Netbooks take the world by storm
Anyone keeping up on technology would notice a recent explosion in the netbook market. More or less started by the surprisingly successful Asus EEE Pc in 2007, the market for these low-cost, lightweight notebooks is on the rise with no less than 14 netbooks being announced or launched this past week. They come in all flavors (Windows or Linux), sizes (8.9 inch or 10 inch), and from almost every manufacturer imaginable. We even heard of a netbook from Packard Bell, a name which conjures up bad memories for US computer owners from the the late 80’s to the early 90’s. The only company apparently not jumping in feet first is Sony who, according to Mike Abary, Sony’s Senior VP of Information Technology Products, is “letting the pioneers in the market make the mistakes.” It’s your choice to wait Sony but when you decide to finally enter the market, you will face lots and we mean lots of competition. Hit the jump for a quick rundown of the 14 or so netbooks launched or announced this week.
- Avertec Buddy
- Samsung NC10
- Gateway branded netbook from Acer
- Packard Bell branded netbook from Acer
- Acer Aspire One with 3G
- Acer Aspire One with Wimax
- Toshiba NB100
- Lenovo S9 (lauched in Taiwan)
- Lenovo S10 (lauched in Taiwan)
- MSI U91
- MSI U120
- Sotec DC101
- Eltrinex MobilePC
- BenQ Joybook Lite
Any rumored apple mini’s?
My Asus rocks but really limited, Which was expected of the thing;)
packard bell?
Packard Bell, one of the worst computers ever made! They dont sell them in the US anymore because they have such a terrible reputation…
From Wikipedia, “In 2005 PC World Magazine ranked the Packard Bell computers of 1986–1996 as the worst PCs manufactured of all time….one out of six Packard Bell PCs sold at retail was returned, a rate double the industry average.”
well damn that sucks for them
What does it say about Sony that he’s saying “We’ll let the pioneers make the mistakes”… Isn’t being a pioneer a good thing? At least we know Sony will never come out with anything daring and groundbreaking again, they seem to frown upon pioneering.
i agree with black on the sony comment!
that was just some dumn shit to say out loud!
but it could also be a “misdirection” statement meant for Competitors and not consumers.
Well, at least we know Sony’s netbook will be overpriced by a few hundred dollars for the same specs as the other netbooks.