I have a meeting with Gigabyte tomorrow but I did managed to have a quick chat today and get some of the specs of the new M528 MID
Menlow (Atom) CPU
2 or 4GB Flash storage.
800×480 touch (i’m told)
Built-in GPS
Built-in HSDPA
Running Ubuntu (not sure which version. I assume Ubuntu Mobile)
300gm
Available in silver, Black or white
Expected early Q3
Battery life in the 3-4 hours range.
I asked about price and suggested that it would be cheaper than the U60. The response wasn’t negative so we’re talking 500-600 range I guess. If it comes with HSDPA and GPS, that will be very nice indeed!
Images and videos tomorrow.
As for the M700, its an interesting device. It runs Vista and comes with VIA inside. The PCI express slot is an externaly accessible card slot. There a nice stand available with it with a lot of media connectors that i’ll need to investigate!
I’m now going to the Intel stand tour but I sneaked in earlier and didn’t see an MIDs at all. I hope they were hidden away somewhere!
Asus stand tour and Microsoft/T-Mobile announcement at 1700.
