We haven’t had time to test the Clevo TN70M yet but definitely have it on the list due to it’s low cost, long battery life and European availability. In the meantime we’ve got some details from the Korean website, Lazion, to share with you. They’ve tested a branded version of the Clevo, the Hansung Sparq M7.
We think the M7 tested by Lazion is equivalent to the Clevo TN71M. The TN70M is very similar. Differences are highlighted below.
- Z530 1.6Ghz fanless design (the Clevo TN70M uses the 1.3Ghz CPU)
- ExpressCard slot
- Fingerprint reader
- This version has a 1024×600 screen (TN70M has 800×480)
- Expandable Memory (up to 2GB)
- 38.48Wh standard battery
- Sub 1KG
- G-sensor for automatic screen rotation
- Stable screen hinge
- 2mp webcam
- No operating system included
- 3hrs high-load battery life
- 1.8” HDD, RAM, PCI-Express Mini (used for Wifi) easily accessible. (Lazion also tested an SSD version which returned good benchmarks.)
Looking at the keyboard, it looks slightly more spacious than the one you would find on the Kohjinsha SC3 and the battery looks to be about double what you’ll get on the SC3 with a full load. The 1.3Ghz version will probably return even better battery life. Add the fingerprint reader (well worth having if it works reliably) and the easy expansion capability and it’s looking like a very good value UMPC option.
Lazion review Part 1. Overview. (translation)
Lazion review Part 2. Details. (translation)
May 25th, 2009 at 4:10 pm
With 1024*600 screen and <500€ I would probably get one. But the 800*600 screen at the moment available in Europe through mobilx is rather disappointing…
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May 26th, 2009 at 3:58 am
What family of processors is the Z530? Some flavor of ARM? Is is that one of the Atom family (I never got the hang of their part numbers).
It would be interesting to see Maemo/Mer, Android, or Ubuntu on it…
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May 26th, 2009 at 7:42 am
It’s an Atom CPU, with “Z” being the low-power-consuming versions.
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May 26th, 2009 at 12:19 pm
1 kg?! I think Eee T91 is better – maybe ther i a big difference in price?
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May 26th, 2009 at 3:55 pm
The T91 would be better … if they ever announce Xandros or EeeBuntu support for it. Otherwise, it will only be better as a doorstop.
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May 26th, 2009 at 6:35 pm
EeeBuntu – nice)))
You mean that T91 doesn’t have proper UI, it uses standard Winndows UI?
There will be special UI for T91
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Gottabemobile/~3/3IBl7F2RSMI/
If not speaking about UI, Windows is more flexible and powerful than Linux.
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May 29th, 2009 at 7:57 am
So my means of powerful and especially flexible is far away from what you’re thinking of that…
May 27th, 2009 at 12:19 am
is that 7″ screen?
ps: this one convertible (as well as Clevo) looks soooo much like viliv s7, which i was long awaiting…
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