news.cnet.com - 7/2/2009
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Updated at 12:15 p.m. PDT: adding Intel comment and additional discussion about laptop casing.
An analyst said Wednesday that some PC makers are hitting snags as they try to bring out ultra-thin laptops.
"Early production units being built in plastic, with the bottom case being ...
macles.blogspot.com - 7/7/2009
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It's not an Acer Aspire One, but it's
close enough. You could however easily mistake it for...
the Aspire One 751, as it's based on the same chassis with a few modifications. It also shares the 11.6" screen with 1366x768 resolution. But almost ...
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Acer Aspire Timeline 1810T
news.morningstar.com - 7/9/2009
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TAIPEI -(Dow Jones)- Intel Corp. (INTC) expects shipments
of its Atom chips to increase this year due...
to robust demand for netbooks and mobile Internet devices, a company official said Thursday. "We see demand for both netbooks and MIDs continuing to ...
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Intel Expects 2009 Shipments Of Atom Chips To Grow - ...
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First-Generation Consumer Ultra-Thin Laptops May Have Design, Reliability Issues - Analyst
X-bit labs —
... low voltage (CULV) platform, it looks like the first generation of such laptops may appear to be rather experimental. According to an analyst, savings on materials cause cracking . Early production units being built in plastic, with the bottom case being plastic, are cracking. So, to get that really thin form factor that they are after, they are probably going to have to go with a metal case, said Doug Freedman, an analyst for Broadpoint AmTech, an equity research firm, reports Cnet News.com . Traditionally ultra low-voltage platforms have been used for ultra-portable ...
Cheap, Thin Laptops Suffering From Cheapness, Thinness [Notebooks]
Gizmodo —
The new litter of thin, cheap laptops, as we've seen from Lenovo and Dell, is inherently charming, making the experience of using a cheap, portable laptop bearable for people put off by netbook tininess. There's just one problem. CNET caught up with Doug Freedman, an analyst for AmTech who has been speaking to device manufacturers: Early production units being built in plastic, with the bottom case being plastic, are cracking...So, to get that really thin form factor that they're after, they're probably going to have to ...
The cracktop cometh
Boing Boing Gadgets —
... There is a brewing engineering problem with the next generation of ultra-thin netbooks: cheap plastic cracks after a while when it is molded into the required shapes. Brooke Crothers writes: ...
5Words for Thursday, July 2nd 2009
Technologizer —
... Nokia, Sony Ericsson unlocked phones.
Google News loses comments feature.
Facebook tweaks its privacy tools.
@microsoft has officially started tweeting.
Zer01’s unlimited voice/data service.
Another obscenely expensive Motorola phone.
Bankrupt Psystar still releasing machines.
Cheap thin laptops: cracking cases.
Apple ackowledges iPhone overheating issue?
Borders UK launches an e-book.
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Shocking discovery: Cheap laptops have cheap build quality
Liliputing —
... According to a CNET article, analysts are starting to notice something rather surprising obvious: These cheap computers aren’t as durable as pricier models. But you know what? They weren’t meant to be. If you purchased a $400 laptop under the impression that it was just as good as a $1200 machine you either made a big mistake or had a really inept salesperson. ...
Thin Plastic Netbooks Show Design Flaws
jkOnTheRun —
... An analyst tells CNET that some new, thin notebooks are showing cracks in the base due to the construction with plastic. OEMs are being advised that thin notebooks and netbooks should be made entirely out of metal cases to avoid these design flaws that are being seen. ...
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