Low Voltage Archive

  • Review: Averatec N3400 notebook

    Review: Averatec N3400 notebook

    Posted on September 25, 2009 | No Comments
    The Averatec N3400 is an ultraportable notebook with a 13-inch screen, “aluminum-clad” shell, external DVD burner, and 3.8-pound body weight. Priced at $799, it’s got a lot to offer. That price actually hovers around the relatively new category of ultra low-voltage machines, which aim to offer the long battery life and portability of netbooks with [...]

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  • Low-voltage ASUS UL30A reviewed

    Low-voltage ASUS UL30A reviewed

    Posted on September 19, 2009 | No Comments
    Pretty good marks already for the $799 ultraportable ASUS UL30A notebook, as the machine garners a LAPTOP Editors’ Choice award for its ten-hour battery life, nice design, and adequate horsepower.

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  • VIA searches for portable computing Goldilocks zone with ‘NetNote’ platform

    VIA searches for portable computing Goldilocks zone with ‘NetNote’ platform

    Posted on September 16, 2009 | No Comments
    Netbooks are too underpowered, notebooks are too bulky and expensive – “SILENCE!” shouts VIA. All hail the new “NetNote” category, if you please. We’re basically talking netbooks with 10- to 12-inch screens that can handle 1080p HD video without breaking stride.

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  • Dell Z-series Inspirons shed weight, thickness, and voltage

    Dell Z-series Inspirons shed weight, thickness, and voltage

    Posted on September 8, 2009 | No Comments
    DellDell's gone ahead and added a lowercase "Z" to its Inspiron 14 and Inspiron 15 lines. That little Z means a little less weight and a thinner design thanks to ultra low-voltage CPUs from Intel. There's also the 11.6-inch Inspiron 11z CULV model, too, in case you missed it.

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  • Brushed aluminum ultraportables coming from ASUS

    Brushed aluminum ultraportables coming from ASUS

    Posted on September 8, 2009 | No Comments
    ASUSASUS has officially announced its upcoming UL series of brushed-aluminum ultraportable notebooks based on Intel's new dual-core SU7300 ultra-low voltage CPUs. The UL stands for UnLimited -- and please notice ASUS' trendy use of capitalization there. The notebooks will come in a variety of sizes and weights and some models will feature switchable graphics systems allowing you to use an NVIDIA GeForce G 210M chipset for power-hungry stuff, while falling back on the Intel GS45 chipset for maximum battery life.

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  • Ultra-thin laptops from ASUS, MSI, and Acer will use new Intel processors

    Ultra-thin laptops from ASUS, MSI, and Acer will use new Intel processors

    Posted on August 31, 2009 | No Comments
    IntelA veritable cornucopia of ultra-thin laptops is expected from the likes of Asus, Acer, and MSI in the near future. The computers will use Intel's forthcoming low and ultra-low voltage Penryn CPUs, the Celeron 743 and the SU2300.

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  • Acer Veriton Z280G all-in-one business nettop announced

    Acer Veriton Z280G all-in-one business nettop announced

    Posted on August 25, 2009 | No Comments
    AcerAcer's birthed a $499 all-in-one nettop aimed at cubicle dwellers featuring an 18.5-inch screen and an Intel Atom CPU. The Veriton Z280G is, according to Acer, "perfect for reception areas, hotel lobbies, executive suites, cube environments and any office that requires an integrated, space-saving design."

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  • MSI X600 15.6-inch ultra-low voltage notebook now available for $800

    MSI X600 15.6-inch ultra-low voltage notebook now available for $800

    Posted on August 24, 2009 | No Comments
    MSIMSI's big-but-light X600 is now available for $800 from Amazon and Newegg. The ULV computer rounds out the X-Slim series with a 15.6-inch LCD, six-cell battery, 5.5 pound travel weight, and is less than an inch thick.

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  • Intel no longer accepting Z-series Atom orders

    Intel no longer accepting Z-series Atom orders

    Posted on July 31, 2009 | No Comments
    intelIntel's apparently putting the kibosh on orders for its super low-voltage Z-series Atom processors. The Z-series chips can be found mostly in UMPCs and MIDs but had also made their way into various netbooks like the 12-inch Dell Mini series and the Acer Aspire One 751h, to name a few, as they provided a nice loophole to the "no screens over 1024x600 resolution" rule.

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  • Acer releasing 11.6-inch Timeline ultraportable soon?

    Acer releasing 11.6-inch Timeline ultraportable soon?

    Posted on July 7, 2009 | No Comments
    acerIf you liked the smell of what Acer was cooking with the 11.6-inch Aspire One 751 netbook that was recently released but the relatively anemic 1.33GHz Atom CPU left a bad taste in your mouth, then prepare to cleanse your palate with the digital equivalent of crackers and unflavored water because Acer's apparently prepping an 11.6-inch Timeline-series computer with an Intel ultra low voltage CPU.

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  • Samsung intros low-voltage, 32GB DDR3 memory

    Samsung intros low-voltage, 32GB DDR3 memory

    Posted on June 19, 2009 | No Comments
    Samsung just outed the first 32GB DDR3 memory module. This sucker is fast too with 20% better throughput at 1.35 volts than the current 1.5 volt generation, thanks to 72 4Gb memory chips. It's just too bad that you will not be popping this into your gaming rig anytime soon.

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  • CrunchDeals: Asus Eee 900 for $170

    CrunchDeals: Asus Eee 900 for $170

    Posted on June 14, 2009 | No Comments
    eeeNewegg.com is selling the Asus Eee PC 900 for just $170 with free shipping. That's for a new unit, too, not a refurbished one. The specs won't blow your toupee off your head but, hey, the price is right.

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