Coby is a company known for making cheap electronics. And back in January, the company showed off a whole slew of cheap netbooks with 9 and 10 inch displays. But so far, not a one of them has been made available in the US… until now.
Liliputing Forum member Lincoln Thurber spotted two models available for pre-order from Amazon. One has a 12.1 inch display, while the other is outfitted with a 10.1 inch screen. The specifications look a little odd, but here's a rundown of what the pre-order pages say:
- Display: 12.1 inch, 1024 x 800 pixels
- CPU: 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270
- OS: Windows XP Home
- RAM: 1GB
- Storage: 160GB hard drive
- Battery: 2.3 hours
- Dimensions: 13.1″ x 9.8″ x 3.2″
- Weight: 3.2 pounds (although the shipping weight is listed as 1 pound!?!)
- Price: $423.99
- Display: 10.1 inch, 1024 x 600 pixels
- CPU: 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270
- OS: Windows XP Home,
- RAM: 1GB
- Storage: 160GB hard drive
- BatterY: 2.45 hours
- Dimensions: 13.1″ x 9.8″ x 3.2″ (does this look familiar to anyone?)
- Weight: 3 pounds (again, the shipping weight is listed as 1 pound)
- Price: 318.99
While the dimensions and weight appear to be off, and I have questions about the screen resolution on the 12 inch model, these products do seem to be real. At least, I'd like to imagine that Amazon wouldn't be taking pre-orders if they weren't. The prices are decent, if not spectacular. It would be nice if there were higher capacity battery options available, or more information about wireless. I'm assuming both laptops have 802.11b/g WiFi, but what about 802.11n or Bluetooth?
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The Coby netbooks are real, and available for pre-order
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