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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Over the past few days I’ve seen a lot of photos and specs sheets with info about the LG X110 and Fujitsu Siemens Amilo Mini. Both computers were introduced this week at the IFA show in Berlin. But videos have been a bit harder to come by. Fortunately, T3 and my friend Sascha from Eee PC News.de have stepped up…

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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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Johannes from Netbux.de wrote in to let me know that he’s uncovered a few more details about the upcoming Fujitsu Siemens Netbook. As we already knew, the computer will pack an 8.9 inch display and run 300 to 400 Euros, or about $475 to $633 US. But it also looks like the computer will sport an Intel Atom CPU, a…

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Fujitsu Siemens has been making ultraportable laptops for years. But they’re not exactly cheap. Now it looks like the company is getting ready to join Asus, Acer, HP, Dell, MSI and others in launching a laptop that’s both cheap and tiny. Fujitsu Siemens hasn’t released many details about its upcoming device, but Netbux.de did manage to score a picture of…

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