It's back. The Quanta assembled
Apple netbook rumor that
kicked off in March with a
Commercial Times report calling for a
Wintek-supplied touchscreen has returned... with a fever.
China Times has now stepped in with a claim of a
9.7-inch touchscreen netbook to debut in October.
CT claims that Wintek, and Dynapack have all received orders direct from Apple while Foxconn (not Quanta) will be the main manufacturer. It's still unclear whether the reported device takes on the traditional netbook form-factor, goes
convertible like the T91, or is a 9.7-inch slate like a giant iPod touch. In fact, the Chinese-language report translated into English refers to it as "Apple's netbook (or a "tablet" as many call it)" only adding to the confusion. Regardless, we find it hard to believe that Apple would just follow the industry trends here. Then again, Sony did announce the
VAIO W after rebuking netbooks as a
race to the bottom thus leaving Apple as the only major without a low-cost netbook in its portfolio. But $800, if true, prices whatever this is right out of netbook territory -- ultra-portable anyone?
[Via
MacRumors and
Gizmodo]
Filed under: Laptops, Tablet PCs
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