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Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Alpha 400: Netbook or Netjunk?



There are a lot of articles out there bashing this very low end addition to the Netbook family.  While this new comer to the race doesn't seem to offer much, it may not be as bad as it seems.

The specs aren't that much too look at, especially considering that most of the hardware was outdated 5 years ago. But there is some promise that may get over looked by some critical reviewers: Upgradable.

Technical Details
  • Alpha 400 MIPS 400 MHz Ultralite 7-inch Mini Notebook General Features: Ultralite notebook
  • Linux 2.4 Operating System MIPS XBurst 400 MHz 32-bit CPU 128 MB RAM 1 GB NAND Flash Storage
  • 10/100 MB Ethernet interface Supports External Hard Drive up to 160 GB
  • Supports SD Card up to 32 GB Xiptech application software packages (Xip office, Flash player)
  • 7-inch digital panel 800 x 480 true-color - 802.11b WI-FI

When looking at the specs above, one may notice the ability to use SD cards. You can also use an external HDD via Ethernet. Although this is not a huge deal to some, it may be a big deal to others. If one is simply looking for simple word processing and or business related tasks, this tool might not be too bad.


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