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“Norhtec”, the Thai systems integrating company is running through the final phase before its launching the new “under $300 ultra-mini PC (UMPC)”. This UMPC will be based on the “Quanta Design”. The company is targeting the developing country markets. “Quanta “are giving final touch to its laptop, popularly known as the “Gecko Laptop”. This laptop would be running on Linux. It is a specifically designed computer with ‘small-screen –mini PC’.

The “Gecko Laptop” will come equipped with specific ‘Via C7M ULV CPU ‘which will be clocked at 1GHz. Customers would be offered an option of PATA hard disk and integrated media acceleration for this laptop. “Gecko laptop” would be featuring a complete keyboard and possibly a screen with a 7-inch display.

The Gecko laptop will run “Linpus Linux Lite” made available by the Taiwanese Linux distributor ‘Linpus Technologies’. “Linpus Lite” is an exclusive operating system for UMPC, mobile internet devices, and low cost laptops. It also features an icon-based easy mode with user interface along with the typical experience mode. For the users the toggling between modes would be far easier with just a click on the toolbar.

Tags: Gecko Laptop, Low Cost Laptop and Desktops, OLPC