Before I give you an update on some other netbook news happening this morning, allow me to highlight the LG X110 that has been given an outing in Berlin at the IFA today.
Its all pretty standard HDD/XP Netbook stuff here with the exception of the built-in 3G module and the price.
When the HTC Shift and Q1b came out in 2007, they were two of the cheapest 3G-enabled PCs available at around 1200 Euro. Previous to those two, you’d have to look at the LG C1, P1610 and Flybook V5 for 3G and think about dropping 2K for the privilege. Today, with the X110 it looks like you’ll be getting 3G capability for just 399 Euro which I personally find too cheap to believe.
The information comes from The Register who also report that the X110 has a 10″ screen, 160GB of HDD (nice for media storage) and will be available in October.
However..
Eee PC news also reports that a ‘top model’ will be available for 499 and may have GPS and Engadget report prices between 399 and 499 with 120GB, 6GB SSD, GPS and HSDPA options.
Before you make those 1000H vs MSI Wind decisions people, you need to wait for final specs and price confirmation on this one. Check our X110 product page for details as we update them.
Source: The Register.
August 28th, 2008 at 1:26 pm
I don’t want a 10″ screen in my netbook. That’s a laptop!
I do want prices like that for 3G enabled devices though!
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August 29th, 2008 at 12:10 am
exactly!
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August 28th, 2008 at 1:33 pm
The prices are going down,i say this for a long time.Anyone here?
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August 28th, 2008 at 1:59 pm
Actually I think even at €499 this would still be quite a good deal. The main thing holding me back from that machine is the limited battery life on the MSI Wind, I do hope that LG includes a higher-capacity battery.
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August 28th, 2008 at 2:44 pm
Yes. If it has a good battery, we’re talking mobility. Well, almost. 10″ screen is too big for my mobility work but for others I know its a great option.
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August 28th, 2008 at 2:19 pm
bring on the 3g options
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August 28th, 2008 at 4:31 pm
What I want from a netbook is:
- Small size (10″ is really pushing the envelope)
- Mobile connectivity (combination Wifi/Edge/3G/HSDPA would be ideal)
- Acceptable battery life (5 hours active use)
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August 28th, 2008 at 7:10 pm
Im looking for an netbook that can run programming language environments, java-c++ etc… And something stylish, this netbook seems more like a laptop with its screen size plus its technical features seem like all the other ones, so why should i bother with this?
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August 29th, 2008 at 10:53 pm
Since almost all Netbooks use the Atom M270 I’d say they’re all equally well suited for coding. I’m using the Acer Aspire One for that, with the Wing IDE (a Python IDE written itself in Python hence it does need some processing power) on Ubuntu on it. Works really well. When I’m idling at work I connect a 1280×1024 19″ screen, keyboard and trackball and away I code with my mobile coding machine :-). No noticeable delays. It may be a different story with Eclipse, but I find that particular IDE to be sluggish on all systems.
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