The Averatec Buddy may be just another rebranded MSI Wind, but that doesn’t mean I’m not happy to hear it will be coming to the US soon. Averatec launched the laptop earlier this month in Korea, where it’s selling for abotu $588 US. But according to Electronista, the US version will go for just $450. And it will have a…

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Airis appears poised to be one of the first netbook makers to bring a rebranded version of the ECS G10IL to market. French site Clubic reports that Airis plans to update its netbook line soon. And Clubic has the pictures to prove it. The G10IL is one of the more exciting Intel Atom-based netbooks due to its attractive design and…

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It’s been a few weeks since the first images of the upcoming FTEC eBook hit the web. Now it looks like a member of the MSI Wind.net Forums has snagged a few more photos. The FTEC eBook, which was recently introduced at the PC Fair in Kuala Lampur is basically a rebranded ECS G10IL laptop. You cantell from the laptop…

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The ECS G10IL has been getting a lot of buzz this summer. But you’ll never be able to pick one up — at least not with that name. That’s because Elite Computer Group isn’t selling the computers directly to consumers. Rather, ECS will serve as the original equipment manufacturer for a number of computer companies that will distribute the low…

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The ECS G10IL laptop wil have a different name by the time it comes to the US market. ECS is the OEM behind these little laptops, but the company is partnering with other distributors to bring the computers to retail. But for an OEM device, the ECS G10IL has been getting a lot of buzz for the last few months….

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Looking for a seriously cheap ultraportable laptop with an Intel Atom CPU? Like cheaper than the $599 Eee PC 901 or the $479 MSI Wind? ECS vice president Henry Kwan tells Laptop Magazine that the ECS G10IL is heading to the US, and the low end model will cost just $399.We already knew the G10IL would be hitting Europe in…

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PC World is reporting that the ECS G10IL will be available in Europe in September or October.Elite Computer Systems has already signed deals with wireless carriers in Europe to distribute the low cost mini-notebook. The G10IL will come bundled with a 3G card for connecting to high speed wireless networks. While ECS will be making the machines, you probably won’t…

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The Computex trade show floor is awash with tiny laptops this year. But one of the models we’ve most been looking forward to seeing is the ECS G10IL. Sascha Pallenberg from Eee PC News.de and Joanna Stern from Laptop Magazine managed to find a few pre-production models hanging out at the Intel Atom booth. How do we know these were…

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