[indiana-discuss] Intel Atom-Based (EeePC-Like) Mini Notebooks

[W. Wayne Liauh]

> A slew of Intel Atom-based mini notebooks have sprung
> out recently, including:
> 
> Acer_Aspire_One
> ECS_G101L
> Haier_81004
> Amtek_Elego
> Gigabyte_M724
> Mitac_Rivendell
> Asus_EeePC_1000
> MSI_Wind_NB_U90
> Asus_ EeePC_901
> Gigabyte_M912
> 
> See:
> 
> http://picasaweb.google.com/WLiauh/AtomBasedMiniPCs
> 
> or for more detailed discussions (in Chinese):
> 
> http://taiwan.cnet.com/digilife/0,2000089053,20129786,
> 00.htm
> 
> Before we know it, the mini notebooks may become a
> trend, the next biggest thing. Aren't we glad that we
> have OpenSolaris 2008.05 so that we at least won't be
> an MIA? Timing couldn't have been better. :-)
> 
> BTW, regardless of what operating systems these mini
> notebooks are using, ALL of them are pre-installed
> with either OpenOffice.org or StarOffice. Really
> really wish that at least Sun's marketing and sales
> top brasses will come out with some creative ideas,
> as we are talking about at least 10 to 20 million new
> OO/SO users per year. And these numbers are
> cumulative.

Also, some photos about notebooks (core2duo based) with built-in WiMax:

http://www.zdnet.com.tw/news/pix/0,2000085677,20129785,00.htm

I guess many here are aware of the talks that future versions of at least some of the mini notebooks will include WiMax.
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