Nokia Booklet 3G slips to $199 on contract ‘through the holidays’

Few people were debating that the $299 on contract price for Nokia’s Atom-powered Booklet 3G was a bit steep, but now it has fallen more in line with its closest competition thanks to a price drop at Best Buy Mobile. From December 13th “through the holidays,” the Windows 7-packin’ machine (which we just recently reviewed) will be available for $199.99 with a two-year AT&T Data Connect plan. Of course, there’s a good chance you’ll regret the decision to jump on this when the next-generation Atom hits at CES (which is happening, right Intel?), but hey, Santa’s got to do what Santa’s got to do.

[Thanks, Hary]

Nokia Booklet 3G slips to $199 on contract ‘through the holidays’ originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 12 Dec 2009 21:39:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Nokia tells all on Booklet 3G: $299 with a 2-year contract on AT&T

Nokia, AT&T, Best Buy and Microsoft are all holding hands and singing the same song about Nokia’s Booklet 3G today. The good news is that the device will be subsidized by AT&T, at $299 with a 2-year contract at a $60 a month data plan — with other rate plans and prices to be announced — and a $599 non-subsidized price. It’ll be out with the launch of Windows 7 on October 22nd and available exclusively through Best Buy through the holidays. Nokia’s also pretty strong about stating that 12 hour battery life isn’t a “brochure number” but a real number — though we doubt that since Nokia is using Mobile Mark ‘07 which doesn’t include wireless in its base tests.

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Nokia tells all on Booklet 3G: $299 with a 2-year contract on AT&T originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 13 Oct 2009 10:42:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Nokia Booklet to hit O2 Germany October 22 for €249 on contract

Nokia just posted up some of the first official details on the launch of the Booklet 3G, and they’re… actually a little confusing. The aluminum netbook will hit O2 Germany for €249 ($366) on a €20 ($29) tariff over 24 months, but there’s also mention of a “flat rate data tariff” of €25 ($36) per month — we’re guessing the flat rate is for buyers who snag the Booklet for the full price of €699 ($1,029), but honestly, that’s not how the post on Nokia Conversations reads at all. We’re trying to get it cleared up, and we’ve got a feeling we’ll be hearing about availability in other markets including the States soon enough, so stick around.

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Nokia Booklet to hit O2 Germany October 22 for €249 on contract originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:44:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Video: Nokia’s N900, N97 mini, X3, X6 and Booklet 3G hands-on roundup

Just in case you missed it, you should probably be informed that Nokia had quite the morning yesterday as Nokia World 2009 kicked off in Stuttgart. Not only was the N97 mini made official, but the company’s Booklet 3G was fully detailed and the first two handsets in the newfangled X series were also unveiled. Naturally, a slew of cameras descended upon the new gear just as soon as the suits left the stage, and we’ve rounded up the best of the best below for your perusal and enjoyment. If you’re looking for the actual news on these very devices, have a look right here, and feel free to hop on past the break for a few videos from the show floor.

Read – Booklet 3G hands-on photos (more angles)
Read – Booklet 3G hands-on video (another take)
Read – Nokia X3 and X6 hands-on video
Read – Nokia N900 hands-on video
Read – N97 mini hands-on video

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Video: Nokia’s N900, N97 mini, X3, X6 and Booklet 3G hands-on roundup originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 03 Sep 2009 07:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Nokia’s Booklet 3G detailed further at Nokia World, priced at €570

The news from Stuttgart just keeps on flowing, with Nokia also revealing the unashamedly long specifications list to its hotly-anticipated Booklet 3G. Moving forward, the company will focus on “phones, smartphones and mobile computers,” with this here netbook being the first major entrant into that final category. The biggest news is probably the half-day (12 hours) battery life, though we’re understandably curious to see how that holds up under real-world testing. The machine will also ship with a 1.6GHz Intel Atom Z530 CPU, Windows 7, WiFi and a built-in, hot-swappable SIM card slot for 3G access.

The whole thing will measure just 0.78-inches thick and will ship in black, ice (white) and azure (blue) motifs, though we’re most interested to see just how toasty this thing will get given its “fanless design.” Other specs include 1GB of DDR2 RAM, a 120GB hard drive (1.8-inch, 4200RPM), integrated Ovi Suite, a 10.1-inch LCD (1,280 x 720 resolution) and an almost unheard of 16-cell Li-ion battery that’s user-removable. Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, Assisted-GPS, HDMI, USB 2.0 (x3), an SD card reader and a 1.3 megapixel camera will also be present, and the inbuilt accelerometer should make for some unique add-ons. We’re still searching for an exact release date, but Anssi Vanjok made clear that the €570 ($810) asking price is apt to be heavily subsidized by carriers across the globe. Still, $810 for a netbook? Ouch.

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Nokia’s Booklet 3G detailed further at Nokia World, priced at €570 originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 02 Sep 2009 04:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Nokia introduces Booklet 3G ‘mini laptop’

Nokia rocked the world this morning by introducing its spin on the laptop, called the Booklet 3G. If you’re the rude sort you could call it a fancy netbook, what with its Atom processor and 10.1-inch display, but that screen is higher res than your average Eee, and it also sports integrated 3G wireless and a hot-swappable SIM card, so it’s definitely trying to define its own niche. It looks to be running Windows 7, which isn’t particularly netbooky, and also has integrated A-GPS with a copy of Ovi Maps, HDMI output, a rated 12 hour battery life, and the usual Bluetooth and WiFi connectivity, all in a 2cm (.78 inch), 2.7lb aluminum body that’s understated, sophisticated, and should make most Nokia fans very happy — Nokia fans who are looking for a tiny laptop, anyway. There’s a fancy promotional video after the break, and while we don’t have any anticipated release date or price just yet, we’ll be learning more at Nokia World 09 on September 2. We promise not to make too many Foleo references.

Gallery: Nokia introduces Booklet 3G ‘mini laptop’

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Nokia introduces Booklet 3G ‘mini laptop’ originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 24 Aug 2009 07:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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