Tongfang, an electronics company based in Beijing, is about to release a netbook called Imini S8. This netbook will boast a magnesium body, standing tall against its plasticky brethren. Magnesium will make the netbook feel light and easy to carry while giving it a premium look and at the very same time not compromise its quality.

The Imini s8 will have 10.1 inch display with 1024×600 resolution. It is just 1.3 kg and have USB ports (three), a mini HDMI out and 5 in 1 media card reader. It will run on the N720 processor clocked at 1.6GHz. The price will be around RMB 2600 or $380.

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VIA Technologies and Chinese PC OEM Tsinghua Tongfang has are coming out with a netbook of their own called the Tongfan S1 netbook. Since this is in partnership with VIA, it is but logical that said netbook will not be powered by Intel’s Atom processor but a 1.6GHz VIA C7-M processor combined with the VIA VX700 chipset.

The Tongfang S1 netbook will have a 10.2-inch LCD screen, business card manager, portable hard drive with battery pack, a digital photo frame or DVD playback. In addition, said netbook would also have Wi-Fi and an optional GPS navigation.

The S1 netbook will have retail for around $583 and will be available in white, blue, pink, gold or black color. Release date in the China market is still unknown though.

Here’s a more detailed rundown of the Tongfang S1 netbook’s features and specs:

• 10.2-inch screen (1024×600)
• 1.6GHz VIA C7-M processor
• VIA VX700 UDM IGP Chipset
• Windows Vista with Linux dual interface
• 1 GB RAM
• 80GB HDD
• 1.3 megapixel camera
• Wi-Fi
• HD audio with 2 ports for speaker phone microphone
• 3 USB ports, Ethernet LAN port, 4-in-1 card reader
• 6-cell or 3-cell battery pack

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