Complink.com.ph is selling the new HP MiniNote 2140 for Php23,950 and the MiniNote 1109TU for Php18,990.
Huge Price Drop for MSI Wind
Villman is now selling the MSI Wind for Php19,999 cash. There are actually two versions on their site: first is the MSI Wind U100 (lx+) that does not have any OS (or does it have linux?), and they also list the MSI Wind U100xp Wind for Love with XP Home for the same price. Note that [...]
Update on Netbook Prices
Well, not a complete update, just a partial one – Villman.com now lists the new HP 1001TU netbook for Php21,948 with 0% interest (12 months) payment scheme. The HP1000 is the cheaper version of the HP2133 (I don’t think HP’s replacing the 2133, since it’s still being sold here and abroad). Not to be outdone, [...]
Acer Aspire One: The Dream
Had a very vivid dream last night about the Acer Aspire One. I was somewhere in a sea of Ones and everyone was trying the get one – Black Friday, I think. Thinking that there was enough for everyone, I fell asleep. I woke up and only two units were left – one blue, the [...]
Alpha 400
Engadget did a piece last May 2008 on the Bestlink Alpha 400, a supposedly dirt-cheap netbook to beat all netbooks, price-wise. An ebay.ph seller is now selling the Alpha 400 for Php9,000, which may be cheap but considering that the Asus 7012GB SSD is already being sold by Villman at a special price of Php8,999, [...]
Price drop on Acer Aspire One
PC Corner has dropped their price on the Acer Aspire One. With 08G SSD plus 12GB SDHC (total 20GB of memory), the asking price for this Linux-powered machine with a 3 cell battery is now just Php9,995. Yummy!
UPDATE: PC Corner apparently has had a change of heart and has decided to jack the price up [...]
Update on eBay.ph finds
The finds on eBay.ph are getting better by the day. The seller hawking that HP 2133 MiniNote for Php20k is now selling an Acer Aspire One with WinXP, 160GB HDD, 1GB RAM and a 6 cell battery for only Php19.5k! Regular retailers like Villman still list the Acer (with similar specs) at Php26,892 (with 0% [...]
Price Drop for HP MiniNote
HP is apparently coming out with a new netbook called the HP 1000 as a replacement for the HP 2133. The interweb reports that this will be priced at $399. The good news, of course, is that the HP 2133 can now be bought for $299 from Amazon.com! Locally, a seller on ebay.ph is selling [...]
Netbook Price Guide
For my very first entry, I’m publishing my own price guide of current netbooks offered by retailers in Metro Manila, Philippines. The info here is from the websites of four popular local retailers. I hope this helps guide the uninitiated into the ever-expanding world of netbooks!
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I will be updating and expanding this matrix in due [...]
