Engadget http://www.engadget.com Engadget http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif Engadget http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Samsung's N102 is an N100 clone, ditches MeeGo for Windows 7 Starter]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/22/samsungs-n102-is-an-n100-clone-ditches-meego-for-windows-7-sta/http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/22/samsungs-n102-is-an-n100-clone-ditches-meego-for-windows-7-sta/http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/22/samsungs-n102-is-an-n100-clone-ditches-meego-for-windows-7-sta/#comments Were you mostly on board with the N100, but wished Sammy would have held the MeeGo? Those of you in India or Russia are apparently in luck, as Notebook Italia has spotted its Windows-toting twin: the N102. Identical to the N100 in every other way, 10-inch netbook kicks the open source OS to the curb, opting instead for the pared down Windows 7 Starter Edition. Naturally, you'll pay a little extra for the privilege, as the 8,930 Roubles (around $320) gizmo is about 50 bones more than its MeeGo-wielding doppelgänger. Or, you know, you could just buy the N100, bask in open-source goodness and then put that half-Benjamin toward the purchase of a real copy of Windows.

Samsung's N102 is an N100 clone, ditches MeeGo for Windows 7 Starter originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 22 Aug 2011 20:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Gallery: LG E-Note H1000B 10.1-inch Windows 7 tablet arrives one year late

LG E-Note H1000B 10.1-inch Windows 7 tablet arrives one year late originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 22 Nov 2010 01:56:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Windows Anytime Upgrade offer ends this Saturday originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 30 Jun 2010 14:44:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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ASUS Eee PC T101MT review originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 27 Apr 2010 11:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Gallery: Gateway brings Atom N450 to LT21 line of 10.1-inch netbooks

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Gateway brings Atom N450 to LT21 line of 10.1-inch netbooks originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>atomAtom N450AtomN450cesces 2010Ces2010GatewayGateway LT21GatewayLt21laptopLTEn450NetBookwindows 7Windows 7 StarterWindows7Windows7StarterWed, 06 Jan 2010 00:01:00 EST<![CDATA[Archos 9 reviewed: too big, too slow, too 'Starter']]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/24/archos-9-reviewed-too-big-too-slow-too-starter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/24/archos-9-reviewed-too-big-too-slow-too-starter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/24/archos-9-reviewed-too-big-too-slow-too-starter/#comments We hate to be the bringers of bad news, but it looks like the Archos 9 might be serving as a bit of a morality tale, showing why and how PC hardware and software might not be quite ready for the large form factor tablet experience. That's not to say there aren't some plusses to the device pointed out by UMPC Portal in its review, like the great build quality and style of the tablet, the sensitive, flush touchscreen, and some great connectivity, but the sum seems less than its parts. The primary blame can be laid at the feet of the 1.1GHz Atom Z510 processor, which is sluggish and single-threaded, and Windows 7 Starter, which is lacking in the standard Windows 7 tablet functionality. We don't know all the reasoning at play here, but the result is a slow computer with a hacked-on touchscreen keyboard at a $550 pricepoint that doesn't the hit handheld UMPC size sweetspot and can hardly stand against a netbook in cost or utility. Sounds kind of mean when we say it like that, doesn't it?

Archos 9 reviewed: too big, too slow, too 'Starter' originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 24 Dec 2009 20:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>archosarchos 9archos 9 pctabletArchos9Archos9Pctabletpctabletreviewreviewedtablettablet pcTabletPcwindows 7 starterWindows7StarterThu, 24 Dec 2009 20:20:00 EST<![CDATA[Windows 7 Starter comes with hidden wireless connection sharing]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/windows-7-starter-comes-with-hidden-wireless-connection-sharing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/windows-7-starter-comes-with-hidden-wireless-connection-sharing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/windows-7-starter-comes-with-hidden-wireless-connection-sharing/#comments Ah, the blessings of market fragmentation. If you thought that, in its efforts to differentiate the Starter Edition from its beefier Windows 7 offerings, Microsoft chopped off the ability to share wireless connections between compatible devices, we've got good news: it didn't. Turns out that ad-hoc networking is very much a part of Windows 7 Cheap Edition, and the only thing missing from it is the dialog you see above. Thrifty Edition owners will have to find the application themselves -- through the shockingly difficult process of a Start Menu search -- but once they do it'll behave exactly as if they'd bought the Extra Awesome variety. Great job, Microsoft -- you keep hiding features and we'll keep installing Chrome OS on our netbooks, deal?

