<s>
The	O
first	O
netbook	B-Device
offering	O
by	O
Gigabyte	O
,	O
the	O
M912	B-Device
,	O
is	O
a	O
hybrid	O
netvertible	O
Tablet	B-Device
PC	I-Device
device	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
an	O
Intel	B-Device
Atom	I-Device
processor	O
and	O
comes	O
preloaded	O
with	O
either	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
or	O
a	O
customised	O
Linux	B-Application
distribution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Linux	B-Application
Version	O
for	O
example	O
does	O
not	O
include	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
and	O
has	O
a	O
lower	O
resolution	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Press	O
accounts	O
suggest	O
that	O
there	O
may	O
be	O
significant	O
heat	O
and	O
speed	O
issues	O
compared	O
with	O
other	O
netbooks	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
criticisms	O
focus	O
on	O
Gigabyte	O
's	O
choice	O
to	O
ship	O
one	O
variant	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
Home	I-Application
Basic	O
,	O
which	O
lacks	O
official	O
Tablet	B-Device
PC	I-Device
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Linux	B-Application
models	O
,	O
and	O
possibly	O
M912T	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Variations	O
include	O
two	O
models	O
running	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
Home	O
(	O
M912X	O
)	O
and	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
Home	I-Application
Basic	O
(	O
M912V	O
)	O
with	O
a	O
160GB	O
hard	O
drive	O
and	O
a	O
screen	O
resolution	O
of	O
1280x768	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
Linux	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
M912M	O
,	O
is	O
expected	O
to	O
ship	O
with	O
a	O
1024x600	O
screen	O
resolution	O
and	O
80GB	O
hard	O
drive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
,	O
the	O
M912S	B-Device
,	O
is	O
expected	O
to	O
ship	O
with	O
a	O
4GB	O
SSD	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
Linux	B-Application
powered	O
models	O
are	O
expected	O
to	O
ship	O
with	O
substantially	O
lower	O
screen-resolutions	O
,	O
their	O
screens	O
feature	O
energy	O
saving	O
LED-backlights	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Good	O
OS	O
inc	O
,	O
has	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
Gigabyte	B-Device
M912	I-Device
will	O
be	O
the	O
first	O
netbook	B-Device
to	O
be	O
offered	O
with	O
their	O
"	O
Cloud	O
"	O
instant	O
on	O
browser	O
based	O
operating	O
system	O
,	O
that	O
will	O
add	O
instant	O
on	O
internet	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
M912	B-Device
touch	O
screen	O
netbook	B-Device
.	O
</s>
