Specifications

• CPU: VIA C7-M ULV
  VIA C7
  The VIA C7 is an x86 central processing unit designed by Centaur Technology and sold by VIA Technologies.- Product history :The C7 delivers a number of improvements to the older VIA C3 cores but is nearly identical to the latest VIA C3 Nehemiah core. The C7 was officially launched in May 2005,...
  
   at 1.2 Ghz.
• Chipset
  Chipset
  A chipset, PC chipset, or chip set refers to a group of integrated circuits, or chips, that are designed to work together. They are usually marketed as a single product.- Computers :...
  
  : VIA VX800 System Media Processor (Northbridge
  Northbridge
  - Places :Australia* Northbridge, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney* Northbridge, Western Australia, a suburb of PerthEngland*North Bridge, HalifaxPoland*North Bridge, WarsawScotland* North Bridge, Edinburgh, a bridge linking the old & new towns...
  
   and Southbridge
  Southbridge
  -Locations:New Zealand* Southbridge, New Zealand** Southbridge Branch, New Zealand, a railway line** Southbridge District High School** Southbridge Primary SchoolUnited Kingdom* South Bridge, EdinburghUnited States* Southbridge, Massachusetts...
  
   integrated).
• Monitor: TFT
  TFT LCD
  Thin film transistor liquid crystal display is a variant of liquid crystal display which uses thin-film transistor technology to improve image quality . TFT LCD is one type of Active matrix LCD, though all LCD-screens are based on TFT active matrix addressing...
  
    8.9 inch, 1024x600 pixels. Support to internal/external/dual monitor, or TV.
• Graphics
  Graphics processing unit
  A graphics processing unit or GPU is a specialized circuit designed to rapidly manipulate and alter memory in such a way so as to accelerate the building of images in a frame buffer intended for output to a display...
  
  : 3D/2D S3 Graphics
  S3 Graphics
  S3 Graphics, Ltd is an American company specializing in graphics chipsets. Although they do not have the large market share that they once had, they still produce graphics accelerators for home computers under the "S3 Chrome" brand name.-History:...
  
   Chrome9 HC3 chipset integrated, shared VRAM
  VRAM
  Video RAM, or VRAM, is a dual-ported variant of dynamic RAM , which was once commonly used to store the framebuffer in some graphics adapters....
  
   to a max of 64 MB; DirectX
  DirectX
  Microsoft DirectX is a collection of application programming interfaces for handling tasks related to multimedia, especially game programming and video, on Microsoft platforms. Originally, the names of these APIs all began with Direct, such as Direct3D, DirectDraw, DirectMusic, DirectPlay,...
  
   9.0. and HD video support.
• RAM
  Ram
  -Animals:*Ram, an uncastrated male sheep*Ram cichlid, a species of freshwater fish endemic to Colombia and Venezuela-Military:*Battering ram*Ramming, a military tactic in which one vehicle runs into another...
  
  : 1 GB of SO-DIMM
  SO-DIMM
  A SO-DIMM, or small outline dual in-line memory module, is a type of computer memory built using integrated circuits.SO-DIMMs are a smaller alternative to a DIMM, being roughly half the size of regular DIMMs...
  
   DDR2
  DDR2 SDRAM
  DDR2 SDRAM is a double data rate synchronous dynamic random-access memory interface. It supersedes the original DDR SDRAM specification and has itself been superseded by DDR3 SDRAM...
  
   RAM at 667 MHz.
• Dimensions: 230 x 171 x 38.7 mm
• Weight: 0.98 kg (2.16 lb
  Pound (mass)
  The pound or pound-mass is a unit of mass used in the Imperial, United States customary and other systems of measurement...
  
  ).
• Ports: On the left, VGA DE-15 and one USB 2.0 port. On the right, a second USB port, Kensington Security Slot
  Kensington Security Slot
  A Kensington Security Slot is part of an anti-theft system designed by Kensington Computer Products Group,Ltd....
  
  , 8P8C and power supply. In the front, two minijack (mic/ear) and 4 in 1 Card-reader. Open, integrated Webcam
  Webcam
  A webcam is a video camera that feeds its images in real time to a computer or computer network, often via USB, ethernet, or Wi-Fi.Their most popular use is the establishment of video links, permitting computers to act as videophones or videoconference stations. This common use as a video camera...
  
   of 1.3 megapixels over the TFT
  TFT LCD
  Thin film transistor liquid crystal display is a variant of liquid crystal display which uses thin-film transistor technology to improve image quality . TFT LCD is one type of Active matrix LCD, though all LCD-screens are based on TFT active matrix addressing...
  
