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Nokia Booklet 3G

The Nokia Booklet 3G was a netbook produced by the Finnish company Nokia. It was announced on 24 August 2009.

History

The Booklet 3G was Nokia's first netbook. The company produced a series of personal computers in the 1980s called MikroMikko, but sold that business in 1991 to focus on mobile phone production.[3] Though Kai Öistämö, Nokia's executive vice-president for devices,[3] has said the Booklet is "a natural evolution for us,"[4] Stephen Williams from The New York Times says it is "more of a homecoming" because of Nokia's prior computer business.[4] Nokia's expansion into the netbook market is contrary to computer maker Apple's 2007 expansion into the phone market with their iPhone.[3][5]

Nokia announced the device in August 2009.[6] The price was announced to be €575 before tax,[7] making it one of the higher-priced netbooks available.[5][4]

Design and technology

Following the defence of the original netBook trademark by long-term partner company Psion the previous year, Nokia described the Booklet 3G as a "mini-laptop", although it was widely described as a netbook by others.[8] It is 2 cm thick and weighs 1.25 kg,[3] is cased in an aluminium shell.[6] Its glossy display measures 10.1 in diagonally, and supports high-definition video.

The Booklet uses an Intel Atom Z530 processor[9] to run the Microsoft Windows 7 operating system. Nokia says that the battery will last up to 12 hours per charge.[6] The Booklet supports network connections through Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and 3G/HSPA.[6] It also offers telecommunications support via SIM card,[10] has a built-in A-GPS receiver and accelerometer, and includes Nokia's Ovi Maps service.[6][4][8] The integrated Intel GMA 500 graphic system is poorly supported by the Linux distributions, since the drivers for it are proprietary software.[11]

CNET rated it 4/5, saying it is a "wonderful piece of engineering" and praising its integrated 3G modem, its high-resolution screen, its exceptional battery life and its fan-free design, though they noted it was more expensive than most netbooks.[12] Laptopmag rated only 3/5.[13]

See also

List of Nokia products

External links

References

  1. Chip.de Nokia 3G Booklet Test 13 November 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-26. retrieved 25 November 2009^
  2. Nokia official specification (Retrieved 21 September 2009)^
  3. Graham Ruddick. Nokia branches out into computing with Booklet 3G The Telegraph, 24 August 2009, retrieved 2009-08-25^
  4. Stephen Williams. Nokia Dives into the Netbook Pool The New York Times, 24 August 2009, retrieved 2009-08-25^
  5. Mike Harvey, San Francisco. Nokia eyes netbook market with 'mini-laptop' Times Online, 24 August 2009, retrieved 2009-08-25^
  6. Nokia announces netbook offering BBC, 24 August 2009, retrieved 2009-08-25^
  7. More Nokia Booklet 3G specs emerge at Nokia World 09 Nokia Conversations, Nokia, September 2009, retrieved 2009-09-05^
  8. Nokia Booklet 3G: 10 ways it beats a netbook Daily Mirror, 2009-08-24, retrieved 2009-08-25^
  9. Nokia Booklet 3G - too little, too late or a masterstroke? The Sydney Morning Herald, 25 August 2009, retrieved 2009-08-25^
  10. Nokia Booklet 3G mini laptop unveiled Nokia, retrieved 2009-08-24^
  11. How To Kick Your Friends in the Face: GMA500 Linux Journal, 2009-10-27, retrieved 2009-10-27^
  12. Product reviews, how-tos, deals and the latest tech news CNET, retrieved 2021-07-05^
  13. Avram Piltch-Online Editorial Director 10 November 2009. Nokia Booklet 3G - A Review of the Nokia Booklet 3G LaptopMag, retrieved 2021-07-05^