HP unveiled its new netbook designed for students between kindergarten and 6th grade. HP Mini 100e Education Edition features strong plastic chassis with steel pins, a spill-resistant keyboard, and an LED on the back of the lid so that teachers can see when there’s network activity. Other specifications of this laptop are usual for other present-day netbooks. The Mini 100e has a 10.1 inch display with 1024×600 pixel resolution, a 1.66GHz Intel Atom N455 processor, GMA 3150 graphics system, 1GB DRR3 RAM, 160 GB hard drive, two USB 2.0 ports,  SD memory card slot (also supports MMC), Wi-Fi 802.11b/g, VGA output, 1.3 Mp webcam, Bluetooth. It will be available with Windows XP Home, Windows 7 Starter, or SUSE Linux 11 operating system. HP Mini 100e Education Edition will become available for $300 in the beginning of July.

Yesterday MSI officially announced its new laptop and published the list of its specifications. MSI GT660 is positioned as the world’s most high-powered laptop. It is equipped with 1.6 GHz Intel Core i7-720QM processor, 12 GB DDR2 RAM, Nvidia GeForce GTX 285M with 1 GB built-in memory, two hard drives (up to 1.2 TB), DVD or Blu-ray optic drive, cardreader, Wi-Fi, 1.3 Mp webcam, HDMI, USB 3.0. This laptop also has rubber keyboard and orange LED illumination. Besides MSI GT660 features TDE and ECO Engine technologies that provide longer battery life. There are also two loudspeakers and subwoofer. The operating system is Windows 7 Home Premium or Windows 7 Ultimate. Unfortunately MSI has not published any information about price yet.

Lenovo has just announced its new netbook that will become available in next few weeks. Lenovo IdeaPad S10-3s is thin (16mm) and stylish device designed for ladies. It is equipped with 10.1 inch display with 1024x600px resolution, 1.83GHz Intel Atom N470 processor, 1 or 2 Gb DDR2 RAM, 320 Gb hard disk, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth +EDR, 3G module, VGA output. The operating system is Windows 7 Starter. The price of this netbook is only $379.

MSI has just announced two new laptops that are based on Intel Arrandale platform. Both two devices are almost identical, the only difference is that MSI CX620 has ATi Radeon HD5470 graphic system with 1 Gb built-in memory while MSI CR620 is equipped with integrated graphics card. Other characteristics are 15.6 inch display with 1366×768 px resolution, 4 Gb DDR2 RAM, 250 or 500 Gb hard drive, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 1.3 Mp webcam, 4-in-1 card reader, HDMI, RJ45 and D-Sub out. Both laptops run on Windows 7 Home Premium. Unfortunately there is no any information about release date and price.

Recently Dell unveiled new version of its popular netbook – Inspiron Mini 10. It has Intel Atom N450 CPU and 6 cell battery that provides up to nine hours of operation. Besides this device features 10.1 inch display with 1366 x 768 pixels resolution (enough for real 720p HD on screen), Broadcom Crystal HD graphics accelerator, 1GB of DDR2 RAM, 160GB or 250GB hard disk drive, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GPS, TV tuner and cardrider. The new netbook will be shipped with Windows XP Home, Windows 7 Starter edition or Ubuntu. Dell Inspiron Mini 10 will become available in next few weeks. Prices will start at $299.

Netbooks are no longer low-powered devices with awkward keyboard. Present-day netbooks are not very different from  usual laptops. One of such devices is Asus Eee PC 1201N. It features 1.6 GHz Intel Atom 330 dual core CPU and NVIDIA Ion graphics system. This device also has 2 GB DDR2 RAM, 12 inch screen with 1366 x 768 pixels resolution, 250 GB hard disk and Wi-Fi module. The list of ports includes 3 USB 2.0, HDMI and VGA. The 6-cell battery provides up to 3.5 hours of web surfing and 2.5 hours of HD video playback. Asus Eee PC 1201N will become available in next few weeks and will cost $500.

Dell has just showed its new laptop. Dell Precision M6500 is positioned as mobile work station and has impressive list of technical characteristics. It will be available in some configurations. The most powerful version of this netbook is equipped with Intel Core i7-920XM Extreme Edition 2 GHz CPU, ATI FirePro M7740 graphics system with 1 Gb dedicated memory, hard drive up to 500GB and four memory slots offering up to 16GB. Dell Precision M6500 also has 17 inch screen with 1920×1200 px resolution, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GPS, 3 Mp webcam, 5620 HSPA – EVDO Rev connectivity and 8-in-1 card reader. The list of ports include 4 USB 2.0, VGA, Display Port and RJ-45. Preliminary weight starts at 3.86kg with DVD-ROM and 9-cell battery. The operating system is Windows 7. The pricing ranges from $2749 to $10000.

Chinese Shenzhen company has just showed its new netbook. The main feature of G-Five KTNO2 is its impressive design. The case of this device is made of still and according to the producer has ‘greatly improved aerodynamic performance’. But the list of technical characteristics also looks good. This laptop is equipped with 10.2 inch screen with 1024×600 px resolution, Intel Atom 1.6 GHz CPU, 1 Gb RAM, 160 Gb hard drive, 4-in-1 cardrider, 1.3 Mp camera, Bluetooth 2.0 and 3G SIM card slot. There is also 2 USB 2.0 ports, VGA and LAN. Shenzhen G-Five KTNO2 measures 265 x 193 x 23.5mm and weights 1.26 kg. Unfortunately there is no nay information about release date and price.

MSI unveiled its net ultraportable laptop. It is heir of Wind U210 and in contrast to predecessor U230 has faster performance and pre-installed Windows 7 operating system. The main feature of MSI Wind U230 is that it has not Intel Atom but 1.6 GHz Neo X2 MV40 CPU by AMD. Other specifications are 12.1 inch screen with 1366×768, AMD Radeon HD3200 graphic accelerator, 4 Gb RAM , 160/250/320 Gb hard disk, 1.3 Mp camera, Bluetooth 2.0 and Wi-Fi modules. Connectivity includes HDMI, VGA, 3 USB 2.0 ports, Ethernet and 4-in-one card rider. As for battery future owners will have opportunity to choose between 3 and 6 cell accumulators. There is no information about the price but it is expected that MSI Wind U230 will cost about $400.

LG has just announced its new compact laptop. Its thickness is only 25 mm, and weight is 1.89 kg. As for technical characteristics LG X-Note T380 is equipped with 13.3 inch screen with 1366 x 768 pixels resolution and LED highlight, Core Duo SU7300 1.3 GHz CPU, 4 GB DDR2 RAM, Intel GMA 4500HD graphic accelerator, 500 Gb hard disk, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi modules. The operating system is Windows 7 Home Premium. LG X-Note T380 is powered by 8-cell battery, which, according to the manufacturer’s assurances, it should suffice for a (maximum) 10.5 hours away from the outlet. This coming laptop will become available in December. Unfortunately there is no any information about price