With Intel’s hot new dual core Atom processor, the Atom N550 receiving its officially announcement a few days ago, we are now starting to see more and more netbooks coming out of the woodwork featuring this chip.
It is now Gigabyte’s time with their new T1005M 10-inch tablet convertible netbook, aka netvertible. The Gigabyte T1005M seems to be identical to their previous T1000P netbook, but it has swapped out its previous processor for the latest dual core N550.
Update: The Gigabyte T1005M is now available from Amazon for $599.
Gigabyte T1005M
The current T1000P is listed on Amazon for $699 (down from $899), and the new Gigabyte T1005M has been spotted in Australia for $900 AUD which works out at $795 US directly converted. We have yet to hear the official US price, but this looks about right, but hopefully it will drop a little upon its release.
Being a netvertiable it of course features a touchscreen display (multi touch capacitive). The display is 10.1-inches with a 1366 x 768 pixel resolution. It has 2GB of DDR3 RAM, Intel GMA 3150 graphics, a 320GB hard drive, 802.11b/g/n WiFi, Gigabit Ethernet, HSDPA 3G, 1 x USB 3.0,2 x USB 2.0 / eSATA, VGA output, audio in and out, and runs Windows 7 Home Premium.
It also comes with a beefy 6-cell 41Wh, 7650mAh battery so the battery life should be very respectable.
Via NetbookNews
September 20th, 2010 at 9:37 pm
I don’t see a memory card slot. The 1000P has a memory card reader. I hope they haven’t dropped it from this one. I’d like this machine, but the price and any lack of a memory card slot will keep me away. I need a traveling machine with lots of battery life, that I can browse the Web with, dump my cards into, and review my RAW files on (no serious editing required, though in a pinch I’d like to be able to do it).
September 21st, 2010 at 1:30 pm
Hi Scott, I have exactly the same need as you do (web browsing, reviewing RAW files from DSLR, and editing word documents). What would you say about T1005M and Lenovo S10-3t, I mean in their performance?
September 21st, 2010 at 1:36 pm
and Asus Eee PC, perhaps?
October 14th, 2010 at 3:05 pm
Is this usable with a pen to take notes on
December 15th, 2010 at 10:57 am
If you look at the Gigabyte website, it does list a 5-in-1 media card reader.