FIC Introduces CE2A1 and CW0A1

by atticus ~ June 10, 2008

First International Computer (FIC) unveiled its latest 8.9-inch UMPCs, the CE2A1 and CW0A1, during Computex 08. Appearing to be the refreshed models of the MeePC line and the VIA Nanobooks, the newest mini laptops comes with 8.9-inch WVGA panel, centrally-located touchpad, a 1.3-megapixel webcam, 802.11b/g wireless LAN, 4-cell Lithium-Ion battery (6-cell optional) and a 1.8-inch hard disk drive with up to 160GB of internal storage.

The differences between CE2A1 and CW0A1 are that the former features a 1.2GHz VIA C7-M ULV processor with VIA VX800 chipset and can support Windows Vista Basic, Windows XP Home Edition and Linux operating systems. On the other hand, CW0A1 uses a 1600MHz Intel Atom N270 processor with Intel 945GSE chipset and can run either Windows XP Home Edition or Linux. CW0A1 also appears to have a shorter quoted battery life for the same Lithium-Ion battery as the CE2A1. Perhaps the Intel platform is more power hungry than the VIA solution.

Despite having a larger screen, the new UMPCs from FIC have almost the same physical dimensions as existing VIA Nanobooks.

	CE2A1	CW0A1
Processor	1.2GHz VIA C7-M ULV	1600MHz Intel Atom N270
RAM	1 DDR2 533/667 MHz SO-DIMM Slot (up to 2GB)	1 DDR2 533 SO-DIMM Slot (up to 2GB)
Hard Drive	1.8”, 8mm Hard Disk Drive (up to 160GB)	1.8”, 8mm Hard Disk Drive (up to 160GB)
Screen	8.9” WVGA Glare LCD (1024 x 600)	8.9” WVGA Glare LCD (1024 x 600)
Ports	1 x VGA port, 2 x USB 2.0 ports, 1 x Headphone Line-Out, 1 x Microphone Line-In, 1 x Bluetooth 2.0 Interface, 1 x PCI Express Card slot, 1 x 1.3MP Webcam	1 x VGA port, 2 x USB 2.0 ports, 1 x Headphone Line-Out, 1 x Microphone Line-In, 1 x Bluetooth 2.0 Interface, 1 x PCI Express Card slot, 1 x 1.3MP Webcam
Operating System	Windows Vista Basic, Windows XP Home Edition or Linux operating system support	Windows XP Home Edition or Linux operating system support
LAN	10/100 Ethernet LAN, 802.11b/g WLAN	10/100 Ethernet LAN, 802.11b/g WLAN
Battery	4-Cell Lithium-Ion Battery (up to 5 hours battery life) or optional 6-Cell Lithium-Ion Battery (up to 8 hours battery life)	4-Cell Lithium-Ion Battery (up to 4 hours battery life) or optional 6-Cell Lithium-Ion Battery (up to 6 hours battery life)
Dimensions	230 x 171 x 38.7 (mm)	230 x 171 x 38.7 (mm)
Weight	0.97Kg	0.97Kg

CE2A1 CW0A1

Processor 1.2GHz VIA C7-M ULV 1600MHz Intel Atom N270

RAM 1 DDR2 533/667 MHz SO-DIMM Slot (up to 2GB) 1 DDR2 533 SO-DIMM Slot (up to 2GB)

Hard Drive 1.8”, 8mm Hard Disk Drive (up to 160GB) 1.8”, 8mm Hard Disk Drive (up to 160GB)

Screen 8.9” WVGA Glare LCD (1024 x 600) 8.9” WVGA Glare LCD (1024 x 600)

Ports 1 x VGA port, 2 x USB 2.0 ports, 1 x Headphone Line-Out, 1 x Microphone Line-In, 1 x Bluetooth 2.0 Interface, 1 x PCI Express Card slot, 1 x 1.3MP Webcam 1 x VGA port, 2 x USB 2.0 ports, 1 x Headphone Line-Out, 1 x Microphone Line-In, 1 x Bluetooth 2.0 Interface, 1 x PCI Express Card slot, 1 x 1.3MP Webcam

Operating System Windows Vista Basic, Windows XP Home Edition or Linux operating system support Windows XP Home Edition or Linux operating system support

LAN 10/100 Ethernet LAN, 802.11b/g WLAN 10/100 Ethernet LAN, 802.11b/g WLAN

Battery 4-Cell Lithium-Ion Battery (up to 5 hours battery life) or optional 6-Cell Lithium-Ion Battery (up to 8 hours battery life) 4-Cell Lithium-Ion Battery (up to 4 hours battery life) or optional 6-Cell Lithium-Ion Battery (up to 6 hours battery life)

Dimensions 230 x 171 x 38.7 (mm) 230 x 171 x 38.7 (mm)

Weight 0.97Kg 0.97Kg

More at FIC (press release) and AVING (photos).