neo v1195

Filipino laptop manufacturer Neo has been doing quite a number of netbooks for sometime now but these two has a couple of interesting specs worth looking into. The Neo B1230 Travel Choice NetBook has specs that are pretty common (Intel Atom N270, 1GB RAM, 160GB HDD) except that it features a 4-cell Lithium Polymer battery, the same type of battery the new Asus Eee PC 1008HA has. On the other hand, Neo V1195 PowerSum NetBook is proving to be priced competitively for the specs it offers. Neo Philippines held a Christmas party for members of the media the other day and also introduced several new laptops including this 11.6-inch dual-core Neo Basic B3510. Neo's line-up of Core i3 and Core i5 laptops include this 14.1-inch Neo Basic 4103N. The Neo Basic line of laptops were introduced to basically shake up the lower end of the price spectrum for Core i3 laptops. It's a price positioning that could attract a lot of people looking into a budget Core i3 laptop (and they did the same with the Core i5 powered Neo Basic B4105). During a round-table discussion yesterday with Neo executives and Intel representatives, I asked why it took a while for the local laptop manufacturer to bring out their big guns. Read more in our articles including "Neo V1195 and B1230 NetBooks" and "Neo Basic B3510 Dual-Core Netbook".