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Netbooks Helping Credit Crunched Tech!

by Jay G on April 16, 2009

netbooks-saving-pcsOk, so I’ve come back home after a busy day and, amongst other things, performing an acoustic set and meeting my cousin for “a few drinks” in South Kensington – I still think that Crave have a valid point and a great graph to illustrate this!

The lovely people over at Crave have pointed out that those…. less than potent laptops that we call netbooks continue to bolster the sales figures of real laptops and PC’s here in Western Europe.

In the first quarter of 2009, worldwide PC sales nose-dived by a whopping 7.1% compared with the same period in 2008, according to research firm IDC.

Laptop sales, which overtook sales of desktops for the first time late last year, have remained constant thanks to so many people buying budget-priced models.

Loren Loverde of IDC expected PC sales to grow “around the end of the year”.

It’s great to see tech defying the crunch but, c’mon my gadgety faithful – look for something a tad meatier!!

Or – are you waiting for the new Apple Portable or summink?

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blaze-sega-mega-driveBlaze.

Remember the name?

It’s those folks that shoved a Sega Mega Drive into a handheld with 20 games built-in for £30.

Now the very same company is releasing a slim profile home console to plug into your TV in that old skool Megadrive stylee.

It will have 15 games built-in including Altered Beast, Golden Axe and Sonic & Knuckles as well as keeping a cartridge slot – so if you want to buy old Sega Mega Drive games off eBay, or have kept some in the back of your cupboard you can breathe life back into them.

The Blaze Sega Mega Drive is even multi-region – this means that you’ll be able to play a Japanese-only cult classic, you can geek out to your hearts content :)

The Blaze Sega Mega Drive console comes with two control pads and will be available starting  April 24th for £40 from HMV

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