WinBook Si/Si2 Home

The WinBook Si seemingly replaced the XL series around the year 2000. They honestly look quite similar to the XL2 and XL3, but according to the same source who gave me the ODM info on the XL series, the Si was made by FIC (First International Computer) based on their A430 laptop.

The Si2 wasn't really a separate model, more just a name that WinBook put on the higher spec'd Si configurations with 14.1" displays (similar to what the XLi was). Normally, I'd just give the Si2 a dedicated page (like I did for the XLi), but WinBook themselves seemingly later decided that this scheme was confusing, and renamed the Si2 laptops to also be called the Si. I've yet to see any high-res photos of an Si2 to even confirm if they were labeled as an Si2 or not. Still, they are listed separately on their support page for drivers and other resources.

Basically, if you get an Si with a 14.1" display, you have what WinBook considers/considered an Si2.

Specifications

• CPU: Intel Pentium III @550, 600, 650, 700, 750, 800, or 850MHz, Intel Celeron @533MHz
• RAM: Up to 512MB, 100MHz 144-pin SDRAM
• Hard Disk: Toshiba or Hitachi (from the factory)
• HDD Type: 2.5" IDE
• Display Options: 12.1" Passive Matrix HPA LCD @800x600, 12.1" Active-Matrix LCD @800x600, 14.1" Active-Matrix LCD @1024x768
• GPU: ATI Mobility-M
• VRAM: 4MB (Si), 8MB (Si2)

• Sound: ESS solo-1E Chipset, AC97, SoundBlaster Pro compatible
• Operating System (Shipping): Windows 98, Me, or 2000
• Main Battery: Lithium Ion or NiMH
• CMOS Battery: Unknown
• Power Supply: External
• Expansion: 2x 32-bit CardBus slots (both support ZoomVideo on Si, top only on Si2), 80-pin port-replicator connector
• Internal Drives: 1.44MB Floppy AND Optical (24x CD-ROM, 6x DVD-ROM, or 4x4x24 CD-RW) built-in.
• Other I/O: VGA Out, Serial, Parallel, 2x USB, VGA Out, PS/2, Line in, Line out, Mic in.
• BIOS: Unknown
• Pointing Device: Trackpad, or Touchpad & Trackpoint

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