (see detailed specs below).
As for the Ideapad S10-3t, while having almost identical internal components as the S10-3, it features a 10-inch capacitative touchscreen display that supports multitouch gestures and can be fliped over into slate tablet mode.
The Lenovo IdeaPad S10-3 and S10-3t will have a starting price of $349.99 and $499.99 respectively. Both model will be available on Lenovo website from 6-Jan-2010 onwards. Below are the run down of specification for both netbook models:
Lenovo Ideapad S10-3
Lenovo IdeaPad S10-3t
