Jun 18 2008

FlyBook V5 Mini-notebook, An Expensive Eee PC Rival

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The Flybook V5 mini-notebook which was previewed at the CES last year is now available in the US. This 8.9-inch mini machine has all the makings of an ultraportable low-cost PC but we may have to remove the low-cost part as the FlyBook V5 is definitely not cheap. It sells for a whooping $3000 almost equal to the price of the MacBook Air.

Feature-wise, the Flybook V5 is not that different with some of the ULPCs that we've been featuring the past couple of days except for the main part which is of course its CPU. It goes without saying that the $3000 tag price is brought about by this Intel Core 2 Duo processor.

Other features of the Flybook V5 includes:

  • Intel Core 2 Duo ULV U7600
  • 1.3 webcam
  • Windows Vista OS
  • 8.9” / 16:9 wide-view Color LTPS TFT LCD with (32-bit); 1024 x 600 (WXGA) high resolution 16:9 display
  • 2.0 GB RAM
  • 80GB HD
  • LCD Overlaid Touch Panel; Landscape and Portrait dual mode
  • HSDPA/UMTS/EDGE/GPRS/GSM (data, voice and SMS) Support triband UMTS (HSDPA):
    850/1900 and 2100 MHz
    Support quadband EDGE/GPRS/GSM:
    850/900/1800/1900 MHz
  • Bluetooth 2.0 with antenna built-in
  • IEEE 802.11 a/b/g (Intel® 945GM) with antenna built-in

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6 Responses to “FlyBook V5 Mini-notebook, An Expensive Eee PC Rival”
  1. O.J. says: June 18th, 2008 at 5:15 am

    Cool, now where’s the Red Fox machine? No info on it yet?

  2. Adam says: June 18th, 2008 at 9:18 am

    They have written about it:
    http://eeepc.net/red-fox-wizbook800/

  3. jhay says: June 18th, 2008 at 1:03 pm

    Cool and expensive. But that much horsepower viewed only in a 8.9″ screen?

    You have to be nuts to buy this notebook.

  4. KW says: June 19th, 2008 at 8:22 am

    That better be made of real Gold. I don’t get why ultra-portable laptops that have large HD instead of SSD, it’s counter-intuitive.

  5. FlyBook V5: pint-sized powerhouse | Electricpig says: June 19th, 2008 at 1:35 pm

    [...] Out now | $2,900 Flybook (via Eee PC Blog) [...]

  6. prince says: January 27th, 2010 at 3:40 pm

    Flybook V5 is a great product. I enjoyed it till I lost the adaptor. Since then, I have not been able to power the system. can you please recommend or advice me on how I can get a new one. Please find the details below: Input: 15-19Vdc, – 3.34-2.64A, 50W Model: V5W1BBHA. FCC ID: JYV-V5W1BBHA. PART No. V501-67M00.
    Thank you.

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