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Today we saw the announcement of the new Atom Pine Trail processors. Unsurprisingly, manufacturers have already had some time to see what they can do with the new chips. Makes sense that some would try to jump the gun and announce some new netbooks while we’re still waiting for the massive amount of netbooks that will likely be announced at CES in a few weeks.
One of the more interesting companies to do this is Fujitsu, which has announced it’s second netbook today. What sets the new Fujitsu LifeBook MH380 from others is it’s strange design. The netbook will certainly look similar to others at first glance, though the touchpad is a bit different. The picture features a secondary, circular touchpad next to the main one. Its purpose is said to be that of scrolling, rather than the more common two-finger or side-of-touchpad approach on other laptops and netbooks. Could prove an interesting innovation, though I think a good multitouch touchpad with two finger scrolling is the best option.
Aside from the secondary touchpad, the LifeBook MH380 has what looks to be the new standard in netbook specs. It has 2GB of RAM, 1.66 Atom N450, 250GB HDD, 10.1-inch 1366×768 screen and the standard webcam, wireless, bluetooth and ports. There’s no price yet, though Fujitsu’s current netbook, the M2011 Mini-Notebook runs for $449, so likely not much more than that. The LifeBook MH380 has no release date, but expect it to be CES where hopefully we’ll be able to test out the circular scroll trackpad.
Read [Electronista]
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