Digitimes is quoting insider sources that report Taiwan-based notebook maker Compal Electronics has landed orders for 100,000 Booklet 3G netbooks from Nokia with shipments to be fulfilled before the end of 2009.

The device, due to arrive in late October, will be priced at 575 euro (US$821) before any subsidies from mobile operators.

Nokia released the specs for the Nokia Booklet 3G yesterday at Nokia World 09:

Nokia Booklet 3G overview

All day computing

* Up to 12 hours of usage time
* Last for a heavy work day
* Windows 7 and Intel Atom processor
* Charge it and go ? no need to worry about taking your charger with you

Sleek, robust design

* A stylish, premium design with a chassis made from a single piece of machined aluminum
* 19.9 mm thin
* Three different colors at launch: black, ice (white) and azure (blue)

Seamless connectivity

* Inbuilt WLAN and WWAN enable connectivity to the Internet anywhere a WiFi or cellular network connection is found
* 3G/ HSPA with hot swappable simcard

Sync easily with your Nokia handset

* Integrated Ovi Suite enables easy sync of calendar contacts, media with your device and the cloud

Integrated Nokia services

* Ovi Suite 2.0
* Nokia Music for PC
* Ovi Maps
* Social Hub ? keeps track of your social software feeds in one spot and serves as a SMS sender
* Nokia software updater

Nokia Booklet 3G full specification

Dimensions

* Weight (max) 1250 g
* Dimensions (max) 264 x 185 x 19.9 mm

CPU and Chipset

* Intel Atom Z530, 1.6 GHz
* Intel Poulsbo US15W, fanless design

Memory and Storage

* RAM: 1 GB, DDR2, 533 Mhz, soldered down
* HDD: 120 GB, 1.8?/5mmH/SATA, 8 MB cache, 4200 RPM

Display

* 10.1?, 1280?720 pixels, glass window

Battery

* 16 cell, 56.8 Wh, Li-Ion prismatic, removable design

Connectivity

* 802.11 b/g/n, 2T2R
* BT 2.1 + EDR
* Inbuilt 3G modem (data calls only). Different variants: WCDMA: 850/1900/2100 or WCDMA 900/2100 or no modem.
* All modem variants have GSM and GPRS
* Assisted-GPS

I/O ports

* 1 x HDMI 1.2 out
* 3 x USB 2.0
* 1 x headphone out (OMTP 3.5 mm) ? with OMTP headsets also functions as audio in
* 1 x DC-in
* 1 x SD card reader
* 1 x SIM / USIM slot

Camera and microphone

* 1.3 MP front facing camera with integrated microphone

Keyboard

* Frame keyboard
* 2 physical layouts: US (78 keys, 17 mm pitch, 1.8 mm stroke) and UK (79 keys, 16.7 mm pitch, 1.8 mm stroke)

Other

* Accelerometer

Inbox contents

* Nokia Booklet 3G
* BC-1S battery
* AC/DC power adapter
* Quick setup guide and warranty instructions
* Headset WH-205
* USB charging multi-cable CA-126

Software

* Operating System: Windows 7 Starter Edition, Home Premium or Professional
* MS Office Small Business 60 day trial
* MS Internet Explorer 8
* HDD protection utility, Hotkey utility , Knock Control utility, Power Profile Switcher, Battery Life utility
* Nokia Update Manager
* Ovi Suite
* Ovi Maps Gadget
* Social Hub
* F-Secure Internet Security 2010 trial

And here is the intro video for the Nokia Booklet 3G:

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