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Posted by SGR on March 10, 2008, 11:46 pm
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Lightweight, rugged, stylish - Gecko Laptop
> [image: http://www.technologyquestions.com/files/images/gecko.jpg]
> 'Norhtec' (http://www.norhtec.com/index.html) has designed the 'Gecko
> laptop' (http://www.norh.com/news.html), which is targeted for
> developing countries. It is lightweight, rugged, energy efficient, and
> low cost.
> Norhtec's goal has been to link the developed and developing worlds
> so that they can benefit from one another.
> The 'Gecko runs' (http://tinyurl.com/yuw8lr) with virtually any x86
> OS, including Windows and Linux. It will ship with Linpus Lite Linux
> installed.
> The most minimal configuration includes:
> > > >
- 1Ghz VIA C7M CPU
- 7-inch 800 x 480 full color TTF screen
- nearly full-size keyboard
- 256 MB DDR 2 RAM, with optional expansion of up to 1GB RAM
- 4GB solid state or 40GB hard disk
- integrated WIFI
- integrated NIC
- integrated 3-in-1 memory card reader > > When ordered in quantity, the
Gecko will be available for just under
> $300.
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SGR
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