Booklet 3G Is Not Like Other Nokia Products
Nokia has made it official that its Booklet 3G, its first true netbook PC will come to the U.S. through AT&T and Best Buy on October 22. It could be risky for Nokia to enter into the increasingly crowded netbook space.
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Booklet 3G Is Not Like Other Nokia Products
First off, the device will run a pricey $599 unsubsidized. And that's pretty astronomical for a netbook.
It runs a Intel Atom 1.6GHz chip - the same used in the market leading Acer Aspire Ones - and includes Wi-Fi, a 120GB hard drive, 1GB of RAM, and a 10.1? display. My Acer has all of that, and was $259 without any subsidy, PC World reports.
It was also reported, Nokia took the wraps off Booklet 3G that will run exclusively on AT&T's 3G wireless network. At a subsidized price tag of $299, Nokia has managed to hit the sweet spot in the Netbook market with a high-end device at a bargain price point.
"The $300 price point is insane for a premium product like this," said Avi Greengart, research director at Current Analysis. "If you look at other Netbooks in this category that sell for about the same price you get four or four and a half hours of battery life. This will easily give you over eight hours of battery life with all radios turned on."
Of course, the $299 price comes with strings, as all such great deals do. For this price consumers must agree to a two-year data service contract with AT&T. The service will cost $60 a month for up to 5GB of data per month. Best Buy will be the only place to get the new Netbook through the holidays. And it will also offer an unsubsidized Booklet 3G for $599, which will not require the $60-a-month AT&T service plan, CNET News reports.
In the meantime, the Booklet 3G comes loaded with Windows 7 and is 3G ready as well! Apart from all this it also packs in Wi-Fi, A-GPS, Ovi Maps, Ovi Suite, a 10.1 inch HD-ready display, HDMI port for HD video out. It also claims a decent 12 hours of battery life - which will be put to test in the months to come.
It is unusual for Nokia to sell a product in U.S. almost simultaneous to its launch in Europe. But then, the Booklet 3G is unlike other Nokia products, Techtree.com reports.
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