VIA births another kneetop

VIA HAS ANNOUNCED the release of yet another teeny weeny snappy lappy into an already bulging-at-the-seams market.

The S1 imini Mini-Note (iplease istop with the idreadful inames) Series, which will be built by the Tsinghua Tong Fang Company based in Beijing, has a maximum power consumption of 15W, and is powered by a 1.6GHz VIA C7-M processor combined with a VIA VX700 chipset.

With a 10.2-inch screen, the S1 imini, which features a portable hard drive with battery pack, and digital photo frame or DVD playback (not in Vista) is aimed firmly at the domestic Chinese market.

It will be available in white, blue, pink, gold or black throughout China only at the moment... so you can keep your 583 imperialist yankee dollars (or your £325) to yourself for the time being

Unusually for this type of machine, it runs Vista Home Basic out of the box alongside a Linux dual interface.

TECH SPECS
Screen:
10.2-inch 1024 x 600
CPU:
1.6GHz VIA C7-M Processor
Chipset:
VIA VX700 Unified Digital Media IGP Chipset
OS:
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic, with a unique Linux dual
interface
Graphics:
Integrated VIA UniChrome Pro II IGP with 3D/2D graphics and video acceleration
Memory:
1GB DDR2 667 RAM
Storage:
80GB hard disk drive
Webcam:
1.3 megapixel microspur camera
Wireless:
802.11 b/g
Audio:
HD audio with 2 ports: speaker/microphone
I/O Ports:
USB x 3, Ethernet LAN, 4-in-1 card reader
Battery:
6 cells/3 cells
Dimensions:
190(w) × 249(d) × 21-33.5(h)mm; 1.2kg (with 3 cells)

Special Features:
Intellectualized Roll Key*
MP3 Player
Image Display Viewer
Business Card Manager application
USB HDD and battery pack for mobile external hard drive or USB peripheral charging

L'Inqs
Launch event video
VIA

* No idea