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Tuesday October 13, 2009
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More details have finally surfaced on the intriguing Nokia Booklet 3G, Nokia's first foray into the competitive netbook space. Nokia is partnering with AT&T to sell the gorgeous machine for $299 with a 2-year contract, starting Oct. 22. The Booklet 3G will be available exclusively at Best Buy stores through the holiday retail season.
Unfortunately, a 2-year contract with AT&T for its 3G data services costs $60 a month. That doesn't really make $299 a very good deal, since the total cost ($299 + [$60 x 24 months]) with the data services is $1,739. The average consumer might do better to purchase the unit for $599 and buy a wireless card or cellular modem.
We really enjoyed getting our hands on the Booklet 3G at CTIA and think it warrants a much closer look. It has an aluminum chassis and a 10-inch screen with 1280-by-720 resolution, weighs 2.76 pounds, and runs Windows 7 Home Premium. The Booklet 3G also offers Wi-Fi, 3G connectivity, GPS, a 1.6-GHz Intel Atom processor, a 120GB hard drive, 1GB RAM, and supposed 12-hour battery life.
Look out for a full review of the slick machine later this month from laptop analyst Cisco Cheng at PCMag.com.
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October 31, 2009 1:39 PM
If someone were to "buy a wireless card or cellular modem," they would still pay $60 per month for the data services. This would only cost the consumer more money and not less. The netbook on contract idea works since they are meant to be able to be taken anywhere and the only way that is possible is if you sign up with one of the major wireless carriers for service. Sprint is the only one that offers a price break on service but one must sign up for the Simply Everything plan.