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Having found out on Monday that Gigabyte’s diminutive M912 convertible touchscreen tablet would start from just $556, interest in the Atom-powered ultraportable has steadily increased. UMPC Portal’s Chippy has one of the first demo models, and he’s put together his unboxing and first impressions video (which you can see after the cut).
First impressions suggest a solid little machine, and if Gigabyte haven’t made any glaring mistakes I can see this becoming a very popular netbook. Right now manufacturers seem to be struggling to find a unique selling point against ASUS’ combination of Eee brand-name recognition and price point; adding a touchscreen and tablet functionality could be Gigabyte’s ace card.
Chippy is promising live video testing of the M912, where you’ll be able to watch the ultraportable running CrystalMark benchmarks and ask questions. It starts at 6pm GMT (as of writing that’s in just over 1.5hrs).
6 Responses to “Gigabyte M912 touchscreen netbook unboxed on video”
Gabriel Unger July 24, 2008
Why aren’t there more reviewers like you? I just found this site through Engadget’s link to this unboxing. I’m not even in the market for a netbook and I really enjoyed this video. Perhaps it’s the accent…
+1Chris Davies July 24, 2008
Glad you found your way here, Gabriel, but I can’t take credit for the video – that’s Chippy from UMPC Portal, and what he doesn’t know about touchscreen devices isn’t worth knowing!
We’re always trying to feature more video reviews and content of our own, though, so we’ll definitely bear your comments in mind.
+1ananth July 24, 2008
When you say soft touch screen, what does that mean? Ans what is the difference between hard touchscreen and a soft touchscreen? The unboxing was interesting, I am very interested in getting a netbook, and I think the convertible option is quite appealing.
+1Chris Davies July 24, 2008
I think by “soft” touchscreen Chippy means a passive touch panel – where you can use any stylus (or finger) to press the screen. As opposed to a “hard” or active touch panel, which relies on a special pen (and usually has glass covering the display; you can also lean on it, since it doesn’t respond to general touch).
+1Cafelate August 20, 2008
This is just what I want i’ve been looking for a small pc that has a big keyboad with Windows Vista . I thought the MSI Wind was the one because of the bigger keyboard but no window vista. too bad. but I’m loving this Gigabyte m912 touchscreen, tablet, option to upgrade inside, window vista and keyboard the right size
Neutrali know this is the one i found this video by mistake i was reading about the MSI Wind because the keyboard is big enough to type and ran on to this review
thank good
So7urno November 3, 2008
he says it suports 1280×800… shure its not 1280×768 ?
sorry to question that, but on the gigabyte website says onlly 1280×768 so now i’m confused… m912 and m912x difrent versions?
Neutral