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Mandriva Joins the Netbook Market With the GDium

Posted by timothy on from the price-is-all dept.

AdamWill writes "Lately it's hard to avoid the buzz about netbooks — the small, cheap laptop systems that were popularized by the Asus Eee PC. Mandriva is providing the innovative operating system for the upcoming GDium netbook system, produced by Emtec. The first GDium will be a netbook with a 10", 1024x600 resolution display and a battery life of four hours, weighing in at 1.1kg. The innovative G-Key system stores the Mandriva operating system and all the user data on a USB key — nothing is permanently stored inside the GDium. You can use your own desktop and data by plugging the G-Key into any GDium."

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  1. Gayaplex? by idiot900 · · Score: 5, Funny

    From the site:

    10.
    1024×600.
    1.1Kg.
    4 hours.
    Mandriva Linux.
    G-Key.
    Gayaplex.

    I understood the first six things on the list. But what the heck is a "Gayaplex"? I'm going to assume that it doesn't mean what its spelling implies...

    1. Re:Gayaplex? by dreamchaser · · Score: 5, Funny

      Here I thought it was some special Mac OS X emulator...

    2. Re:Gayaplex? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Gayaplex?

      I'm not suprised, since their name is so dangerously close to "Mangina"

    3. Re:Gayaplex? by andreyvul · · Score: 2, Funny

      Really? I thought it would be called Aquaplex if it was an OS X emulator.

      --
      proud caffeine whore
  2. Loaded with homoerotic terms... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Use MANdriva Linux to login to our Gayaplex using your Gkey?

    Come out with your Gdium!

  3. Approx $420... by CBob · · Score: 3, Funny

    Humbug.

    I can live with cute, small, slow & quirky if it's CHEAP.

    I can live with cute, small, fast & innovative if it's CHEAP.

    $420 is refurb "normal" laptop range. I REALLY want a cheap laptop/notepad/"wtf is that thing?", but I want cheap.

  4. Re:Ewwww.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I have NEVER lost a computer, a USB drive/key or any personal electronic devices.

    Tell him what he's won!!!!!

  5. New wireless setup program on Gdium by Clopnixus · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...to be known as Gaydar (allegedly)