After 6 months in R&D with my Taiwanese suppliers, I’m very excited to announce my very own YugaTech-branded netbook. Check the specs and preview photo after the jump.
YugaTech Netbook
- 10.2″ OLED display screen (1280×960 resolution)
- Intel Atom Z550 2.0GHz CPU
- 2GB DDR3 1333 MHz RAM (maximum of 4GB)
- 128 GB SSD or 500GB SATA HDD
- 5 x USB 2.0
- Bluetooth 2.1
- WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
- WiMax 802.16e
- 3G/HSDPA up to 7.2Mbps
- 2.0 MP webcam
- Fingerprint/Facial recognition
- 7-in-1 card reader
- Backlit keyboard
- Multi-touch
- 8-cell 7200 mAh Battery (up to 9.5 hours)
- Ubuntu or Windows XP Home
The 3G/HSDPA module is compatible with Smart, Globe and Sun Cellular SIM cards although we’re still having problems with Red Mobile 3G. The WiMax 802.16e is being ironed out with Globe WiMax and should be ready out of the box with their Plan 799.
Although my earlier reviews with the Atom Z500 series were not as fast compared to the N series, I chose the 2.0GHz Z550 over the 1.66GHz N280. Nothing beats the digits in terms of marketing.
We’re in the final production stage and these will hit the local market starting April 31, 2009. I’m also deciding how much they will be priced locally but we’re looking at models between Php19,995 to php24,995 depending on the upgrades and to stay competitive. Will post more updates and color options but certainly we will have blue, red, pink, black, white, green, yellow and orange.
I’m also raffling off 10 of these YugaTech Netbooks to those who blog, tweet, plurk or Facebook this entry. Just leave a comment with the URL to your entry.
I’m pretty stoked about it but today, April 1, is probably my biggest blogging day ever.
hehehe, buti na lang binasa ko ang mga comments, muntik ko na sanang e post ang link sa facebook page ko para makasali sa raffle, nice one Sir Abe
Just ride to get a link love. =)
wow i think this is the best netbook at affordable ang price sana nauna ito lumabas para ito na lang nabili ko
nice one yugababes!
you almost got me there! lol!
cool. a netbook named after your blog, thats great.
a reasonable price for a great spec and aesthetic value. i’m sure i can be proud to have this one. i hope to win one of thoose 10 units to be raffle off. i really want to have a netbook.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=611488048&ref=nf
Twitter: arnoldgamboa
says:
“April 31″ is a giveaway, Abe.
sana manalo me….
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/profile.php?id=1311466836&ref=nf
Twitter: orville_tadle
says:
Yuga here’s my plurk for a chance to win your notebook. I want one Sir! hehe…
http://www.plurk.com/p/m89wk
Twitter: richardson_chan
says:
You almost got me there Abe. Until “April 31″
you almost got me. haha. Happy april fool’s day.
hi abe, is there any other pics? thanks. this one is cool.
I want it! Hope to be one of the winner.
http://colours14.blogspot.com/
I want to experience Yugatech Netbook
Hope to be one of the winner…
i want to experience YUGATECH Netbook
Hope to be one of the winner
I put it on my blogspot.
Twitter: planetoverhaul
says:
I knew it! ehehehe
HAPPY APRIL FOOLS DAY EVERYONE!
Hi! I’ve written about your new notebook here:
http://bahay-bahayan.com/archives/557.
I hope you don’t mind, but I called it The YugaBook.
I am particularly waiting for the
“YugaAir”, thinnest laptop in the world (without the battery attached).
Colors are precious pink and lavish yellow.
Out by Q2 09. Wait for it.
Shoot! You got me there!
Do not forget me Yuga. Magtatampo ako sayo…
Thanks in advanced!
Yuga, malapit na birthday ko!
Hi Yuga,
Is this for real? Cause if it is, I’ll wait for this one na lang before I get a netbook.
Todo na to. I have to remind myself next year April 1st that I will not go online! hehehe.. from yuga to Google.. everyone’s playing April fools prank. Not bad yuga! Ganda nyan… but it’s a giveaway when you said Atom Z550 with OLED screen at 19k? You really must be kiddin. =)
Twitter: juntar
says:
You’re making a history!!!! The first Pinoy to have a brand of a netbook….
that’s cool