October 10th, 2009
Dell are the latest company to equip their netbooks with the CULV technology, giving Dell an ultra thin netbook, which like other CULV PCs adds netbook portability with laptop features into one ultra portable device. The company have released the CULV PC in Europe after a successful US launch. The Dell Inspiron 11z features an 11.6 inch display with Wi-Fi, 1.3 megapixel webcam and runs Windows Vista. The base model has a retail price of £349 and features 2GB of RAM and 160GB HDD. For £50 more you’ll get a Dual Core ULV processor and 250GB HDD. The netbook can be customized to include up to 500GB hard drive space and 4GB of RAM. It’s available in a choice of colors. Black is the standard color, or for £35 you can have the 11Z in White, Red, Green, Blue, Pink or Purple.
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September 21st, 2009
Intel are already working on bridging the gap between netbooks and notebooks with the CULV devices, making use of the NVIDIA ION chipset. It appears that Intel aren’t the only ones who are creating a device in the middle of netbooks and notebooks. VIA have announced the newest mobile computing device category to be NetNote. NetNote’s will combine the Surfboard motherboard with the turnkey system design.
NetNotes will feature displays between 10.2 inches and 12.1 along with the ability to support 1080p HD video and have an optional HDMI port. The VIA VX855 media system processor will be combined with the VIA C7-M or VIA Nano processors, creating two NetNote Surfboard motherboards.
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September 17th, 2009
HP have revealed their latest netbook/mini notebook. The HP Mini 311 features an 11.6 inch display with HD resolution, 1GB of RAM, 160GB HDD and an Intel Atom N270 CPU. The screen size isn’t the only thing which sets this netbook apart and puts it more in the CULV range. The Mini 311 also features the latest NVIDIA ION chipset technology.
The netbook will be available from September 23rd with Windows XP for $399 but, if you can wait until October 18th, the HP Mini will ship with Windows 7 Premium instead.
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August 7th, 2009
MSI’s first CULV machine will begin shipping late this month/beginning of September. The U200 follows on from the popular MSI Wind U100 which has been rebadged for several companies, but the U200 takes the netbook to the next level with CULV technology. The U200 features the Intel 1.3GHz Pentium US2700 processor, a 320GB hard drive and 4GB of RAM. The CULV PC borders on netbook size with a 12 inch display. Also included in the U200 is a HDMI port, 1.3 megapixel web camera, 4 in 1 card reader and a 6 cell battery, which with the CULV technology is sure to last longer than it would on a standard netbook or notebook. The U200 is available to pre-order in Germany from Notebook.de for 629 Euros including VAT.
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July 20th, 2009
The Eee PC 701 set the netbook craze alight. Affordable and very portable option for light web browsers and word processor users. The Eee PC came in with a 7 inch display, Linux and an 8GB SSD. The netbook became one of the most popular tech items of 2008. As time went on, the netbooks got bigger, featuring a 10 inch display and Windows operating system and larger storage options, in the form of 80GB, 120GB and 160GB hard drives. The once affordable netbook has doubled in price to $600 for higher specs, with some netbooks costing the same as notebooks with double the spec. But while demand and needs of netbooks have increased, some consumers are still not happy with netbook features and want it to be more like a notebook but with a netbook portability.
CULV is due to set the tech world alight all over again this fall. Lower end CULV PCs will start from $500 and work up to $1300, giving CULV the same price range as higher end netbook models. But the difference? CULV PCs are consumers options for something more than a netbook but more portable than a laptop. A CULV notebook will generally feature a 12-13 inch display, making it more usable than netbooks, but smaller and lighter than notebooks for around the same price.
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July 20th, 2009
CULV stands for Consumer Ultra-Low Voltage. The platform is developed by Intel who provide processors to many netbooks and notebooks. As well as being ultra low voltage, CULV is ultra portable, bridging the gap between notebooks and netbooks. Ultra low voltage processors can be found in the MacBook Pro, giving it a thin design.
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