I didn’t expect Nokia to join the netbook bandwagon since they’ve been touting the N97 as a handheld personal computer. But it doesn’t hurt to have one more competitor in this segment so we’ll surely see the Nokia Booklet 3G soon enough.
Aside from sporting a 10.1″ screen and HDMI output, the Booklet 3G will also have 3G/HSDPA ports with hot-swappable SIM card and assisted GPS so you can run Ovi Maps on the mini laptop.
The biggest advantage I guess would be the 12-hour battery life that Nokia claims it can squeeze off of a single full charge. Now that’s gonna break Asus’s record with the 1000HE.
The mini laptop will be powered by an Intel Atom (the Z series I assume) and will run Windows 7. Wonder what happened to their Moblin plans. As for the price and the rest of the specs, expect the full details during the Nokia World 2009 on September 2.
See the promotional video here. (Update: the video indicates it will be made of aluminum with chiclet-style keyboard, weighs at 1.25kg, under 20mm thin, WiFi and Bluetooth. This is not going to be cheap (Nokia calls it a mini laptop and not a netbook). Could be north of the price of the N97.)
wala na kakabili ko lang ng Dell inspiron mini 10v 501NT… parang same lang nitong Nokia na ito pero hindi nga lang 12hours yung battery life! yuga review ka naman ng dell computers dito hehe
Will this be my new netbook? Hahahaha! I wonder if they’re gonna ship this with the working 3G/HSDPA slot. However, north of N97 price is like Sony Vaio
P territory. Nokia’s not THAT good with their phones, much less will they be with their first real computer.
this might actually be the first ever netbook/minilaptop i will buy.
yey. good… hindi pa ako nakakabili ng 2140. sana lumabas na
that’s a sleek netbook, I should have waited
instead I got an acer one…
I’m pretty sure this netbook is going to be sold with a 3G data plan from one of the many wireless carriers. Possibly subsidized by the manufacturer if purchased with a contract of some sort.
wow i want this one. I’m hoping this december the nokia mini laptop will be available here in philippines. I hope the introductory price would be 20k-30k. Hehehe. I wish.
I olredi saw dis in gsmarena and im thinking…with its 3g/hsdpa capabilities, i can als0 make use 0f br0wsing the net free lyk my f0ne…
Interesting!
Btw…i believe d price w0nth head n0rth. Its their 1st in the field s0 they sh0uld put up a marketing strategy. Think of 5800.
Looks sleek. It was only a matter of time before Nokia started making notebooks.
Twitter: jdGONEMAD
says:
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Guys, I was excited as well but di pa natin alam ang price. With A GPS and 3G SIM, malamamg mga above 30k ito.
wow nokia is now entering a new market
hopefully it won’t be priced too much by our local telcos if ever someone picks this exclusively
If this baby could last 12 hours, I’m selling my 2140
Could be another nokia flops
Twitter: eguar51
says:
Nokia must have a sound statement for their entry to this market. There are already enough out there. If ever, the only attraction would be a competitive price.
@gio: Yes, hoping also it would be within that price range.
I got this covered at my blog, this new gadget from Nokia looks good!
Twitter: rbsoriano
says:
The laptop looks like my Nokia 6300, its design.
Knowing Nokia, this one’s going to be pricey!
I wonder if the SonyEricsson or Samsung would also follow Nokia and dive into the netbook market.
puro claim naman ang nokia… Hehe
This is cute. I thought Nokia only offers cellphones.
found this full specs:
http://conversations.nokia.com/2009/09/02/more-nokia-booklet-3g-specs-emerge-at-nokia-world-09/
575 Euros! Atom Z with soldered 1GB RAM, you cant upgrade.
i hope nokia will give better RAM options.
no LCD port?
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