Most Pine Trail netbooks are not able to play 1080p HD video smoothly out of the box. But this can be done with the help of the CoreAVC codec. It cost $9.95 to purchase the codec, and while it doesn’t work with every media player, you can always go with the Media Player Classic Home Cinema which is free and compatible with the codec. For more details on how to configure the codec, check out PC PRo UK.
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MSI Wind U160 is one of the new 10-inch Pine Trail netbook that MSI introduced at CES last month. While this model of netbook is not yet available in the US, Johannes from NewGadgets.de has got a pre-production unit from MSI and made an unboxing / hands-on video on it. The MSI Wind U160 comes with a glossy lid, a chiclet-style keyboard, a matte display, and a textured touchpad with a single mouse button. What’s not so great about this netbook is the the 6-cell battery that sticks out at the back.. You can find the full specs of this machine on its official product page.
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Here’s the video from nDevil:
Jolicloud will be adding support for 1080p HD video playback on netbooks running on Intel Pine Trail platform. The format supported includes DivX, Xvid, and most other MPEG4-based codecs, except for H.264. It will not require any external processor such as the Broadcom Crystal HD video accelerator to play the 1080p HD video.
According to Jolicloud founder, Tariq Krim, the update will be released later this week or early next week. Check out the video below for the demonstration of 1080p HD video playback on Samsung N220 running Jolicloud:
via: Liliputing
The Samsung N220 is one of the new netbook model from Samsung that features the new Intel Pine Trail netbook. While this model is not yet been released in the US, nDevil from Germany has get a unit of this netbook and done an unboxing video on it.
Just like other Pine Trail netbooks, the Samsung N220 comes with a 10.1-inch display, Intel Atom N450 processor, 1GB RAM, 250GB HDD, 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1, 6-cell battery and Windows 7 Starter. What’s good about this netbook is that it comes with a matte screen which allows yo use it outdoor. Also, Samsung has updated the keyboard of N220 to chiclet style.
Check out the unboxing video below:
MSI recently announced that the MSI Wind U135 will be available for as low as $309.99.
MSI Wind U135 is the new Pine Trail netbook that will be replacing the older Diamondville U100. The standard model will comes with 1.66GHz Atom N450 CPU, 1GB of RAM, a 250GB hard drive, Windows 7 Starter and a six-cell battery. Note however that the $309.99 model will comes with only 160GB of HDD. Besides the change in specification, MSI also updated the design of this new netbook. The MSI Wind U135 features a chiclet style keyboard, a larger touchpad, and a lid with diagonal pinstripe pattern that helps to hide finger prints.
via: Engadget
Toshiba Mini NB305 Overview
Toshiba NB305
) that comes with lower price, Fusion Finish casing in Black Onyx, normal keyboard, 160GB HDD, and Windows XP Home.) that comes with higher price, Textured finish casing in multiple color option (blue, white, and brown), chiclet style keyboard, 250GB HDD and Windows 7 Starter.In this review, we are looking at the higher-end NB305-N410. The detailed specification of Toshiba NB305-N410 is as following:
Review Roundup
While the NB205 has everything that we would recommend for a netbook (i.e. ergonomic metal keyboard, large touchpad & touchpad buttons, excellent battery life, unique textured lid that’s anti-smudges, etc..), the two biggest complains on the Toshiba NB205 are the bulky battery that sticks out from the back of the machine, and the weak speaker that hide below the front edge of the system. Not only Toshiba has retained all the good features of NB205 on the NB305, they have also solved those 2 issues on the new model. Instead of jutted out from the rear, the battery is now tucked in underneath, causing the keyboard to be slanting towards the user and giving a more ergornomic angle for typing. Also, the speaker on NB305 is much louder compared to the one in NB205. Another improvement that the NB305 has over the NB205 is weight. Toshiba NB305 is slightly lighter than its predecessor at only 2.6 pounds.
In terms of performance and battery life, there’s not much difference between NB305 with its predecessor. Laptop Magazine manage to get 8:37 hours from their battery test (continuous Web surfing over Wi-Fi), while Engadget gets 6:30 hours from their battery drain test (video rundown test with brightness set to 65 percent). In terms of performance, the Toshiba NB305 is similar to other Pine Trail netbooks – good for daily tasks such as web surfing, checking email, document processing, etc.. but not suitable for HD video playback. This is the
The only drawback of the Toshiba NB305 is that it’s more expensive than other Pine Trail netbooks such as the Asus Eee PC 1005PE
Customer rating on Toshiba NB305 is pretty good as well. Check out all customer reviews here
Related Videos
Take a closer look at Toshiba NB305 in the following video:
Brief introduction of NB305 netbook by Toshiba:
Availability
Toshiba NB305-N410 is available in 3 colors:
All of them are currently available for purchase on Amazon
Conclusion
The Toshiba NB305 is still one of the best netbook in the market. Although the price is slightly higer than other Pine Trail netbooks, it’s keyboard and especially its touchpad are second to none, and to us that’s worth the premium.
Source: Engadget, Laptop Magazine
Samsung N150, one of the new Pine Trail netbook from Samsung is now available for purchase in the U.S. It’s listed on several online retailers such as NewEgg, Buy.com, and Amazon
This netbook comes with Intel Atom N450 processor, 10.1” 1024 x 600 display, GMA 3150 graphics, 160GB HDD, 1GB RAM, and a 6-cell 4400mAh battery which support up to 7 hours of battery life.
Check out the hands-on video of Samsung N150 by netbooknews.com on CES 2010:
Via: Netbooked
Toshiba’s new Pine Trail netbook, the NB305, is now available for purchase on Amazon
Here’s a video of Toshiba showing their latest NB305 netbook on CES 2010:
