Zepto Notus

That's not the official Zepto NL site. That is located at: http://nl.zepto.com/Shop/Default.aspx

 

Nobody in the Netherlands uses that site!
If you go to www.zepto.nl you can't buy Zepto's anymore..
And www.zeptoshop.nl has taken over the business of zepto.nl

 

ah okay didn't know that but then again i'm not in the international support so PEF should now that better than me

 

But zeptoshop.nl is just a retailer right? nl.zepto.com is the "real" dutch zepto site even if noone uses it. Zeptoshop is like zeptoexperten.se in sweden.

 

Stimmt!

 

MY findings about the Zepto Notus:

It is the same as the Pegasus 210 from Rock, only another brand( Zepto)
LINK

Why? Because it looks the same, and the vga ports etc are on the same location, besides that it has the same weight, HD, and shock protection and also 12 inch.

Negative:
Very weak processor, the intel A110@800 Mhz, with GMA950 and 1GB of Ram probably are the specs of the notus if it is the same as the Pegasus 210.

Crystalmark 2004 Benchmark of these specifications(from Q1U):

ALU: 2831
FPU: 3631
*SOURCE
In comparison, the Asus EEE 900 is more powerfull than this device.

 

I agree that it looks similar to the Pegasus 210. The photo also reminded me of my Sony G11 so you can read that review to get an idea of the best possible performance (and in all likely it would be much slower). Maybe the objective is to get the notebook onto people's radar now as a lightweight notebook alternative to the sub-notebooks. It will only get onto the shopping list when there's a faster CPU.

John

 

Yep.

It probably is the exact same laptop. Clevo manufactures Rock's laptops, but also Zeptos 34XX-series. So I wouldn't be surprised.

 

Played with Rock Peg210 - it is OK but seems to lag as if thinking about your instructions, graphics sort of blurry too. Very robust and great to handle

For bit more money though bigger profile I like the HP dv2799ea with Penryn 2.5, 4Gb RAM 250 Gb HD and nVidia 8400gs 128 - it performs great with clean OS install.
It is hard to get though.

I still prefer my 6625WD though if only the GFX chip would last longer than 3 months.

 

That's partly because of having a single core CPU. We've got used to the better response of having two cores to share the work. My Sony G11 (1.33GHz U1500) is definitely a one-task-at-a-time machine and anything with a slower CPU is going to feel the same, but slower.

John

 

So? You can't compare those two
A 9" 1024x600 laptop versus a 1280x800 12" laptop..
4 hours of batterytime versus 10 hours of batterytime
SSD HD of 20GB versus 'normal' HDD of ..GB

 

Sure you can, you only need to want it, CLB, instead or arguing everything

Both are subnotebooks! 1 is lightweight the other is small
and ure HD BLA... lets take the hp mini instead of the eee 900
It has a high resolution and it has a normal HD, even faster than the notus...
Happy now?

THE BOTTOM OF THE LINE IS

It has really really bad specifications only the batterylife is good
but so what
enough laptops with high batterylife, take the Sony TZ for instance, much better performance btw .... even smaller than notus, and with an extended battery even more than 10 hours, or the Lenovo U110 stated to have 6 to 8 hours of batterylife, but such a strong core in comparisson to this one,

And who says it really will deliver 10 hours of batterylife, could just be marketing, unless they change the processor, which i don't know about yet,
Just wait another few day and wel see CLB

 

Blablabla comparing this Notus to an Eee is not the thing...
Both are subnotebooks.. my #ss

Yeah offcourse I could compare my Peugeot 106 with a Maybach.. right :-s

And I didn't say anything about the other specifications/ bad hardware..
So why you are coming with 'the bottom of the line is' in capitals :-s

And the main issue that you forget is the price..

