Gigabyte M912V Tablet PC Poised For Release [Gigabyte's Budget Atom Powered UMPC]

Gigabyte’s recently announced Atom powered Gigabyte M912V Tablet PC is poised for imminent release this month (July 08) and, apart from offering a swivel 8.9” 1280×768  resolution touchscreen display allowing the Gigabyte M912V to be used as both a notebook and a tablet PC, comes with optional Windows XP, Vista or Linux operating systems and integrated 802.11b/g wireless.

Gigabyte M912V Tablet PC Key Features:

• Intel Atom 1.6GHz CPU
• 8.9”LCD panel/WXGA 1280×768, w/Touch screen, LED Backlight, as 180° rotation angle
• Intel 945GSE Chipset
• 1GB DDR2 RAM
• 2.5” ,9.5mm S-ATA HDD 120/160/250GB
• Integrated 1.3MP Webcam
• Builtin Stereo Speakers (2×1.5W)
• 80 key keyboard/Touch Pad
• Bluetooth 2.0
• 802.11b/g wireless connectivity
• Li-ion 4500mAh Battery Offering 3.5 hrs endurance
• USB X 3,Mic in, Earphone out, D-SUB RJ45, Express card, SD/MMC/MS

Admittedly the specification and the M912V’s battery life are hardly spectacular, though with a retail price of around $699 there’s no doubt that the Gigabyte M912V is extremely competitively priced so to compare it against the likes of the previously featured Fujitsu LifeBook T5010 seems wholly unfair – but, given the choice, we think we’d rather hold back and save for the T5010.

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