The Apricot Picobook Pro is the first product of the reformed Apricot Computers. It is a

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based on the

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NanoBook, first shown to the press on October 15 2008.

Specifications

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at 1.2 GHz. * Chipset: VIA VX800 System Media Processor ( Northbridge and Southbridge integrated). * Monitor: TFT 8.9 inch, 1024x600 pixels. Support to internal/external/dual monitor, or TV. *

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: 3D/2D S3 Graphics Chrome9 HC3 chipset integrated, shared VRAM to a max of 64 MB;

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9.0. and HD video support. * RAM: 1 GB of SO-DIMM DDR2 RAM at 667 MHz. *Dimensions: 230 x 171 x 38.7 mm *Weight: 0.98 kg (2.16 lb). *Ports: On the left, VGA DE-15 and one USB 2.0 port. On the right, a second USB port,

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and power supply. In the front, two minijack (mic/ear) and 4 in 1 Card-reader. Open, integrated Webcam of 1.3 megapixels over the TFT, keyboard and touchpad at bottom. *

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: QWERTY, 80 keys *

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60 GB * Sound card: VIA Vinyl VT1708A HD Audio codec. Up to 8 HD channels. 192 kHz sampling rate *Connectivity ** Ethernet:

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RTL8101E 10/100 Mbit/s ** Wi-Fi:

RTL8187SE 802.11 a/b/g ** Bluetooth ** WiMAX: optional * Input/Output : ** 4 in 1 Card-reader. ** 1

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DE-15 ** 2 USB 2.0 ** 1

Ethernet ** Audio connectors: *** 1

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for microphone *** 1

line out *Battery : 4400mA Lithium-ion battery, 2200 mA, four cells, up to 4 hours use. *Power International auto-sensing adapter 110-240 V * Operating system: Microsoft Windows XP Home (Nanobook Pro VX) or

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SUSE Linux

Reception

The Apricot was very poorly received. A review by PC Pro in 2009 awarded it two stars, the worst marks of the notebooks on test in the categories of build quality, speaker quality, keyboard and cursor quality, and screen quality, and advised readers to avoid it at all costs. A "first look" review by IT Pro in 2008 also awarded it two stars, calling it unattractive, with a dubious build quality, and all but impossible to type on.

References

External links

* {{Official website, http://apricotcomputers.com/picobook_pro_spec.htm, Apricot official website with drivers and manuals Netbooks Apricot Computers Computer-related introductions in 2008