Chippy from UMPC Portal recently got to spend some time with a Fujitsu Siemens Amilo Mini netbook. The verdict? Decent battery life and build quality, but the performance is pretty much exactly the same as every other Intel Atom-powere netbook on the market right now. So nothing to write home about. He does point out that the small touchpad with…

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The official product page for the Fujitsu Siemens Amilo Mini is now live, and it clears up a bit of the confusion I’ve seen regarding this laptop over the past few days. First up, the machine packs a 1.8 inch 4200rpm hard drive, not a 3600rpm drive. Second, it includes with a 4 cell, 2200mAh battery, with an optional 6…

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Thanks to Netbux.de and jkkmobile, I’ve got a a bit more information about the upcoming Fujitsu Siemens Amilo Mini. First the good news, it will be available in Europe for 399€ in October. Now the bad news, it does not look like this PC will be available outside of Europe… yet. Here’s what’s in the box: Display: 8.9 inch, 1024…

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After months, or rather, month of speculation, Fujitsu Siemens officially unveiled the Amilo Mini laptop at the IFA show in Berlin today. The Amilo Mini will come with a 1.6GHz Intel Atom CPU, an 8.9 inch display, 1GB of RAM, and a hard drive with 30GB to 80GB of storage space. At the moment that’s all I can tell you,…

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It looks like Fujitsu Siemens could be launching its Amilo Mini netbook in a few weeks. The company is holding a press event on August 28th at the IFA trade show in Berlin, and IDG News says it’s likely that Fujitsu Siemens will likely discuss the notebook at that point. While a few pictures and videos of the Amilo Mini…

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The upcoming Fujitsu Siemens Amilo Mini notebook will apparently have at least one feature you can’t find on the Asus Eee PC, MSI Wind, or Acer Aspire One: changeable faceplates. I’m not sure how many people buy a laptop based on its ability to accessorize with different outfits. But if there’s a market for cellphone faceplates, why not laptop faceplates?…

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