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BenQ joins netbook fray

Vendor looks to capitalise upon demand for small format PCs

BenQ has become the latest vendor to announce plans to launch a netbook, the Joybook Lite.

The firm revealed its intentions yesterday at a press conference, with BenQ's chief executive and president Conway Lee telling the assembled media: "For our new products, we hope we can have about five percent market share in one to two years."

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Lee did not give detailed sales or shipment forecasts for the Joybook Lite, which weighs about one kilo and has a ten-inch display, reported Reuters.

Tags: Benq, Netbook

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