GIGABYTE TouchNote T1028 10.1" Touch Screen WXGA TFT-LCD / N280 1.66Ghz / 1366x768 / Black LED / 2G SDRAM / 250 HDD / 6 Cell / New Version - Windows 7 Starter

GIGABYTE TouchNote T1028 10.1" Touch Screen WXGA TFT-LCD / N280 1.66Ghz / 1366x768 / Black LED / 2G SDRAM / 250 HDD / 6 Cell / New Version - Windows 7 Starter Review

Where to start? I dont know what this device is but its not just a netbook. It has the power and speed to act as a notebook. It has a near-full size keyboard. Its screen swivels and then turns into a touchscreen kindle-like device. It has the speed to run Windows 7 Professional (you have to pay extra to upgrade from starter). It is fast enough to play full motion DVD video over its wireless N from my Windows Media Center. It can do touch screen with your finger or stylus. Its touchpad has multiple finger actions. You can change from landscape to portrait.

There is a slight hesitation in the CPU when tasked but for the size, cost and intention, the hardware is fast and well suited. I can run Slingbox video streaming while multi-tasking and surfing the Internet. There is a limitation in the video card. It cant run DirectvtoPC or play BluRay video. Its not powerful enough. But so far that is the only limitation I have found. I am not a PC gamer so I dont know if this can handle games but pushing streaming wireless video is pretty intensive.

I thought about getting the iPad but didnt want the restrictions that come with it. I have an iPhone and love the user navigation. It is well thought out and made for non-techie users. This device is not as intuitive but is more powerful, more flexible and can do everything a PC and netbook can do without the size and bulk. The extra size battery is great for additional battery life but does add to some weight and size. One advantage, it acts a handle when running this in portrait touchscreen mode.

Overall this is a well designed, feature rich powerful netbook/notebook/touchscreen/iBook device. I havent tested everything yet but thats part of the appeal for this device. It has a built in camera, SD card slots and VGA hookup I havent tried yet. I highly recommend this device for folks that want it all. And its been extremely stable with full driver support in Windows 7. Kudos Gigabyte.

GIGABYTE TouchNote T1028 10.1" Touch Screen WXGA TFT-LCD / N280 1.66Ghz / 1366x768 / Black LED / 2G SDRAM / 250 HDD / 6 Cell / New Version - Windows 7 Starter Feature

• 10.1" Touch screen, Intel® AtomTM Processor N280 1.66GHz. Windows® 7 Starter.
• 10.1" Touch TFT-LCD WSVGA, 1366x768 with LED backlit. 92% full-sized keyboard.
• Mobile Intel®945GSE Express Chipset+ ICH7M. Embedded HSDPA Support. Smart Manager Intuitional Setting
• 2.5" 9.5mm SATA HDD 5400rpm, 250 GB. Multi-Touch Mousepad. Battery Check Design.
• Comes with 2GB SD RAM UNINSTALLED - MUST SELF INSTALL.

GIGABYTE TouchNote T1028 10.1" Touch Screen WXGA TFT-LCD / N280 1.66Ghz / 1366x768 / Black LED / 2G SDRAM / 250 HDD / 6 Cell / New Version - Windows 7 Starter Overview

Standard Warranty: 1 year warranty service with parts/labor. Specifications CPU Intel® AtomTM Processor N280 1.66GHz(M1022X) Operation System Microsoft® Windows® 7 Starter Chipset Mobile Intel® 945GSE Express Chipset+ ICH7M System Memory (optional) 1GB SO-DIMM*1 (Max 2 GB) Video Chip Mobile Intel® 945GSE Express Chipset+ ICH7M LCD 10.1" Touch TFT-LCD WXGA, 1366x768 with LED backlit HDD (optional) 2.5" 9.5mm SATA HDD 5400rpm, 250 GB I/O Port USB(2.0)*3, Mic-in, Earphone-out, D-Sub, RJ45, 4-in-1 card reader (SD/MMC/MS/MS Pro), Express Card, DC-in Audio Speaker 1.5 watt*2, internal mic-in Bluetooth Built-in V2.1+EDR Webcam 1.3M pixels webcam LAN Ethernet 10/100BASE-T Wireless LAN 802.11b/g/n, 802.16 WiMAX(optional) 3.5G Module HSDPA support (M1022G) Battery Li-ion 6 cells, ~4500mAh Battery Dimension 265(W) x 214(D) x 41.4(H)mm Weight 1.48kg (with 6-cell battery)

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