Gigabyte is joining netbook manufacturers who are taking the easier route to adapting Windows 7 on their netbooks. Instead of coming up with new netbooks, Gigabyte is updating it’s older netbooks to run Windows 7 Starter Edition.

According to Gigabyte Japan, there will be two netbooks who will be preloaded with Windows 7 Starter, the M1022X and T1028X netbooks.

The Gigabyte M1022X is a a remodeled version of the previously released M1022M. It features 10.1-inch display (1366×768), 6-cell battery with up to 8 hours battery life, Intel Atom N280 Processor, 1GB of RAM, 160GB HDD, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GMA 950 graphics chipset.

Gigabyte Japan has announced refreshed versions of their Gigabyte netbook lineup (2 of the 3) with Windows 7 Starter.

The other Windows 7 netbook is the T1028x tablet convertible with 10.1-inch touchscreen, 1GB of RAM, 160GB HDD, 1.3MP webcam, Bluetooth, 6-cell battery.

The Gigabyte M1028X is available now in Japan for $738 while the T1028X is available for $804.

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What seems to be a clone of the T1028 tablet-netbook from Gigabyte has surfaced in China, to join the masses of netbook clones already on the market, albeit a clone with a rotating screen which could be the first clone of its type.

The ‘Shanzai 100 See Ban Gu’ comes fitted with a  rotating 10.2 inch tablet screen, is powered with an Atom CPU and is complete with a 160GB hard disk drive and 1GB of RAM. Netbooked.net have taken a guess that the screen resolution will be 1024×600 but, that isnt confirmed and neither is pricing. Shanzai do comment that the netbook will be out in time for the Windows 7 release although, they don’t confirm that this is the OS the netbook will come installed with.

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Gigabyte have released another model in their TouchNote T1028 line. The original netbook featured a 10 inch display with a resolution of 1024 X 600. But a newer high resolution model is now available. The Gigabyte TouchNote T1028X features an impressive 1366 x 768 resolution on it’s 10 inch display. It also features the Intel Atom N280 CPU.

DigiTimes explains that many netbook makers will also be releasing touch screen models next year, but until then we’ve only got the TouchNote by Gigabyte and a tablet style netbook from Asus. Liliputing points out that, as of yet, Asus only have an 8.9 inch display model, with the regular netbook resolution, making the T1028X the only 10 inch touch screen netbook available on the market. These features do come at a price though and you’ll be looking at $678 from Amazon, or $698 direct from PC Micro Store.

First announced at CeBIT 2009, the Gigabyte T1028 TouchNote netbook finally has its own product page (and a user manual) available at the manufacturer’s web site. This convertible netbook comes with a 10.1-inch 1042 x 600 LED backlit display, 1GB of RAM (with support for up to 2GB), HSDPA support via an integrated 3.5G module, WiFi b/g/n and optional WiMAX, plus choices between an Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz or N280 1.66Ghz processor. There’s plenty of other tidbits to be known about it via the official user manual, which is linked below. Head on down for the details.

User manual and Product page via Slashgear

Announced recently, Gigabyte’s M1028 is one of the more interesting netbooks to come out of the woodwork. Aside from typical netbook specs, it comes with a 10-inch convertible screen, which sort of makes it like a tablet. The overall design isn’t that bad, too. In case you were feeling a bit antzy about when it will finally come out, don’t fret. The said netbook has just passed through the U.S.’s FCC, and events like this is usually followed by the device finally going on sale. In any case, it’s clear to be available as a wireless device in the U.S. in the future.

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Foxconn is said to have recently started selling white-box netbooks in China for local brands, while MSI and Gigabyte have entered the same market to offer motherboards to different local vendors. This is according to a new report on China’s Commercial Times, where it is also said that Foxconn’s netbook costs about $365 USD. No other details regarding the Foxconn netbook specs were revealed, but it is noted that it is competitve when compared to the cost of netbooks from first-tier brands like Asus, Acer and MSI.

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Recently, Gigabyte announced that it will soon be releasing 3 10-inch netbooks. Just in time for the upcoming CeBIT event, the company has revealed more details about these netboks. These 10-inch Gigabyte Netbooks are the Touch Note T1028, Booktop M1022, and Thin Note S1024. Here’s a bried rundown of each of the netbooks’ key features.

First is the Touch Note T1028 with Intel Atom N270 CPU and 945 GSE chipset. It will sport a rotating touchscreen panel. Slated for release sometime in March, the Gigabute T1028 will have an SRP of around $515.

Next in the list is the Booktop M1022 which might either have the N270/945 GSE CPU/Graphics combo, or the new N280/GN40 CPU Graphics combo. It will have an estimated retail price of around $485 when it gets released on April 13.

Last of the Gigabyte netbooks is the Thin Note S1024 with the same combo and also a 60GB or 80GB HDD. It will be launch on April 24 with an SRP of around $485 also. Most notable feature of this netbook was said to be its light weight – 890g.

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As the 9-inch Gigabyte M912 netbook got its own 6-cell battery, a larger version of the said netbook was introduced, and it’s called the Gigabyte M1028 Touch Note, also a convertible netbook. Here is it pictured above, and as for the specs, it also comes with features that you’d normally find on netbooks being sold these days:

• 10 inch 1024 x600 touch screen
• Intel Atom N270 with 1GB RAM
• 160GB HD
• Bluetooth
• b/g/n Wifi
• Ethernet
• 3G option
• SD card slot
• ExpressCard slot
• VGA out
• 3 x USB
• 1.3Mpix webcam
• XP Home

It was seen on display at this year’s MWC, but there’s no word yet on a release date or price.

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Those of you using the Gigabyte M912 convertible netbook will be glad to find out about its new 6-cell battery, shown here rearing its ugly head/butt inserted in a working unit. There’s no info on how long the battery lasts on a single charge, but it’s most likely more than the standard 3 hours one can achieve from bundled 3-cell batteries. It goes for only 60 euros a piece. If you’ve ever wanted to get one in the past, now’s your chance.

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Gigabyte are to release three new netbooks, planned for release in the second quarter. Unlike their previous netbook releases, the screen size will be increased from 8.9 inches to 10 inches. The netbooks will be released with a  $400 starting price, making them cheaper than their 8.9 inch touch screen netbooks. There is no word on whether the new line of netbooks will also feature a touch screen or if it will follow the traditional netbook lead with a clamshell lid and no touch screen. However based on the price, it seems likely that these netbooks from Gigabyte won’t include a touch screen.

Two of the netbooks will be designed by Gigabyte themselves while the third will be designed by Quanta Computer. Gigabyte are also considering a sub $300 netbook but no further details have been released.

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