Sony next with cheap mini notebook?

John Chan | Jun 02, 2008

PCWorld reports that Sony seems to have a small, low-cost notebook with a processor from Via ready. This computer was spotted during the WiMax Expo in Taipei, at a booth run by manufacturer Quanta. The properties windows of the laptop listed Sony as the manufacturer, which most likely indicates that Quanta is producing this device for the Japanese computer giant. When quizzed, the representative manning the booth "quickly closed the properties window and declined to explain why Sony was listed as the manufacturer".

Sony notebooks have always been targeted at the high-end market. This, on the other hand, is based on Via's open-source OpenBook reference design--meant to bring down the cost of notebooks. This would imply a very big shift in Sony strategy for the notebook market. It's all speculation for now, but we should expect more information in the coming months as Quanta says the notebook will ship in Q3.

Via Engadget | Image credit: Via

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