This video compare the boot up time between Google Chrome, Microsoft Windows 7 and Ubuntu 9.10. The test system is an Asus Eee PC 1000HE with Intel Atom 1.66Ghz, 2GB RAM, and 5400rpm hard disk drive. The Google Chrome Operating system is run from a USB Flash drive. The results shown that by far Google Chrome Operating System has the best boot up time compared to Microsoft Windows 7 and Ubuntu 9.10.

Google Chrome boot time: 27 seconds
Microsoft Windows 7 boot time: 55 seconds
Ubuntu 9.10 boot time: 50 seconds

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Gateway LT2001Y is another contender in the Netbook Segment in Malaysia. Gateway has taken a rather brave move considering the fact that the Netbook segment in Malaysia are conquered by Acer and Asus with their Aspire One and Eee PC in particular.

Affordable but plain looking

There is nothing to shout about the Gateway LT2001Y which are available here in Malaysia except that it has all the necessary specification of a regular netbook.

Let us look at the specification of the Gateway LT2001Y

Intel Atom 1.66GHz
1GB DDR2 Ram
160GB Hard Disk Drive
10.1″ High Brightness LED Wide Screen Display
Wifi/Bluetooth/3x USB 2.0
Integrated Webcam
5 in 1 Card Reader
Dolby Soundroom Certified
6 Cell Battery
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition

The Gateway LT2001Y price in Malaysia at the time of writing: RM1299.00

Like I said before, the specifications of Gateway LT2001Y are common of what you can find in other netbook nowadays. But there are some interesting features of the Gateway LT2001Y that are worthy to talk about. One of the is the Multi Touchpad, which I think is a killer feature on the Gateway LT2001Y.

The Multi Touchpad in Gateway LT2001Y implement gesture move to execute several function such as scrolling and zooming. You got to try it yourself to fully appreciate the Multi Touchpad feature in the Gateway LT2001Y. Another feature in Gateway LT2001Y that are worth noting are the Dolby Soundroom Certified High Definition Audio.

Considering the price only at RM1299.00, the Gateway LT2001Y is one of the netbook you should consider to take a closer look when searching for an affordable netbook in Malaysia.

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One look at the Asus Eee PC 1002HA netbook, and you will notice this is not an ordinary netbook. For once, Asus has dressed the Asus Eee PC 1002HA in a sleek business attire, rather than the plasticky look that is a norm with the Asus Eee PC range.

Looks good in business environment

Sleek external design

I think most of you will agree with me, Asus Eee PC 1002HA is the best looking netbook in the Asus Eee PC line up in Malaysia. Dare I say, maybe it is the best looking netbook around.

Let us look at Asus Eee PC 1002HA specification:

Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz
1GB RAM
160GB Hard Disk Drive (Upgradeable to 320GB)
10GB Eee Online Storage
10″ Widescreen LCD
802.11b/g/n Wireless Adapter
Bluetooth Adapter
Multitouch Trackpad
MMC/SD/SHDC Card Reader
1.3 Megapixel Webcam
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition

Asus Eee PC 1002HA price at the time of writing: RM1900

The 10″ LCD screen on the Asus Eee PC 1002HA has a matte finish that reduces glare, a break from the normal glossy displays nowadays. With a maximum resolution of 1024 pixels x 600 pixels, the display are will work flawlessly with web surfing and text editing. Integrated into Asus Eee PC 1200HA is a 1.3 megapixel built-in webcam and a digital array microphone.

Most of us will find the keyboard size and layout on the Asus Eee PC 1002HA is comfortable to use for daily task. The keyboard on Asus Eee PC 1002HA is 92% the size of a standard keyboard, which should give users ample space to work with.

One thing about the Asus Eee PC 1002HA keyboard though, the right shift key is in a very weird position on the right side of the up arrow key rather than under the enter key like it should be.

One of the most talk about features of the Asus Eee PC 1002HA is the Track Pad. Asus has made the Asus Eee PC 1002HA trackpad to be as brilliant as they should be. A single finger moves the cursor as you expect it to. Place a second finger on the track pad and you can scroll up and down pages. Tapping the track pad with three fingers acts as a right click.

Hopefully this brilliant track pad will be a standard features on all future Asus notebook, laptop and netbook model. I will not be suprise if other notebook, laptop and netbook manufacturer will follow suit.

On the performance side, Asus Eee PC 1002HA will do its job just like other netbook in the market with a similar specification. Don’t expect the netbook to work like a full fledged notebook or laptop. But for the task that a netbook was designed to do, such as checking email, web surfing and documents editing, the Asus Eee PC 1002HA will perform with satisfaction.

