See the new MSI X340 slim netbook get dissected

The folks at UMPC Fever got their hands on an MSI X340 and opened it up! It's interesting to see how MSI is able to sqeeze everything to such a slim case, and still have room to spare.



After some prying with a screw driver to lift the keyboard, they were able to access all the necessary screws to remove the casing. The size of the motherboard only takes up a third of the size of the casing. Also, check out the adhesive tapes used to tape down the wires!

Check out the original chinese version, (or if you can't read chinese, the google translated version)

First look at the Toshiba Dynabook UX

The people at Portable Monkey got their Toshiba Dynabook UX (aka, the NB200 if you prefer) which went on sale a few days ago in Japan. The previous Toshiba NB100, with a 8.9" screen and Atom N270 processor didn't really get a glowing review, so it looks like Toshiba is back with a vengence.



The reviewer likes the new keyboard which "might be one of the best keyboard [he has] seen on Japanese netbook". Design-wise the new NB200 is definitely a cut above its predecessor.

Check out the first impressions of the Toshiba Dynabook UX at Portable Monkey

First netbook to have 2 screens!

Akihabara News reported on Sharp's latest foray into the netbook world with the Mebius NJ70A. Beyond the usual netbook parts of a 10.1" screen, an Atom N270 CPU, an Intel 945GSE Express Chipset, 160GB of HDD, a Web cam and... It also has an optical sensor LCD as a trackpad! Not only that, this 4" LCD with Led backlight, has a mind blowing resolution of 854x480 resolution.



Check out this Daily Motion video:

Mebius NJ70A Hands-On: The world first netbook with optical
by AkihabaraNews

This model is expected to retail in Japan for US$800 from next month.

MSI Wind U123 and Gigabyte Touchnote T1028M

Gigabyte Touchnote T1028M
The Gigabyte Touchnote series is probably the only netbook in the market that I know of which is a cross between and tablet notebook and a netbook. Gigabyte's Gigabyte Touchnote T1028M is the follow up to the M912M 8.9" version. UMPC Portal posted a review of the new Touchnote.

"The Touchnote offers a lot more than the average netbook and offers significant improvements over the groundbreaking M912M that came before it. Convertible touchscreen, draft-n WiFi, BT2.1, fast 2.5" drive, easy upgrade possibilities, Expresscard/34 and the well-prepared SIM card and 3G Antenna are a feature set you won’t find on any other device."

Check out their review, Test: Gigabyte Touchnote T1028M 10” Touchscreen Netbook.

MSI Wind U123
The MSI Wind U123 gets unboxed over at Portable Monkey.



The MSI Wind U123 is an upgrade over the U120 which came with only 1GB max memory and the original Atom N270 processor. The U123 is upgradable to 2GB RAM and has the Atom N280 processor.

It looks like U123 still has some problems with the hinges and the poor weight distribution that plagued previous Wind models. Getting access to the upgradeable parts still requires unscrewing the whole buttom casing.

Acer officially reveals the 11.6" Aspire One

Acer confirmed the 11.6" Aspire One netbook at an Acer event in New York. The netbook is reportedly slick and slim, at only 1" thick. Although no official specs have been released, it is expected to run on Intel Atom CPU and the Intel US15W Express Chipset. Other aspects should be quite similar to existing netbooks - 160GB HDD, Wifi, 3G etc.

Acer is also claiming battery life of 8 hours on its 6-cell 5200 mAh battery and also includes a soft-touch keyboard, Dolby Pro Logic sound and an LED backlit WXGA display. The whole thing weighs just over 1KG.