BenQ To Launch Android Tablet

The Android Bug has bit BenQ and has stated that they will be developing a new tablet that utilizes the Android technology. The brand normally does not cater to the US market but can be bought in China and Taiwan. According to PC World, the brand will be releasing the tablets in the said countries [...]

BenQ U103 Joybook

BenQ, a netbook manufacture from the forgotten world, has finally unveiled its first pine trail netbook – JoyBook U103. Most peculiar feature of this netbook is the fact that it combines both SSD and hard disk under its hood.

This Joybook can be configured with upto 500GB hard disk and 32GB of solid state goodness. Comes with 6-cell battery which should allow it to run for around 8 hours. There is also an option to go-in for the 3-cell version, if you wish to shed 200-300gm off the total weight. Expect 4 hours of run time from the 3-cells.

There is optional HSDPA support too. BenQ U103 is already on sale in China, Taiwan and Thailand.

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BenQ to launch Android Netbooks in 2010

Following the league of ASUS and ACER, BenQ also announced that they will also be launching Android netbooks in coming year, 2010. Currently, BenQ sells netbooks with Windows XP as the OS. It would interesting to see which microprocessor BenQ goes in for: ARM, which is power-frugal or Intel Atom, which is much more powerful than the ARM.

Benq to launch AMD Neo-based netbooks in Spring

Benq, third largest netbook maker in China, is planning to introduce a number of thin notebooks based on AMD’s Neo and Intel’s CULV platforms later this spring. The ones on the roadmap include a 12.1-inch and 13.3-inch netbooks notebooks in May, 2009.

However, nothing more is known about the notebooks at this moment. That said, if they stick to the Sempron U210 processor, the price of the notebooks is going to be affordable.

Asus, Acer and BenQ occupy 55% share of Chinese netbook market

All the three Taiwanese netbook manufacturers: ASUS, ACER and BENQ occupy nearly 55% of the total netbooks market share in China. ASUS has 30% followed by ACER at 16% and then Benq at 9%. Although, I’m not surprised to see ASUS and ACER at the top of the list, but I did not expected BENQ to be selling that well.

Although Samsung and HP are also selling their netbooks in the market, but they are not selling like hot cakes and thus have much lower market shares.

BenQ Joybook Lite U101 reviewed

Folks at laptopmag have recently reviewed the highly anticipated netbook by BenQ, the Joybook Lite U101. While they were quite impressed with the bright display and artistic lid of this netbook, they were not so happy with the cramped keyboard and sub-par battery life. Laptopmag says, BenQ valiantly tries to make a splash in the [...]

Benq Joybook Lite Netbook

Benq too wants to enter the Netbook race now and it will be entering the netbook arena in the 4th quater of this year. Rumor has it that there will be two versions of the Joybook Lite: 8.9″ version which will be released in October ,2008 10″ version planned to be launched in November, 2008 [...]