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Brief: Best Buy to get exclusive retail rights on the Nokia Booklet 3G in the USA

Categories: Nokia
By: , IntoMobile
Thursday, October 1st, 2009 at 2:39 AM

Best Buy will be the only place in the U.S, other than Nokia’s own web portal of course, where you can pick up the Nokia Booklet 3G, the companies first netbook. When will it hit Best Buy shelves and how much it will cost has still not been decided. Specifications for those who need a quick refresher: 1250 grams, 264 mm x 185 mm x 19.9 mm, Intel Atom Z530 @ 1.6 GHz without a fan, 1 GB of DDR2 memory running at 533 MHz, it’s soldered in so no upgrading, 120 GB 1.8 inch hard drive that spins at 4200 RPM, 10.1 inch screen at 1280 x 720 resolution, 16 cell 56.8 Wh Lithium Ion battery, 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1, 3G modem that is triband and comes in two versions: (850/1900/2100 MHz) or (900/2100 MHz), quadband GSM/EDGE, GPS, HDMI 1.2 port, 3 USB 2.0 ports, 1.3 MP camera/webcam, 2 variates of keyboards: US (78 keys, 17 mm pitch, 1.8 mm stroke) and UK (79 keys, 16.7 mm pitch, 1.8 mm stroke), and finally, depending on which market you’re in, the device will either ship with: Windows 7 Starter Edition, Home Premium or Professional.

2 minute 30 second HD video of a hands on with the Booklet 3G in case you’re interested.

[Via: Phone Scoop]

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Stefan Constantinescu

Stefan Constantinescu (@WhatTheBit on Twitter) has loved technology since as far back as he can remember. It started with computers, but in the past few years his passion has turned to mobile devices. As a mobile phone enthusiast who lives and breathes devices that connect to the internet, he knows he is not alone with this radical fascination of all things wireless. He is strongly opinionated and enjoys a good debate so leave comments in his posts and he’ll get back to you! Stefan began blogging as a hobby in the fall of 2006 and joined IntoMobile in the summer of 2007. Later he got a job at Nokia in March 2008, but as of June 2009 he has rejoined the IntoMobile team. He is currently based out of Helsinki, Finland.