NEC LaVie M – CULV netbook with Celeron SU2300

LaVie M is the new CULV netbook from NEC. It uses CULV Celeron SU2300 processor that runs at a clock speed of 1.2GHz. It weighs 1.59kg and has a battery life of about 4 hours on a single charge.

Unlike netbooks, it has ‘huge’ 320GB hard disk and runs Windows 7 Home Premium OS. It has a 13.3-inch display with 1366×768 resolution.

Colors available: Red, White and Black

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Apple iTablet – made in China and runs XP

A large 10.2” slate tablet netbook was observed at Cloned in China, by Great Loong Brother and is being promoted as “Apple Style” tablet. It runs XP and uses Intel Atom N270 processor, 1GB RAM, 160GB hard disk and has built-in WiFi

It has a pathetic battery life of just 1.5 hours. Price: $338

ASUS Eee BOX EB1501 – yet another dual core Atom nettop

Here is another nettop with dual core Atom processor: ASUS Eee BOX EB1501. Specs:

• dual-core Intel Atom 330 processor
• ION chipset (GeForce 9400M)
• Windows 7 Home Premium
• slot-in DVD burner
• 250GB hard disk
• 2GB RAM
• WiFi (b/g/n)
• 6 USB 2.0 ports
• HDMI and VGA ports
• one eSATA port

We expect it to be released after Windows 7 since it sports Windows 7 Home Premium edition. Price: 350-399 Euros

Acer and Lenovo unveil more ION-based nettops – AspireRevo AT1600-U910H and IdeaCentre Q110

Acer and Lenovo have launched a few more nettops based on ION-platform. Acer has unveiled a cut-down version of AspireRevo (AT1600-U910H) to give its competition a run for their money. Lenovo also churned out IdeaCentre Q110 in the US. It comes with 2GB RAM,1 60GB hard disk and Windows Vista OS. Priced at $399, it is still a pretty affordable and good looking nettop

FunTwist Fiono 330 – An ION-based Dual Core Atom Nettop

The FunTwist Fiono 330 nettop is a dual-core Atom based nettop that comes with Nvidia ION graphic chipset. There is an option to get one of these with no hard disk, RAM or OS. It is at 25,00 yen (US$ 276) in Japan.

You can configure it with upto 4GB RAM and choice of your hard disk.

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NeonPC 101iW-N – Gigabyte M1022 Clone – for pretty girls only

A lookalike of Gigabyte M1022 netbook by the name of NeonPC 101iW-N has been spotted in Japan. It is a typical 10-inch netbook, but has some popular anime character sticker (Nippobashi?) on its lid. This netbook is NOT cheap, costing $558 (49,980 yen).

Specs:

• Intel Atom N280 processor @ 1.66GHz
• 10-inch display
• 1024×600 resolution
• GMA 950 graphics
• Windows 7 OS
• 250GB hard disk
• 1GB RAM
• WiFi b/g

Manli T1 and Manli T1-A-B NetTops – with goodness of Nvidia ION and Dual-core Atom 330

Manli’s newest offering, the NetTop T1, is equipped with the Dual Core Atom 330 processor that runs at 1.6GHz clock speed and is packed with the powerful Nvidia’s ION chipset (IGP9400).

Since it uses Atom processor, it consumes way less power than your regular desktop at your home or office. That said, you should not underestimate this little baby as it still packs a lot of punch. It can play all of your HD content (including 1080p videos) in all their glory. You can even play some of the latest 3D games.

Manli is offering two models: T1 and T1-A-B. T1 has 1GB DDR2 RAM and T1-A-B has 2GB RAM. In either case, you can upgrade the RAM upto 4GB. T1-A-B also features a bigger hard disk (250GB vs 160GB in T1). Both have HDMI ports too.

Both of the models will be available in the month of October.

Guess the total weight of the total nettop? Less than 1kg!

Meet Gigabyte T1028 Tablet Netbook clone – ’100 See Ban Gu’

Though we have seen plethora of netbook replicas from China (see this, this and this) but, for first time we are looking at the CLONED convertible tablet. Bearing a weird name “100 See Ban Gu”, this 10.2-inch tablet netbook looks exactly the Gigabyte T1028 netbook.

It has standard netbook specs: Intel Atom N270 processor, GMA 950 graphics, 160GB hard disk, 1GB RAM, built-in wireless chip, Ethernet networking and a card reader. Nothing is yet know about its price or the OS that it will carry.

LG XPION X30 – New ION Based NetTop

LG has unveiled their newest nettop offering, XPION X30, which uses ION chipset coupled with the Atom N230 processor, 2GB RAM and 250GB Hard Disk. It runs Windows Vista.

We are glad that LG did not use ION LE which does not fully support DirectX 10 under Windows 7

BenQ U121 Eco and U102 released in India

BenQ has released its U121 Eco netbook and U102 in India. The U102 has pretty standard netbook specs except for the fact that U102 has a bigger 250GB hard disk. The U121 Eco has the capability to charge upto 80% of its battery in one hour, which is commendable!

Looks like BenQ is interested in targeting only the Asian markets. Last month, they launched it in Thailand and China and now, India