Australia loves the MSI Wind. At least the top tech magazines do, awarding the diminutive netbook more than just a few recommendations, putting it ahead of its competitors. It was a winner before anybody awarded it anything, but I’m sure MSI’s sticking its proverbial tongue out at the other netbooks in the market.

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Since netbooks are about as portable as mobile phones (and you might have one or plan to buy one due to falling prices), you’re probably lugging it around with you wherever you go. For owners of the HP 2133 Mini-Note, we got some cases in our catalog to help protect your device.

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Manufactured by Tsinghua TongFang, Co. Ltd., VIA announced the new 10.2-inch notebook called the S1 imini Mini-Note Series for the Chinese market. The lightweight ultra-portable consumes only 15 watts electricity when active; a consumption comparable to that of a light bulb.

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When I was in school, the tiniest instance of cheating could get one a failing grade. With the advent of smaller and more portable gadgets, it seems the Presbyterian Ladies’ College in Sydney is thinking of scrapping this idea altogether and allow their students to access sources of information in the middle of examinations using their gadgets.

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Up ’til now, it’s only common for mobile phones to be offered by telcos bundled with specific plans to go along with them. As a result, prices are subsidized and you get your handset for lower its real price. According to a recent article from VIA Arena, the same trend might be the future of mini-notebooks.

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Dell fans got six more Latitude laptops to choose from with the announcement of new products for the line. According to Dell, you can expect better battery life for all the laptops no matter what type of battery you use, with the best configuration lasting up to 19 hours.

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701SD

It hasn’t been that long ago that the Asus Eee PC 701 came out, but with everything that has happened (namely, releases of the various Eee products which aren’t limited to mini-notebooks at all) up ’til now, it seems farther back than it really is. The company is now doing a full circle to go back to its roots and release the 7-inch Asus Eee PC 701SD.

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When the original Asus Eee PC was first announced, I was quite excited by the prospect of being able to afford an ultra-portable mini-notebook; a class of machines out of my budget before.

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You know you’ve been releasing too many varieties of one model when you try to get rid of the older, more unfavorable variation. Not too long ago, we reported that Asus will halt production of the Asus Eee PC 900 to give way to the Atom-powered Eee PC 901.

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The yet to be released mini-note Acer Aspire One gets an early pre-release review from PC Magazine. It seems the Aspire One is set to be released in the US$399 price range. The ultra-portable weighs 2.1 pounds, has a glossy finish, and sports an 8.9-inch screen with 1,024 x 600 resolution.

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