In the end, I find that Asus Eee PC 1002HA is decent netbook with a weird keyboard layout that takes some time to get used to. But throw in the features of the smart track pad on the Asus Eee PC 1002HA, and all is forgiven.

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Who would have guessed that an Intel Atom powered netbook could turn into a gaming powerhouse just sliding in a graphic processing unit (GPU). That what happen to Asus N10J-A1.

Quite good looking Asus N10J-A1

Before Asus unveiled the Asus N10J-A1, all the netbook reviewed here including Acer Aspire One , Lenovo IdeaPad S10 , and Dell Inspiron Mini 9 featured the same basic setup. Intel Atom CPU, 1GB of RAM, and Microsoft Windows XP as the Operating System. Maybe the only diferences are the screen sizes or the storage devices of these netbook.

Asus N10J-A1 still featured the same setup as other netbook. But what make this N10J-A1 netbook tick is the Nvidia Geforce 9300 graphics processing unit that came with it.

Let us look at the specifications of the Asus N10J-A1 in Malaysia:

Intel Atom N270 1.60GHz
Intel 945GSE Chipset
NVidia GeForce 9300M GPU with 256MB Built in Memory
10.2″ WSVGA LCD Display
2GB PC2-4200 (DDR2-533) RAM
250GB Hard Disk Drive
Built-in Webcam 1.3 MP
LAN Port RJ-45 10/100/1000
WLAN 802.11b/g/n
Built in Memory Card Reader
3 USB Port
PC Card Slot PCI Express Card
1 Video Port HDMI
Bluetooth Adapter
Altec Lansing speaker
Weight 3.5 lbs
Battery Capacity 6 Cell
Asus Carry Bag

Price of Asus N10J-A1 in Malaysia at the time of writing RM2699.00

The Asus N10J-A1 doesn’t look as classy as Asus Premium High-end netbook Eee PC S101. While the Eee PC S101 are design toward slim case and lightweight, the N10J-A1 are more bulky and chunkier.

The 10.2″ LCD Display in the Asus N10J-A1 featured a maximum resolutions of 1024×600 pixels. I find the maximum resolution of N10J-A1 is a bit odd for gaming. But the star of the show are the Nvidia Geforce 9300 GPU.

Asus N10J-A1 offered the option to turn off the Graphic Card to save battery power. A physical switch on the left side on the N10J-A1 will let you switch on or off the Graphic Card. You will need to reboot after switching on or switching off the GPU on the N10J-A1 netbook.

The Gaming performance on the N10J-A1 are remarkable. I won’t say that it will offer the same performance as the other “built for gaming” desktop or laptop. But considering the Atom N270 processor, and the amount of RAM, the N10J-A1 perform quite good compared to other netbook, or some laptop.

Be advised though, you have to lower the resolution to 800×600 pixels to enjoy a decent gaming frame rate on the latest game release.

Other part of the N10J-A1 netbook such as the keyboard, connectivity and sound are standard as other netbook in the market today.

I personally think that the Asus N10J-A1 is a perfect netbook as it came with the ability for gaming. Be sure that other manufacturer will follow with gaming and multimedia netbook soon. This is a good news for consumer, especially in Malaysia.

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Toshiba has enter the netbook market in Malaysia with the introduction of Toshiba NB100 netbook. Toshiba NB100 netbook is a compact and stylish netbook cater to the expanding netbook market in Malaysia. Targeted at the young generation, the NB100 netbook comes with two color, Cosmic Black and Champagne Gold.

Toshiba NB100 Netbook Exterior

Toshiba NB100 Netbook Interior

Toshiba NB100 Netbook featured 8.9″ LCD Display with LED backlight, with native resolution of 1,024 x 600-pixel. The Toshiba Netbook is powered by Intel Atom Processor and equipped with 1GB of DDR2 RAM. The Operating System of choice for the NB100 netbook is Windows XP Home Edition.

Toshiba NB100 is fitted with 120GB Hard Disk drive, and a four cell battery. Other connectivity features such as 802.11b/g Wifi and Ethernet are standard.

As with every Toshiba laptop and notebook, the Toshiba NB100 netbook is provided with Toshiba ConfigFree software for managing wireless connection.

Another notable feature of the NB100 is its Sleep-and-Charge function that allows users to charge their music player or mobile phone even as their notebook is on standby mode.

I will be reviewing the Toshiba NB100 netbook soon.

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Dell Inspiron Mini 9 is another contender for the netbook market in Malaysia from Dell Malaysia. Dell Mini 9 will be competing head on with Asus Eee PC, Acer Aspire One and Lenovo IdeaPad S10 for the market grab.

