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BenQ R100 Android tablet hits China

Brad Linder — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 18:12:06 +0000

BenQ is probably best known in the US, for making computer monitors, but overseas the company has been offering netbooks and other computers for a while, and now BenQ is selling a 10 inch Android tablet in China. It's called the BenQ R100 and it runs around $470. The R100 has an 833 MHz Samsung S5PC100 processor, 512MB of RAM,...

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BenQ set to launch an Android tablet

Brad Linder — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 15:39:45 +0000

BenQ is the latest PC maker to throw its hat in the Android tablet ring. While the company's computers don't often make it to the US, you can pick them up in Taiwan, China, and sometimes other locales. According to PC World, BenQ will launch an Android tablet in China and Taiwan in early 2011. The BenQ R100 tablet will...

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BenQ has an Android tablet too

Brad Linder — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:54:22 +0000

BenQ is probably best known for producing computer monitors and related devices including projectors. But the company has been dipping its toes in the netbook space for a while, and now BenQ is introducing an Android tablet called the BenQ nReader R100. The tablet will have a 10.1 inch, 1024 x 600 resistive touchscreen display and an HDMI output, as...

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BenQ launches Joybook Lite U103 Pine Trail netbook

Brad Linder — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 15:44:01 +0000

BenQ is the latest netbook maker to throw its hat in the Pine Trail ring. The company's new Joybook Lite U103 is a 10.1 inch netbook with a 1.66GHz Intel Atom N450 CPU. That all sounds pretty familiar at this point, but there are a few things that make the Joybook Lite U103 stand out from the crowd. First up,...

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Benq Joybook Lite 121 Eco captured on video

Brad Linder — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:31:32 +0000

BenQ is getting ready to launch its new 11.6 inch laptop, the Joybook Lite 121 Eco, in China and Thailand soon. It's not clear yet whether this model will be available in other parts of the world, but Netbook News got to spend some hands-on time with the notebook and they were pretty impressed. As previously reported, the most intriguing...

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BenQ introduced Joybook Lite U102 10.1 inch netbook

Brad Linder — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:39:05 +0000

BenQ is adding another netbook to its lineup. The latest member of the BenQ Joybook clan is the Joybook Lite U102 which sports a 10.2 inch, 1024 x 600 pixel display. Here's a quick rundown of the rest of the specs: CPU: 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270/1.66GHz Intel Atom N280 Chipset: Intel 945GSE with integrated GMA950 graphics Operating system: Windows XP...

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BenQ to introduce Google Android netbook in 2010

Brad Linder — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 19:31:13 +0000

BenQ plans to add a Google Android powered netbook to its mini-laptop lineup next year. The company will also be launching a smartphone running Google's operating system, but I personally find that a lot less interesting, since Google Android was designed to run on phones, after all. BenQ already has a few netbooks on the market in some parts of...

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BenQ launches Joybook Lite U121 Eco 11.6 inch mini-laptop

Brad Linder — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 15:58:03 +0000

BenQ is introducing a new mini-laptop in its Joybook Lite lineup. The U121 Eco is the first member of the Joybook Lite family to sport an 11.6 inch, 1366 x 768 pixel display. It also features a full sized keyboard, although the touchpad looks like it could stand to gain a few millimeters. The Joybook Lite U121 can handle both...

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Netbooks to account for 37% of all notebook sales in Taiwain this year

Brad Linder — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 18:11:49 +0000

It's no secret that a huge proportion of the laptops and other computers sold around the world are produced in Taiwan. But what about the notebooks that sell in Taiwan? According to BenQ Taiwan president Danny Yao, 37% of them could be netbooks by the end of the year, putting Taiwan way ahead of the curve. You might want to...

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New models coming from BenQ this year

Brad Linder — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 19:18:17 +0000

The BenQ Joybook Lite U101 may not be the most distinctive netbook available. But it's a decent looking little machine that is reportedly stress resistant. And according to DigiTimes and the Chinese language Economic Daily News, it won't be the last netbook from BenQ. The company is expected to release new netbook, camera, and LCD TV models this year as...

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BenQ Joybook Lite reviewed, keyboard found wanting

Brad Linder — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 22:53:57 +0000

The folks at Laptop Magazine have posted a full review of that BenQ Joybook Lite U101 netbook they picked up the other day. The mini-laptop is one of the few netbooks to ship with 1.5GB of RAM and one of the first to sport a true 16:9 aspect ratio, making it ideal for watching HD movies. But Laptop Mag gives...

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BenQ wants a bigger piece of the netbook pie

Brad Linder — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 21:52:55 +0000

Acer and Asus may be the dominant forces in netbook sales today, but the netbook market is just a little over a year old. There's plenty of time for some major shakeups. And BenQ isn't even looking for a major shakeup, just a minor one. The company says it wants a 5% share of the netbook market in 2009. In...

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BenQ Joybook Lite built to withstand stress

Brad Linder — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:05:48 +0000

It's hard to make a netbook stand out from the crowd these days. There are a huge number of mini-notebooks available with Intel Atom processors, 9 or 10 inch displays, and decently sized hard drives or solid state disks. So BenQ has taken an interesting approach toward making its Joybook Lite U101 stand out - demonstrate that you can stand...

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BenQ Joybook Lite U101 will have HSUPA, 802.11n

Brad Linder — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 22:06:33 +0000

We're getting a few more details about the upcoming BenQ Joybook Lite U101 netbook. No, we still don't know how much it will cost, or when it will be released, but in addition to the usual specs like a 1.6GHz CPU, 1GB of RAM, Bluetooth, and 802.11b/g WiFi, it looks like the U101 will also come with an optional 3.5G...

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BenQ announces Joybook Lite U1 netbook

Brad Linder — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 13:15:44 +0000

When I think of BenQ I typically think of monitors, digital cameras, and consumer electronics. But it looks like BenQ is the latest company to dip its toe in the netbook waters. Eee PC News.de reports that BenQ will soon bring the Joybook Lite U1 to market. The computer has nearly identical specs to the Asus Eee PC 1000H or...

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