Nokia Booklet 3G hands-on

ubergizmo spent a bit of time with the Nokia Booklet 3G and came away quite impressed. Per their hands-on, it clearly outclasses most Atom-powered netbooks. In addition, it is supposed to have super-long battery life and integrated broadband connectivity. As for the downside, well, they are as follow:

* lack of a backlit keyboard
* screen not bright enough for outdoor use.
* 1GB max memory size

Price is $600 without a contract or $300 with a 2-yr $60/mo contract.

Nokia Booklet 3G: $299 With An AT&T Contract

From I4U News -

The Nokia Booklet 3G will be available starting October 22, for $299 with a 2 year AT&T contract. That's much less then the expected $700-800. Even the unsubsidized price of $600 is lower. Still, the Booklet can't be considered cheap as AT&T is requiring a $60 monthly data plan, bringing the total to about $1700, including 2 years of 3G services.

The Booklet will launch with Windows 7 on October 22 and will be available only at Best Buy throughout the holidays.

Unboxing Nokia Booklet 3G

Nokia Booklet: Impressive Specs, Imposing Price

From I4U News -

Nokia has released more details about its Booklet 3G netbook. Apparently it will have smartphone-like features - SIM card, accelerometer and AGPS, Ovi Suite 2.0, a social hub that keeps your social software feeds together and can also send SMS messages, extra long battery life.

Significantly missing, however, is bluetooth. And at $817, it is pricey.

Nokia Booklet 3G first video