BenQ is back after a long time with yet another JoyBook laptop. The R43 is an ordinary notebook with decent specs which are enough for students, and housewives. The most interesting feature of this laptop is it's strange cover design. Though it's not sexy, it certainly looks better than other BenQ machines. The firm says, "inspired by the lights from the windows at city night, the BenQ Joybook R43 is designed to capture the spirit of a great metropolis."

The 14.1-inch notebook comes with Intel Core 2 Duo processor, up to 2GB RAM, max 160GB hard drive, dual layer DVD burner, 802.11b/g wireless, Bluetooth, 4-in-1 media card reader, and Vista. The BenQ Joybook R43 will firstly be available in China in December, with other countries to follow in the coming months.

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