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Buy a Samsung LCD HDTV and Get an ASUS Eee 1005HA for Free

August 31st, 2009 David No comments

samsung with free netbookAmazon.com is now running a promotion for the Samsung LCD HDTVs. For a limited time, you can get a free ASUS Eee 1005HA netbook for free if you buy a qualifying Samsung LCD HDTV.

How to get them?

Simply select the qualifying products from the list, add them to your Shopping Cart, and the savings will be applied at checkout. Promotion expires on 11:59 p.m. PST on September 5, 2009.

There are 4 HDTV that qualify the promotion:

  • Samsung LN52B750 52-Inch 1080p 240Hz LCD HDTV with Charcoal Grey Touch of Color $2,199
  • Samsung LN46B750 46-Inch 1080p 240Hz LCD HDTV with Charcoal Grey Touch of Color $1,699
  • Samsung LN46B650 46-Inch 1080p 120Hz LCD HDTV with Red Touch of Color $1,499
  • Samsung LN52B630 52-Inch 1080p 120Hz LCD HDTV with Red Touch of Color $1799

The ASUS Eee PC 1005HA-VU1X-BK 10.1-Inch Black Netbook – 8.5 Hour Battery Life is listed at the price of $316.82.

You can also get a wii for free with this promotion.

Another similar promotion is “buy a TomTom GO 720 GPS or select Blu-ray Disc player along with one of the qualifying Samsung HDTVs below and get the GPS or Blu-ray player for free”. The Samsung HDTV comes with this promotion is cheaper than the first promotion.

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HD now Available on Lenovo S10

August 31st, 2009 David No comments

I have previously mentioned how to save money on purchasing a Lenovo Netbook with Lenovo CPP or AMEX daily wish. Now Lenovo is offering HD with the new Lenovo S10 netbook.

This new HD handling capability will enable the S10 users to watching HD videos or movies on Lenovo netbooks. Other features remain the same including: Intel ATOM N280, 1GB RAM, 160GB hard drive, Windows XP, and 6-cell battery. Now netbooks can be an entertainment device as well.

S10-2 HD

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Nokia Booklet 3G Netbook Released

August 31st, 2009 David No comments

nokia booklet 3GNokia is the world’s leading manufacturer of mobile products. And now, it steps into the netbook market with the launch of new Windows based Nokia netbook— the Nokia Booklet 3G.

The Nokia Booklet 3G netbook is a totally new device that to provide unique netbook experience to costumers. You will be surprised by the design of the new netbook. Following are some specifications:

  • Intel Atom Z530 processor
  • Microsoft Windows
  • HDMI port for HD video output
  • 10 inch glass HD ready display
  • Built-in A-GPS
  • 3G/HSPA connectivity
  • Built-in Bluetooth
  • 12 hour battery life

In the coming Nokia World09, more details will be available.


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Medion Akoya X9613 24-inch Multitouch All-in-One PC Released

August 30th, 2009 David No comments

medion X9613Friday, Medion just released the new Akoya X9613 multitouch all-in-one PC with 24 inch screen. This is a really hot multimedia PC with a Intel Core 2 Quad Q9000 processor, GeForce GT240M graphics, 4Gb Ram, 1TB hard drive, Blu-ray drive, HDMI input and output, TV tuner, and can support HD resolution of 1920*1080!

The price of this new device would be in the range of $2150 to $2700. The Medion products in USA are exclusively available at ALDI stores. Note: Medion is known for producing Medion Akoya Mini Netbook which is an OEM version of MSI Wind netbooks.

Following is a video from the youtube.com.


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Dell Outlet 15% Off Refurbished Dell Mini 10 and 10v Netbooks

August 30th, 2009 David No comments

dell mini 10Dell outlet is offering 15% off refurbished Dell mini 10 and10v netbooks with the coupon code: 8CHWS1RHL$Q$0S. This coupon lowers the Dell mini 10 to $196! Or you can use Dell DPA to get 2% more saving.

