Astroboy Netbook

Astroboy netbook is a netbook that is selling pretty well in Taiwan. Although it has no special feature, but what makes it so special is the fact that its design is inspired by a Japanese anime character known as “Astroboy”. A figure of Astroboy can be found on the top cover of its bezel and and under it.

Another reason that it could be selling so well is the fact that you get a lot of goodies in the box: DVD burner, USB flash drive and USB speakers.

Specifications:-

• Intel Atom Processor N270 1.6GHz
• 1GB RAM
• 10.1-inch TFT-LCD screen (1024×600)
• Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
• 1.3 MP webcam
• Windows XP OS

Archos 10s To come in October – To carry a price tag of $399

Archos’ 10.2” Archos 10s netbook is soon going to hit the market in in mid-October and will be priced for $399. This model was made public back in June this year. Oddly, even though October is the month when the Windows 7 will be made official, they are still launching it with Windows XP.

The Archos 10s, although being seen as successor to Archos 10, it does not bring anything spectacular over the latter other than being slimmer and lighter. The specs have widely remained unchanged.

• Intel Atom N270 processor (1.6GHz)
• 10.2-inch display
• 1024×600 resolution
• 1GB RAM, 160GB HDD
• 1.3MP Webcam
• Windows XP
• 0.86-inch thick
• Weight: 1.06 kg

Archos is going to ship it with either a 3-cell (2.5 hours) or 6-cell battery (>5 hours). One thing I am not able to make out is the fact that some of the manufactures are still shipping devices with the old Intel Atom processor (N270). Call this their stubbornness or their (own) way to clear their old stock inventory, we cannot make out which one is correct.

[Archos 10s official webpage]