Toshiba has announced its netbook, the NB100, and will be expecting to hit shelves in Europe come October. CNET Asia Crave expects the netbook to arrive in time for our year-end holiday season. I hope so.
The other new entry comes from Samsung. According to Akibahara News, it's expected to hit Europe next month also, and is likely to go for US$690 price range.
Both will be running on the Intel Atom processor so we can pretty much expect more of the same. In an market that's probably getting crowded, each manufacturer is coming up with new ways to distinguish their products from the competition.
Samsung's NC10 is touted to come with durable casing ideal for the daily grind as well as an anti-bacterial keyboard. Toshiba, however, has opted to include its clever Sleep-and-Charge technology, which continues charging your plethora of USB gadgets even when the NB100 is in sleep mode.
At the end of the day, I believe it's value for money that's going to make the peeps part with their hard-earned cash.
Personally, I'm still stalling to get one. I'm still aiming for a 10" inch screen with a decent size keyboard, because I intend to replace my heavy T43, so I need something a bit more comfortable to work with on a daily basis.
The MSI Wind is still very much in my radar, but with the Samsung coming in, it might be a
close one to call.
