VIA announces ultra portable Nanobook
I’m most likely not the only one who’s enchanted by miniature laptops. And VIA just moved the developement in this section of market to a whole new level – they simply redefined the word mobility. Imagine a laptop which can be taken everywhere, because it has no more than 1 kilogram and its body is extra tiny. Now open your eyes, because it may become a reality very soon: VIA has officially unveiled the VIA NanoBook UMD (Ultra Mobile Device) Reference Design at VTF2007 in Taipei. The VIA NanoBook packs the performance, connectivity and functionality of a notebook PC into a sleek and light ultra portable clamshell form factor that weighs less than 850g.
It’s powered by the ultra low voltage 1.2GHz VIA C7-M processor, VIA VX700 chipset and delivers up to 5 hours of battery life. Powered by a choice of Microsoft Windows XP or Windows Vista Basic operating systems, it comes with host of advanced features, including a full keyboard, a crisp 7″ WVGA screen with touch panel, up to 1GB DDR2 SDRAM, and a minimum 30GB HDD, as well as 802.11g WiFi, Bluetooth and Ethernet support, plus a DVI and two USB 2.0 ports. VIA has announced plans to roll out notebooks based on the NanoBook platform in the second half of this year. The pricing of the NanoBook UMD is expected to be very aggresive and competitive, there are rumours about $600 for a standard model.
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for that price? i’m gonna get one of those for sure
btw… ne1 knows what’s that by the right of the screen
ps: Martin you are teh real shizznit! keep em comin
Why not VIA NanoBook DVD?
Goodnight Palm
the keyboard part of it looks good but the upper part seems really bad with that little clock monitor with infos, the screen could be made a little biggger and use all the top area, well i prefer buying the macbook c2d the earlier version wich is being selled at 850 dollars with an 13.3″
It’s certainly cute and probably a whole lot less a pain in the ass to bring on vacation when you only need your laptop for checking emails, looking up flight info, tour info, directions, etc…and would probably fit quite well in the room safe at the hotel.
I have a 13″ dell and I love it. The smaller a laptop the better. I don’t know how kids at school deal with those +17″ laptops.
The revolutionary VIA NanoBook Ultra Mobile Device Reference Design ushers in the Mobility 2.0 lifestyle. Based on the VIA Ultra Mobility Platform, the NanoBook lets you bring the full Internet experience with you wherever you go. The NanoBook’s bright 7″ touchscreen provides an optimal mobile web-browsing experience, while the full-size keyboard means you don’t have sacrifice comfort for mobility. Weighing in at 850 grams, the NanoBook is less than 30mm thick making it a snap to pull out and grab that crucial bit of information you have stashed away. Best of all the VIA Ultra Mobility Platform, based on the the incredibly power efficient VIA C7-M processor, allows your Mobility 2.0 Internet experience to extend beyond the 4 hour mark.
Lowend Acer 15inch notebook is almost the same price as
this.
The toshiba R500 is 1,72pounds, has an integrated DVDburner, 12,1 screen…and so on. The only bad is price. But I figured someone might be interested anyhow!
http://www.toshibadirect.com/td/b2c/cmod.to?coid=-33781
ASUS has a 7″ laptop coming out, although with slightly less performance, but at a $400 lower price point.
The Via Nanobook, aside from obviously being severely beaten with an ugly stick (seriously, who’s idea was it to put that stupid digital clock/thermometer there? An on-screen sidebar app would be way better), is a total rip-off compared to the much sexier Asus Eee PC, as far as I’m concerned.
http://event.asus.com/eeepc/
http://chinese.engadget.com/2007/06/06/computex-2007-asus-Eee-pc-701-hands-on/
Sure, it probably will have a slightly slower processor (though no specs are currently available), and the less expensive models use relatively small solid-state drives for storage (ranginf from 4 to 32 gigs, it’s rumored), but considering that Asus is going to try and introduce the cheapest model for a mere $200, yeah, I’ll definitely be buying one of these way before I’d buy the Via Nanobook.
Seriously, I do like the mini notebook, however the cost is steep considering the other subnotebooks available out there today.
Like the Eeepc.
I really don’t like the temp/clock lcd next to the main screen. I honestly think it’s pretty stupid. 1.) takes up more space, we could have a bigger screen! and 2.) uses more battery power. (Even though it’s probably not by much.) and 4.) It looks ugly! Like a piece of hardware I could get back in 1992.
Other then that, if they make that lcd thing go away, I’ll probably end up buying one.