This one has been on the cards for a while but this is the first time I’ve seen an official statement on it. The G10L will be based on Diamondville (Atom + i945 chipset) and include a tri-band HSDPA /HSUPA modem for on-the-go action. Something that the 9″ Eee PC won’t be offering! It is slightly bigger than the Eee PC 900 though but maybe that’s because they will offer it with a 10.2″ screen. That could potentially be a 1280 screen making it interesting for productivity uses. Apart from that though, it seems to be a standard build with WiFi, Bluetooth, card reader and web-cam. Storage will be either HDD or SSD.
I quite like the look of this one. Its slightly bigger all-round compared to the Eee PC 900 but its a lot thinner and it looks more stylish. Reminds me of the 10.6″ Averatec 1100 and LG C1. With the Diamondville processor though, I think they will be going for a budget price. Something like $800 sounds about right for an HSDPA-equipped 8.9″ device which sounds a lot but in reality, its cheap for a 3G notebook. I would expect this one to launch with Vista and achieve something in the region of 3 hours battery life with the standard battery.
Update: Clove Technology in the UK is taking pre-orders at 465 pounds (590 Euros) but I think its a link stunt. (which worked!) There’s also an official page at the ECS website which says that it’s an 8.2″ display, not 8.9″
I’ve added it to the database.
Details came from Digitimes.
