Tiny 4.8" mBook netbook now shipping

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Shane McGlaun25 May 2009, 1:00 PM

mBook 4.8-inch netbook is so tiny even Mini Me would say it's small.


If you find the average 10.1-inch or 8.9-inch netbook just too portly for your tastes and long to use an even smaller device your day may just be here. A company called Justek is reportedly set to ship the miniscule 4.8-inch screen Atom powered mBook around the globe.

One glance at the tiny little machine tells me I would rather be kicked in the boys than try and work from this thing. One of my biggest netbook pet peeves is a poorly placed right shift key. This little beasty doesn't even have a right shift key and I am a habitual right shift key spammer.



Above: mBook -- so small it makes tiny seem big

The full QWERTY keyboard has tiny (and I mean really tiny) keys. The 4.8-inch screen has a resolution of 1024 x 600 and is touch sensitive. Operating system choices include Windows XP and Linux -- obviously you'd really want to stay away from Vista and probably even Windows 7 on this. The rig runs an Intel Atom CPU at 1.33GHz and has integrated 802.11b/g Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 2.0.

Storage is to a 16GB SSD and the machine has 512MB of RAM. Rounding out the features are a 1.3-megapixel webcam, 3G USIM card slot (suggesting inbuilt mobile broadband), microSD card slot, mini USB port, and an earphone jack. The physical dimensions for the machine are 150 x 94 x 18mm and it weighs 315g. The thing sells for $765.78 excluding GST (odd that they've excluded GST since it's illegal to advertise prices that way. The GST inclusive price is $842.35).

If you want a touchscreen netbook that is more usable in size, hold out for the Asus Eee T91.


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Phred (Cornerstone member):

I'm still yet to understand what the appeal is for a device like this is. Ditch the keyboard and use something sensible like a pen, much easier!

25 May 2009, 2:22 PM (10 months ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Tin (Senior Forumologist):

I pull my stylus out of my Touch Pro about once a week... Keyboard is used daily.

While this thing is not going to go mainstream, I can see some uses among certain niches in business and industry. The 3G part is likely to be a big part of selling this thing.

25 May 2009, 8:32 PM (10 months ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Jonathan Ho (New user):

Hi APC readers,

This is Justek here, our prices are set to show GST inclusive. A button is availble to turn off GST for international buyers.

As for the unit there are users that like it for going in and out of the office and having something quick to use for emails, surfing the net etc. It's been sold mainly to business users, students and scientists who do testings and enter in data.

Thank you very much for looking at this product.

Justek

11 June 2009, 6:23 PM (9 months ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Michael J (Cornerstone member):

you do realise this post is 2 weeks old? not many people are going to look at it.

11 June 2009, 7:27 PM (9 months ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

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