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Vote for Dell Mini 10v as 2009 Engadget "Netbook of the Year"!


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Published Feb. 24, 2010 at 7:15 p.m.

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Remainders - The Things We Didn't Post: Coming Right Up Edition [Remainders]


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Published Feb. 24, 2010 at 5:30 p.m.
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In today's Remainders: the upcoming. The Spring Design E-Reader, soon to be available for presale; 4chan's mainstream embrace, as signaled by their Jeopardy mention; an idiotic Mall Cop's impending termination; a backlash to RFID gravestones, and more ... Oh Alex? ... We thought the Spring Design Alex ebook reader was a viable threat to the Nook when we got a hands on at CES, but those of you who were waiting patiently for its February 22 preorder date will have to wait a little bit longer. The

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Dell Inspiron Mini 10 Atom 1.66GHz 10" Netbook for $279 + free shipping


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Published Feb. 24, 2010 at 4:51 p.m.
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Dell Home offers the 2.7-lb. Dell Inspiron Mini 10 Intel Atom 1.66GHz 10.1" Widescreen Netbook in Obsidian Black to $279 with free shipping ... That's $94 off and the lowest total price we could find. (We saw it for $30 less last week.) Sales tax is added where applicable. It features an Intel Atom N450 1.66GHz processor, 10.1" 1024x600 widescreen LCD, 1GB RAM, 160GB hard drive, 802.11g wireless, 1.3-megapixel webcam, 3-cell battery, and Windows XP Home. Deal ends April 23 ...

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Flash 10.1 beta 3 released, adds support for Intel GMA 500 and Broadcom Crystal HD chips (Update: 1080p Flash on a netbook!)


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Published Feb. 24, 2010 at 4:25 p.m.
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Rejoice, owners of netbooks with Intel GMA 500 graphics: Flash Player 10.1 Beta 3 is here, complete with hardware video acceleration for your machines. That should make Hulu and YouTube HD usable on machines like the Sony VAIO P and VAIO X, the Nokia Booklet 3G, and the previous-generation Dell Mini 10. The new build also bring support for the Broadcom Crystal HD accelerator found in Pine Trail Atom machines like the newest Dell Mini 10 and HP Mini 210 -- support we found sorely lacking when

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Lenovo IdeaPad S12 Atom 1.6GHz 12" LED Netbook for $469 + free shipping


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Published Feb. 24, 2010 at 4:16 p.m.
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Today only, Lenovo offers its Lenovo IdeaPad S12 Intel Atom 1.6GHz 12.1" Netbook model no. 29595GU, for $649. Coupon code "USP29595G1" cuts it to $469 ... With free shipping , it's the lowest price we've seen this year for an ION-based Lenovo netbook. Sales tax is added where applicable. The IdeaPad S12 features an Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz processor, 12.1" 1280x800 widescreen LED-backlit LCD display, 3GB RAM, 320GB 5400 rpm hard drive, NVIDIA ION 256MB video, 802.11g wireless, Bluetooth

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Dell Inspiron Mini 10 1.6GHz 10" 720p Netbook w/ GPS for $339 + free shipping


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Published Feb. 24, 2010 at 3:57 p.m.
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Dell Home offers the 2.5-lb. Dell Inspiron Mini 10 Intel Atom 1.6GHz 10.1" Widescreen Netbook in Obsidian Black for $682. Apply coupon code "ZQB3S60X?96?49" to drop it to $339 ... With free shipping , that's $343 off and the lowest total price we've seen for such a well-configured model. (We've seen Mini 10 systems for about $80 less, but they've all included a lesser display, no GPS or WWAN, and smaller battery.) Sales tax is added where applicable. It features an Intel Atom Z530 1.6GHz

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CNET tests Flash 10.1 beta 3 on Netbook with Broadcom Crystal HD accelerator (video)


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Published Feb. 24, 2010 at 3:50 p.m.

Adobe has finally made Flash 10.1 beta 3 available to download, which the PC makers who offer Netbooks with the Broadcom Crystal HD video accelerator claim would provide for HD streaming Web video support ...

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Samsung's 4Gb DDR3 RAM modules could put 8GB in your next netbook


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Published Feb. 24, 2010 at 12:55 p.m.
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Rhett and Link (and one Bill Gates, too) may assume that 64KB of memory is "plenty," but let's be realistic here -- it's not. Samsung's fully in agreement, and it's looking to make your next DIMM or SODIMM a lot more capacious with a new 40nm-class process technology. As the story goes, volume production has begun on a new 4Gb DDR3 module, which could be squeezed onto existing sticks in order to produce 16GB / 32GB DIMMs (for desktops) and 8GB SODIMMs (for laptops). There's no clear indication

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Flash 10.1 Beta 3 Brings Playable HD Flash Video to Even Netbooks With Crappy Graphics [Flash]


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Published Feb. 24, 2010 at 11:24 a.m.
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Flash 10.1 Beta 3 spreads the hardware-accelerated H.264 video love to more graphics chips, specifically some decidedly less beefy netbook chips: Intel's GMA 500 series and Broadcom's Crystal HD video decoder. Stick with 720p Flash video, and you'll be dandy ... The Broadcom Crystal HD chip is a video decoder chip you'll find in newer Pine Trail notebooks, like HP's Mini 210, while the GMA 500 chip is in a ton of notebooks, from Dell's Mini 10 to Sony's Vaio netbooks and others. Congrats if you

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Refurb Acer REVO Atom PC w/printer for $159 after rebates + free shipping


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Published Feb. 24, 2010 at 6:31 a.m.
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PC Connection Express offers the refurbished Acer Aspire REVO AR1600-U910H Atom 1.6GHz Desktop PC (no monitor), model no. PT.SCL05.004, for $159 ... Even better, add the HP DeskJet F4280 Multifunction Printer, which also scans and copies, for $69. Mail-in rebates of $29 and $40 yield a net price of $0 for the printer. With free shipping , that's tied with last week's mention of the computer alone and the best total price we've seen for this bundle. This slim desktop measures 7" x 7" x 1.2"

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