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The Kogan netbook approaches reality

03/12/2009 at 10:12 AM by Brad Linder 6 Comments

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Australian entrepreneur Ruslan Kogan promised a few weeks ago that his company would come out with a netbook based on user-suggested specifications in short order. And it looks like he was right. He stopped by PC Authority recently with a demo unit of the Kogan Agora netbook running the gOS Linux operating system and another running a beta version of Windows 7.

The netbook has a 3 cell battery, 1GB of RAM, 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 CPU, a 160GB hard drive, a 10.2 inch, 1024 x 600 pixel display, a 1.3MP camera, 4-in-1 flash card reader, and 3 USB ports. There’s a space for a SIM card, but the netbook doesn’t currently support 3G wireless connectivity.

Kogan plans to sell the base model for $499 Australian, or about $321 US. For $549 AUD/$353 US you can get a model with a 6 cell battery, Bluetooth and 2GB of RAM.

If you’re wondering how Kogan was able to put this thing together so quickly, here’s the secret: He didn’t build the thing himself. He worked with manufacturers (probably in Taiwan) building similar netbooks for other companies. As Netbook 3G‘s Jeff Blagnac points out, this machine looks a lot like the Sotec DC101 or Olevia X10A. But neither of those computers comes with the gOS operating system, so this is clearly a custom job.

via Engadget

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I’ve just run a VIDEO hands-on with the Kogan Agora Netbook at my (Aussie geek) video podcast, Midnight Update. http://www.midnightupdate.com/ I’ve included a boot test side-by-side with gOS and Windows 7 (and Win7 is looking very speedy for netbooks). The hardware is standard, but gOS feels nice and at the price it’s hard to beat.

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Discussions of Linux distributions rarely mention gOS. Will people familiar with this operating system offer an evaluation of it in the context of netbook computers?

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This Kogan netbook was my first hands-on with gOS as well, so in the video we explore the OS a little. Very friendly interface, with good support for desktop widgets and an excellent software search tool for auto-installing packages from the web based on keywords, categories, and popularity rankings. Will do auto software updates, too. Seems pretty friendly overall for even first time Linux users.

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[…] Australian entrepreneur Ruslan Kogan has recently demonstrated a very working prototype of his upcoming Kogan Agora netbook at Australian PC Authority. The 10-inch netbook package features a 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 CPU, 1GB of RAM, 160GB hard drive, a 1.3MP camera, 4-in-1 flash card reader, a 3 cell battery, 3 USB ports and a 10/100 Ethernet port. It runs on both gOS Linux and Windows 7 operating systems. The system will come in two different variants: the base model for $499 AUD ($321) and $549 AUD ($353) for the pro model which includes a 6 cell battery, Bluetooth and 2GB of RAM. Both models are expected to drop down under next month. [Liliputing] […]

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[…] The 10-inch netbook package features a 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 CPU, 1GB of RAM, 160GB hard drive, a 1.3MP camera, 4-in-1 flash card reader, a 3 cell battery, 3 USB ports and a 10/100 Ethernet port. It runs on both gOS Linux and Windows 7 operating systems. The system will come in two different variants: the base model for $499 AUD ($321) and $549 AUD ($353) for the pro model which includes a 6 cell battery, Bluetooth and 2GB of RAM. Both models are expected to drop down under next month. [Liliputing] […]

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