Just as Toshiba has an eye on the lucrative netbook segment, BenQ too want to cash-in on the netbook craze. Come Q4 2008 and the machine to ship from BenQ's factory will be the Joybook Lite -- 8.9" model will come in October, while 10-inch version will ship in November. The Joybook Lite will be powered by Intel's Atom processor (1.6GHz), and will feature 1gig RAM, 5,400rpm hard disk drive, webcam, Bluetooth, media card reader, 3x USB ports, and Windows XP / Linux operating system. What's more, it boast of a built-in 3.5G module. Expect it to cost around $468.
[Via Digitimes, Electronista]