Kohjinsha's SR8KPO6S,
Office 2010 Code, launched a year ago
(Click on picture for additional data) Asus netbook contains optical drive Apr. 01, 2009
Asus has announced a netbook that features an integral optical disk drive. The Eee Laptop 1004DN (left) has an Intel Atom N280 processor, a 10-inch display, a 120GB challenging disk drive,
Microsoft Office Ultimate 2007, as much as 2GB of RAM,
Microsoft Office Professional 2010, and weighs 3.19 kilos using a six-cell battery,
Microsoft Office 2007 Ultimate, Asus says.
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At 10.9 x seven.55 x 1.33 inches,
Microsoft Office 2010 Home And Student, the Personal computer 1004DN isn't the smallest computer to incorporate an integrated optical push -- we think that honor might head to the <a href="Kohjinsha SR8KPO6S pictured at right, which measures 9.2 x 7 x 1.3 inches and includes a touchscreen that folds into tablet mode. However, the PC 1004DN is the first such device in Asus's Eee netbook line, according to the company.
The optical drive would surely come in useful for easy loading of Linux distributions on the netbook. The business didn't detail working method assist, however the Atom-based technique need to support equally Linux and Windows.
Asus says the Personal computer 1004DN's optical generate reads and writes information from also to common CD/DVD media, enabling film playback, data backup, and application installation. Simultaneously, the netbook's battery, packing six cells for any whole of 5200mAh, provides as much as five hours of operation, it really is claimed.
In an additional novel move, the Computer 1004DN incorporates not just Intel's 1.66GHz Atom N280 CPU, but also the chipmaker's GN40 northbridge/southbridge combination. Previously N280 netbooks, the Asus PC1000HE and the Personal computer 1008HA, have apparently utilized Intel's 945GSE (945GCSE northbridge and 82801GBM southbridge), which generally accompanies the chipmaker's before Atom N270.
A roadmap exhibiting Intel's potential Atom CPUs
Source: HKPEC.com
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Unlike the 945GSE, the GN40 enables products to supply Hd video clip, but bumps all round power consumption up to 16.five Watts, according to a purported Intel roadmap (higher than) that was leaked around the HKEPC website and widely reproduced elsewhere. Intel still hasn't offered public particulars in the GN40, nor does Asus elucidate, though the producer does say its Personal computer 1004GN is able to 720p playback, "for far more vibrant and vivid visuals."
According to Asus, the Laptop 1004DN also includes a fingerprint reader, visible on the right in the device's palm relaxation from the photo on the prime of our story. The reader, a attribute often located on company laptops, although not on netbooks, allows end users to log on and encrypt/decrypt folders utilizing ADSM (Asus info safety system) computer software, the organization says.
Other details cited for Asus's mini-notebook are much more normal for the breed, which includes a keyboard "with a typing surface area 92 % of a traditional desktop," a multi-touch keyboard, along with a 1.three megapixel webcam. Not like many netbooks, the Pc 1004DN also has an Express Card enlargement slot, compatible with USB 2.0- and PCI Express-based cards, the organization says.
Features and specs supplied by Asus for your Pc 1004DN incorporate the following:Processor -- Intel Atom N280 clocked at one.66GHz
Memory -- 1 SODIMM socket for approximately 2GB of RAM
Display -- 10-inch screen with 1024 x 600 resolution
Camera -- 1.3 megapixel webcam
Storage -- Approximately 120GB PATA, 4200rpm tough disk push, as well as optical drive that reads/writes CDs and DVDs
Networking -- n/s, but might consist of 10/100 Ethernet port
Wireless:802.11b/g/n
Bluetooth 2.1
Two "support antennas" (might be intended for potential WiMAX and mobile alternatives)Other I/O -- n/s
Expansion -- Express Card slot
Battery type/life -- 5200mAh, six-cell battery offers as much as five.nine several hours of battery life
Dimensions -- 10.9 x seven.fifty five x one.33 inches
Weight -- 3.19 poundsAvailability
Asus did not release information on pricing, availability, or running method help for that Eee Computer 1004DN.
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