03/18/2008, 4:40pm, EDT

Tuesday, March 18th

Intel NetBook computer leaked?

A secret in spite of the sibling NetTop platform's unveiling, photos and specifications have allegedly leaked for Intel's forthcoming NetBook. An employee with a US OEM claims to have obtained a sample system, intended for educational purposes; the computer runs Windows XP Pro, and operates on a 900MHz Celeron processor with 512MB of RAM, a 40GB hard drive and an Ethernet connection. The screen measures nine inches, and a conspicuous handle allows quick transport.

Crucially, the OEM worker claims that the computer will be available in June, at a price of approximately $400. This puts it in the same price range as ASUS' popular Eee PCs, which typically ship with Linux, a seven-inch screen, and a 4 or 8GB SSD drive. The specifications of the leaked NetBook conflict with earlier rumors however, which pegged the price at $250-300, and the processor as one of Intel's new Diamondville-spec Atom chips. [via Tech Corner]

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Other story tags: Intel, Eee PC, Atom, Diamondville, NetTop, NetBook

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mgpalma

I'd rather have

03/18, 5:07pm, EDT

a used iBook from ebay, thank you very much.

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So Ugly

03/18, 5:22pm, EDT

No thanks!

macuserssmelllikebum

interesting

03/18, 5:56pm, EDT

why would any regular on MACNN care about a shitty little notebook with a Celery processor running XP?

Shouldn't that be news on PCNN?

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lamewing

Wow!!!

03/18, 6:08pm, EDT

1. A used clamshell would be much less powerful. 2. It is ugly. 3. Why the choice of vulgar language? What purpose does it serve?

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testudo

Re: i'd rather have

03/18, 11:07pm, EDT

a used iBook from ebay, thank you very much.

Not me. I've got a used iBook. It barely can run for 45 minutes before dying. And that's assuming it doesn't lock up on me before then.

One of Apple's poorly designed/engineered machines of the 21st century (up there with the exploding powersupply PowerMac G5s, the bulging capacitor iMacs).

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mgpalma

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03/18, 11:35pm, EDT

Wow, do you do any kind of maintenance on it? My brother-in-law has a G4 800MHz that works beautifully with a Newer battery AND it runs Leopard just fine. But you can have your 900MHz *crippled* celery (I love it) processor, 9" screen and 40GB drive. I am sure it will be a 'rocket!'

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rytc

screen

03/19, 3:12am, EDT

and look at how low the resolution is on that screen, the windows task bar takes up 1/5th of the screen.

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chulitomio

yes no used ibook

03/19, 7:21am, EDT

Because I too, would like to complain about the performance of a years old battery, and like to also unequivocally state that if I have a product with a problem, then by logical extension, all other matching models share the same or worse problems.

Take this, logical thought process! BAM!

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lamewing

1/5 of the screen?

03/19, 9:15pm, EDT

Umm, how about avoiding the sarcasm and be a bit more accurate.

I love the 1/5 comment, because it is inaccurate, but brings up the point that this machine would still have a much better resolution than the 800x600 on the old ibook clamshell.

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