More than netbooks we talk about thin-client laptops or at least one derives their consumer, given the allocation of primary interfaces of these laptops. Both have in fact only the second port on the back and a multiformat memory card reader. Lacking in particular audio jack and a RJ-45 port for connection to Ethernet LAN.

Even the hardware platform is low. ECS T10IL1 (the one already branded Olivetti torque) is based on a first-generation Atom processor, a Diamondville N270 or N280, along with 2GB max memory and magnetic storage on a 1.8-inch disks. ECS T21IL1, however, have processors ULV Intel Celeron or Pentium SU2300 SU4100 (although the prototype on display at Computex was mounting a CPU U2700), 2GB max memory on a single socket and magnetic hard disk, 1.8 inches.

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