Voor 899,- including VAT you will have the basic model!
And the cheapest TZ I can find costs 1550,- euro's

Natural black Casing, Intel Core 2 Duo Processor Ultra Low Voltage U7500 1.06 GHz, 11.1" WXGA X-black LED, 100GB, 2048 MB (1 x 2048MB), Tot 256MB Videokaart, Dual Layer DVD-+RW, LAN, Wireless LAN, Bluetooth, Windows Vista Business NL/UK, 0.3 MP Webcam, Max. batterijtijd: 7 uur, 1.19 Kg, Fingerprint recognition, TPM, 1 jaar pickup & return

So if you will put 650,- more in the upgrading of the Notus...

I think you will have a laptop with quite the same specifications

 

Your not right. AGAIN

You can get the TZ for 1200 euro's in the Netherlands so;P
So if you will put 300- more in the upgrading of the Notus... THAN you still have a weak little device

Yes
thats true

 

The TZ costs over €2000 in sweden, so Notus will probably sell here. But I agree. The hardware is a bit disappointing. Especially since it's old hardware. On the other hand, I find it rather cheap.

 

True
It is cheap, and it is a nice solution if you want some nice batterylife
Its a real workhorse for surfing, typing etc
I wonder how movie playback is, but i guess okay

 

And I wouldn't trust 10hours of battery time... it's probably with lowest possible light on the screen, and even with that I wouldn't trust it...
The recommended batterytimes on the current versions are a bit exagerated aswell
8 hours is my best bet.

 

Zepto usually seem to achieve more battery life in their labs than the users get. However, 8 hours is much more useful than the 4 hours that most of these machines offer. I hope that Zepto have also sourced an equally portable power supply.

John

 

Link and specs please

 

However, I am a bit surprised that Rock is already selling the same PC, and that the hardware is old, but Zepto hasn't released it until now. I mean, the new platform that succeeds the platform and processor in Notus will arrive this summer.

 

well, i think this belongs to the user, by
- deactivating every not needed device in device-manager
- locking the clock of the CPU to 800mhz (or even 600mhz via RMCLock)
- setting display to the min
you can even beat zeptos readings ;-)

 

What are the options for 3G?

 

This is what you get voor 899,- euro including VAT in the Netherlands:

Processor: Intel A110 800Mhz, Low Power CPU
Memory: 1024 Mb (1 x 1024 Mb) DDR2-667
Harddisk: 80 Gb SATA - 4200 Rpm
Chipset: Intel® 945GU
Screen: 12,1" TFT kleur WXGA med LED B/L
Videocardt: Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950
Resolution: 1280 x 800
Audio: Headphone, Microphone
Cardreader: 4in1 cardreader
Video: 1 x VGA
Interfaces: 3 x USB 2.0
Fax/Modem/ISDN: Intern 56K modem
LAN: 10/100/1000 Mbit
Wireless Lan: Intel 3945ABG
Bluetooth: Intern Bluetooth®2.0
PCMCIA Slots: 1 x

Same specs as the Rock Pegasus 210

Than I'm much happier with my Asus Eee 701 and Zepto Znote 6224W

 

Can the memory and the HDD be upgraded ?

I'd rather saw this laptop with the new Intel Atom instead of the A110.

 

Noopz that isn't possible on the site... maybe in reallife

(en leuk dat je hier ook post en ook op Tweakers.net ;-)
Ik heb alle TopicStarts over Zepto laptops daar gemaakt)

 

nice,

offtopic:
en over je sony tz voor 1200 euro, hier kan je m kopen
http://www.zercom.nl/index.php?p=35&c=2058&f=1&h=1&s=1&a=80772

Bij Zercom Computers Eindhoven dus,
Hij is 1402 inc btw, maar je krijgt 200 euro cashback dus
cheers

 

Thank you... Zodoende kon ik geen prijzen vinden rond dat bedrag ;-)

 

The Notus is now on the Zepto UK site. The starting price is £700.30 without any operating system or optical drive.

This part of the description seems to be in contradiction to the previous information:

Copied from somewhere else?

Vista is the only operating system option. However, with only 1GB RAM. XP or Linux would be a much better choice.

John

 

Looks lite the battery info has been copy/pasted from 6224W or 6625WD

 

Looks like someone in Zepto has edited the description. It now reads:

Anyway, there's still no mention of any RAM upgrade option. Vista + 1GB + slow CPU isn't going to impress.

