Netbooks : Taking The Market Share Away From Laptops

ASUS has generated much buzz with its line of Eee branded products, from the netbook Eee PC and is responsible for introducing the netbook PC market as an affordable, easily portable for students. A netbook (a merger of the Internet “and” notebook) is a small portable computer designed for mobile wireless communication and Internet access. By the end of 2008, netbooks have started to take market share of laptops. It is estimated that almost three times as many phones were sold in 2008 (11. 4 min) compared to 2007 (400,000). After the release of ASUS Eee PC, almost every major PC vendor HP, Sony, MSI, Toshiba, Acer, Dell has released competing models. Some companies are developing in different directions from the original Eee PC and have become bigger, more powerful, more expensive, and have also become luxury goods. In addition, Windows XP has dominated the Linux operating system installed. ASUS range1. ASUS Eee PC 701 4G: with the version of Xandros Linux, has a 4 GB solid state disk, a small 7inch screen, 512 MB of RAM and an Intel Celeron M CPU, also available in a variety of colors at a cost of $ 349. 2. ASUS Eee PC 900: With a little ‘more than 8. 9in screen, but has more storage space and memory and is available with or versions of the operating system. 3. ASUS Eee PC 901: based on Intel Atom N270 (1. 6GHz) CPU, Gigabit Ethernet and 802. 11n wireless network with 6-cell battery, smoother model, but has a heavier 8. 9in screen, 1GB of RAM and is available with Linux (20GB of storage) or Windows XP (12GB of storage) operating systems installed. It cost $ 472. 4. ASUS Eee PC 1000H: With its hard drive gives you speed of little more than solid state drive-based models. Characteristics are the same as Eee PC 901 with screen 10 “and a bit ‘more like a classical computer, but costs only $ 509. 5. ASUS Eee PC 1000HE: with the new Chiclet keyboard, which provides the differences between the keys to improving key travel, it features a 10 “screen, 160GB hard drive, 1GB of RAM and an Intel Atom N270 1. 6GHz CPU cost $ 654. RangeHP HP is the vendor, after 2 ASUS to introduce a netbook on the market. 1. HP 2133 Mini-Note PC designed for business users, not students. It ‘was an 8. 9in display, a VIA C7-M CPU (1. 6 GHz), 2 GB of RAM, a huge 160GB hard drive, and was the first netbook to run Windows Vista Business Edition. There was also an ExpressCard/54 slot, makes it a desirable choice for users who want to use a 3G data card. The cost is $ 499 at release. 2. HP Mini 1001TU: With the $ 399 price tag, smaller and cooler than the Mini-Note 2133, is based on an Intel Atom N270 (1. 6GHz), 1GB of RAM, a 60GB hard drive and 802. 11g wireless network, but the 10 largest. 2in screen. 3. HP Mini 2140: the characteristics are similar to the Mini-Note 2133, but an Intel Atom instead of VIA C7-M CPU and the option to use Windows Vista Business or Windows XP. MSI Wind U100 MSI has been the supplier of 3 to enter the netbook market. With his white, a screen of 10 inches, hard disk 80 GB, 1 GB of RAM and runs Windows XP and Intel Atom N270 (1. 6GHz) offers excellent battery life thanks to its 6-cell battery. Its price was $ 509 at launch. Acer seller RangeThe called Linpus Acer Aspire One netbook based. Acer Aspire One: It ‘was an 8. 9in screen, weighing only 900 grams, 512 MB of RAM cost $ 436. It is a solid-state drive 8 GB installed, but also two slots for SD memory card, but there is also a version with Windows XP 1. 5 GB of RAM and hard drive with 120 GB for $ 509. Acer Aspire One AOD 150: This is a 10. 2in version 1. 6GHz Intel Atom, 1GB RAM, 160GB hard drive, Windows XP, but it is the best quality for a Netbook. Dell range1. Dell Inspiron Mini 9: E ‘was an 8. 9in screen, a solid-state drive (16GB), Intel Atom N270 (1. 6GHz), and 1 GB of RAM. Despite its poor design, the Mini 9 is the unit of choice for providers of mobile phones. 2. Dell Inspiron Mini 12: It ‘was a 10. 2in screen, uses an Intel Atom Z530 (1. 6GHz) CPU rather than a model N270, running Windows XP, 1GB of RAM and a 80GB hard drive. Because of the 3-stack, the Mini 12 is the battery life poor, and of 618 dollars a unit is costly in terms of you do not even get 802. 11n wireless network. Lenovo IdeaPad S10Lenovo’s IdeaPad S10 Netbook is news because the Department of Education and Training of choice for teachers and students. It ‘a matter of being together, for 109 million dollars and 267,000 units for launch. The netbook Lenovo has been chosen for the other has a pleasant style, running Windows XP, has a 160 GB hard drive, a 10-inch screen and 1 GB of RAM. These specifications are standard, but the laptop is equipped with an ExpressCard/34 expansion slot. The IdeaPad S10 offers a higher capacity disk that can be useful when running memory-intensive. Toshiba NB100It is an 8. 9in, Windows XP Netbook with Intel Atom N270 (1. 6GHz) CPU, 1GB of RAM and a 120GB hard drive. Another plus sleep-right and USB port for $ 520 is a bit ‘too much, but it is easy to use a laptop on the road. M1010The Fujitsu M1010 is small 8. 9in screen, but feature-rich, because it includes an ExpressCard/34 slot. It is based on an Intel Atom N270 (1. 6GHz), 1GB of RAM, and has an 60GB hard drive. The cost is $ 509. P-seriesThe Sony Sony Vaio P is preinstalled with Windows Vista Home Premium or Windows Vista Business, has an 8 “LED backlit display with a resolution of 1600×768, weighs 1. 4-1. 7 pounds, with a 1. 33 GHz Intel Atom Z520 or a 1. 6 GHz Atom Z530 processor and 2 GB of DDR2 533 MHz FSB, 64 GB or 128 GB solid state drive storage. An integrated webcam is located in the upper right. It also has an integrated GPS, Bluetooth, 802. 11 b / g / n wireless, mobile broadband, and an Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 500 video card. It ‘available in four color options, black, red, green and white. Samsung Range1. Samsung NC10: Use a 1. 6 GHz Intel Atom N270, 10. 2-inch screen at 1024