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Sony To Announce The VAIO W Atom N280 Netbooks In Japan

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Think you’ve seen them all? Try again, as Sony FINALLY joins the netbook world, officially announcing the VAIO W series, which suppose to get a Japanese release somewhere this August for a pricey tag of ¥60,000 or about $629. Other than that, Sony’s new VAIO W machine, or in its industrial name the VPCW119XJ, boasts pretty much the same specs we’re all familiar with, including a 10.1-inch display running at 1366 x 768 pixels, along with Intel’s Atom N280 (1.66 GHz) processor, 1GB of RAM, 160GB hard-drive, GMA 950 Graphics accelerator, 802.11 b/g/n WiFi connection, Bluetooth, Ethernet, built-in camera, 3-cell battery support supporting 3.5h of work (6-cell optional), Windows XP onboard, a trendy VAIO chiclet keyboard (86% the size of regular one) and myriad of colors to choose from, such as Black, Sugar White, Berry Pink and Cocoa Brown, all stuffed inside a 267.8mm x 27.5mm x 179.6mm device. It’s all relatively new, and as of this moment there are no details when it will hit Western shores or how much will it cost here (hopefully cheaper) but until then, feel free to jump the break and watch the video we’ve added in, together with the full press release.

Update1: Sony’s Vaio W netbook series is said to be available in the US somewhere in mid August for $499.

Update2: Now available with a new snowflake texture, ready to be mixed with the holidays’ general atmosphere. Specs and price remain the same, new image is half past the break.

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Asus Eee PC 1000HA Gets a Chiclet Keyboard To Ease Your Typing

We’re all familiar with the Eee PC 1000HA netbook device, which includes an Intel Atom N270 processor, 1GB of RAM, 160GB hard drive, 1.3MP webcam and some other usual ingridiants inside. But if any of you had any complaints about typing issues, turns out there’s someone in Taiwan who’s listening, as Asus has just improved this model by integrating a chiclet keyboard across the chasis and renamed it from EPC1000HA-BLK001X to EPC1000HA-BLK026X, in case you follow industrial tags. Other than that, it’s more or less the same netbook, selling in the same places (Amazon.com, JR.com) for the same price – Black flavor only.

[via portablemonkey]

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Asus Eee PC 1004DN To Be The First Netbook With Optical Drive

If you had any thoughts on buying a new netbook for traveling usage, but stopped yourself from getting one just because there was no optical drive inside, Asus might have the right solution, as the company has  rolled out the Eee PC 1004DN, which is considered to be the first netbook device, coming with an integrated Super-Multi DVD burner, to handle your CD/DVD tasks without the need for any external accessories.  Other than that, the new machine packs a 1.66GHz Atom N280 processor, together with a 10-inch 1024X768 LED backlight display, 1/2GB of DDRII RAM, 1.3 Megapixel Camera, up to 120GB of storage, 802.11n WiFi/Bluetooth connections, a 6-cell battery and high-end chiclet keyboard aboard. But optical drive aside, the 1004DN is expected to house the long awaited Intel GN40 chipset, which includes GMA 4500M graphics core for better video handling. Regretfully, there’s no word on price or availability yet, but you know it’s just a matter of time, so stay around.

Update: Looks like the Eee PC 1004DN has finally landed in Taiwan, and is now available there for NT$19,988 (about $610 USD).

[Asus]