Haven't really heard any development from Astone ever since I spotted their 7-inch UMPC back in April. Well, it looks like they're still selling and has actually gone the way of the Blue H1 UMPC too. Official product specs: Astone UMPC 7" WVGA Touch Screen Panel @ 800x400 pixels VIA C7-M 1.2GHz 1GB DDR2 667MHz RAM 60GB SATA HDD WIFi 802.11 b/g Bluetooth 2.0 4-in-1 Card Reader 3-cell Li-ion battery (up to 3.25 hours) Linux Price: Php9,995 Windows XP Home: Php11,995 It can't get any better than that. An unbranded UMPC/netbook appears on the listing of the latest issue of PC Buyers Guide. It's probably an upgrade to the Astone UMPC but I'm not that sure. Gigabyte's entry to the UMPC market looks impressive. From Sony VGN-UX50 UMPC, OQO Model 02, Toshiba Utopia to the HTC Shift, Gigabyte will release one of its own - the Gigabyte M528 MID. I rounded up three (3) UMPC in the 8.9 inch range and set them side by side to see which one gets your money's worth -- Acer Aspire One, HP 2133 Mini-note and the Asus Eee PC 900. Read more in our articles including "Astone UMPC now at Php9,995 too!" and "9" UltraMobilePC Surf on PC Buyer's Guide".
Haven't really heard any development from Astone ever since I spotted their 7-inch UMPC back in April. Well, it looks like they're still selling and has actually gone the way of the Blue H1 UMPC too.
Official product specs: Astone UMPC 7" WVGA Touch Screen Panel @ 800x400 pixels VIA C7-M 1.2GHz 1GB DDR2 667MHz RAM 60GB SATA HDD WIFi 802.11 b/g Bluetooth 2.0 4-in-1 Card Reader 3-cell Li-ion battery (up to 3.25 hours) Linux Price: Php9,995 Windows XP Home: Php11,995 It can't get any better than that. An unbranded UMPC/netbook appears on the listing of the latest issue of PC Buyers Guide. It's probably an upgrade to the Astone UMPC but I'm not that sure.
Our coverage of umpc includes: "Astone UMPC now at Php9,995 too!"; "9" UltraMobilePC Surf on PC Buyer's Guide"; "Gigabyte 9" Netbook spotted at Atom Launch". Each article provides unique insights and information.