Computer maker Red Fox offers a handful of netbooks in the Philippines, with screen sizes ranging from 8.9 inches to 10 inches. Up until now the company’s only 8.9 inch model features a 500MHz AMD Geode LX800 processor. But now Red Fox has introduced the WizBook 890i, which features a 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 CPU.

The rest of the netbook’s specs look pretty standard. It has 120GB hard drive, 1GB of RAM, 1.3MP webcam, and a 3800mAh battery which should provide up to 4 hours of run time. There are a few things that set the WizBook 890i apart from the crowd (if not from Red Fox’s other netbooks) though, including support for 802.11a/b/g and an ExpressCard slot. Neither of these features make the 890i unique, but it is pretty rare to find 802.11a support and/or an ExpressCard in a netbook, especially one with an 8.9 inch screen.

The netbook weighs 1.1kg and will only be available in red. No word on pricing or a release date.

via Electronic Pulp

Philippine computer company Red Fox is launching an update to its line of Wizbook netbooks. And while the name conjures up pictures of waterfalls, flowing streams, and OK, urinals, there’s one reason to pay very close attention to this netbook. Maybe. According to the press release, it features Bluetooth 3.0, which would make it the first netbook I’m aware of to support the latest Bluetooth standard. On the other hand, the same press release says that Bluetooth 3.0 can handle transfer speeds up to 480 Mbits/second, while the official Bluetooth wep page says that speeds top out at 24Mbps. So I’m going to take this claim with a grain of salt.

The rest of the specs for the Wizbook N1021i look pretty standard. The Wizbook N1020i features a 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 CPU, 1GB of RAM, a 160GB hard drive, and 10.2 inch display and runs Windows XP Home. It includes 802.11b/g WiFi, a webcam, flash card reader, and a 4600mAh battery and weighs about 2.6 pounds. According to the press release, there’s also an ExpressCard/34 slot, but I’m going to take that with another grain of salt until I actually see a picture of this netbok showing the ExpressCard slot.

Update: The folks at Electronic Pulp got to spend some hands-on time with the netbook, and report that it does indeed come with Bluetooth 3.0 support. They haven’t had a chance to put the wireless transfer speed to the test yet though.

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You’ll notice this headline says the Wizbook800 is an Eee PC competitor, not a killer. That’s because this little computer from Red Fox Technologies may come in a small, lightweight case and feature a nice roomy(ish) 20Gb hard drive. But it packs a sluggish AMD LX700 400MHz which is going to have a tough time keeping up with the 900MHz Intel Celeron chip in the original Eee PC or the Intel Atom CPU that Asus will include in the upcoming Eee PC 901.