A Competitor Has Arrived…

Posted on 22 April 2008 by


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  • http://www.geardiary.com Judie Lipsett

    Awww…and now you have to choose. Who will be left in the cold? ;-)

  • Joel Mclaughlin

    I like the Shift better. The keys look awfully small on the u1010.

  • Raymond

    I’d personally go with the shift, but when it comes to ultraportables, I’d stick with my 1.8GHz MB Air thank you…

  • kahm

    I’m biased – I own a U8240 (Japanese version of the U810).

    1024×600 native resolution + 5 hours battery wins it for me :)