Mark this date, April 28th, on your calendar because, according to SOTEC’s schedule, the company will release 6 new WinBook WH series laptops at that time. One of them is WinBook WH3313. This 15.4-inch (1280×800) notebook is powered by a Celeron M430 processor, a VIA VN896 chipset with integrated graphics engine, a 512MB of main memory (upgradeable up to 2GB), and an 80GB of hard drive. It’ll be pre-loaded with Windows Vista Home Basic Edition operating system and can be purchased for just 89,900 Yen or about $760 (€560).

Other configuration is the WH3513P model. For 104,800 Yen (€660/$900), you’lll get a powerful machine with 1GB of RAM, 4 x USB 2.0 ports, ExpressCard slot, Windows Vista Home Premium OS, and various connectivity options, including 802.11a/b/g WiFI and Ethernet LAN. As for the battery, it can stand for up to 1.5 hours before recharge. However, if you need to work on your office document or presentation, you’d better check out the WinBook WH3513PC laptop. The specs is similar to WH3513P, except you’d get a pre-installed Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 and Office Personal 2007 productivity software package. This one will cost you 134.800 yen (850 Euros/1150 USD).

Finally, all of these six notebooks measure 358 x 263 x 36mm and weight 2.6kg.

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