BenQ Launches 13.3-inch AMD-based Netbook
BenQ has just launched a 13.3-inch laptop which the company is insisting on calling a netbook.
The Joybook Lite T131 weighs in at just under four pounds, measures 1.1-inches think and runs on AMD’s Yukon chipset and Sempron processor. The Joybook Lite packs a 13.3-inch WXGA (1280x800) display complete with anti-glare, 1 GB of RAM (upgradable to 2 GB), a 250/320 GB hard drive, 2 x USB 2.0, a microphone, headphone jack, a 2-in-1 card reader, built in 802.11b/g/n and ships with Windows Vista Home Basic, with an option to upgrade to Windows Vista Business.
There’s no word on pricing or a U.S. release as of yet but consumers in the Chinese market should be able to get their hands on this machine at the end of the month.
If you’ll remember yesterday, we said we weren’t too sure about the 11-inch EeePC because 11 inches seems a little on the large side for a netbook. The Joybook Lite’s size and OS has us feeling exactly the same way. That said, if they can price it like a netbook, we’ll let this one slide.
Check out the product page here.
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Well.. I'm sorry, it's not a netbook. It's a thin laptop. Simple as that.
OMG they're raping the netbook naming. Which Marketing sleazebag wanted to call it a Netbook?
I think this depends on your definition of a netbook. In my opinion it has more to do with the relatively low specification than the size. Hence it being useful 'only' for the net.