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Raon Digital recalls Everun Note
Maybe it's a netbook, or maybe it's a ridiculously small notebook. Whatever it is, it's recalled. Raon Digital has issued a recall for its delightfully tiny Everun Note due to a handful of "failure symptoms" detailed on its Korean website. Best we (and Pocketables) can tell, users hearing a high-pitched fan tone, seeing a "Blue Screen phenomenon," or getting torched by an unfathomably hot CPU have a problematic unit, and even if your battery indicator is acting wonky, you too are entitled to a replacement. It's not clear whether affected users will be gifted with a new unit or if they'll receive their old machine back in tip-top condition, but either way, we'd hit the read link and do a little investigating if you own one of these puppies.[Via Pocketables]
Raon Digital's Everun Note "premium" netbook unboxed on video
Alas, it was just last month that the Everun Note got official, and yet here it is already having its packaging torn asunder on video. Raon Digital's tiny 7-inch offering packs a 1.2GHz AMD Turion CPU, 1GB of DDR2 RAM, and a 12GB SSD. UMPC Portal's hand model loves the size, build quality, features, and most notably the performance, but we're still having a hard time getting over the $879 asking price, and that modified keyboard layout with punctuation keys in the upper-right would be a liability in our Friday night blogger WPM deathmatches. (Winner gets the early shift on Monday!) Video after the break.
Raon Digital Everun Note gets a price, brochure
Raon Digital hasn't exactly been keeping many secrets about its Everun Note "UMPC notebook," but it's now finally dropped the veil of mystery around one of the biggest still remaining: the price, and it's also now detailed everything else in convenient brochure form. As UMPC Portal reports, the Everun Note will boast a suggested retail price of $879, which puts it well below the likes of the VAIO UX but considerably more than your average netbook, which it also kinda, sorta competes with. Oh, the perils of bucking the usual product categories. Hit up the read link below for the full brochure.
Raon Digital adds 32GB SSD option in Everun S32S Dic
Regardless of your views on the Everun's level of attractiveness, holding 32GB of SSD between your palms is enough to make any true nerd break out in a sweat. Raon Digital's looking to get quite a few of those kind hot and bothered in South Korea with its Everun S32S Dic. The handheld boasts a 568MHz AMD Geode LX900 processor, 512MB of RAM, a 32GB SSD, 4.8-inch 800 x 480 resolution display, 802.11b/g WiFi, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, USB connectivity and a built-in SayDic electronic dictionary with text-to-speech support. Apparently Raon's pretty proud of this puppy, as word on the street pegs it at a stiff ???867,000 ($828).[Via GizmoScene, thanks KC Kim]
Raon Digital Everun UMPC previewed on video
Earlier this month, Raon Digital's Everun was seen gracing the hands of an oh-so-lucky dame overseas, but now the fine looking UMPC has gotten a bit more personal thanks to a hands-on preview of the unit over at UMPCPortal. The AMD LX900-based production sample did lack an HSDPA module and the coveted SSD, but those two tidbits couldn't hold back the wave of commendation this unit received. The machine was highly praised for being comfortable, well-spec'd, and fluid when operating, and while we aren't apt to believe that all those first-generation UMPC problems were magically worked out on this sucka just yet, it's good to see positive results this early on. Without further ado, click on through for a couple of preview videos, and get ready for these things to start shipping out "sometime next month."
Raon Digital's Everun in the wild, starts at $700
The first Vega UMPC from Raon Digital definitely found its way into the hearts of those brave, generation one UMPC users. Not because it was technologically superior -- a 500MHz AMD Geode LX800... puhlease. Rather, it was one of the first to break through $1,000. While others have moved on to Vista in their 2nd gen UMPCs, Raon's new EVERUN continues down the XP route while packing significantly more bang for the buck. It's scheduled to hit S.Korea in late June with prices starting at ???650,000 or right around $700 for the entry level "EVERUN lite" model. Unfortunately, once the specialized importers add their markup, we'll be looking at something closer to $900, unless we get lucky and Raon sells direct. They've also released a video which you can check after the break.
Raon set to release Everun UMPC
Raon didn't exactly knock it out of the park with its first foray into the UMPC market -- largely due to its curious decision that integrated WiFi and Bluetooth weren't all that important -- but it's now having another go at it, introducing its new-and-improved Everun UMPC. From the looks of it, the company is certainly off to the right start, with the Everun packing both WiFi and Bluetooth 2.0 on the inside, along with integrated HSDPA or WiBro to round out your connectivity options. The device will also apparently come in a couple of different models, each boasting a 4.8-inch 800 x 480 touchscreen, a full QWERTY keypad, AMD LX900 or LX800 Geode processors, 30GB or 60GB hard drives (with a 6GB SSD drive an option on some models), and a promised 7 hours of battery life (or 11-12 hours with the optional expanded battery). Apparently, the device will also cost less than the company's previous Vega UMPC (which was just over $1,000), although Raon isn't specifying exactly how much less. We shouldn't have to wait too long to find out though, as it's reportedly set to be released in mid-July, though we're guessing some importing will be in order for those of us in North America.[Via UMPC Portal, thanks Kornel T]
