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January 8, 2009 2:10 PM PST

Notebooks of note at CES: HP, Asus

by Brooke Crothers

LAS VEGAS--Some notebooks and an un-Netbook are worth noting on the CES show floor Thursday.

From top to bottom: An Asus concept computer; the just-announced Asus S121 (officially not a Netbook) with an optional 512GB solid-state drive--yes, that's 512 gigabytes; HP's new Pavilion dv2 and dv3 powered by processors from Advanced Micro Devices, including its newest Neo silicon.

Asus was showing its fold/unfold concept at CES

Asus was showing its fold/unfold concept at CES

(Credit: Brooke Crothers)

The just-announced 12-inch Asus S121 is "not" technically a Netbook but uses an Atom processor and a massive 512GB solid-state drive--the largest yet in any device

(Credit: Brooke Crothers)
HP Pavilion dv2 ultraportable (0.9 inches thick) the uses AMD's new Neo silicon

HP Pavilion dv2 ultraportable (0.9 inches thick) uses AMD's new Neo silicon

(Credit: Brooke Crothers)
HP 13-inch Pavilion dv3 uses the AMD Turion processor

HP 13-inch Pavilion dv3 uses the AMD Turion processor

(Credit: Brooke Crothers)
Brooke Crothers is a former editor at large at CNET News.com, and has been an editor for the Asian weekly version of the Wall Street Journal. He writes for the CNET Blog Network, and is not a current employee of CNET. Contact him at mbcrothers@gmail.com. Disclosure.
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notebooks,

Intel,

AMD,

Ultramobile

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by websterphreaky January 8, 2009 3:16 PM PST
Now NO ONE will buy that piece of **** flawed and buggy Apple MacBook Air!

I can't wait for Jobs funeral and Apple filing Chapter 11 BK
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by west-town January 8, 2009 4:19 PM PST
I use both Mac and Win... and websterphreaky, you should use decaf!
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by assman January 8, 2009 4:25 PM PST
I don't own a mac computer currently, but I don't see anything wrong with the macbook air. It's expensive but you should expect an ultraportable high quality notebook like the Air to cost a premium. Not sure what's buggy or flawed about it.. pretty sure you could just add a cheap cd drive with USB if you really needed it.
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by ecotopian--2008 January 8, 2009 4:30 PM PST
Interesting to hear from an individual who "can't wait" for Steve Jobs' death. Mr Jobs changed the world again and again with tremendous drive and creativity. I wonder what "websterphreaky" has done for the world lately. I wonder why tiny minds need to hate great ones.
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by pmazzarese January 8, 2009 8:44 PM PST
Come on guys... the bickering is so unnecessary.... It's so easy to run Mac OSX on these netbooks... Well, easier on some.. The Dell mini and the MSI Wind are practically turnkey save for a couple of minor driver downloads. I'm just waiting for the pricing on the new MSI WIND U120 and JACKPOT! ~$400 Mac Netbook! WOOHOO!
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by sukhijatt January 9, 2009 11:42 AM PST
never tried Asus... but for sure hp and amd are not good...after some time hp's mother board had problems which doesnt start the wireless and doesnt detect it at all.. and there is nothingthat can be done.. abt it.. tried and tested everything... if u dont believe me search for blogs with 'pavillion wireless problems' u will get dozens and dozens... even hp themselves have the blogs on their own site.. but they control those blogs very strictly..bottom line.. wont bet on HP at all.... lets c how asus goes... hp is the worst.. even worst than dell....and all send their customer support to offshore places.. takes jobs out of our country... another problem but still...
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by may269may February 20, 2009 11:11 PM PST
I got the right info about hp dd880 battery on http://www.adapterlist.com/hp/dd880.htm hp dd880 battery ,i sure it will fit my notebook .
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Brooke Crothers was formerly editor-at-large at CNET News.com, an analyst at IDC (International Data Corp.) Japan, and an editor at The Asian Wall Street Journal Weekly (The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones), among other endeavors, including a recent hiatus from the tech industry when he co-managed an after-school math and reading center. Nanotech covers computer chip technology and how it defines the computing experience. He is a member of the CNET Blog Network, and is not an employee of CNET. Disclosure.

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