Sheng T108 brushed aluminum netbook appears

Hey, now this isn't your average, everyday, boring netbook now is it? Well, at least not in looks, anyway. The Sheng T108, which has recently been spotted in Shenzhen, China, has a brushed aluminum chassis that makes it stand out from the crowd, to be sure. Internally, you'll find this 10.1-incher boasting an Intel Atom N280 CPU, 2GB of DDR2 memory, and a 250GB hard drive -- nothing volcanically surprising, but not too shabby either. It's also got a 3-cell battery, a VGA port, 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi support, a built in webcam, and a SIM card slot for 3G connectivity. The pricing is said to be somewhere in the realm of $300, and while there's no word on availability of this puppy outside of China, we'll certainly keep our eyes peeled for you. One more shot after the break.

[ngko Posted Dec 28th 2009 5:49PM]

Exactly what I need. Sorry but glossy shiny fails.

[Kelvinyam Posted Dec 28th 2009 9:08PM]

@(Unverified) Glossy? Looks matte finish to me, or is your LCD screen too glossy?

[Dafrety Posted Dec 28th 2009 9:28PM]

@Kelvinyam
I believe he is talking about the finish of the computer, not the screen. Many notebooks currently are very shiny everywhere.

[taylorlauder Posted Dec 30th 2009 4:01PM]

@Kelvinyam The laptop will sell for about $300, but I don’t expect to see it outside of China anytime soon. The other down side? It comes with a 3 cell, 3000mAh battery. I wouldn’t expect to get more than 3 or 4 hours of battery life. not so shabby, but ain't that boastful, more details: http://bit.ly/shen-t108-details

[Markydore Posted Dec 28th 2009 5:50PM]

looks like the HP dm3

[buoy Posted Dec 28th 2009 9:45PM]

@Markydore I had a hp mini 2140 until recently and it looks really really close. The 2140 wasn't fingerprint-prone on the exterior or the keyboard, just the screen... so I'm guessing this may be similar.

[Fanfoot Posted Dec 28th 2009 5:58PM]

I'm surprised more manufacturers haven't tried materials like this (or carbon fiber, or titanium, or ...) to differentiate their otherwise nearly identical netbooks. Sure it adds cost, but that's kind of the point. Sony sells their netbooks for lots more but with no discernable increase in costs...

[MarkProvanP Posted Dec 28th 2009 6:03PM]

Make it a Hackintosh and I'm sold.

[Eraser Posted Dec 28th 2009 6:07PM]

@MarkProvanP throw in pinetrail and i'm sold.

[MarkProvanP Posted Dec 28th 2009 6:37PM]

@Eraser That would be nice as well, actually. One thought, but does the GMA3150 have OS X drivers? I know OS X can use the GMA950 and the GMA X1300, but has anyone tried using the 3150?

[Daliminator Posted Dec 28th 2009 6:06PM]

Looks kind of like a smaller, silver ASUS W3J.

[NirvanaFC Posted Dec 28th 2009 6:06PM]

looks gorgeous, but a 3 cell battery with that spec? come on...

[gargle Posted Dec 28th 2009 6:09PM]

@NirvanaFC for 300 bucks? come oon..

[Lucas Posted Dec 28th 2009 6:18PM]

The keyboard looks that of a Dell Mini, which was very uncomfortable for me to use.

[formetopoopon Posted Dec 28th 2009 6:22PM]

If they would make a 14.1" screen model with 1440X900 resolution I'd do a dance all around my house.

[BigD145 Posted Dec 28th 2009 6:37PM]

330 and ION or GTFO.

[Chaosdivine Posted Dec 28th 2009 7:04PM]

This is sexy! I personally would like this is a full size 15.6" laptop with AMD graphics and "big boy" specs. I am looking at my faux metal sprayed on silver paint on this Toshiba and wishing it was brushed aluminum instead. I'd even pay close to Apple prices for it...

[Lucas Posted Dec 28th 2009 8:08PM]

@Chaosdivine your display picture fooled me for a split second XD

[Odyssey Posted Dec 28th 2009 10:33PM]

@Lucas
lol same here!

[Steve Jobs CEO Posted Dec 28th 2009 7:10PM]

Aluminum? Tell these companies to get off my nut sack already.

[formetopoopon Posted Dec 28th 2009 7:41PM]

@Steve Jobs CEO

lmao!

[Synergi Posted Dec 28th 2009 8:03PM]

@Steve Jobs CEO
Too funny!

[swtrainer Posted Dec 28th 2009 8:06PM]

It appears to have a normal shift key on the right side - a huge plus...I hate the small Rshift key on the Lenovo s10e that I have. From the specs here and the looks of the brushed finish, I like it...I like it a lot!

[Kelvinyam Posted Dec 28th 2009 9:11PM]

Aluminum is nice, but if the type of aluminum quality is sub standard, you will soon be getting white rust on it.

[portezbie Posted Dec 28th 2009 9:57PM]

sounds quite nice for the price, but a 3 cell battery in my mind defeats the point of a netbook.

[DrPepper Posted Dec 28th 2009 11:53PM]

We'll have to see if this ends up on www.dhgate.com sometime soon (if not already) - got that faux "MacAir Book" clone from em' already and lovin it.

[DrPepper Posted Dec 28th 2009 11:58PM]

We'll have to see if this ends up on DHGate sometime soon (if not already) - got that faux "MacAir Book" clone from em' already and lovin it.

[DrPepper Posted Dec 28th 2009 11:59PM]

@DrPepper
/\ I fail, sorry for the double-double

[rodneyha Posted Dec 29th 2009 3:52AM]

I like the way it looks. Very minimal with no branding, and it doesn't look like one of those wedge shaped netbooks.

[Dan Fruzzetti Posted Dec 29th 2009 10:02AM]

Use of the word 'chassis' may be incorrect, I think. I believe laptops (as with cars) are either one of two types: body-on-chassis or monocoque. This netbook doesn't look like a monocoque design from the two pics - I expect to see an internal plastic frame supporting some components and anchoring to the brushed aluminum cover (to distinguish from 'case' which may be confused with a carrying case). If I am incorrect, please correct me.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 29th 2009 1:18PM]

Looks nice, no shiny crap, no fn' logo's slapped all over it and those specs @ $300. I would buy that in a flash.