Gigabyte M912 netbook announced w/ Intel Atom and 8.9" LCD

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Gigabyte M912 netbook announced w/ Intel Atom and 8.9" LCD

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GIGABYTE Netbook, M912V with 8.9” touch swivel panel

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Netbook-M912V is the ultimate choice for the next generation of handheld PC. With a revolutionary compact design, it is space-saving and convenient to be carried around. Equipped with 8.9”, 1280x768 LCD panel and weighing only at 1.3kg, M912V has a sophisticated and fashionable appearance. The key feature of M912V is that the touch screen display can be rotated 180° to transform into a Tablet PC, offering a whole new inspiring experience.



M912V uses 2.5” SATA HDD 160GB as large capacity, the Express Card slot, the option for HSDPA expansion, and a built-in 1.3M pixels webcam. Running on Microsoft Vista Home operating system, M912V provides consumer a great platform for superior software application.



To meet various needs for portability, touch-screen, and multi-media (audio-video entertainment, and Internet browsing), the exterior of the product is cut and thin in its shape and silver/black in its color, featuring lightweight and fashionable design.

The Latchless design, along with the partially hollow mouse pad and palm rest, allows easy opening/closing and swiveling. The touch pad arrangement and handheld design further make it easier and more convenient to use. M912 also addresses consumer needs physically (compact size), mentally (excellent multi-media capability and friendly interface), and stylishly (elegant outlooks). In 2008, GIGABYTE will continue to focus on refining high-performance smaller-dimension portable device achieving excellence both in design and function to provide the best choice for family entertainment and professional requirement.
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I want one :)
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Neat little thing. Too bad it can't play WoW (probably) but still very nice.
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So the screen is a touchscreen? And it can be turned around to lay flat on the keyboard, but still facing towards you ( like closing the notebook but with the screen turned up ) ? Or did I missunderstand that because I'd like it to be that way?^^
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It's a tablet PC, you've seen those before right?

I think clevo's small tablet PC's look nicer:
http://www.clevo.com.tw/en/products/pro ... oductid=85
http://www.clevo.com.tw/en/products/pro ... oductid=63

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yeah sure, nice stuff.
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