Netbook SimmBook IBM and Canonical: specs and price

IBM, Canonical and Simmtronics will trade on the country suggest a new netbook Simmbook that focuses on cloud-computing, priced at $ 190.

Simmtronics Simmbook will be available in South Africa and other countries of the continent, but will also affect India, Thailand and Vietnam. The offer includes the Netbook on the Ubuntu operating system which (offered by Canonical) is pre-installed IBM Client for Smart Work, which includes the Lotus Symphony suite and access to the service’s cloud-computing, IBM LotusLive.

The real novelty is the integration of services Simmbook cloud associated with Ubuntu Linux, as the netbook was outsourced in January on many emerging markets such as India, after it was marketed at a price of $ 300. The device is equipped with an Intel Atom processor N270 at 1.6GHz with 1GB of DDR2 memory. Regarding storage, the Netbook integrates a 160GB hard drive. To cut production costs and therefore those for the public, Simmtronics has entrusted to his experience in motherboard and memory, but has opted for a distribution of Linux, open source and free software in the industry.

The company, however, ensures that it will be available to pay the operating system Windows XP, for those who do not intend to give up a Microsoft OS. Simmtronics’s goal is to demonstrate that the netbook is a viable alternative to the PC in the professional field. You think will succeed?