Toshiba Libretto W100 notebook packs dual screens and runs Windows 7

Toshiba has also announced a mini dual-screen notebook called the Toshiba Libretto W100 and is claimed to be the first of its kind that packs dual screens (one on top and one at the bottom). The device comes in a clamshell form factor which has two 7-inch touchscreens, and it runs Windows 7 OS.

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Toshiba outs Android 2.1-powered AC100 smartbook

Toshiba has readied a smartbook called the Toshiba AC100 which has been made to run Android 2.1 OS. And its specialty is to be able to wake up from standby mode in less than a second.

The Toshiba AC100 comes in a regular netbook form factor that packs a 10.1-inch screen and it packs Internet connectivity that allows you to edit emails, documents and other messages.

The other impressive feature is its battery life which can last for up to 7 days while it’s in standby mode. But it’s able to provide 8 hours of usage after a single charge, which still sounds impressive for a netbook. The features at a glance of this Toshiba AC100 are as follows:

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Samsung’s new 512GB SSD with Toggle Mode NAND to extend battery life

Samsung has announced a new 512GB SSD which comes with Toggle Mode NAND that allows the battery life of notebooks or netbooks to be extended by an hour while compared to traditional storage. The SSD is definitely useful for notebooks, especially for users on the run, who can hardly find a power outlet to charge their notebooks.

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Dynamism Viliv N5 MID/netbook to hit the US

Dynamism Viliv N5, a little device that presents some confusion between MID and netbook, will soon be headed to the States. The device measures 6.8-inch x 3.4-inch x 1-inch, packs a screen of 4.8 inches that is big enough and boasts a resolution of 1024×600.

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HP Mini Classmate PC for children

The HP Mini Classmate PC has been announced at Computex 2010. It’s not any of your typical netbooks, it’s a computer specially designed for children. This HP classmate PC gets inspiration from the Intel Classmate PC and it aims at school-going children.

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Hitachi-LG Data Storage HyDrive – an optical drive + SSD combo

Hitachi-LG Data Storage has announnced a new product called the HyDrive, which comes in the form of a combo of an optical drive and SSD. The HyDrive is the first of its type and is planned to be shipped sometime around August 2010.

HyDrive is useful for notebook or netbook that is so compact, has no extra room to slot in a storage drive or optical drive. With the HyDrive you can enjoy the benefit of both the optical drive and solid state drive.

The first generation of HyDrive will be available with 32GB and 64GB of storage. A version with 256GB of SSD will be coming sometime next year.

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Acer Aspire One 533 netbook

Acer Aspire One 533 is a new netbook in Acer’s line which comes with a 10.1 inch screen and has some chrome-plated over its trackpad buttons as well as the lid where it’s near the battery. The netbook comes in super slim form factor, carries a 6-cell battery on the back and with one huge lift-off panel to access the insides.

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MSI’s first external graphic card for laptops

Most laptops come with low-end graphics cards, and of course they do not offer rooms for easy expansion. But if you need more advanced graphics processing power on your laptop to suit your game play, what you can do is only to make use of an external graphics card.

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Epson Endeavor Na03 Mini Netbook

Epson is better known for their printers and imaging products, but now Epson is also into making netbooks. And they’ve announced their latest netbook, called the Endeavor Na03 Mini, which comes with a 10.1-inch 1024 x 600 pixel display and is powered by an Intel Atom N470 1.83GHz processor.

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LinkBook netbook packs a PowerPC processor

Most netbooks are powered by the Intel Atom processors but the LinkBook 8.9-inch netbook is exceptional, it’s powered by a FreeScale PowerPC processor. The company behind the LinkBook 9-inch netbook is a South African company. The PowerPC processor isn’t anything new, it’s a processor that had been used by Apple for its Mac computers until a few years ago.

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