Point of View Unveils Its Own NVIDIA ION Netbook

Point of View, one of the many NVIDIA partners, has recently announced the introduction of yet another Mobii mini PC, designed to take advantage of the much-hyped NVIDIA Ion platform. Suggestively dubbed Mobii ION miniPC, the new 10-inch portable computer system comes to compete with some of the other 10-inch netbooks currently available on the market, providing users with support for a full PC experience. Available in several different color options, the Mobii ION miniPC comes to expand Point of View's line of Ion-based products, which also includes two ION motherboards.

The specifications of the new NVIDIA ION-based netbook are pretty much what you'd expect from such a system, featuring an Atom 230 processor combined with the ION chipset. It sports a 10.2-inch 1024 x 600 LED LCD screen, powered by the DirectX 10 and Shader Model 4.0-capable NVIDIA graphics. The system also features 1GB of DDR2 memory, which can easily be expanded for increased performance, a 160GB hard disk drive, an SD/MMC card reader, wireless-G networking solution, a 1.3MP webcam, optional Bluetooth 2.0, two USB 2.0 ports and a Gigabit Ethernet LAN port.

Taking full advantage of the performance capabilities of the Ion chipset, the Mobii ION miniPC also comes with a built-in HDMI port, enabling users to view HD video on larger displays. The system's 6-cell battery pack is said to be capable of delivering up to 4 hours of runtime, which is basically about the same as most netbooks on the market, although real-life figures could be a bit different.

Currently there are three color options for the Mobii ION miniPC, namely black, green and red, but the company could roll out a couple more, depending on the user demand. Unfortunately we have no details regarding the pricing and availability of the new ION-based netbook.