- Bob Strong/Reuters
The Nokia Booklet 3G netbook has gotten a lot of flak for its ungodly price tag – $599 off the shelves or $299 with a $60/month 3G bill. For all that cash, it does manage to deliver in most categories, packing features like 3G, Bluetooth, GPS, and a headphone/microphone jack.
The sexiest part of this netbook, however, has got to be the 12-hour battery life.
In its attempt to go high-end in a market created for budget buyers, Nokia has been feeling the burn from competitors with netbooks in the $250-$500 range. Some machines are even cheaper if you go abroad or get a 3G contract.
However, some netbooks are sorely lacking in the battery department. The Acer Aspire One, for example, generally gets around 3 hours of juice.
Nokia's solution to the battery problem was to use a slower Intel Atom CPU. Despite the risk that this might slow it down, the netbook has been described as "fast enough" for web pages and YouTube.
In order to make the machine more accessible, AT&T president Glenn Lurie said to expect prepaid and pay-as-you-go plans for 3G with Nokia's new netbook.
Via NYTimes.
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