Originally posted on May 12, 2008 @ 5:12 am
Another UMPC has been spotted in the market. The Astone UMPC looks to battle it out with the leader ASUS with its quite formidable specs.
The Astone UMPC also features a 7-inch screen that can display up to 600 x 480. The machine depends on VIA components. Its processor is a VIA C7-M that is rated at between 1.5 to 2ghz speed. Default RAM is 1gb, and the hard drive capacity is a whopping 30GB — compare that to the ASUS’ 8gb SSD feature. The Astone UMPC ships without an OS, so it’s up to you what kind of OS you want to use.
The Astone, which is priced similarly to the ASUS EEE, has what it takes to threaten ASUS’ dominance in the UMPC market.