Netbook India

A new Samsung Pine Trail netbook has been spotted on an online France e-tailer priced at 349 euros. The netbook N220 has 10-inch with 1024×600 matte display, has Intel Atom N450 CPU, GMA 3150 graphics, Wi-Fi b/g, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, 0.3 MP webcam, 1 GB memory, 250GB Hard disk and 5900mAh 6-cell battery which is good for upto 11.5 hours and runs Windows 7 starter. It weights 1.31 kg.

Expected price in Indian Rupees: Rs 24k

source: gadgetmix

Transcend has launched its newest product in the Indian market, their CD writer which according to Transcend is being targeted at the netbooks, most of whihc do no come with a built-in optical drive.It is also inclusive of a bonus 30-day trial version of CyberLink’s MediaShow.

Austin Huang, Regional Head – Sales, SAARC & APAC, Transcend, said, “As notebook computers become increasingly smaller and lighter, built-in CD or DVD drives and writers are often not included. Transcend’s new 8X slim portable CD/DVD writer was created specifically for use with compact notebooks, and features an ultra-thin and sleek design, making it stylish, compact and easy to carry around. No external power adapter is needed, as the CD/DVD writer is entirely USB powered, drawing its electric power directly from the computer’s USB ports. Whether relaxing at home or traveling abroad, notebook users now have the freedom to enjoy DVD movies, install essential software or create data backup discs anytime, anywhere.”

The included software tools enable ease-of-use to burn music, data, video and also bootable discs in several CD and DVD formats such as CD-R/RW, DVD±R, DVD±RW, DVD±R DL, and DVD-RAM. Those planning to upgrade to Windows 7, fret not, as Transcend’s this writer is all prepared by passing the Windows 7 compatibility test.

The writer supports up to 8X DVD and 24X CD write speeds alongside the latest dual layer recordable DVD media formats. Transcend offers the CD/DVD writer with a two year warranty at a price of Rs. 4,300. It is available through Supertron and Mediaman.

Acer has introduced its first AMD-powered netbook in India, the LT 3111. This 11.6-inch netbook features an AMD Athlon 64 single-core processor which is more powerful than the Intel Atom processor. For storage, you get 250GB hard disk which should be enough for storing all your media and documents.

It has 2GB RAM; multi-gesture touchpad and 5-in-one card reader too. It is available in two high glossy colors: Nightsky Black and Cherry Red.

“The new Gateway LT31 is the perfect blend of style & mainstream performance at an affordable price. Exuding elegance, this netbook is the one-stop solution for the fashion-forward consumer who is looking for a stylish yet dependable mobile computing device. Gateway gives you easy access to all of your digital content and media with a cool product that reflects who you are, your accomplishments, and the pleasure you derive from ‘being part of it’,” said S. Rajendran CMO, Acer India.

“Today’s high intensive workloads such as Office productivity, 3D Graphics and High Definition Multimedia need the right balance of Processing and Graphics power. Only AMD can provide the best of both worlds today. The Gateway LT3111 is a smart netbook that packs the right balance of AMD Processing and Graphics power. This platform delivers the most reliable and a stable experience for consumers” said Deepanshu Sharma, GM – Consumer Sales, AMD India.

Gateway  is presently available across 9 major cities Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, Kolkota, Del-NCR, Chandigarh, Pune, Mumbai and Ahemdabad with select premium Multibrand channel stores and via key Large format retail stores like Croma across key cities.

The Gateway LT31 Netbook is priced at Rs. 24,607 plus taxes.

The Samsung N510 sports an ION chipset and is currently available only in Europe and UK. We have the import model with us and we have been talk with the folks at Samsung regarding its availability in other parts of the world.

The Samsung N510 has an Nvidia’s ION LE chipset, which lets it to 1080p HD videos. Although it makes less sense to view them on its small 11.6-inch display that pack sin 1366×768 resolution. The keyboard on this little thing deserves a lot of praise. The keys have very nice tactile feedback and provide nice touch typing experience.

Being equipped with an ION chipset, it should pathetic battery life, right? Well, that is not the case it still managed to pass 5.5 hours in our tests. Granted, we did not expect it to this well

The display, unlike most of the modern netbooks, is matte. This makes it great for using outdoors as it keeps away the annoying reflections.

There is an HDMI port so that you can connect your device to the bigger screen that will do justice to those 1080p videos that you have on your hard disk, which has the capacity of 160GB. Since it is the normal 2.5-inch HDD, you can replace it with any usual netbook battery. RAM is stuck at 1GB which is the most common situation in netbooks, thanks to Microsoft. 

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Specification:-

• Intel Atom Processor N270 1.6GHz
• Intel 945 GSE Chipset
• 1.3 megapixel web cam
• 8 in 1 card reader
• 10-inch display
• 3 USB ports
• 160 GB HDD
• 3hours battery life
• Weight 1.3kg
• Price :  19,500/-

Read review of Wipro Ego Netbook

HD version of Lenovo’s netbook  has been released in Japan and Germany. The most spectacular thing about it is, its resolution which is 1280×720. Isn’t its amazing!! And surely a better one, than we usually encounter in netbooks which is 1024×600.

Retailed at 349 Euros (with 19% VAT). Lenovo India is only offering non-HD version at the moment though which retails for Rs 20,000

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The much-awaited 11-inch netbook/mini- laptop, the Inspiron 11z, has now been made public finally by Dell. You must be pondering over the ‘much-awaited’ tag and it is because of due its uniqueness as most of the netbooks that come with Intel Atom processors, this new netbook from Dell uses an Intel Celeron processor that runs at 1.2GHz clock speed which is noticeably faster than any Intel Atom processor released till date. And so is the reason for selling them with Windows Vista Home Premium.

Interestingly, there are no visible left and right click buttons. So about usage which now cannot be commented. But we guess that Dell must have made some enhancements to the touchpad to make it usable for the normal consumer.

It even packs in an HDMI port, 2GB RAM and 250GB hard disk, and this things are very uncommon in other netbooks due to the restrictions by Microsoft according to which a manufacture cannot use Windows XP on a netbook that has more than 160GB HDD or/and 1GB RAM.

Specifications:-

• CPU: 1.2GHz Intel Celeron 723 CULV processor
• Video: Intel GS45 integrated graphics
• Display: 11.6 inch, 1366 x 768 pixels
• OS: Windows Vista Home Premium
• RAM: 2GB
• Storage: 250GB, 5400rpm HDD
• WiFi: Dell Wireless 1397 802.11g
• Webcam: 1.3MP
• Connectivity: Ethernet, 3 USB ports, 3-in-1 card reader, HDMI output
• Battery: 28WHr, 3 cell Li-Ion battery
• Dimensions: 11.5″ x 8.4″ x 0.9″
• Weight: 3 pounds

And this all worth just for $399. We say it is great deal for what you get: more horsepower and RAM along with hi-resolution screen and HDMI output, you cannot go wrong with this machine.

Note that it is yet to be launched in India. Only Mini 10, Mini 10v and Mini 12 are available at the time of this post
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We posted the review of the Wipro Ego netbook few days back. In the review, we highlighted the fact that since the Wipro netbook comes with just 3-cell battery, it won’t be able to give you more than 1.5 hours of battery life with active WiFi use. This forces us to think that if we should recommend it to buy it as some netbooks like Acer Aspire D250 offer far better battery life as it comes with 6-cell battery and costs same as Wipro BM 2700 netbook.

If you a die-hard Wipro fan, only then you should tell yourself to buy it. Otherwise, opt for a netbook with 6-cell battery.

Wipro Ego netbook review