Hi everyone!
The new model of the Minibook X has been announced.
It will be powered by a slightly faster N150.
I just hope mainly 2 things:
I was expecting less weight (around 800~850 g) but the new model seems to have the same weight as the current one.
Please discuss pricing, release date etc.
Go to the overview page, you will see other than the N150, everything else is kept as is. Looks like they’re trying to drive the price down. So no more R&D, just that CPU replacement.
The minibook X n100 has virtually no competition. It sells. But the CPU and PD 2.0 components are obsolete, and you want to continue selling. So you simply upgrade the CPU to the next version and PD 2.0 to PD 3.0. There you have the minibook x n150.
This minibook x n150 is not positioned as an upgrade to owners of an existing minibook x n100. It continues to address the niche market for (cheap) netbooks.
Yes, it is cheap and it’s being sold. However that cheap battery not only offers very poor autonomy for a device advertised as ultra portable (what kind of portability are we talking about if you need to carry the charger and pray there’s a power outlet nearby) but also represents a fire hazard if it swells (as it has been reported). The new model should be improved in the battery department, at least.
Instead of carrying a charger you can also carry a power bank. Or you can look for a 10 inch laptop from the competition that lasts longer on a charge. I think that will cost you at least double the price of the minibook.
I have seen reports on swollen batteries. That indeed is very worrying. But I haven’t seen such a report on the minibook x n 100. Would you have a reference to that?
And the power bank is even heavier than the charger so you do not solve the lack of autonomy. As for swollen battery:
Not N100, BUT it’s the same cheap battery.
Twice the price of an already cheap minibook for increased battery life and same footprint is reasonable. Could you please tell me which laptop is this?
As it was explained by them , it is just an upgrade for processor because N100 was not going to be done anymore , so we had to change to N150
Right now is only available in Global store, in other stores will be available aprox in April.
I see. So basically not a new model. N150 because you ran out of N100.