Windows 7 Starter comes with hidden wireless connection sharing originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 07 Dec 2009 05:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sony applies next-gen snowflake tech to boost VAIO W's appeal originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:17:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Archos 9 up for pre-order in America for $50 more than anticipated originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Next-gen Atom N470 to relax netbook spec restrictions slightly further originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:24:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We've already seen plenty of Windows 7 laptops and desktops up for order, but it looks like we're now finally starting to see how things will shake out on netbooks as well. After much confusion in the early days of Windows 7, it appears that Windows 7 Starter edition will indeed be the standard issue offering on the majority of netbooks, and it looks like it'll also demand a slight premium over otherwise comparable XP-based systems. In most cases, Windows 7 Starter seems to add $30 to the cost of a netbook (as with the Dell Mini 10v pictured above), or $50 in Canada if the first few listings on Future Shop are any indication -- which, as Digital Home Thoughts points out, would appear to be quite a bit more than the license fee manufacturers are paying. Of course, there are also a few netbooks that break the mold with Windows 7 Home Premium, and it unsurprisingly appears to be the standard offering on low-cost thin and lights that eschew the netbook moniker altogether. Hit up the link below for a rundown of some of the options already available to order, which is sure to grow considerably in the next few days.

[Via Digital Home Thoughts]

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Windows 7 Starter leads the way on netbooks, demands premium originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:47:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Is this really the first netbook to be officially announced with Windows 7? From Hercules? Yeah, we're miffed too. In fact, we forgot all about the outfit's eCAFÉ lineup -- which briefly splashed down about this time last year -- but we suspect this bugger may have a bit more staying power. The eCAFÉ EC-1000W is destined to ship at the tail end of October (you know, just after Win7 hits the streets), and while the 1.6GHz Atom N270 CPU, 1GB RAM module and 250GB hard drive are totally predictable, we get the feeling it'll just feel nicer thanks to the revitalized OS. Other specs include a 10.1-inch display (1,024 x 600), 50GB of online storage, a chiclet-style keyboard, 802.11n WiFi, a 6-cell battery, integrated webcam / microphone, three USB 2.0 sockets, audio in / out, a VGA output, Ethernet and a multicard reader. Not bad for $399 -- but where's that $200 Win7 netbook we were promised?

Gallery: Hercules loads Windows 7 Starter on $399 eCAFE EC-1000W netbook

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Hercules loads Windows 7 Starter on $399 eCAFE EC-1000W netbook originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 17 Sep 2009 04:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Microsoft confirms: no three app limit in Windows 7 Starter originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 30 May 2009 15:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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One step forward, one step back: just as we were getting ready to celebrate Microsoft's decision to remove the three-app limit from Windows 7 Starter Edition, we're hearing that Redmond is still planning to impose strict limits on what types of machines get to run the stripped-down build. Just like today's max XP specs, things are pretty weak all around: Window 7 Starter machines will max out at 10.2-inch screens, 1GB of RAM, 250GB hard drives or 64GB SSDs, and single-core processors under 2GHz. Of course, Microsoft's told us all along that it thinks lots of OEMs will ignore the max specs and just ship Windows 7 Home Premium since it runs way better on netbooks than Vista, but we'll see how this plays out at Computex -- we're expecting a wave of 10.2-inch netbooks with 2GHz procs and 1GB of RAM in the near future.

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Microsoft publishes maximum Windows 7 netbooks specs originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 22 May 2009 19:42:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Microsoft dropping three app limit from Windows 7 Starter Edition originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 22 May 2009 16:17:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Microsoft still hasn't nailed down all the specifics about its much talked about Windows 7 Starter Edition, but it looks like the company is all too happy to talk up a few of the potential side effects of the OS variant, including the promise of some actual $200 netbooks by this coming holiday season. Apparently, Microsoft sees netbooks running Windows 7 Starter Edition as all but replacing current entry-level Linux-based netbooks, which it says see a "disproportionate amount of returns," although the company insists that it will still market Home Premium as the default option for most netbooks. Microsoft also says that's it's going out of its way to make Windows 7 as accommodating for netbook manufacturers as possible, adding that it has cleaned up the system tray and "made some other concessions for the OEMs to help with branding."

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Windows 7 Starter Edition to pave the way for $200 netbooks? originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 30 Mar 2009 13:44:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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When all six versions of Windows 7 were announced, we couldn't help but recoil in horror -- most still don't have all the flavors of Vista straight and now we all have to learn a new recipe for confusion. Microsoft, however, is quite confident that this array of offerings will fix one of its biggest woes: netbooks. If the wee things are running Windows at all it's usually XP, an issue that the company thinks Windows 7 Starter will address, acting as the low-cost intro Vista never was. With Starter's ability to run only three applications simultaneously, MS believes users will get quickly frustrated and then pony up extra cash to move to Home Basic or Home Premium. Will it work? HP at least has pledged to offer Win 7 on its netbooks, and we found the beta ran quite well on our VAIO P, so the shift from XP seems inevitable. Whether Starter Edition will push more people to Home Basic than to Linux, however, remains to be seen.

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Microsoft hoping gimped Windows 7 Starter on netbooks will drive upgrades, revenue originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 10 Mar 2009 08:19:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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