By Relly Carpio
INQUIRER.net
NEO recently launched its first Intel-powered Netbook PC, the Neo eXplore X-1, designed to address the need for affordable Internet-capable PCs, and to provide a “simple, practical, PC-type gadget that is also ruggedized, durable and lightweight,” said Mariel Que, business development manager of Neo.
Here’s an interview I conducted. Video taken by INQUIRER.net online videographer Janie Christine Octia.
The new gadget was specifically designed for kids as a learning tool, as well as for users who mainly need to access the Internet.
Intel Philippines country manager Ricky Banaag said “Intel and Neo are working to… develop affordable and relevant PC designs to suit local market needs. The Neo eXplore is designed for people who previously couldn’t afford to buy a PC for accessing the Internet.”
The Neo eXplore X-1 is priced at P16,999, and is powered by a 900-Mhz Intel mobile processor. It has 512MB memory, a 30-gigabyte flash drive, wifi and Ethernet connectivity, two USB 2.0 slots and SD/MMC card reader, and weighs in at only 1.4 kg. The eXplore X-1 comes with the Genuine Windows XP Starter Edition.
Neo Manufacturing and Services is a Philippine-based manufacturer of personal computers.
March 31st, 2008 at 3:06 pm
has anyone tried running linuks on this yet?