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Photos: Hands-on with the Dell Inspiron Mini 9

Crave Component-wise, the Mini 9 is similar to other recent Netbooks, such as the Eee PC 901 and the Acer Aspire One, and includes Intel's Atom CPU, 1GB of RAM, a 16GB solid-state hard drive and Windows XP.

4 September 2008, 15:53

Seven days of Vista -- day 7: Which Vista version?

Crave Microsoft says it's secure, and it's definitely easier to use than XP, but if you want to actually feel as if you've got a new OS, complete with the flashiest features, then get the Home Premium (£219, or £149 for upgrade), Business (£289, or £189...

Tags: microsoft, upgrade, windows vista, premium

31 January 2007, 12:12

Eee PC 904: Netbook R-Eee-mix

Crave Inside, it'll ditch the new Intel Atom CPU in favour of the old 900MHz Pentium M that featured in the Eee PC 900.Other specs aren't confirmed, but we expect the 904 will use a standard hard drive -- possibly 80GB -- plus 1GB of RAM and a choice of...

Tags: inch, cpu, asus, chassis

8 July 2008, 10:57

Fit PC Slim: Smallest PC in the world (nearly)

Crave The Slim runs either Linux or Windows XP, but we'd opt for the former since the 500MHz AMD Geode LX800 isn't going to win any speed awards. Pricing for the Linux version with the above spec will cost you $295 (£160), while the XP model will set you...

Tags: linux, port, windows xp, wireless

19 September 2008, 15:18

Asus Eee PC: £199 Linux laptop

Crave Windows XP has been omitted in order to cut costs, but Microsoft die-hards should note that the Eee PC can run Windows XP. Asus has been eating the innovation cookies again. Not content with releasing punchable, scratch-proof monitors, the Taiwan...

Tags: laptop, inch, windows xp, asus

17 July 2007, 9:44

Microsoft Vista late -- but why?

Crave Some may applaud Microsoft for taking its time to iron out the types of kinks that have plagued XP. July 2001Vista, aka Project Longhorn, is first announced prior to the launch of Windows XP. Microsoft claims it will ship in late 2003 between XP...

Tags: microsoft, windows xp, windows vista, manufacturers

22 March 2006, 11:46

Photos: Asus Eee PC S101 hands-on

Crave Both Linux and XP versions come with 20GB of free online storage. The Linux model will come with a 32GB solid-state drive, but the Windows XP version will ship with a 16GB drive plus a 16GB SD memory card.

15 October 2008, 11:13

MSI Wind: Hands-on, with exclusive photos

Crave The Wind will ship in both Windows XP and SUSE Linux guises, with the XP version costing £329. We've just had an exclusive hands-on with the MSI Wind, which we liked the look of in March, and by golly it's good.

29 May 2008, 10:51

Mock OS X: Five ways to make your PC more like a Mac

Crave To create this Exposé effect in Vista -- but not XP -- try MyExposé. This gives you a good chunk of extra screen real estate, otherwise taken up in Windows XP by that horrible excuse for a taskbar. FlyakiteOSX completely restyles your PC from head...

26 November 2007, 8:52

A Letter from Linuxland -- Part 2

Crave However, realising that I had XP system CDs, back-ups of my data, and could download nearly all the Windows software I use regularly from the Internet, I decided to trade the potential inconvenience for the pleasure of erasing Windows from my...

Tags: linux, pick, distribution, carry

14 September 2006, 11:39

Netbook showdown: The top 10 mini laptops rated

Crave Its 900MHz Intel Pentium M CPU and 512MB of RAM (1GB on the 701) offers enough grunt to run Windows XP or Linux operating systems, the 0.3-megapixel webcam lets you take self-portraits and video chat with friends, and it's cheap -- in its RM Asus...

30 October 2008, 15:55

Netbook showdown: The top 10 mini laptops rated

Crave Its 900MHz Intel Pentium M CPU and 512MB of RAM (1GB on the 701) offers enough grunt to run Windows XP or Linux operating systems, the 0.3-megapixel webcam lets you take self-portraits and video chat with friends, and it's cheap -- in its RM Asus...

31 October 2008, 9:06

Mini laptops: Dell Mini Inspiron, Acer Aspire One, Wizbook, Via OpenBook, RazorBook 400

Crave We can also see a good-sized keyboard with a dedicated Windows key -- hinting it'll also come with Windows XP as an option. Both Linux and XP versions will be available. Dell is probably the highest-profile company to join the midget laptop party...

30 May 2008, 15:21

Seven days of Vista -- day 2: User interface enhancements

Crave Start OrbTop of our fiddlage list today was the new Start Orb, which replaces the Start button in XP. Clicking this launches a much improved start menu that doesn't have the cascading All Programs view which, in XP, could spawn icons across the...

Tags: microsoft, tab, icons, thumbnails

24 January 2007, 15:51

Toshiba NB110: NB stands for netbook

Crave It resembles an Eee PC, with specs a mix between that and the HP 2133 Mini-Note: Intel Atom processor, 8.9-inch screen, Windows XP, 1GB RAM and a 120GB hard drive. Toshiba has scrambled after Samsung and hopped on to the creaking netbook bandwagon...

Tags: japan, mini, eee pc, ram

2 October 2008, 9:46