ADVENT MILANO: INEXPENSIVE NETBOOK OFFERING GOOD VALUE

The 10 inch Milano is the latest offering from Advent, a company known for its line of netbooks. This device offers good specification at an affordable price.

The advent Milano is available in a stylish combination of black and silver. It features a sleek minimalist design and at just 1.2kg, the device is ultraportable. Packed inside are the regular netbook components. The machine is powered by an Intel Atom N270 processor running at 1.6 GHz. Up to 1GB of RAM can be installed. The standard storage option is a 160GB hard disk drive. Milano runs on the Windows XP Home Edition. Other features include Wireless-LAN, and built-in 1.3 megapixel webcam.

FOXCONN DEVELOPING INEXPENSIVE SMARTBOOKS

Foxconn Technology is expected to release its first smartbooks next year. The mini-laptops will use Arm-based processors common in smartphones.

A smartbook is similar to a netbook in specifications and features but it doesn’t use an Intel Atom processor common in netbooks. Smartbooks are also much cheaper than netbooks: They come in the price range of $100 to $200.

Foxconn said that it has been asked by telecommunication companies in China and elsewhere to build smartbooks because of their attractive price tags. The company is working on ‘less than five’ smartbook models now. The devices are codenamed Qbooks and may use Linux based operating systems. The Foxconn smartbooks will have displays between 7 inches and 10 inches.