Photos: LG Netbook X110, free with a Phones4U contract?

As much as we love netbooks, it's difficult not to be cynical when we see a new one arrive in the UK. That's especially true when said netbook is made by a manufacturer that's previously refused to release any of its laptops in our region. We're looking at you, LG.

Anyhoo, let's pretend for a minute that LG actually does love Britain, and that it isn't releasing its Netbook X110 just to cash in on the Eee's success. What it's come up with is a portable laptop that will ship in white, black and pink, have a 10.1-inch 1,024x600-pixel screen, measure 262mm by 180mm by 19mm, and weigh a not-too-svelte 1.2kg.

Inside, the Netbook X110 uses a 1.6GHz Intel Atom CPU, 1GB of RAM, an 80GB hard drive and Windows XP Home edition. Most interesting, however, is the inclusion of a GPS chip. This sets it apart from the competition, but we can't imagine anyone installing a netbook in their car. Surely integrated 3G -- for go-anywhere Internet access -- would have been a wiser addition to a laptop? Still, at least it has 802.11b/g Wi-Fi.

The Netbook X110 will probably be available for free from this October, provided you sign up to a mobile phone contract with Phones4u. Details of the specific contract haven't been announced, but click through for more images and info on the X110 itself. -Rory Reid