Here is how to get the cheap Dell mini 10 netbooks:

1. Start here

2. Choose Outlet Laptops –> Inspiron and Mini Laptops –> Inspiron Mini, then choose the model you prefer –> choose Check availability & prices

3. Click price to sort the available netbook systems

4. Add the system to cart, and apply coupon code 8CHWS1RHL$Q$0S at checkout

Basic configuration of Dell mini 10 netbooks :

  • Intel Atom Processor Z520 (1.33GHz/533MHz FSB/512K Cache)
  • 160 GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)
  • 1GB DDR2 SDRAM 1 DIMM
  • Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 500
  • Dell 1397 802.11B/G Wireless Mini Card
  • Integrated 1.3M Pixel Webcam
  • 3 Cell Battery
  • 10.1″ WideScreen True Life LCD screen (1024*576)
  • Genuine Windows XP Home SP3

Toshiba mini NB205 Stands Out

August 30th, 2009 David 1 comment

mini-nb205Toshiba is a late chaser in the netbook market. But Toshiba is producing the right netbook for consumers. The Toshiba mini NB205 starts from $329.99 with Intel Atom N270 processor. The stylish design, sturdy keyboard, large screen, and long battery life make the new Toshiba mini NB205 stand out. From my point of view, Toshiba makes way better netbook than HP or dell.

Specifications of Toshiba mini NB205 netbook ($329.99):

Processor Intel® Atom™ Processor N280 (better than general N270)
Operating System Genuine Windows® XP Home Edition (SP3)
Memory 1GB DDR2 533MHz memory
Display Size 10.1″ widescreen
Display Type WSVGA TruBrite® Backlit LED
Display Resolution 1024×600
Graphics Engine Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator GMA950
Graphics Memory 64MB-251MB dynamically allocated shared graphics memory
Hard Drive 160GB HDD (5400rpm)
Secondary Hard Drive Size None Available
Optical Drive Sold Separately: Toshiba USB Portable DVD SuperMulti Drive
Webcam Webcam and microphone built into LCD bezel
Wireless Atheros® Wireless LAN (802.11b/g)
Inputs and Controls 85 key US keyboard, TouchPad™ pointing device
Battery Li-Ion (2250mAh, 3-Cell)
Battery Life Up to 3.5 hours (with $20 more you can get up to 9 hours)
Weight Starting at 2.93 lbs.
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Dell Inspiron 11z Netbook Ships Next Day Now

August 30th, 2009 David No comments

inspiron-11zDell just released the new Dell Inspiron 11z netbook several days ago. This netbook is Dell’s first attempt to produce the “thin and light with great battery life” device. The Dell Inspiron 11z is a CULV-based netbook with 11″ LCD display. Since its first announcement back in early August, the netbook is only available for pre-order. But now this device is available to be delivered immediately.

The Dell 11z specifications:

Intel Celeron 723 processor (1.2GHz) (When compared to the Atom N270 processor, commonly used for netbooks, the Intel Celeron® 723 processor improves productivity by up to 40% and has up to a 39% better CPU performance.)
2GB memory
250GB hard Drive (500 GB comes soon)
11.6-inch HD (1366×768) display
Built in Wi-Fi, 1.3MP Webcam
28WHr battery with approximately 3 hours of battery life (optional 6-cell battery)
Windows Vista Home Premium WITH free upgrade kit to Windows 7
Colour: Obsidian Black.

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ASUS Luanches Eee PC 1004DN Netbook

August 30th, 2009 David No comments

EEE pC1004dnAsus has already released the information about the new Eee PC netbook with optical drive back in March 2009. Now the new Asus Eee PC 1004DN with optical drive is available at Taiwan. This is the first netbook that comes with an optical drive (some sources say that this is not the first).

The price of this new model is about $600 in Taiwan and not yet available in US. The specifications of this new model are:

Intel® N280 1.66GHz Processor with 512k L2 Cache

Intel GN40 ICH9Mb (Integrated GMA 4500M graphics core)

10” wide active matrix LED backlight TFT, WSVGA 1024×600 pixels, 252K colors max

1 x SODIMM socket for expansion up to 2GB DDRII DRAM

Up to 1.8” PATA 120GB, 4200 RPM

Built-in Bluetooth® v2.1 module

1.3 Megapixel Video Camera

Li-Ion 57.72WHrs – 6 cells, 5200mAh

weight is about 3.2 lb

The date available in US is still not known.

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