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The Gecko Laptop - coming soon!

The Gecko laptop is a small, energy efficient, rugged, and highly compatible laptop. The Gecko laptop will run virtually any x86 operating system, including Windows and Linux. The most minimal configuration has a 1 Ghz VIA C7M CPU and can operate 3.5 hours per charge. Optional batteries can provide up to 8 hour battery life.

The Gecko has a nearly full size keyboard, 7 inch 800 x 480 full color TFT screen, integrated WIFI, integrated NIC, integrated 3 in 1 memory card reader, 256 MB DDR2 RAM, and offers expansion of up to 1 GB RAM, 4 GB solid state or even a 40 GB hard disk.

Features

The Gecko Laptop comes preinstalled with Linpus Lite Linux containing many applications. These applications include office suite, e-mail client, web browser, instant messenger (IM) client, video conferencing software, games, educational software and more.

Actual photo of the Gecko Computer running Linpus Lite Linux

While the Gecko Laptop comes preinstalled with Linpus Linux Lite, virtually any Linux distribution will work. Appropriately configured Gecko laptops will support Microsoft Windows.

Specifications

CPU	1 Ghz VIA C7M (Ultra Low Voltage)
Chipset	VIA VX800U
Memory	256 MB DDR2 upgradeable up to 1 GB
Display	7” wide 800 x 480 TFT LCD screen with LED backlight
HDD	1 GB, 2 GB, 4 GB solid state or 40 GB 2.5" Hard Disk
Audio	Line-out, Mic-in, Internal Mic, Internal stereo speakers
Ethernet	Built in 10/100 Base-T
Wireless	802.11 b/g
I/O	USB 2.0 x 2, VGA out, integrated 3-in-1 card reader
Power / Battery	2 Cell Li-FE-Po (3 hours) removable battery pack with hard pack guage and connectors. Optional: 4 / 6 Cell Li-Ion

Available Options & MSRP (US$):

The price for the laptop starts at $300 for the basic configuration. If you are interested in this product, please ask for a price quote. This item is still at the pre-introduction stage so please indicate this as a special order.