June 4th, 2008 
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Sony is now poised to release its new herd of low-cost ultraportable laptops based on the VIA OpenBook design according to PC World. A prototype of this mini-notebook was shown by contract manufacturer Quanta Computer at WiMax Expo in Taipei.
“A check of the laptop’s properties confirmed the laptop is based on a 1.6GHz C7-M processor from Via and listed Sony as the manufacturer,” PC World says.
VIA’s OpenBook reference design features these specifications:
- 8.9-inch display
- VIA C7-M ULV processor
- VX800 digital media IGP chipset
The VIA OpenBook weighs around 2.2 pounds (1kg) and runs Windows Vista, XP, or Linux operating system.
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