BenQ launches Joybook Lite U101

From Fudzilla -

BenQ has launched its 1.1 kg Joybook Lite U101 which has the distinction of being the first netbook to offer a 16:9 display. However its 10.1" screen only has a 1024 x 576 resolution, losing 24 horizontal lines when comapred to a 10.2" 16:10 display. The rest of the specs are pretty much standard: Atom N270 CPU, Intel 945GSE chipset, 1GB of DDR2 memory (512MB for Linux versions), 802.11b/g WiFi, Bluetooth 2.0 with EDR, 10/100Mbit Ethernet, 1.3MP webcam, a 4-in-1 memory card reader, a D-sub connector, three USB 2.0 ports and a headphone and mic jack, i80-160GB hard drives or 4-16GB SSD options, and 3 cell battery (4 hours).

It's available now in Taiwan for €398 (US$503/£331) with a 1GB RAM, a 160GB hard drive, 3 cell battery and Windows XP Home configuration.