Star Intel Joins Gigabyte, Chunghwa to Launch Linux MID
Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 26th Nov 2008 09:28 UTC, submitted by caffeine deprived
Intel Intel joined Taiwanese mobile phone service provider Chunghwa Telecom to launch Gigabyte Technology's M528 mobile Internet device on Monday in Taipei. The device, which runs a Linux OS, sports a 4.8-inch touchscreen, QWERTY keypad and 4GB solid-state drive, has an 800Mhz Intel Atom Z500 microprocessor inside. Gigabyte's specs page for the device is here.
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DataPath
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2005-06-29

The Nokia devices are at an entirely different price point. The Gigabyte MIDs appear to be going for ~$600 without a service plan. The N810 costs half that.

I couldn't find numbers on battery life, but knowing that ARM processors get significantly better performance/watt, the Nokia's likely have a much better battery life, as well.

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HeLfReZ Member since:
2005-08-12

If the mid is shooting for the $600 range, i dont see it going to far. Before I pay ~$600 for a MID, it would make more sense to go with a loaded netbook. You can get a N810 for $200 fairly easy, and a N800 for 100-150. The battery life on the N810 is about 6-7hrs under heavy used, and it can literally go a week under light usage.

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dagw Member since:
2005-07-06

If the mid is shooting for the $600 range,

I suspect it will come down. And anyway if I can get one cheap with a data plan, that would be OK too. Still all the being said and done, I'd still be tempted at $600.
You can get a N810 for $200 fairly easy

I can't. I've looked but I've never seen one I could get for much less than $350. But then again I don't live in the US. At $200 I'd certainly buy one.

Edited 2008-11-26 15:11 UTC

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