UK Netbook Review

Brad at Liliputing has gotten his hands on the new Gigabyte TouchNote T1028X tablet netbook. The T1028X is like the T1028M model but it has a higher resolution screen at 1366 x 768 .

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 [...]