SITEX 2009: Netbook offers II

Here are more SITEX netbook ads as found in Today and Straits Times.

Prolink Glee (S$439/S$539)


HP Mini 5105 (S$999)


Pico DJV ($599)


MSI Wind U100 Plus 7 ($599)


Lenovo S10-2 (S$599)

SITEX 2009: Netbook offers

SITEX, the year-end digital playground is upon us again. The event starts tomorrow Thursday 26th Nov and will end on Sunday 29th Nov, and is held at the Singapore Expo. Given that Friday 27th is a public holiday, expect the population of Singapore to crowd the Expo more so than previous outings. Avoid if you don't need to go.

Advertisement for various IT gadgets are popping up everywhere now, and here are some of the netbook ads I've spotted.

Samsung N310 (S$649)


MSI Wind U100 Plus 7 (S$688)


Fujitsu M2010 (S$788)


Will update more as I see them.

The litl netbook with style.

We see netbooks everywhere now, and frankly, it's starting to get a bit stale. The powerhouses just keep churning out one 'me too' after another. So it's a wonderful break from the monotony to find a netbook like the litl.

Pronunciation aside, the litl netbook won't match up to the latest netbook in the market in terms of price or specifications, but what it does have is elegance and oodles of style. Netbooks were first devised as thin-client devices, and it's great to see the makers of litl go back to basics and refine the idea, and make owning a netbook accessible to the mass of non-techies out there.

The litl resembles a digital photo display more than the standard netbook. It comes with the Intel Atom 1.6GHz processor, 1GB RAM and a 12" display. But instead of the usual hard-disks or solid-state-disks, it only has 2GB of flash storage, and the screen on this baby can twist all the round and almost fold back onto itself. And it comes with a very unique keyboard design too, and even a HDMI port for hooking up to large screens, a feature rarely seen in netbooks.



In Easel mode, it takes up very little footprint, it has a control wheel on the bezel for controlling the content when keyboard is hidden away. The same control wheel is featured on the remote so that the control experience is the same.

The litl uses it's own proprietary OS, and focuses everything on the web. Practically nothing is stored locally. There are no folders, menus, icons, it's just one giant web browser and a web search bar. As the makers put it, "litl users get an interface to the web, not the computer".

At a retail price of US$699, it make the litl a pretty expensive machine, but for people who aren’t really that tech savvy and shy away from owning a "normal" netbook, the extra you pay for the simplicity and convenience may just seem reasonable. The litl will sit nicely next to the giant LCD TV in your living room, and most importantly won't freak your grandma out!

Check out how the litl works in this great exclusive video from CrunchGear.


Visit the litl site.

Starhub brings in the HP Mini by Studio Tord Boontje

The HP Mini 110 is probably not the most cutting edge of netbooks in HP's line up, but with a designer treatment by Tord Boontje, the HP Mini by Studio Tord Boontje suddenly becomes a conversation piece.

At first glance it looks like just another intricate pattern printed on the lid, but the incredible lace effect, rendered in multi layers through the casing, gives the netbook a classy feel. This is all thanks to the new three-dimensional surface technology called "HP imprint 3D".

Since Starhub is bringing in the netbook, you will have to sign with them for either the MaxOnline Premium Plus home broadband plan or subscribe to MaxMobile Elite HSDPA+ for two years to get it for free. For current subscribers in Hub Club and Home Hubbing Pack, you can get it at S$699.

In addition, Starhub and HP has jointly pledge to donate S$10 to the Singapore Zoo for every unit sold. The money will go to the conservation and breeding efforts for one animal species. Visit Starhub for more information.

HP Mini 311's guts gets revealed

Some dude with the handle teknokracy at myHPmini.com forum got his hands on a HP Mini 311 and promptly tore it apart to see what makes this little netbook tick.

He commented that its pretty sturdy and quite well built. There's not much room for much customization. HP has made the machine easy to take apart and put back together, using the same screw type throughout the whole thing.

Check out his posting of the Mini 311 teardown.