For an additional $81 for Acer C7 Chromebook, customers will get around two extra hours of battery life. Along with the larger 6-cell battery, the RAM has been upped from 2GB to 4GB. This puts the Chromebook into the price range of cheaper Windows laptops and the iPad mini. It also makes the purchase less of an impulse purchase and one that actually requires a bit of thought.
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Google has unveiled a groundbreaking new Chromebook laptop with touchscreen capability, powerful chipset and an extremely high-resolution display. It will be available for pre-order in the Google Play Store soon. The device will start shipping in April, though the price presents quite a barrier to entry.
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Asus has announced the launch of the Eee PC Seashell 1201PN—a netbook designed for users looking to have a compact and mobile machine that delivers a multimedia. The Asus1201PN comes with the Intel Atom N450 processor and next generation NVIDIA ION graphics to draw viewers into a world of mind-blowing Full HD 1080p visuals. Asus Eee PC Seashell 1201PN has the largest screen ever to be featured in the Eee PC range. Its 12.1”, 16:9 widescreen high definition plus display delivers visuals at resolutions of up to 1366 x 768. With HDMI compatibility and virtual 5.1channel SRS Premium Sound, it reinforces the fact that the Asus 1201PN is designed to deliver audio-visuals never before experienced throughout the entire Eee PC range. The 1201PN can also be hooked up to HDTVs via the HDMI port to deliver Full HD 1080p videos with true-fidelity 7.1 channel audio.
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After virtually dropping screen sizes below 10 inches for over a year, ASUS has officially launched the 8.9-inch Eee PC 900AX. The system is aimed clearly at the entry level and uses the older 1.6GHz Atom N270 as well as Windows XP; at the same time, it makes use of some lessons learned since ASUS’ last netbook this size. It uses a newer edge-to-edge keyboard and appears to be a slight overall design tune up of its ancestor.
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MSI has unveiled a notebook PC, the 17.3-inch CX705MX. It ships with a 512MB example of ATI’s brand-new Radeon HD 545V graphics chipset, which should give the otherwise budget-focused notebook enough power to watch HD videos on its 1600×900 resolution screen. For sound playback, there are two 2W speakers along with a subwoofer.
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