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As we have reported before, Amazon.com starts today to sell the OLPC (One Laptop Per Child).
There is two ways to buy the laptop, in Give 1 Get 1, people pay US$399 for two XO laptops, one sent to a child in a developing country and the other sent to the donor.
Those who don’t want an XO OPLC laptop can also simply give as many laptops as they want at $199 each.
Here is the specifications:
- Rugged, low-power, low-cost, wifi capable
- 7.5″ High resolution, Dual mode - 1200×900 B&W, grey scale, sunlight readable reflective mode; 800×600 color with backlight
- Built-in camera (640 x 480 resolution at 30 FPS), touchpad, gamepad, 3 USB ports, SD card
- 1GB NAND Flash, Linux-Based OS included, 256MB DDR RAM Memory
- AMD 433MhZ Processor, Wireless 802.11b/g, 802.11S
- Size (LWH): 9.65 inches, 9 inches, 1.2 inches
- Weight: 3.2 pounds
Read more at Amazon.com
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Amazon now have the premium EEE PC, the S101 in stock.
For $699.99 you get the following:
- ASUS Super Hybrid Engine and polymer battery pack allow for longer battery lifespan of up to 5.5 hours. Super Hybrid Engine offers a choice of performance and power consumption modes for easy adjustments according to various needs
- High Speed Connectivity Anywhere with Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n. Eee Connect for an easy way to connect two or more users through a remote desktop feature for easy troubleshooting.
- ASUS Exclusive 30GB Eee Storage with easy accessibility anywhere online
- Solid State Drive that endures strong shock, extreme temperatures and consumes less power.
- Extremely artistic thin design with UV High Gloss Graphite cover
- 10.2-inch wide active matrix LED backlit TFT, WSVGA screen
- Intel Atom N270 processor
- 1GB Memory
- 16GB SSD
- 0.3MP web camera
- Multi-touch Touchpad
- 2450 mAh battery
- Weight - 1kg
- Dimension - 264 mm x 180.5 mm x 18-25 mm
- 4-in-1 card reader
- WLAN, Ethernet LAN
- Windows XP Home
If you are feeling rich, make an order at Amazon.com
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Posted by: admin in eeepc
On Global sources electronics fair in Hong Kong we were shown a lot of new netbooks, in this post we will look on a couple of models from a company called Firstview:

First of is a 7 inch-model called Firstview PC703.
The specifications is:
- 7 inch Digital LCD screen,VGA 800*480 pixels.
- Windows CE 5.0
- CPU: Z228
- Processor: Jade 532MHz 32-bit Processor
- ROM: 512MB ~2GB
- RAM:128MB
- 3 x USB2.0
- Input Device: 80pcs Keyboard and Touch Pad
- Network Access: Ethernet 10/100M , built-in WiFi 802.11b/g CDMA & GPRS (through optional Express Card)
- built-in Mic / Stereo Speaker
- Support SD/MMC card
Next up is a 10.2-inch model called Firstview PC101.

The specifications is:
- 10.2″ WSVGA 16:10, 1024×600 resolution
- Intel Atom N270 Processor (1.6GHz,512KB L2 cache)
- SATA x 80/100/120/160GB (2.5″)
- Chipset: Intel 945GSE+ICH7M
- VGA: Intel 945GSE
- Memory: DDR2 400/533 1GB
- Modem/Lan:56K/100Mb
- Wlan: 802.11bg
- 1.3M pixels Webcamera
- Battery: Li-ion 3 cells
- Bluetooth
- 3 in 1 card reader(MS/SD/MMC)
- Linux
- Weight:1.20kg
Next up is a 8.9″ model called PC891:

Specifications is the same as for the 10.2″ model, the only differance is the weight (1.10kg).
As Firstview is a OEM manufacturer these models will probably be sold under different names/brands.
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On the Hong Kong Electronics fair Touchmate presented their new netbook, called PC210. Specifications is as below:
- 10.2″ WXGA 1024×600 LED
- Via C7-M 1.6Ghz CPU
- 1 GB RAM DDR2
- 120 SATA GB HDD
- Wlan (a/b/g)
- Via UniChrome Pro graphics
- Webcam
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Asus EEE PC 904HA have the same specifications as 900HA (1.6 GHz Intel ATOM N270 Processor, 1 GB RAM, 160 GB Hard Drive, XP Home) but have a 6-cell battery and the same casing as the 1000-series (notice the big frame around the screen).
It will be available in green, red and black (see eeepcnews.de for more pictures).
Amazon.com have the black model up for pre-order for $399.99
Via: Engadget & eeepcnews.de
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We have told you earlier about the price cut in Philippines, but now Amazon.com offers a $50 rebate, so the price of the MSI Wind U100 (10-inch screen, 1.6 GHz Intel Atom Processor, 1 GB RAM, 80 GB Hard Drive, XP Home, 6 Cell Battery) is now only $479.99.
Read more at Amazon.
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Amazon now sell the EEE PC 1000h (10-inch Display, 1.6 GHz Intel ATOM Processor, 1 GB RAM, 80 GB Hard Drive, XP Home, 6 Cell Battery) for only $444.49, if you compare this to the $650 pricetag at the launch so is the a very good deal!
From: Amazon
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Acer Aspire One with 6-cell battery shows up at Amazon for the nice price of $399.95.
There have been many complaints over the 3-cell battery thats ships with the Aspire one that only lasts for 2.5-3h. The 6-cell battery should last 5h+.
Unistep.net have a done a size comparision of the 3-cell vs. the 6-cell version with some pictures, check it out!
From: Engadget
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Posted by: admin in eeepc
Pocketables have done a really nice roundup of 12 different EEE PC cases.
Here is my two favorites:
Noreve Tradition Leather Case

Brando Workshop Leather Case

See the rest of the cases at Pocketables.
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Laptopmag has published a interview with MSI’s Director of US Sales Andy Tung about MSI Wind. Here is the most important information he gave:
- Will be released in a 8.9 & 10-inch version.
- Only the 10-inch version will be released in the US.
- Sales starting June 3rd.
- Will be available in four different colors, black, white, silver, and pink.
- 6 hours of battery life!
- Will be sold in one Linux version and one XP version.
- The Linux version will have 512MB Ram and a 80 GB HDD and will have a retail price of 399$.
- The XP version will have 1 GB Ram, Bluetooth and a 80 GB HDD and will have a retail price of 549$.
Read the whole interview and see alot of pictures at Laptopmag.
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