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Now that we’ve probably read everything that Asustek has to launch in Computex, let’s just focus some more on other netbooks and ultraportable PCs which were launched in Computex as well. First up, as expected Gigabyte announced its M912 Netbook.

Like what we expected, the M912 features a 8.9-inch touch screen display which can be rotated 180 degrees when transforming it into a table PC. It weights only 1.2kg, has a 2.5-inch SATA hard disk with maximum capacity of 250GB and an optional 4GB SSD for storage. The M912 also features a built-in 1.3M webcam and works with both Microsoft and Linux OS.

Here is a sample picture of the M912 taken by AVING.net in Computex.

VIA is trying to get back on the mini laptop market with new OpenBook model. This lappie features 8.9 inch screen with resolution, and based on VIA VX800 chipset running C7-M ULV processor, 2GB of RAM and a 2.5-inch HDD.

OpenBook also include WiMAX, HSDPA and EV-DA, three USB 2.0 ports, VGA out, a 4-in-1 card reader and front and back 2 MP web-cameras. You can easily run Windows Vista or your favorite Linux flavor.

A 4 cell battery will give you about 3 hours of work and the entire design is distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike 3.0 license.

Unfortunately there is no info about shipping and prices.

CTL has revealed specifications of new IL1PC and guys at Laptop Magazine had a chance to test it. The IL1PC features 7 inch display, VIA’s 1GHz C7-M processor, 1GB of RAM, a 60GB hard drive and Windows XP as OS. Glossy black design gives the system nice look measuring 9.6 x 6.8 x 1.7-inch and weighting just 2.4 pounds. Beside the nice design general impression is that the IL1PC works well with simple tasks such as web browsing and email while multimedia features are not that good. You can get it through online retailers for $449. via [Laptop Magazine]

The fuzzy photos we saw last week on Engadget have now given way to an official announcement about that cute li’l Netbook we were speculating on- it’s actually called the “2go PC”.

The 2go will be manufactured by CTL, and sports the following specs:

• An Intel Celeron M CPU, with a 915GMS chipset
• 512MB of RAM (upgradeable to 1GB)
• A 9-inch, 800 x 480 LCD
• 40GB hard drive
• 802.11b/g
• SD/MMC reader
• Can run either Windows XP or Linux
• A VGA Webcam
• A battery life of approx. 3 hours
• A price tag of around $400

The handy handle on the top creates a visual connection to the OLPC, moreso than the Eee PC itself. This, of course, (coupled with the price tag) makes it obvious that it’s at least partly aimed at the education market.

With specs like these, and a price tag like that, this little number will be definite competition for the Eee PC.  I don’t think it looks as nice, but looks aren’t everything.   Only the sales numbers will say for sure.

Source: Engadget