Netbook 2009 through 6 important announcements

Improvements introduced scattered over time like cheap mini laptops will use both HDD and SSD drives, operating continuously for nearly 10 hours, screens up 12 inches . show that this year's netbook will no longer " rudimentary "as before.

Netbooks are one of the most interested items due to their compact size and low price, which are suitable for users during the economic downturn. Display, battery, and storage technologies are gradually decreasing in price, helping manufacturers add new features without raising too much product prices.

Instant start (instant-on)

Lenovo IdeaPad S10. Photo: Gizmodo .

This feature allows the operating system to only boot after a few seconds instead of a few dozen seconds as before. Lenovo has put instant-on technology into IdeaPad S10 and Sony has also equipped Vaio P for quick access to entertainment and Internet applications (listening to music, reading newspapers .). This is an improvement that many computer manufacturers are interested in to help netbooks increasingly improve their dynamics.

Battery life is over 8 hours

Mini 2140. Photo: HP .

At the January CES 2009 consumer electronics show in Las Vegas (USA), HP introduced the Mini 2140 - the new generation of 2133 Mini-notes - for $ 499, using a 6-cell battery, which helps to run continuously. in 8 hours. Last week, Asus confirmed that the Eee PC 1000HE ($ 400) has just been equipped with a 6-cell battery that has integrated the processor for the latest mobile device from Intel, so it can operate in 9.5 hours.

Touch technology

Photo: EnGadget .

Earlier this year, Taiwanese electronics maker Asus demonstrated the Eee PC T91 Touch netbook with 8.9-inch LED touch screen, Intel Atom Z520 chip and GPS navigation technology. The date on the market and the price of this product is 2.5cm thin, less than 1 kilogram, which is not disclosed but it marks a big step for the mini laptop market.

Screen size

Netbooks are called mini computers because the first versions only use 7-9 inch screens. However, this product line is gradually equipped with 10-inch screen like Lenovo IdeaPad S10 or Asus S101. In October 2008, Dell first announced a 12-inch Inspiron Mini 12 netbook, pushing other manufacturers such as Asus and Samsung to launch a similar system.

Sony Vaio P Photo:   SonyInsider

In addition, the screen resolution and resolution also changed after BenQ released Joybook Lite U101 - the first netbook with a 16: 9 screen and Sony launched the Vaio P with an impressive resolution of 1,600 x 768. pixel (2,1: 1).

HDD and SSD hybrid drive

MSI U115. Photo: MSI .

MSI U115 will be the first low-cost laptop in the world to have 8-16 GB solid-state storage drive and 120-160 GB hard drive, which helps to speed up the operating system as well as improve battery life. In addition, the device is also equipped with 802.11n wireless Internet connection - also a goal of netbooks this year - but product prices have not been announced.

Windows 7 operating system

Some netbooks run Windows 7 at the WinHEC 2008 event. Photo: CNet .

Configuration with 512 MB RAM - 1 GB, low capacity SSD, Intel Atom chip . is a challenge for any manufacturer that wants to bring Windows Vista to netbook. Therefore, they often choose Linux or Windows XP. 30% of netbooks currently run on an open source operating system, making Microsoft not only frustrated by Windows business but also Office application packages and forced to lay off 5,000 employees because of declining revenue. Therefore, Microsoft wants to soon release Windows 7 more compact than Vista and operate "smoothly" on netbooks later this year or early 2010.