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news.cnet.com - 1/26/2009

This Netbook has an onboard DVD burner

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(Credit: Mouse Computer) Japanese PC firm Mouse Computer will be releasing at the end of January what is believed to be one of the first Netbooks with a built-in optical drive. The LB-F1500W will come with the standard Netbook specifications, including a 1.6GHz Atom processor, 160GB hard ...

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ubergizmo.com - 1/29/2009

New Ultra-Slim DVD Burner at I-O Data (DVRP-U8XLE2)

— ubergizmo.com — I-O Data tries to address the lack of optical drives in most notebooks by offering a $95... slim external drive. The specs are below, but we're not 100% sure that it is USB powered, although that would be logical. USB 2.0 DVD-R/+R/+RW (8x ... (more) New Ultra-Slim DVD Burner at I-O Data (DVRP-U8XLE2)

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Japanese netbook features optical drive, still holds on to ‘netbook’ moniker
CrunchGear — In yet another move to further blur the line between netbooks and notebooks, Japan’s Mouse Computer will be shipping the LB-F1500W netbook at the end of January, complete with a built-in DVD burner. Now all the company needs to do is swap out the Atom chip for a full-blown Pentium and we can start calling everything a notebook again. Everything else about the computer is pretty standard — 10.2-inch screen at 1024×600 resolution, 1.6 GHz Atom CPU, 160GB hard drive, 1GB of RAM, Windows XP – except the price, which is around $729 when converted from Yen to dollars. [via Crave]

Mouse netbook introduces DVD burner into depressingly standard equation
Boing Boing Gadgets — [netbooktextexpanderscript]1.6GHz Atom processor, 160GB hard disk, 1GB RAM, 10.2-inch (1,024x600) display, and Windows XP Home Edition.[/netbooktextexpanderscript] And thus my post would usually write itself. But hold on a minute, lazy blogger! Mouse's latest netbook, the LB-5100W, comes with a built-in DVD burner. God help you, Mouse Computer, if you make me edit my Text Expander netbook script. I am a lazy, lazy blogger. This Netbook has an onboard DVD burner [Crave]

High Priced Netbook Crams in DVD Burner
Wired: Gadget Lab — Considering their rather poor battery life, what's the worst extra you could possibly add to a netbook? A DVD player, you say? We'd agree. Which is why Mouse Computer's (heard of 'em?) new LB-F1500W is a mystery. Alongside the standard netbook specs (Atom processor, 160GB HD, 1GB RAM) sits a dual layer DVD burner, ready spin optical discs and thirstily suck at the battery. At least Mouse had the courtesy to fit a large capacity six-cell battery, although the claimed 5.2 hours operating time surely only applies when the DVD player isn't used. When Apple took the optical drive out of the MacBook Air, the world (or the world of tech ...

Mouse Computer LB-F1500W netbook with DVD burner
SlashGear — Japanese firm Mouse Computer are looking to stand out from the crowd with their new netbook, which is why the LB-F1500W has an integrated DVD burner.  A rare sight on these budget ultraportables, the optical drive - which makes the LB-F1500W a much more tempting prospect for travellers looking to not only work but watch the odd movie - accompanies a 6-cell battery which Mouse Computer suggest is good for up to 5.2hrs runtime. It’s not clear how much DVD use that estimate takes into account: we’d say none at all, given how power hungry they can be.  Meanwhile the rest of the specs are netbook-by-numbers again, with ...