A blueprint is showing that sooner or later, the Ubuntu Netbook Remix will drop the “Remix” part and use “Edition” instead. It will probably happen when the Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx comes out, but this is just my personal guess.
“Ubuntu Netbook Remix has now been a part of the Ubuntu cycle for two releases now, and it should drop the Remix, and become Ubuntu Netbook Edition. This spec is about what changes are needed to enable that. {Ubuntu Blueprint}”
Reminds me of Ubuntu Eee changing to Easy Peasy. Though the two are a totally different case.
Xitrix seems to discretely announce their entry on the netbooks bandwagon with Xitrix TravelPro M10 Netbook. To tell you honestly, this is the first time I heard of the company but the specs they bundled for their entry is somehow impressive compare to its price.
Coming in at Php 18,995.00 (before Friday the 13th), it rocks 2GB RAM, 320GB HDD and an Intel Atom N270 and runs on Windows 7 Starter Edition. It also comes with an external DVD+RW so you won’t have to look for one separately.
Abe of Yugatech purchased an HP Mini 311 since most of his readers are still undecided whether to purchase a closer rival MSI Wind U210. He will be running a benchmark comparison in just a few and we will witness which one stands out in terms of performance. The two netbooks sport totally different specs, one with Intel Atom and the other with AMD Athlon. The MSI Wind has 2GB RAM while the HP Mini only has 1GB, but let’s wait and see how it impacts the results. Worth noting as well are the graphics chipsets. MSI Wind has ATI Radeon, while the HP Mini has an NVIDIA Ion. The two netbooks also run on different operating systems, one with Vista and the other with XP, but let’s wait and see. Meanwhile, see the unboxing video [for your eyes only version].
The Nokia Booklet 3G started shipping in the US last week. And while the units sold at Best Buy only have Windows 7 Starter Edition, Engadget Spanish received the one with Windows 7 Home Premium. As we all know, the Starter Edition has very limited features. And if you happen to recently avail that version, you may contact product support and ask for an upgrade of the OS. I’m not sure if it will come free of charge. And if you happen to already have a copy of the Home Premium, you may follow our little guide on how to install Windows 7 on netbooks.
October 22nd marks another day in the history of Windows Operating Systems. Windows 7, which I honestly haven’t tried yet, is officially released for everyone and available for purchase for as low as $199.99 for Windows 7 Home Premium Edition – the cheapest and most commendable version for your netbooks. Also available are the Windows 7 Professional and Windows 7 Ultimate Editions for $299.99 and $319.99 respectively. The Starter Edition is not on the list, sorry.
Windows 7 offers many improvements such as:
Faster Performance
Desktop Enhancements
H0me Media Streaming
Windows Search and
Better Device Management
Microsoft understands the lack of Optical Disc Drive on Netbooks so they provided an option to download the ISO copy of the purchased version, and create a bootable USB flash drive. Tools to achieve this, which is the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool {WUDT}, is also available for download. So basically, all you need to have to be able to install Windows 7 on your netbook is a copy of Windows 7, and the tool.
How to install Windows 7 on netbooks:
Purchase and download a copy of Windows 7, version of your choosing
Click the Windows Start button, and click Windows 7 USB/DVD Download tool in the All Programs list to open the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download tool.
In the Source File box, type the name and path of your Windows 7 ISO file, or click Browse and select the file in the Open dialog box.
Select USB to create a copy on a USB flash drive or DVD to create a copy on a DVD disk, then click Next.
If you are copying the file to a USB flash drive, select your USB device in the dropdown list and click Begin copying. If you are copying the file up to a DVD, click Begin burning.
{Microsoft}
System Requirements
Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista, or Windows 7 (32-bit or 64-bit)
Pentium 233-megahertz (MHz) processor or faster (300 MHz is recommended)
When it comes to style, I should give it to Sony. Of course it comes with a price, but if you’re the type who is not after the brand name, you will always find another netbook which looks exactly like the Sony Vaio P. This is actually not the first time the Sony Vaio P was cloned in China.
Rui Iridium Star Digital has a new prototype that copies the looks of the Vaio P. The clone weighs 1.16kg including the battery, but the size is a bit larger at 288
