South Korea’s Averatec has today officially taken the wraps off it’s newest Netbook at CeBIT. The N1200 – which we spied late last month (not to be confused with the similarly-named and similarly-Korean Samsung N210) – is a glossy little slab of computing boasting a 10″ screen, Atom N450 processor, 1GB RAM (upgradeable to 2GB, obviously), 802.11n, and a webcam. It can be configured with either Windows XP or 7 Starter.
So far so good – now comes the disappointing part. The included battery is only good for 3 hours of use. It can be upgraded to a bigger battery, but, come on – do companies really think 3 hours is acceptable in a $330 machine? For example, for the same price you can get an ASUS 1005PE with the same internals and a claimed 11 hours of battery life.
The N1200 is a looker though (Averatec claims it’s the thinnest, lightest Netbook on the market), so it has that going for it – it even has a magnesium-alloy lid. If it’s style you’re looking for over portability, you now know where to look. The N1200 will hit retailers this month.
Via Engadget.