Dell Inspiron Mini 9 in black

The design of the Dell Inspiron Mini 9 is kept simple by Dell, with the businesslike image that Dell are famous with. The Dell Inspiron Mini 9 build is similar to the netbook competitor, slightly bigger in dimension than Asus Eee PC and slightly smaller than Acer Aspire One.

Let us look at the specifications of the Dell Inspiron Mini 9 in Malaysia:

Intel Atom N 270 (1.6Ghz)
1024MB DDR2 Ram
8.9″ Glossy LCD Display
8GB SSD storage
802.11b/g Wireless Adapter
Integrated 1.3Megapixel Webcam
Integrated Bluetooth Adapter
Integrated 4 in 1 Media Card Reader
4 Cell Lithium Ion battery
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition

Price of Dell Inspiron Mini 9 in Malaysia at the time of writing: RM1199.00

The 8.9″ display on the Dell Inspiron Mini 9 maybe quite small to some. But the 1024px X 600px glossy screen are bright and nice to look at. The keyboard on this Dell netbook is smaller than its competitor, thus making it a bit harder to use. It will not be a problem when you get to use to the keyboard layout though.

Dell Mini Inspiron 9 offer the same feature set as it competitor in the market. It has three USB ports, 4 in 1 Media Card Reader which support SD, MS, MS Pro, and MMC, a VGA out, and an ethernet port.

The processing power of the Intel Atom N270 and the equipped 1024MB DDR2 memory in this Dell Inspiron Mini 9 netbook is adequate enough for daily general purpose task. Some might find the storage to be a bit small after filled with Windows XP Home Edition installation, but you can always opt for external storage device.

Dell Inspiron Mini 9 is another contender in the ever growing netbook market in Malaysia, and it is a good thing that keep the customer with more choices and reduced prices.

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The netbook market in Malaysia are bombarded with choice nowadays. Started by Asus Eee PC, other manufacturer follow suits including Lenovo with their Lenovo IdeaPad S10.

The chick magnet Lenovo IdeaPad S10

As you can see, Lenovo IdeaPad S10 is quite a good looking laptop, a far cry from the first model of Asus Eee PC, which look a bit childish in my opinion.

Let us see the specifications of Lenovo IdeaPad S10 that is selling in Malaysia.

Intel Atom Processor N270 (1.6Ghz)
1024MB DDR2 Ram
160GB SATA Hard Disk Drive
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950
10.2″ WSVGA LCD Display
802.11b/g Wireless Adapter
5 in 1 Card Reader
Integrated Webcam
Integrated Bluetooth Adapter
3 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition

Price at the time of writing: RM1699.00

The specification of Lenovo IdeaPad S10 being sold in Malaysia does not differ much from other Netbook in the Malaysia market. Netbook such as Acer Aspire One and Dell Inspiron Mini 9 offer almost the same specification as Lenovo IdeaPad S10.

The same can be said on the design of Lenovo IdeaPad S10 when comparing with other Netbook in Malaysia. The chassis of this Lenovo IdeaPad is made of a shiny white plastic. The advantages of using this kind of material is the surface resist any fingerprints.

The Lenovo IdeaPad S10 is quite comfortable to use and feel bigger than it seems. The only downside to this keyboard is the feedback. It feel less springy compared to other netbook in the Malaysia market. The touchpad work quite well though. The Lenovo IdeaPad S10 Multi touch functionality is really easy to get used to.

When talking on performance of the IdeaPad S10, it will give you a decent performance. This is not a suprise when looking at the IdeaPad specifications.

If you are looking for a stylish Netbook in Malaysia with a decent performance, you should give Lenovo IdeaPad S10 a try.

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Here is short a video on the new Dell Inspiron Mini 12 netbook. The Dell Inspiron Mini 12 Netbook in this video is running on Ubuntu Linux Operating System.

Dell Inspiron Mini 12 netbook video

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Could you call the new Dell Inspiron Mini 12 as a netbook when it has a 12 inch display, say like the old Dell 700m?

Dell Inspiron Mini 12 Netbook with a 12 inch display

Dell said you can call the new Dell Inspiron Mini 12 a netbook as the Inspiron Mini 12 run on an Intel ATOM processor. If the new Dell Inspiron Mini 12 with a 12 inch display is a netbook, it will be the largest size netbook in the market. The largest netbook before the launch of Dell Mini 12 netbook was equipped with a 10 inch display.

The Dell Inspiron Mini 12 netbook will be available with Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic, and the usual Dell utilities software. As with the new Dell Inspiron Mini 9 , the new Dell Inspiron Mini 12 has been a Japan only release for now.

There is no news yet about the Dell Inspiron Mini 12 release in Malaysia for now. Subscribe to our RSS feed for the latest news on Dell Inspiron Mini 12 in Malaysia.

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