Giga-byte Technology plans to launch its M912 mini-laptop by the end of July in Taiwan for NT$19,900 ($654), a company representative said Monday.
The device differs from rival netbooks in a key area: Its 8.9-inch display is touch sensitive and can swivel around 180 degrees to show other people what's on the screen or to fold down and make the laptop into a tablet PC. The screen has a resolution of 1,280 by 768 pixels, and an LED (light emitting diode) backlight to save on battery power.
The company hopes to have the mini-laptop on the market in Japan and Europe within a month or two of its launch in Taiwan. Pricing will vary depending on the market and component choices.
Giga-byte's M912, like rivals such as the Eee PC, has a 1.6GHz Intel Atom microprocessor and will initially be available with Microsoft Windows XP or a Linux OS. The company also plans to market the M912 with the Windows Vista Home Basic OS at a later date.
[ For more on products in the hot mini-notebook category, check out our hands-on looks at the Asus's Eee PC 901 and 1000, Cloudbook Max netbook, Elitegroup's G10IL mini-laptop, and MSI's Wind low-cost laptop. ]
The M912 will come with 1GB of DRAM, a 160GB hard disk drive, Bluetooth 2.0 wireless data transfer, and the ability to connect to the Internet wirelessly using Wi-Fi 802.11b/g. The device also has a 1.3-megapixel Webcam, an Express Card slot, a wide array of ports, and a four-cell battery able to provide up to 4 hours of power.
Initially the M912 will come in two colors, black and Mondrian, a multicolored pattern inspired by Dutch painter Piet Mondrian.
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