John

 

The fact that it just recently hit zeptos shop, and that it doesn't seem to be a very new model at all, despite the "hype" it recieved prior to the release frightens me a bit.. Is this the new way for Zepto?

 

I think I've said before, but I'll say it again, my theory is that release now is to build up market awareness prior to updating with better CPU once they become available (and 2GB RAM).

There is a market for ultra-portables with all day battery life and at the moment they tend to cost a lot more than the Notus. The younger generation may be OK with the mini-notebooks but I know the small screen with small pixels would make my eyes hurt. I would be very interested to physically compare the Notus with my Sony G11 - I'm already making mental comparisons.

John

 

y it's not a "new" model?
The Atom processor was priory shown at the cebit, that was 2 months ago and as far as i know the notus is one of the first ones using it

 

Zepto's UK site shows the 800MHz Intel A110 in the Notus. I believe this is not the Atom, which is not yet in mass production.

John

 

okay sry your right
the a110 belongs to the UMPC-Platform which was pronounced in april 07

 

Yep, Zepto without a Intel Atom.

I'm going for a MSI Wind notebook.

 

MSI wind doesn't have atom yet either

 

It's coming...

There are coming two versions: A Suse version and a Win XP version..
They will both have a Atom-processor which is clocked at 1,6Ghz

Operating Windows XP Home Edition
Display 10 inch (25.4 cm) 1024×600 TFT LCD with LED backlight
Graphics Integrated Intel UMA graphics
Storage 80 GB Hard Drive
Processor 1.6GHz Intel Atom
Memory 1 GB
Camera 1.3 megapixel
Wireless_LAN 802.11a/b/g
Bluetooth Yes
Pricing $549 US
Dimensions 10.23 × 7.08 × 0.748 inch
Weight 2.8 lbs
Battery 6-cell (5.5 hours)

I'm waiting on the 8,9" version...
I'm going to America in July / August so I'm hoping that they are released than!

 

I have just come across a review of the Fujitsu U810 tablet which also has the Intel A110 CPU. This should give a fair indication of the likely performance of the Notus.

John

 

I've justed glimpsed through this thread.

Nice to see you here CLB. I searched gathering for Notus but nothing came up.

Anyway, this seems like a hard sale with the MSI Wind coming up, which is cheaper and faster.

OK Notus has the better battery life and 2 inches extra screen, but it's also a lot more expensive. Or am I missing something?

 

That is because I have a permanent ban on the Gathering... :-(

 

Did you get busted for illegal advertising of Zepto notebooks?

 

Haha yeah right

 

It looks like the Notus is finally in stock.

There's one on the way to me for review so, if anyone has any specific questions, please post them here. My time constraints mean I will only have it for a couple of days (3rd to 5th June).

John

 

Please check screen brightness and contrast on battery alone for work in planes, trains and automobiles, the Rock equivalent seemed poor in that respect.
Thanks.

 

Notebookcheck has posted a review of the Notus. One minor drawback: It is in German. However, the pictures and graphs can be understood. It seems to have managed 8 hours on battery in their test.

John

 

It's a nice little machine runs pretty good.

 

Ah! Someone who has got one!

John

 

I just read that review. Here are the highlights:

Display is pretty dark. 135,7 cd/m² is not great. Good enough for indoors, too dark for outdoor use.
Battery life is pretty impressive. With the 6 cell, under load and full brightness it is 3h46min.
8h40min when idle and minimum display brightness.
Good keyboard.
Crappy cpu speed and slow harddisk.

They also say that 1gb of ram is the maximum. I am not sure if they mean that the ram is soldered on the main board or if the chipset only supports that much.

 

Thanks for the summary translation.

I will compare the display brightness with my other notebooks.

I studied the datasheet for the Intel 945GU chipset. It says:

Provided I can get at the RAM slot then I will try a 2GB module. The same Intel datasheet says the 945GMS chipset supports maximum 1GB modules, but a 2GB module works fine in my Sony G11.

John