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Neo V1195 and B1230 NetBooks

Filipino laptop manufacturer Neo has been doing quite a number of netbooks for sometime now but these two has a couple of interesting specs worth looking into.

The Neo B1230 Travel Choice NetBook has specs that are pretty common (Intel Atom N270, 1GB RAM, 160GB HDD) except that it features a 4-cell Lithium Polymer battery, the same type of battery the new Asus Eee PC 1008HA has.

neo b1230

The retail price of Php20,995 doesn’t really make it look too attractive.

neo v1195
On the other hand, Neo V1195 PowerSum NetBook is proving to be priced competitively for the specs it offers. That includes an Intel Atom N280, 10.2” screen, 2GB DDR2 RAM, 320GB HDD, 1.3MP webcam, WiFi 802.11b/g, 6-cell battery and pre-installed with Windows XP Home.

For a price of Php21,995 that’s a good deal. Of course, you also get to pick your color.

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Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

28 Responses

  1. Avatar for cathy tumabini cathy tumabini says:

    tanong ko lang po…normal lang po ba talaga sa neo netbooks na pag naka standby mode na for a couple of minutes eh, kailangan na pong pidutin ang ON button ulit?kasi di na sya nag bubukas, pero pag napindot ko po yong ON button, eh mag reresume nmn po.?ty po.

  2. Avatar for lyca lyca says:

    sira na adapter mo. try mo manghiram ng adapter, just be sure the same voltage. kung wala kang mahiraman try mo bili ng universal laptop charger, testingin mo muna kung mag-on, paghindi wag mo na ituloy pagbili..

  3. Avatar for gael gael says:

    meron po ako vivid 1103 netbook. di na po sya nagstart kahit nakaplug sa adapter. may red light po yung power habang nakaplug sa adapter. pero di na po mag turn on. kung sakaling mag-on, magagamit po sya pero pag nag-standby mode, di na nag-oon ulit, blinking green na power light po. any advise? thanks.

  4. Avatar for nimo23 nimo23 says:

    Neo Notebook Basic sucks, Motherboard is dead! A lot people complaints….read here.
    http://bennixcomputertips.blogspot.com/2011/01/neo-notebook-basic-sucks-its-cheap.html

  5. Avatar for Kwaigon79 Kwaigon79 says:

    Hi guys! Im planning to buy a netbook this month. Im really confused what to buy,Can anybody help me out? Which might be better?Neo or EMachines?

  6. Avatar for ken ken says:

    I have a Neo Basic Notebook (can’t remember the whole product name), which we bought 2007 or 2008. Dependent na sya sa charger para magstart (but you can unplug it after it starts up–it’ll run for 15 minutes ata HAHA). Medyo nabasag na rin yung part ng casing na malapit sa joint. Grabe ako gumamit, nakasaksak ALL THE TIME pag gumagamit ako. Pero wala akong masabi sa tibay, kasi nagsi-crash-an na yung mga laptops ng mga kasabayan ko sa thesis, go parin tong laptop ko. Bilis parin hanggang ngayon, mapa-Vista or XP. :)

  7. Avatar for carlo carlo says:

    well gnun din ang experience q d2 s neo b1230 mbilis mg-init!i compare dis 2 other netbook, and i found desame ng-iinit din! try qng i-monitor ung charging time nya, totaly drain i tooks up 1:45 4 d batery 2 b full charge! s keyboard i hav a little problem! mdyo soft cya compare s iba! im afraid bka mcra agad!
    kindly comment about s keyboard ng b1230 neo!tnxs

  8. Avatar for NEOKO NEOKO says:

    iniisip ko tuloy… baka kailangan lang mag move on nung iba jan… hallleeerrr!

  9. Avatar for NEOKO NEOKO says:

    Hi, I was reading the blogs here and I would like to tell everyone that I have the white NEOv1195 which I got like since September 2009… The way I use it… walang salitang ALAGA… everyday naka saksak lang siya ng bongga sa plug when I am at home pag nasa labas… habang naglalaro ng plants and zombies or SIMS2 (complete Package) the battery life stands out! mga kasabayan ko kailangan na mag plug… ako sige pa rin ang laro… hindi pa rin nag iinit… ang sikreto… “wag takpan ang vent” (alisin ang mga sagabal)at ilapag sa malamig na stainless (habang ginagamit) or sa tiled table…maglalaro ako maghapon parang wala naman siya nagiging defect… NEOKO the GREAT – Thinking aloud

