Yet another small form factor notebook - looks pretty sweet
Everyone and their uncle is trying to duplicate Asus' Eee PC success story, and as a result we are seeing a LOT of new sub notebooks at prices that are affordable to mere mortals.
In Taipei, Gigabyte is showing M912 - which looks really good, and if they price it right, should move a lot of units.
Based on the Intel 945GSE chipset with a 1.6GHz Atom CPU, the M912 will be available with either Windows XP or Linux.
What I like:
- Swivel touch screen! You can use it like a tablet
- 1280x768 screen
- Bluetooth
- 3x USB 2.0 ports
- RJ45 for ethernet
- SD socket
What I don't like:
- 1GB memory limit, and I am not at all convinced that a 2GB dimm would not work
- needs a mini-card for WiFi
- no mention of an external monitor jack
Here are the specifications, straight from the Gigabyte page:
| CPU (optional) | Intel CPU 1.6GHz |
| Operating System (optional) | Microsoft Windows XP compliance / Linux |
| Chipset | Intel ® 945GSE |
| System Memory (optional) | SO-DIMM X 1, Max 1 GB |
| LCD | 8.9”LCD panel/WXGA 1280x768, w/Touch screen, LED Backlight, as 180° rotation angle |
| HDD (optional) | 2.5” ,9.5mm S-ATA HDD 120/160/250GB |
| Optical Drive (optional) | External ODD by USB connection |
| Keyboard | 80 key keyboard/Touch Pad |
| I/O Port | USB X 3,Mic in/Earphone out/D-SUB RJ45 /SD card |
| Audio | Speaker 1.5 watt x 2 |
| Bluetooth | BlueTooth 2.0 built-in |
| Web Camera | 1.3M pixel CMOS camera |
| Wireless LAN | 802.11b/g by mini-card |
| Protection | Kensington lock |
| Battery | Li-ion 4400mAh, Battery life 4 hrs |
| Dimension | 235 x 180 x 28~42mm |
| Weight | 1.2kg |
| Service | 1 year worldwide warranty 6 month battery warranty More service information, please refer to http://www.gigabyte.com.tw |
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