Caszh brings out its 12-inch netbook

Caszh has uncovered its new 12 inch netbook, the CA-L12A. This atom powered netbook will soon be available in the Chinese market in few days. The netbook has an 12.1-inch display with 1366 × 768 resolution and is equipped with Intel Atom N280 CPU that runs at 1.66GHz. It has 1GB RAM, 160GB hard drive, card reader, Ethernet, audio, Wi-Fi and 3G module. The battery is pretty low in terms of capacity: 3-cell 2200mAh lithium battery that will barely last 2 hours. It will be available in white, blue and black color.

It is pity that these local Chinese companies are churning out netbooks with perfect keyboards. This one even sports a full size right shift key!

10-inch VIA-powered netbook costing $185 – made in China

Meet Phecda PHV102, a 10-inch netbook powered by VIA C7 processor. Here is a quick glance at its specs:

Chipset: VIA VX855 1.6GHz
RAM: 1GB DDR2
HDD: 160GB
Display: 10.2”, 1024 x 600 resolution
Battery: 3-cell 220mAh
Weight: 1.2kg
Ports: 3xUSB, VGA, LAN, card reader
Price: USD 185

The VIA C7 was used in the 1st generation netbooks like HP Mini 2133, whose performance was disappointing as it came with Vista. This machine runs XP and we know it very well that XP runs pretty decent on VIA C7 CPU.

But, we must confess that we despise that little right shift key.

ASUS EEE 1008HA’s keys makes a lot of NOISE while typing! – Not recommended for people who type a lot

Yesterday, we posted unboxing pictures of the ASUS EEE 1008HA. We were very pleased with the overall design. But, we did not talk about the keyboard in that post.

The ASUS has come up with a totally new keyboard, which has not been used in any of the previous generations. The keyboard is not chiclet-type, like the one found in the EEE 1000HE (reviewed here). That said, the keyboard won our hearts design-wise! It has full size right shift key and the keys look pretty much full-laptop sized.

But, the moment you start typing on it, you will also start hearing (irritating) noise produced by the keys. This is not an indication for good build quality for sure. Note that we were not hammering the keys. We have used all sorts of netbooks so far. Till now, the best keyboard we’ve used is the one found on the ACER ASPIRE D250 (which is same as D150 (review), but with N280 CPU).

NOTE: This post was made on the EEE 1008HA whose keys made a lot of noise while typing

Sharp Mebius PC-Sharp Mebius PC-NJ70A has a display on its Trackpad!

The Sharp Mebius PC-NJ70A is a mini-laptop/netbook that comes with an 10-inch screen display resolution, 1024 x 600 display and 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 CPU, which is generally found in an average netbook. But, in this new Sharp netbook, you will find something extra-ordinary, not found in any netbooks: a 4-inch, 854 x 480 pixel touchscreen display instead of a trackpad.

It works like a standard touchpad and also as a secondary display. Price is not at all netbook-ish. This netbook will cost you over $1000!

Unfortunately, it has a tiny shift key on the right side of keyboard which might give you problem while typing. The PC-NJ70A also ships with Windows 7 Home Basic instead of Windows XP. So, even though you are spending $1000, you get a basic version! It does not make sense at all

ASUS EEE 1000HE review

ASUS EEE 1000H was one of the most successful netbooks ever rolled out by ASUS. The EEE 1000HE is the new netbook on the block which provides some noticable enhancements over the EEE 1000H.

Read this detailed review to find out more about EEE 1000HE!