(Laptops) Red Fox 8" EEPC Wizbook - AMD Geode LX800 - Bnew o

THE ULTRAMOBILE PC business is heating up as more hardware manufacturers are getting into the fray. Not to be outdone, computer manufacturer Red Fox and AMD have launched the Wizbook, which will compete with the Asus Eee PC (which technically is not a UMPC).

Although slightly bigger than the Eee PC, the Wizbook has a few features not present in the Eee PC, in particular a bigger hard disk, a larger LCD screen, and a PC card slot. Red Fox claims that it also has twice the battery life of the Eee PC.

But there are some features that are absent from the Wizbook, particularly an integrated web camera, an extra USB slot (the Eee PC has three whereas the Wizbook only has two), and a lower memory module.

The Wizbook uses a traditional 2.5-inch laptop hard disk drive while the Eee PC uses a solid state drive.

But like the Eee PC, the Wizbook is pre-installed with a Linux operating system, though it can also coe installed with the Microsoft Windows XP operating system.

Wizbook is targeted at UMPC users who want to enjoy the full features of standard notebooks. The two Wizbook models also have different keyboard sizes; the 8-inch model uses smaller keyboard buttons just like the Eee PC but the 10-inch model has a full-size keyboard.

The WizBook is powered by an AMD Geode processor running at 500 megahertz, which directly competes with the underpowered 1 gigahertz Intel Celeron processor installed in the Eee PC.

The 8-inch has 512 megabytes of memory, integrated 802.11b/g wireless connectivity and Bluetooth, as well as LAN ports and a PCMCIA card slot. The 8-inch model uses a 20-gigabyte 2.5-inch hard disk

The WizBook 800 (which is what Red Fox calls the 8-inch model) uses a 2200 mAH lithium-ion battery that could last up to 3.5 hours

Processor - AMD Geode 500 MHz
L1 Cache Size - 128KB
L2 Cache Size - 128KB
OS - Linux
Screen Size (Diagonal) - 8-inch
Screen Format - 16:9
Resolution - 800x480
Contrast Ratio - 500
Backlight Unit - LED
Interface - LVDS
Built-In Stereo Speakers - 2×1.5W
Capacities - 20GB
Capacities - 512MB
LAN slot RJ-45 - Yes
802.11b/g wireless - YES
PCMCIA slot - YES
Card reader - SD/MMC/MS
port - Yes
Headphone output - Yes
DC In - 12V
USB Slot - 2xUSB
Microphone input - Yes
Rechargeable Battery Pack - 2200mAh (3.5 hours)
Unit Dimensions (mm) - 250x188x36
Unit Weight (kg) - Under 1 .2kg
Wi-Fi Ready