HP 11.6-inch CULV ultrathin and 10.1-inch netbook refresh promised in 2H09
SlashGear —
... that N-series netbooks were on hold until the launch of Pine Trail in early 2010, with the two companies focusing on CULV “ultrathins” instead. Now it seems that they’ll have significant competition from HP, who are believed to have commissioned a new 11.6-inch machine that will go into production next month, with production of a 10.1-inch netbook revision beginning in September. ...
11.6" HP Netbook In August+More to Come.
I4U News —
... As some of you may already know, I've been the happy owner of an HP Mini netbook for the last several months. I love my mini to death, and I probably write a good 10,000 or so words a week on it. Since I purchased it, I haven't really spent much time thinking about a replacement. That may all change with this exciting news from Digitimes . Quanta Computer is set to begin ODM production of a brand new line of 11.6 HP netbooks, due out as early as August. I don't have to tell any of you how exciting the idea of a quality netbook of that size is. They're also working on a brand ...
HP reportedly beginning production of new 10.1-inch, 11.6-inch netbooks / ultralights
Engadget —
This is about as early and unofficial as it gets, but DigiTimes is reporting that HP has contracted Quanta to begin production of an apparently all new 11.6-inch netbook in August, and another new 10.1-inch before the end of the year, which SlashGear rightly speculates could well be CULV ultralights rather than standard "netbooks." That's further bolstered by the fact that HP has separately contracted Inventec to build a revision to its current 10.1-inch netbook at the end of September. It's not all netbooks and ultralights for HP, however, as Quanta ...
HP will have an 11.6-inch netbook
CrunchGear —
... According to Max Wang (best name ever) at DigiTimes:
Quanta Computer will begin ODM production of a new 11.6-inch netbook in August and a new 10.1-inch model at the end of 2009 for Hewlett-Packard (HP), while Inventec will begin producing a revision of HP’s 10.1-inch netbook at the end of September, according to industry sources in Taiwan.
So there you have it. Another netbook to join the sweet spot that is 11.6 inches.
[DigiTimes]


