Source: Tom's Guide | Keywords: Jointech, J-Pro, JL7200, Netbook | Themes: Business Notebooks
Jointech’s new JL7200 J-Pro mini laptop offers basic functionality at a truly affordable price.
Starting at just $125, the recently announced JL7200 J-Pro mini laptop has a price that makes even netbooks seem expensive. Featuring a 7-inch TFT LCD screen, Windows operating system and WiFi support, at first glance the JL7200 would appear to be just another netbook. However, while netbooks today are generally fitted with an Intel Atom 1.6 GHz processor, the JL7200 seems instead to be using the guts of a Windows Mobile PDA.
The JL7200 is reported to be equipped with an ARM9 Core 400 MHz processor, Windows CE 5.0, 10 Mbps Ethernet, 64 MB RAM and 64 MB ROM. Despite such lowly system specifications, the JL7200 is expected to be powerful enough for basic applications such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Skype, MSN Messenger and Internet Explorer. The JL7200 appears to also come with stereo speakers, a VGA port, a touch-pad, audio ports, a card reader and USB ports. The JL7200 weighs in at 0.80 kg (1.76 lbs) and it has battery life that is expected to be around 4 hours
If the JL7200 is not exactly what you are looking for, Jointech also offers the JL7100, the JL7300 and the JL777. The $99 JL7100 has similar specifications to that of the JL7200, but it instead comes without WiFi support. The more powerful JL7300 comes with a 533 MHz CPU, twice the RAM, an 8 GB NAND drive and an 8-inch display. Lastly, the JL777 comes with Windows XP, 512 MB DDR memory, a 7-inch display, an AMD LX-800 CPU, an 8 GB SSD and a 4400 mAH battery.
The JL7200 will be available for $125 in bulk purchase or for $299 in sample quantities. The JL7100 was recently showcased at Gitex 2008.
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Now this sounds more like what K-6 or K-8 schools should be using when trying to put computer technology in their users hands.
I know, most will say its way underpowered and why would you ever want something so limited... simple - at the cost of about 1-2 text books, it is something that can be easily replaced and within tight budgets.
My vision of a classroom? Internet access in a world where free eTextbooks are standard, and where a student too afraid to ask a question can IM the teacher instead.
This also could be good for community outreach programs to put computer technology into the hands of those unable to afford it.
ARM9? seems to slow for a computer. My Nspire runs with an ARM 9.
So it's a PDA with a keyboard.
ARM9? seems to slow for a computer. My Nspire runs with an ARM 9.
That's not impossible. I used to bullseye Womp Rats with my Geode LX 700 back home, they're not much faster than 400MHz.
This is a step in the right direction. Why should schools or parents pay $800+ for a laptop that might get stolen or destroyed by some young students who constantly loose books?
It's "lose." Now we know why you have two K's in your name. :-)
I wonder if that arm9 processor is fast enough to run a metaframe client ? If so it'd be perfect for us!
I work at a collage like place, and in an effort to get the budget to meet reality we've started offering an alternative to the last year at normal school. In those classes we're using inexpensive hp notebooks, but I have to admit even those are very much more expensive than this offering.
If these arm based mashines can run a metaframe client @ 800x600 or even 1024x768 I'm more than sure we could use them
All they need is a draft-n supporting wifi adapter and we'd have no worries at all. (all 12 addresses are covered with meru boxes making wireless as reliable as cabled network)
It is always about the software. The problem is the number of software written for Windows CE is small compared to x86 linux or Windows. I'm sure by next year or 2010 we will see low end intel atom processor netbooks run for about $200.
Where to buy?
It is always about the software. The problem is the number of software written for Windows CE is small compared to x86 linux or Windows. I'm sure by next year or 2010 we will see low end intel atom processor netbooks run for about $200.
They almost do really. An aspire one 150 costs less than 250€ if you don't include any taxes. And it's the 'top model' from acer.
How much would this cost w/o windows? 25$ ? Plus with open source, you could compile many things to work with it instead of just a few CE apps.
But WHERE THE FRICK CAN WE *BUY* THEM?!?!?!? That's the part EVERYBODY is leaving out. Blah blah, this is available; blah blah, this is great, but NOTHING about where to buy the FRIKKERS. dOH?