BenQ to ship netbook in Q4 2008

Posted on Monday, September 15 2008 @ 9:06 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck

DigiTimes reports BenQ will debut a Joybook Lite netbook in October:

A 8.9-inch version will launch in October with monthly shipments of around 3,000 units and a 10-inch 16:9 aspect ratio version will launch in November with monthly shipments of around 5,000 units, according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times report.

The Joybook Lite will adopt Intel's Atom processor, Windows XP, and will include a built-in 3.5G module. Pricing is expected to be close to NT$15,000 (US$468).

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