Who said netbooks are dead? Well, pretty much everybody that has been involved in the business for the past half a decade or so. But it appears mini-laptops are still alive and kicking. Asus, one of the market’s road-openers and leaders, seems to want to bring back netbooks from the dead. The first step is more »

Microsoft’s first video advertisement for their Surface Pro tablet notebook mimics my typical office day. A team of business people work together at a round table, all on their Surface Pros; a mutual vibe is felt and choreographed dancing and beat-boxing ensues. It’s really not that crazy. The ad shows the quick transformation from tablet more »

Every invention or breakthrough, especially concerning the technology industry, starts with a simple yet brilliant idea — like manufacturing smaller, more portable and cheaper laptops. But a good idea is not always enough to lead to a breakthrough or guarantee success, as netbooks have perfectly demonstrated. Born in 2007, this class of notebooks seemed to more »

With ultrabooks being often considered too expensive and netbooks too light on the specs, Acer has thought about finding a balance between the two classes of portable computers. Meet the TravelMate B113, a laptop that can technically be called both an ultrabook and a netbook, but that isn’t marketed either way. We’ll call it a more »

A few months back we heard of Project Sputnik from Dell, which for those who missed it, that was a test period in which the company was going to trial selling Ubuntu based ultrabooks. And well, it looks like the project was a success and a limited amount of Ubuntu running ultrabooks will be available more »

Dell announced the updated Inspiron 13z and 14z ultraportable notebooks back in June, and well, it looks like both models have since come available for purchase. These models begin with a starting price of $599.99 for the 13z and $699.99 for the 14z. Of course, both models can also be customized which will add some more »

Acer may have originally announced the Aspire S5 during CES, but the good news as of today — the Windows 7 running ultrabook has officially come available for pre-order. The Aspire S5 is available by way of the Microsoft Store where the price is $1,399. Specifically, the model is the Acer Aspire S5-391-9860. In terms more »

Sony has officially unveiled the VAIO T series ultrabook for the US market. This also happens to be the first VAIO series notebook to carry the ultrabook branding. That aside though, what we have is a 13.3-inch ultrabook which will be available in the US beginning this month. The VAIO T series ultrabooks will be more »

Effective today, those looking to get rid of an old notebook or netbook now have another option to consider. Amazon has announced that they are now accepting notebooks and netbooks as part of their trade-in program. The amount that you will get towards the trade-in will very depending on the model you are trading. Once more »

It looks like Sprint has announced their latest cellular connected “mini notebook.” Or as many will dub it, a 3G/4G (WiMAX) connected netbook. Name argument aside though, the model is the Lenovo IdeaPad S205s and it arrives priced at $199.99. Though, just to clarify that price — that comes AFTER a $100 mail-in rebate and more »