UK Netbook Review

The Gigabyte Booktop M1022′s biggest claim to fame is it’s vertical stand/dock. The dock has the same ports as on the netbook: VGA out, 3x USB, Ethernet and line-out for audio, but it enables one easily connect the netbook to an external screen, keyboard and mouse using the dock’s connections, while keeping the portability of a netbook.

Two new Gigabyte netbooks have reached the US, the Gigabyte Booktop M1022 and TouchNote T1028M.

The Gigabyte Booktop M1022(M) comes in at an un-netbook like price of $449. It comes with a unique docking station that lets you connect a keyboard and mouse in order to user the netbook as if it were a desktop computer. Furthermore, it has a flush-mounted 6-cell battery, rated at 8 hours.

News from Japan indicates that Gigabyte has released two of their 10-inch netbooks in Japan.  The 10” T1028M Touch Note (tablet convertible) and the M1022M Book Top are available in some stores across Japan but as a whole, the Gigabyte netbooks are very hard to find.  The ultra thin and light S1024 Myou is yet [...]

The Gigabyte T1028M Touch Note convertible tablet style netbook may not be shipping from US distributors yet. But European retailer Mobilx has it in stock, and Chippy at UMPC Portal got a loaner to check out. The netbook features a 10.1 inch touchscreen display that can be folded down over the keyboard for use in [...]

Last month Gigabyte announced three new netbook models at CeBIT.  Now Gigabyte has added listings for all three netbooks to its web site, complete with detailed specs and user manuals. Gigabyte Touch Note: Touchscreen convertible tablet with a 10.1 inch display and several different configuration options Gigabyte Booktop: 10.1 inch netbook ships with a docking [...]