Last week I highlighted some reseller pricing that was appearing for variants of the Gigabyte M704, the UMPC with the 1.2Ghz CPU and 7" 1024×600 screen in a casing that’s smaller than even the HTC Shift.
The M704 is now expected to be in stock at the beginning of July and the confirmed Euro-price, based on real Gigabyte retailer prices is just Euro 745. If you’re looking for a slider or 7" 1024×600 UMPC, this is very competitive compared to the 1200 Euro Shift and 1100 Euro Samsung Q1, especially as you can get a real docking station for just 60 Euros. DVB-T and GPS snap-on modules also exist as the M704 is built on almost the same hardware as the U60/Medion UMPC that I tested out last year.
It’s currently showing as a Windows XP-based device which is strange considering it falls into a device category that Microsoft won’t sell XP licenses for after June 30th. If it gets forced to run Vista, it won’t be a pleasant user experience and will kill the device in review scenarios so I hope Gigabyte have bought up a stack of licenses they can use in the future. As it is, with its nice accessory range and useable processing power, its quite the Euro-deal for a UMPC.
M704 details and specifications
Pricing Via Mobilx. (aff.)
May 14th, 2008 at 9:31 pm
U.S.????????????
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May 14th, 2008 at 11:32 pm
It’s around 710,000 Won in South Korea. That is roughly $700(US dollar).
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May 15th, 2008 at 2:03 am
Like-for-like Euro - US dollar pricing is usually a reliable method.
Expect 700-800 dollars.
Steve.
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May 15th, 2008 at 11:57 am
Sounds like the current bargain of slider 7″ UMPC
As far as XP goes: The “system builder” licenses will be available until 2009 - which should almost be the EoL for the M704. I’m sure Gigabyte will present a “better” M705 (or whatever they’ll call it) in 2009.
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May 19th, 2008 at 11:50 am
Dear Rachana,
We need laptop with following config, it will be a quantity deal so we need best prices obviously.
Laptop
1. Intel Celeron M Processor @ 900 MHz
2. Screen 7″ (17.7 cm) Wide (800×480)
3. 256 MB RAM
4. Storage
5. 2 GB Static Storage Drive in case of Flash type Memory or
6. 40 GB Hard Disk
7. Speakers
8. Microphone
9. LAN Port,
10. WiFi Enabled
11. Minimum 2xUSB Ports
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Regards,
Rachana Sharma
Sai InfoSystem (India) Ltd.
DID : ++ 91 79 30110515
Fax : ++ 91 79 26763072
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