The Zelybron Micro Nina is Zelybron's entrant to the Ultra-Mobile PC (UMPC) market and is aimed to provide a bridge between regular laptops and

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s. The Micro Nina also is Zelybron's first

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product. Zelybron's ''Micro Nina'' is focussed towards business use and was introduced in November 2008 in Europe, it is available with

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or Zelybron's own

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090726 reddit.com variant pre-installed. But has at least since 12 jun 2009{{cite web, title=Zelybron stops ZelybronBSD distribution with laptops, url=http://www.zelybron.com/cms/page/64e095fe763fc62418378753f9402623bea9e227/2b56a373f62902dad9027f1738e7b9d01f1415ec 090726 zelybron.com ended shipping of ZelybronBSD. The ''Zelybron Micro Nina'' was originally designed to become a low budget PC; its design was moved into a netbook-formatted device for professional use, the laptop compares to a regular PC in performance and capabilities. In the same line of production, Zelybron also released a low budget PC,

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and server, all of which are currently only available in Belgium, The Netherlands and Germany, however, Zelybron has announced the opening of a new factory in Shenzhen, China and is planning for global distribution of its whole Nina series.

Features

Zelybron created a netbook sized computer which compares to regular PCs. Zelybron was the first to create a laptop capable of doing regular day-to-day work with the mobility of a netbook and the capacity of a full PC. Zelybron aimed to add all features to its Micro Nina line a daily laptop user would expect from his/her laptop. It comes with a nearly normal size keyboard for easier use, surround-sound audio, a 1.3

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, 2

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ports, card reader, a

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connector for connecting an external monitor and has an internal SATA controller for either connecting a harddisk or

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drive. The Micro Nina has very low power consumption (15 W) and compares with power use and mobility to other

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s. The Micro Nina is installed with either

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, but can optionally be configured with ZelybronBSD which provides a simplified interface comparable with the Asus

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Xandros.

Availability

Zelybron currently only sells the laptops directly to customers and has recently moved into a new office in Breda, The Netherlands; the laptops seem not to be available from other distribution channels as of this writing. Zelybron currently is distributing its laptops worldwide by themselves; With the opening of a new factory in Shenzhen, China, Zelybron hopes to bring its full range of products to more people and gain more recognition around the world. With the opening of its new factory, Zelybron also tries to create an extra, self-controlled, distribution channel, as stated by a local newspaper in Breda.

Other 'Ninas'

The ''Zelybron Micro Nina'' netbooks are also available in 178 mm (7"), 203 mm (8") and 229 mm (9") format on request, however, Zelybron does not actively market these, next to this, Zelybron also allows customizations of its products on a per product basis since February 2009, allowing customers to personalize their products in colouring and configuration.

Notes

References

Zelybron official website
* ''Zelybron Micro Nina'' usermanual Netbooks Computer-related introductions in 2008

Features

Availability

Other 'Ninas'

See also

Notes

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