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There are a lot of small form factor laptop and UMPC style devices finding their way on to the market at the moment, each of them hoping to be the next Eee PC. The problem is that many of them are simple copying the Eee PC concept and not putting a great deal of 'new stuff' in to the mix.

So are Gigabyte hoping to break the mould with the M912? On the face of it the M912 may seem similar to the other UMPC's on offer from Acer or MSi but there is a difference with the Gigabyte and that come in the form of a touch screen and hinge mechanism that allows you to use the M912 as a tablet PC as well as a more conventional mini-laptop.

The Gigabyte M912

Nigel is currently working on the review of the Gigabyte M912 which should be online within the next few weeks. For now you can enjoy the unboxing video below:

Gigabyte M912 specification:

• CPU Intel ® Atom 1.6GHz
• Operating System : Genuine Microsoft Windows ULCPC XP Home
• Chipset Intel ® 945GSE
• System Configuration Memory : 1GB, HDD 160GB
• LCD 8.9”LCD panel/WXGA 1280x768, w/Touch screen, LED Backlight, as 180° rotation angle
• HDD 2.5", 9.5mm S-ATA HDD
• Keyboard 80 key keyboard/Touch Pad
• I/O Port USB X 3,Mic in, Earphone out, D-SUB RJ45, Express card, SD/MMC/MS
• Audio Speaker 1.5 watt x 2
• Bluetooth BlueTooth 2.0 built-in
• Web Camera 1.3M pixel web camera
• Wireless LAN 802.11b/g by mini-card
• Protection Kensington lock
• Battery Li-ion 4500mAh, Battery life 3.5 hrs
• Dimension 235 x 180 x 28~42mm
• Weight 1.3kg (include 2.5"HDD and 4 cell Battery)

EDIT: Our Gigabyte M912 review is now live!

Posted by: Matt