Netbook India

We love using our netbook in different positions because they are so small and easy to carry around everywhere we go. But using them in certain positions can actually harm certain parts of your body.

The most common harmful position is while using it in bed. For some strange reason, the best position is the second one – keeping the netbook on the lap

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There is news that LG’s first 11.6- inch notebook based on Intel Atom processor is in pipeline as documents like pictures, user manual etc related to the new netbook X30 was spotted at FCC, though no word yet made official regarding it.

The 11.6-inch with 1366 x 768 has multitouch touchpad, Wi-fi b/g and bluetooth. Weighs 2.1 pounds packs 3 cell battery. It has an 11.6 inch, , a solid state disk, 802.11b/g/n WiFi, and Bluetooth. No information about its pricing and when it will be launched.

source: wirelessgoddness

MSI is going to launch U120 with a WiMax module very soon in India. India is expected to have nearly 19 million WiMax by the end of year 2012.

The MSI Wind U120 is  a very capable netbook that comes with Intel Atom N270 processor, 160GB HDD and 1GB RAM. We are expecting it to be bundled with Windows 7.

It has a 10-inch display with 1024×600 resolution and will be bundled with 6-cell battery

Installing Linux OS on a netbook can be a daunting task for many, especially for those who always use optical drives for installing OS.

Most of the linux operating systems are available in ISO format. Simply use a utility called Unetbootin to install Linux installation on your USB drive which will make it bootable, thus allowing you to install Linux via it. Make sure you select USB drive as your bootable device in the BIOS (do this after plugging in your flash drive).

Download Unetbootin

There is a very big myth that netbooks cannot run Photoshop properly. This is not true. Most of the netbooks come with N270 or N280 processor, both of which are powerful enough to run photoshop easily.

Here is a screenshot of Photoshop CS3 running without any problems on my N280 netbook.

Just make sure you upgrade the RAM to 2GB for happy photoshop experience

Acer Aspire 1820T is the Acer’s first netbook tablet. Unlike most of the netbooks, this one is actually a power house. It uses Intel’s core 2 duo processor instead of weaker Atom CPUs. It comes with 2GB RAM (depends on your location) that can be upgraded to upto  8GB of DDR3 of memory, if you are a person who loves lot of RAM under the hood. It makes all the netbooks look weak since the most they can have is mere 2GB.

It is available in two resolutions: 1366×768 and 1024×600. The screen size remains the same in both the cases.  The display supports multi-touch.

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As published on Digitimes, on January 11, the big brands like Asus, Acer, Lenovo and MSI will come out with Intel Atom N450-based netbooks, an agreement with Intel to hold of the launch until after January 10.
These netbooks to runs Windows 7 Starter, XP Home Edition or Moblin Linux. While one month late, in March Intel Atom N470 models to be launched.
Though not that good increase in terms of performance, but smaller footprint and lower power consumption.

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Asus has posted a BIOS update for its 12-inch Eee, the Asus eee 1201N. This BIOS fixes the bug that caused the system to hang if the bootbooster was enabled.

http://support.asus.com/download/download.aspx?model=EEE+PC+1201N&f_name=1201n-asus-0313.zip&SLanguage=en-us

Lenovo is now offering its Lenovo S10 netbook with Windows 7 Starter edition. Earlier, it was being available with Windows XP. Interestingly, the XP model has not been discontinued and is still available along with the Windows 7 S10-2 model.

The price of the S10-2 is Rs 18,260.

There is one more upgrade in the Windows 7 model: Hard Disk capacity has been increased to 250GB now. In the XP models, it is 160GB

Note: The S10-2 HD model is still not available in India

Recently we heard about the Stantum Slate PC which Dell Mini 10 turned into slate form, making it a multi-touch digital resistive touchscreen. It has no Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and Webcam.

But it has been updated and now its available with Bluetooth and Wi-Fi (and stylus). USB port is used up for touchscreen, rest of the ports are same as earlier.

There is no warranty or after sales service. Priced at 990 Euros (Rs 68750)

Verzio, a Singapore-based company has launched an Atom powered netbook, called Truebook N50. It comes with:

- Atom N270 processor
- 10.1-inch display
- 1024×600 resolution
- 160GB HDD
- 1GB RAM
- a 1.3 megapixel camera
- 4-in-1 card reader
- 3 USB 2.0 ports
- one VGA port
- 10/100 Mbps LAN
- Wifi 802.11b/g
- Bluetooth

It comes with a 4-cell 4400mAh battery which should last for about 3 hours. Pricing is not yet known.

Visit its webpage

We have seen flood of mini-laptops in India this year. We saw active participation in the netbook market from many big companies like HP, Dell, Acer and ASUS. Even SONY finally released a decent netbook, the SONY VAIO W.

With so many options out there, but which is the best netbook available in India? Well, I know many of us are fanboys of some company or the other. So, here is the list of the best netbooks, arranged company-wise:

1. HP

The best netbook that HP offers in India is the HP Mini 2140. It has a 10-inch screen and 1024×576 resolution which should be enough for basic web surfing. However that is not its strongest point. The fact that it has an excellent keyboard is the reason we are recommending it. Read HP MINI 2140 revew

2. SONY

We highly recommend SONY VAIO W. It is being available at under Rs 23000 at many places. It is one of the few netbooks that has a chiclet keyboard. It, by default comes with a 3-cell battery which won’t last more than 2.5 hours

SONY VAIO W review

3. ASUS

ASUS has rolled quite a lot of netbooks this year. We saw the launch of EEE 1000HE this year. ASUS soon phased it out and unveiled its seashell range of  netbooks in India. Best one and most bang for the buck is the ASUS EEE 1005HA. If you love ASUS, go for this one. You won’t regret a bit.

4. ACER

This year, Acer launched two netbooks. One is D250, which now comes loaded two OS: Android and Windows XP Home. This makes it certainly one of the most exciting netbooks out there.

The Aspire 751H is one of the few 11-inchers that are available in India. This ones is a bit slow when compared to other netook available in the market, but in return you get extra-ordinary battery life of 7 plus hours too.

5. LENOVO Ideapad S10-2

HCL MiLeap MH 04

HCL is one weird company. They claim that they make these laptops, but in reality, THEY DO NOT. This MH04 is just a rebranded MSI WIND U100. Read   HCL MiLeap MH 04 review

Also,Stay clear of Wipro Ego netbook. This is actually produced by a local Chinese company and it not wipro made. Stupid Wipro, lying to people that they have made it. What a shame!