14 DAY TRIAL // Nowadays, the number of devices that have been showcased but still haven't made it to the market is significant, most of them having been previewed at CeBIT in Hanover, Germany. ViewSonic, on the other hand, has come forth with a pair of laptops that were showcased quite a bit sooner, namely during the 2010 International Consumer Electronics Show. The products in question are the ViewBook VNB132 and VNB141 laptops.
The 13.3-inch VNB132 ViewBook is a very thin and light notebook powered by the ULV SU2300 Intel Celeron central processing unit running at 1.2Ghz. The configuration includes 2GB of RAM, a 320GB hard disk drive, a 7-in-1 card reader, a 1.3-megapixel webcam and even VGA and HDMI outputs. This laptop is aimed at those that are frequently on the move and, thus, has 802.11b/g/n wireless connectivity. The laptop runs Windows 7 Home Premium and has a four-cell battery.
The second device launched by the company, the VNB141 ViewBook, is aimed at about the same consumer base as its sibling, being only slightly larger, with a screen size of 14 inches. It runs on a ULV SU7300 Intel Core 2 Duo processor, has 2GB of RAM, a 250GB hard drive and the same 1.3-megapixel webcam, D-Sub, HDMI and 802.11b/g/n wireless connectivity. Unlike the 13.3-inch model, however, this product also boasts a DVD RW Super Multi Drive and uses a six-cell battery instead of a four-cell model.
“Our new mobile [...] PC products truly speak to our green computing initiative,” Sally Wang, ViewSonic’s senior director of product marketing, said. “Whether it’s the energy-efficient processors, sleek plastic saving designs, or minimized use of cables and other excessive materials, our ULV notebooks […] are the smarter solution.”
The VNB132 and VNB141 ViewBook laptops are priced at $649 and $829, respectively, and run the Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium operating system.