 $98 Zaurus Alternative: Hivision Mininote, Very cool ultra cheap mini notebook |
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 Sep 5 2008, 12:14 AM
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New on the IFA Berlin. This is insanely cheap. They really plan to ship it for $98.
Quick specs: HiVision miniNote: MIPS based processor, WiFi, 1GB flash storage, 3 USB ports, Ethernet, SDHC card reader, audio in and out, voice-chat, skype, multi-tabbed Firefox browser. A sign on the video for a similar model shows: 400 MHz, 128/64 MB RAM, 1GB Nand Flash, 7" WVGA 800x480, 802.11 b/g. On the down side might be that there is no support for Adobe Flash http://techvideoblog.com/ifa/98-linux-lapt...ision-mininote/ http://linuxdevices.com/news/NS9413803799.html |
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Sep 7 2008, 04:30 AM
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Loose the thick bezel and I'll get one as a z replacement!
 I wonder if they got the instant-on in place. hmmm ... |
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Sep 9 2008, 10:37 AM
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QUOTE(Snappy @ Sep 7 2008, 04:30 AM)  Loose the thick bezel and I'll get one as a z replacement! I wonder if they got the instant-on in place. hmmm ... If they appear next month as advertised I have to buy one- it is just too cheap to pass up. |
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Oct 15 2008, 03:08 PM
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What's the status on this? My girlfriend is going nuts over it, and its inexpensive pinkness. She experienced the EEEpc when I had the first 700 run, so I think she could stand this, although I know that this is even more pared down than the EEEpc was.
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Oct 15 2008, 09:11 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 2,821 Joined: 13-September 04 From: Wasilla Ak. Member No.: 4,572 |
QUOTE(teh.sean @ Oct 15 2008, 03:08 PM) What's the status on this? My girlfriend is going nuts over it, and its inexpensive pinkness. She experienced the EEEpc when I had the first 700 run, so I think she could stand this, although I know that this is even more pared down than the EEEpc was. I emailed the company last week about getting a hold of one- they were on holiday. Anyone with info on how to purchase this and/or the x86 variant please, please let us know! |
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Oct 16 2008, 07:34 PM
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Wow, thats really interesting. Seems like its cheap enough you can get one, and even if it sucks its no big loss.
Edit: after a bit of googling http://dashto.cc/2n seems to show the laptop they had in the video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKQbN6tpYXw) is more like the bestlink alpha 400 which seems to be $200~ @ http://dashto.cc/2o . HiVisions website http://hvsco.com/sp_leftqx.asp?id=7 doesnt seem to offer any links to the uber cheap/nifty laptop : ( |
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