A lot of you, gentle readers, have probably heard of Canonical’s Ubuntu operating system, a Linux variant. Like many of you, I’m usually eagerly awaiting the semi-annual OS refreshes, particularly the Server Edition updates. For this April, Canonical has tossed us a curve ball, in the form of the new Ubuntu 9.04 Netbook Remix. While [...]
Dell
So, you’ve been following along the recent posts about Apple’s [AAPL] 2009 desktop releases. Or you’ve been drooling over Apple’s recent notebook updates from last year. But you don’t have that extra money sitting prettily on your desk like you did about the same time last year, right? You’d already gone out and blew that [...]
The Deal Yes, it’s true: in a three-day special sale, Dell is offering its newly unveiled Inspiron Mini 9 at a price point starting at USD $99.00. The Rub The catch: you must buy another Dell notebook, albeit also at a discount. Thus, you end paying somewhere between $1,200 and $2,400 for two notebooks. This special [...]
As Dell [DELL] continues its endeavor to radically change (and hopefully, improve) its image with the public, they’ve come through with a new competitor line to the HP 2133 Mini-Note line, which in turn is a formidable response to the ASUStek’s Eec PC. I’ve discussed the recent issues with the mini-/sub-notebook arena that Apple used [...]
For finished-product hardware manufacturers, gone are the days when product rollouts can occur with a simple press release. In the new cutthroat era of machine design and consumer-revolving appeal pioneered by Apple [AAPL], all other competitors in the field need to have their top brass make the announcements and try to show some semblance of [...]
