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Posted April 23, 2013, 12:26 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in TechSpot, Hardware
While full-sized desktop computers are still around, tablets and smartphones have proven that technology has come far enough to essentially cram a fully capable computer into a space that is suitable for your pants pocket, a purse, or a small backpack. This idea of shrinking hardware hasn’t been overlooked by manufacturers as several now feature space-saving designs based on mobile hardware.

Such is the case with Sapphire’s new Edge VS8 mini-PC powered by AMD’s A8 APU. The system is hardly any larger than an external optical drive, while still packing 4GB of DDR3 memory, Radeon HD 7600G graphics, a 500GB SATA HDD, built-in support for Bluetooth 3.0 as well as 802.11 b/g/n wireless and a bevy of rear I/O connections.
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Posted November 15, 2010, 2:15 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Mobile Computing
Business users shopping for a netbook just got another option: HP's Mini 1103. The bite-sized notebook draws many parallels with the company's consumer-grade Mini 210, but it forgoes the cheery 'luminous rose' colored plastic lid for a more conservative black…
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Posted August 27, 2010, 12:22 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Hardware, Mobile Computing
HP is one of the many companies getting ready to upgrade their netbook line with Intel's new dual-core Atom processor. Although no official announcement has been made, the folks over at NetbookNews.de have spotted a service manual for the Mini…
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Posted August 5, 2010, 1:14 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Hardware, Mobile Computing
HP has quietly listed an updated version of the Mini 5102 business netbook on its Italian website. Since it's intended for professionals, the Mini 5103 offers a plethora of configurations compared to consumer-grade netbooks. Hardware options include an Intel Atom…
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