Point of View is probably best known for making graphics cards, but the company has also cranked out some interesting netbooks over the past few years — including one of the first models with a dual core Atom processor. A few months ago, the company promised to add an 11.6 inch laptop with an Intel CULV processor to its lineup, and the folks at Notebook Italia got a chance to check it out in person at CeBIT this week.

The Point of View Mobii notebook has an 11.6 inch, 1366 x 768 pixel display and a dual core Intel Celeron SU2300 processor. It packs 2GB of RAM and a 250GB hard drive and has HDMI output. The computer runs Windows 7 Home Premium and supports 802.11b/g/n WiFi and optional Bluetooth.

The notebook looks quite slim, and it looks like some of the ports may actually be hidden behind a Macbook Air-like pop-out panel to save space. The notebook features a full sized chiclet-style keyboard, and a nice looking touchpad with a single button below it.

You can find more photos at Notebook Italia.

Point of View is best known as a company that makes graphics cards and other PC components. But the company has also been pumping out a few interesting netbooks, including one of the first 10 inch models with NVIDIA ION graphics. Now the company is branching out into the 11.6 inch thin & light space with the Point of View Mobii slim line ULV model.

The notebook features an 11.6 inch, 1366 x 768 pixel display and  a dual core 1.2GHz Intel Celeron CULV processor with integrated GMA 4500MHD graphics. It packs 2GB of RAM and a 250GB hard drive, 802.11b/g/n WiFi, Bluetooth, a 1.3MP webcam, and a 4 cell, 4400mAh battery. It runs Windows 7 Home Premium.

The notebook weighs about 3.3 pounds and measures less than 1.1 inches thick.

The Point of View Mobii ULV is available in Germany for about 599 Euros or $875 US, which is pretty high by US standards, but there’s no word on whether it will be released in the United States.

via Netbooked

Two of the hottest technologies in the ultramobile space right now are high resolution displays and NVIDIA ION graphics. But while major computer makers including HP, Asus, and Samsung are putting out ultraportable PCs with 1366 x 768 pixel screens and ION graphics, most of those laptops feature 11.6 inch or larger displays. For the most part, the major PC makers aren’t putting ION graphics into 10 inch and smaller netbooks.

It’s not entirely clear whether this is because of pressure from Intel or Microsoft. I know it’s not coming from NVIDIA, which would like to see its graphics processors in all sorts of products. But it’s also possible that big name companies that sell expensive, high performance laptops and low cost, low power netbooks simply don’t want to blur the lines between these two product categories lest netbook sales cannibalize the sales of higher end systems.

And then there’s the Point of View Mobii ION 230. Point of View isn’t exactly a household name, but the company makes some graphics cards and other computer equipment. And the company’s netbook features a 10.2 inch, 1024 x 600 pixel display and NVIDIA ION graphics. Sure, a 1366 x 768 pixel panel would make more sense. But by cramming ION graphics into this small laptop, you can watch HD videos without transcoding them into a lower resolution first, and you can play some modern video games that would struggle on your typical Intel Atom/GMA 950 powered netbook.

The folks at Fudzilla have published a detailed review of the Point of View Mobiii ION netbook. While the CPU performance was about average, the ION graphics processor can run circles around your typical netbook when it comes to 3D performance. Fudzilla reports that Call of Duty 4 was able to play at about 25 frames per second.

On the down side, the netbook does get rather warm. And battery life kind of stinks. The laptop comes with a choice of a 3 or 6 cell battery. But the 6 cell, 4400mAh battery only provides about 3.5 hours of run time for web surfing over WiFi. If you want to watch a movie, the battery dries up after about 2 hours and 20 minutes. I wouldn’t expect much more than 2 hours of run time while playing video games either.

I love it when companies give their products self-explanatory names. Take Point of View’s new Mobii ION 230 netbook. Guess what kind of chipset it has? Yup, NVIDIA ION, which in this case pairs a 1.6GHz Intel Atom 230 processor with an NVIDIA graphics processor. The Atom 230 is basically the desktop version of the Intel Atom N270 CPU for netbooks, and no, I have no idea why Point of View would choose to use this particular processor in this 10.2 inch netbook.

Most of the netbook’s specs look pretty much standard. It has a 10.2 inch, 1024 x 600 pixel display, 1GB of RAM, a 160GB hard drive, 802/11b/g WiFi, Bluetooth 2.0, a 1.3MP webcam, 2 USB ports and an SD/MMC card reader. It has a 6 cell, 4400mAh battery that’s reportedly good for about 4 hours (I guess that video processor takes its toll on battery life).

The Mobii ION 230 also has an HDMI port, DirectX 10 and Shader Model 4.0 graphics, and enough oomph to display 1080p video… even though the screen resolution isn’t actually high enough for 720p video. Still, you should be able to handle some modern video games or play Blu-Ray or other HD videos without converting them to a lower quality format first. This is one of the first 10 inch netbooks I’ve seen to feature the NVIDIA ION platform.

The nebtook is expected to launch in Europe soon for about €349, or $496 US.

via Netbook News

Point of View, a dutch computer maker, is showing off a series of rather colorful netbooks at CeBIT in Germany. Netbook News.de snagged some of  the stunningly average specs that come with these computers, like a 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 CPU, 1GB of RAM, a 160GB hard drive, and a 6 cell, 4800mAh battery.

One thing that is interesting is that the photos seem to show 3 USB ports on the right side of the netbook. I can’t get a good look at the left side thanks to that cable in the way, but it doesn’t look like there are any USB ports on the left side. You don’t see a lot of mini-laptops with more than 3 USB ports, so if there is an extra port or two hidden away that I can’t see, that would be… well, unusual at the very least.

Update: Turns out there are just 3 USB ports, according to the official specs. thanks greetz!

Dutch computer maker Point of View is getting in on the netbook action with a strikingly average looking mini-laptop called the Mobii PC. The computer has a 1.6GHz Intel Atom CPU, 1GB of RAm, and a 160GB hard drive. It runs Windows XP or Linpus Linux Lite, and sports 3 USB ports, 802.11b/g WiFi, and a 1.3MP camera.

The Mobii PC also has an ExpressCard slot, which is something you don’t see on many netbooks today. No word on whether the netbook will be released in the US, but it costs about 280 Euros in Europe, which is around $400 US.

Update: Jean-François from Netboook 3G writes in to let us know that the Mobii PC has been on sale in Belgium since November, and that it’s basically the same machine as the Haier 81004 netbook.

via Engadget