  , keyboard and touchpad at bottom.
• Keyboard
  Keyboard (computing)
  In computing, a keyboard is a typewriter-style keyboard, which uses an arrangement of buttons or keys, to act as mechanical levers or electronic switches...
  
  : QWERTY
  QWERTY
  QWERTY is the most common modern-day keyboard layout. The name comes from the first six letters appearing in the topleft letter row of the keyboard, read left to right: Q-W-E-R-T-Y. The QWERTY design is based on a layout created for the Sholes and Glidden typewriter and sold to Remington in the...
  
  , 80 keys
• Hard disk
  Hard disk
  A hard disk drive is a non-volatile, random access digital magnetic data storage device. It features rotating rigid platters on a motor-driven spindle within a protective enclosure. Data is magnetically read from and written to the platter by read/write heads that float on a film of air above the...
  
   60 GB
• Sound card
  Sound card
  A sound card is an internal computer expansion card that facilitates the input and output of audio signals to and from a computer under control of computer programs. The term sound card is also applied to external audio interfaces that use software to generate sound, as opposed to using hardware...
  
  : VIA Vinyl VT1708A HD Audio codec. Up to 8 HD channels. 192 kHz sampling rate
• Connectivity
  • Ethernet
    Ethernet
    Ethernet is a family of computer networking technologies for local area networks commercially introduced in 1980. Standardized in IEEE 802.3, Ethernet has largely replaced competing wired LAN technologies....
    
    : Realtek
    Realtek
    Realtek Semiconductor Corp. , a fabless IC design house situated in the Hsinchu Science Park, Hsinchu, Taiwan, was founded in October 1987, and subsequently approved as a listed company on the Taiwan Stock Exchange in 1998...
    
     RTL8101E 10/100 Mbit/s
  • Wi-Fi
    Wi-Fi
    Wi-Fi or Wifi, is a mechanism for wirelessly connecting electronic devices. A device enabled with Wi-Fi, such as a personal computer, video game console, smartphone, or digital audio player, can connect to the Internet via a wireless network access point. An access point has a range of about 20...
    
    : Realtek
    Realtek
    Realtek Semiconductor Corp. , a fabless IC design house situated in the Hsinchu Science Park, Hsinchu, Taiwan, was founded in October 1987, and subsequently approved as a listed company on the Taiwan Stock Exchange in 1998...
    
     RTL8187SE 802.11 a/b/g
  • Bluetooth
    Bluetooth
    Bluetooth is a proprietary open wireless technology standard for exchanging data over short distances from fixed and mobile devices, creating personal area networks with high levels of security...
    
    
  • WiMAX
    WiMAX
    WiMAX is a communication technology for wirelessly delivering high-speed Internet service to large geographical areas. The 2005 WiMAX revision provided bit rates up to 40 Mbit/s with the 2011 update up to 1 Gbit/s for fixed stations...
    
    : optional
• Input/Output :
  • 4 in 1 Card-reader.
  • 1 VGA DE-15
  • 2 USB 2.0
  • 1 8P8C Ethernet
  • Audio connectors:
    • 1 minijack for microphone
    • 1 minijack line out
• Battery : 4400mA Lithium-ion battery, 2200 mA, four cells, up to 4 hours use.
• Power International auto-sensing adapter 110-240V
• Operating system
  Operating system
  An operating system is a set of programs that manage computer hardware resources and provide common services for application software. The operating system is the most important type of system software in a computer system...
  
  : Microsoft
  Microsoft
  Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
  
   Windows XP
  Windows XP
  Windows XP is an operating system produced by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops and media centers. First released to computer manufacturers on August 24, 2001, it is the second most popular version of Windows, based on installed user base...
  
   Home (Nanobook Pro VX) or Novell
  Novell
  Novell, Inc. is a multinational software and services company. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Attachmate Group. It specializes in network operating systems, such as Novell NetWare; systems management solutions, such as Novell ZENworks; and collaboration solutions, such as Novell Groupwise...
  
   SUSE Linux

External links

• Apricot official website with drivers and manuals
• Apricot PicoBook Pro: First Look Review