Direct From Japan (DFJ) has joined with Aigo to begin sell the new Atom-based P8860 MID. DFJ is actually the first official reseller that sells this 4.8-inch slider UMPC. The gadget retails for $699. [PocketTables]
From the monthly archives:
September 2008
Toshiba will launched the new Dynabook NX Series notebook that features a 12.1 inch LED backlighted LCD screen with WXGA resolution (1280×800). The desktop replacement also offers a 1.20GHz Intel Core 2 Duo SU9300 processor that supports up to 3GB2GB of RAM, a choice of 128GB of SSD or 160GB of SATA HDD, and DVD Super Multi Drive, Wi-Fi b/g/n, three USB ports, e-Sata port, and SD card slot. The hard drive version retails for approx. €1200, meanwhile the SSD variant retails for around €1930. [Akihabara]
Asus has decided to update its upcoming Eee PC 901A with a new color. This famous netbook is now available in a cool Azure Blue. In case you didn’t know, the Eee PC 900A is basically an Eee PC 900 variant with an Intel Atom CPU instead of the original Intel Celeron chip. [Liliputing]
Good news for those who lived in Japan. Averatec has decided to launch its new Averatec netbook in the Japanese market on October 15th, 2008. The new Averatec AVN0270N is powered by a 10.2-Inch LCD Screen with a WSGA resolution (1,024×600), a 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 CPU, up to 2GB, and 160GB of HDD. I think it is better than the Asus Eee-PC. The netbook also features Microsoft Windows XP home, 3 USB ports, a multicard reader, WiFi b/g, 1.3MP camera and a battery life span of 2.5 hours. [Product Page]
LG Electronics has rolled out its Xnote MINI, which is a new 10-inch netbook that is available in pink, white and black. The new netbook comes equipped with Intel Atom processor with 160GB hard disk drive, 1GB DDR2 memory and a 10-inch LCD display with WSVGA (1024 x 600) resolution and LED backlight. Weighing 1.19kg, it is powered by Microsoft Windows XP operating system. Other features include a 1.3M webcam, 4-in-1 memory slot, 54Mbps wireless LAN and Bluetooth 2.0 connectivity. The LG 10-inch Xnote MINI netbook is priced at 699,000 Korean Won. [AVING]
