Astone UMPC to compete with Asus Eee PC
Posted Monday, April 21st, 2008 11:58 pm by PTB EIC
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Yet another player is off the shelves — a 7 inch Astone UMPC was just spotted in stores, selling for Php19,500.
The ultra-portable laptop was displayed side by side with an Asus Eee PC 701 in an Octagon store at Mall of Asia.
The CPU is a Via C7-M which could be between 1.5 – 2.0 GHz. Default 1 GB memory, a 30GB hard disk drive, a built-in 1.3MP webcam, and WiFi. No pre-installed OS though.
With specs much better than that of Asus in almost all aspect (esp. that 30GB HDD), Astone may be on the way to a big hit.
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8 Responses to “Astone UMPC to compete with Asus Eee PC”
If only they maxed the screen size at 8.9 inches as well.
That’s a mighty small touchpad.
Thats nice, very nice..
Sana pinakita rin dito ang specs comparison between Asus Eee PC v.s. this Astone. Together with the price.
Nice pics!
You can use LinPus which, theoretically, should also supports the model’s touchscreen functionality by default.
astone and everex both have same oem (cloudbook), in terms of support, it doesnt even have a website..touch screen is problematic, screen size is so small and touch pad is also small…
i doubt if the bat life could last even up to 3hrs, in short specs is over rated.
i’d rather have an eeepc though..but there are better players in the market now..Red Fox, Blue, MSI upcoming, acer one
got this on ecmix.com
ASTONE UMPC & ASUS EEE PC 4G BASIC SPECS COMPARISON
Legend:
(+) : ASTONE UMPC
(-) : ASUS EEE PC 4G
Processor
(+) VIA C7-M ULV 1.2Ghz (FSB400) on-board
(-) Intel Celeron M 0.96Ghz CPU
Chipset
(+) VIA VX700
(-) Intel 910
Graphics
(+) integrated in VIA VX700
(-) integrated in Intel 910
Audio
(+) VT1708A, with 2 internal 1.5W built-in speaker
(-) Intel 910 with internal stereo speakers
Memory (RAM)
(+) 1GB DDR 667
(-) 512MB to 1GB
Hard Disc
(+) 30GB to 60GB 1.8″ IDE
(-) 4GB, 8GB SSD (Solid State Disc)
Monitor
(+) 7-inch Touch Screen LCD with Handwriting Capability
(-) 7-inch LCD
WiFi
(+) Yes
(-) Yes
LAN
(+) Yes
(-) Yes
Bluetooth
(+) Yes, Built-In
(-) None
Modem
(+) None
(-) Built-in 56kbps Modem
I/O
(+) DVi-I, 2x USB, mic-in/Array Mic, Headphone out/Line-out, RJ45
(-) 3x USB, VGA Out, Headphone Out, Mic In
Webcam
(+) built-in
(-) built-in
Card Reader
(+) Yes, 4-in-1 (for SD, MMC, MS, MS Pro)
(-) Yes, for SD Card
Dimensions
(+) 9.1″ x 6.7″ x 1.16″
(-) 8.9″ x 6.5″ x 0.82″ x 1.37″
Weight
(+) 0.97 Kg.
(-) 0.92 Kg.
Operating System
(+) Pre-Installed Windows XP Pro SP2
(-) Linux
Battery
(+) 4-cell 2200mAh (up to 5 hours life)
(-) 4 Cells Battery, 5200mAh (up to 3.5 hours life)
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