Laptop Mag has gotten hold of a preproduction ECS G10IL and is quite impressed with it. The 10" has a lid covered in a white glossy finish with thin silver stripes inlaid. Its circular and sturdy hinge looks very similar to that of the Sony VAIO FW Series. The white matte inside has a minimalist look and its rounded edges is reminiscent of the MacBook. The keyboard keys are wide and have the flat shape found in recent Macbooks. Unfortunately the touchpad has only a single mouse with left and right clicks. But it is also inlaid with blue LED status lights. Its 1.6GHz Intel Atom and 1GB RAM have no problem running Windows XP Professional (with Service Pack 3) along, with its 120GB Samsung drive booting the system in 50 seconds.
Laptop Mag's very early verdict? It will be an MSI Wind and Eee PC 1000H killer although actual delivery date is yet to be announced.
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Hands-On with the ECS G10IL: The Sexiest Netbook Yet
Thursday, July 10, 2008
ECS G10IL w/ 3G Options in US in Sept
From Laptop Mag -
In an interview, ECS VP Sales Henry Kwan provided the follwing G10IL specs:
* EDGE, HSUPA, and HSPDA mobile broadband support but no WiMAX support
* Come in two display-size variations: an 8.9" and a 10". US will get the 10".
* Be available in US in Sept. Prices will start at USD399 with an 8GB SSD version running Linpus Lite 9.4 Linux and a 80GB hard drive version running Windows XP. Cheapest model won't have 3G options.
* Will be the first mini-notebook designed and marketed for business use, not education.
Read the full interview and other details here.
Sunday, March 9, 2008
ECS launches Asus Eee PC challenger
From Pocket-Line.co.uk -
The Asus Eee PC could have a new challenger in the guise of the ECS G10IL, a USD500 subnote that comes with a HSDPA 7.2 datacard built-in. While details are still sketchy, it does come with a webcam, 3 USB 2.0 ports, 1 Ethernet port, and a 56Kbps modem.
For more photos, hop over to Pocket-Lint.co.uk.