  10. Avatar for leo leo says:

    i have 2 neos, one bought 2006, di ko nga alam ang model, never been to any service for 4 years (knock on wood), sobrang tibay, na biak na lang ang casing, andar pa rin, battery already dead since 2008, but i know all laptops will have a dead battery after 2 years, am charging it before even 3 times a day as in continuous use. minsan ngayon naga hang but not hardware problem, kc memory nya harddisk ay nsa 500 mb na lang out of 40 gb. 560 lang ang ram

    so i bought neo v 1195 from asianic sm davao, 7 mons na, k naman.

    tama umiinit, but laptops netbooks lahat umiinit, just buy a cheap cooler, also no one can predict a battery life, not a sales agent, not even the manufacturer because iba iba naman talaga ang gamit ng ibat ibang tao,
    just take care of your unit.

    also, charge only empty batteries, not half empty, use up battery first, before charging

  11. Avatar for BULIWYF BULIWYF says:

    how long is the battery life of the neo v1195? i have been using a different model neo laptop for almost 2 years and it only last about 45 mins.the sales agent from silicon valley told me that even if the laptops are similarly 6-cell, their battery life varies.he recommends the asus eepc 1005-ha because its advance technology allows it to have a longer battery life but it cost 5t more than the v1195.need help, pls reply.tnx.

  12. Avatar for jomari jomari says:

    hi. im planning to buy neo b1230.. do u have any branch here in davao city?? need ur reply.thanks.

  13. Avatar for jomari jomari says:

    hi. im planning to but acer b1230.. do u have any branch here in davao city?? need ur reply.thanks.

  14. Avatar for chris chris says:

    try nio ung neo b2238

  15. Avatar for chris chris says:

    basta alagaan nio lang dapat lumabas ung hangin sa vent nia i suggest gumamit kau ng laptop cooler at para naman sa hard drive iwasan nio lng po na wag mag-download ng mga application na sobrang malaki dahil yan ang nkakapag-hang ng computer para naman sa battery pag matagal kau sa internet alisin nio ito at ung adaptor lng ung gamitin.At least twice a week nio lng i-charge ung battery for long battery-life.Sa akin ung Nov 21 ’09 lng binili ayus pa at walng deperenxa ang knakatakot q lang ang vista ba mabilis mabawasan ang harddisk..

    tanong q lang mabilis ba maubos ang Harddrives pag vista ang gamit mo?

    thanks i need some of ur opinion.

  16. Avatar for shane shane says:

    im planning to buy Neo V1195 as well..ok ba un? sa octagon ng sm southmall its around 18k lang e…so far sa reviews about neo itself mejo alarming…

  17. Avatar for neeo neeo says:

    anybody seen the offer from compex? indigo netbook, is it the same neo b1230? Php 13500.. is it worth it?

  18. Avatar for neo? neo? says:

    2 weeks pa lang sira ang hard drive. ang bagal pa ng service nila. ilang araw ang unit ko sa megamall tapos pagdating sa service center diagnostic pa din status at wala daw available na hardware.

  19. Avatar for odessa odessa says:

    What are the pros and cons of Neo V1195? I’m planning to buy one soon.

  20. Avatar for John Ray Cabrera John Ray Cabrera says:

    abe, Neo B1230 is around Php17,990(if im not mistaken) at PC Corner. maybe your price is a card price, and theirs is cash.

    i have asked people about it, and all i get was a not-so-pleasant reply. it gets alarmingly hot at the bottom and the service accotrdingly sucks.

    what i noticed about Neo B1230 is that the plastic casing is very sturdy. probably the sturdiest among netbooks.

    also, ang gwapo ng kuha ko sa webcam nila. muntik na talaga ako mapabili. :)

  21. Avatar for chris chris says:

    i don’t trust neo anymore! and i hated the brand even more!!! yung mga laptops nila galing sa iba iba ang parts kaya kapag nasira let’s say yung lcd+bat etc all the prices combined mas mahal ng doble sa original price eh sangkatutak ang service centers!! tangkilikin daw ang gawa sa atin basta wag lang ang Neo!! you’ll just regret it in the end!!!

  22. Avatar for Darren Darren says:

    at least this one is definitely not from Clevo :P
    Clevo is white-box manufacturer~

  23. Avatar for paul paul says:

    are they really filipino made? i thought they were originally known as clevo, then rebranded as neo? can anyone confirm this?

  24. Avatar for james james says:

    at least pinoy-made. or we filipino are really “not into” our own products

  25. Avatar for oli oli says:

    its nice and got a better specs.

  26. Avatar for Reel Advice Reel Advice says:

    The V1195 is the better deal for sure. I’m still uncomfortable with the NEO brand though.

  27. Avatar for Darren Darren says:

    Of course the NEO V1195 is a good deal. It’s only 22mm form factor which makes it one of the slimmest netbook in the market.

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