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I have recently get to experiment a Dell Mini 9 netbook which has a 3G HSPA internet slot.

For those of you who are new to this,  mini-notebooks or netbooks are using the latest technology in 3G to connect to the internet. It is a sim card based (similar to the mobile phones sim card) as a channel for you connecting to the net.

Some came with USB adapter for you to place the Sim card inside it while others are pretty much placed in a sim card (similar) slot called the HSPA slot.

Some might call have the HSPA (High Speed Packet Access) version while others the HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access).

2 different names - what’s the difference?

The easiest explanation I can give you is that HSDPA is the enhanced version of HSPA, though both these protocols can have a transfer download speed up 14.4Mbps (that’s fast for a moile broadband).

So far about 200 telecommunication operators from around the world have deployed HSPA protocols for mobile laptop and netbook users; a sign that mobile broadband is the way to go.

With this new subscription technology, users need need be bonded to hotspots for Wi-fi though subscribing cost might be one of the factors before users started to adapt mobile broadband.

Some of the notable netbooks which are HSPA ready includes the Dell Mini-9, LG X110, HP Mini 1001TU and Lenovo Ideapad S10-2 3G netbook to name a few.

Recently in the news as well, mobile giants NOKIA has released their first netbook called the Booklet 3G and it is also HSPA ready.

From the way I see it, I’m not surprised if more mobile companies starting to release netbooks as they will leveraging on the future of boadband technology in 3G.

Korea’s very own, LG, has leaked out pre-design laptops but has yet affirm a release date on their new environment friendly laptop dubbed the E-Book.

This concept machine has the ability to use less electricity due to change in the LCD hardware that it utilise. Unlike nomal which uses LCDs, this laptop is said to be powered by biofuel cell with organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) as its display. It even doesn’t need a frame to hold the display !

There’s also a change in the battery as it powered by natural gas, methanol, and other eco-friendly liquid fuels pack in a cylindrical hinge instead of the normal Li-Ion batteries.

Even though it has yet been released, this concept laptop has won the Red Dot Award, a German prize for industrial design, and you get a first glimpse of its usage in the next 007 : James Bond (Quantum of Solace) movie coming out very soon.

Yes, that’s right.

Laptop manufacturers are gunning it again this time as the IT Show fair starts next week 6 till 9 March 2008.

As expected the notebook computer sector will drive consumers in numbers as popular brands like Fujitsu, Acer, Apple, MSI, Lenovo, LG, HP and Asus will be there to showcase their top-end and bargain notebooks at astounding prices.

What I’ll be checking out has definately be the MSI GX600 (which I previously reviewed), the first time ever appear on this Lion City.

Not to miss are brands like Apple ….. showcasing the MacBook Air (the world’s thinnest notebook) at a very special price!

For more information, you can check Hardwarezone Preview for the upcoming event.