The first netbook offering by Gigabyte, the M912, is a hybrid netvertible Tablet PC device, was released in 2008.

Press accounts suggest that there may be significant heat and speed issues compared with other netbooks.

Other criticisms focus on Gigabyte's choice to ship one variant with Windows Vista Home Basic, which lacks official Tablet PC support and their refusal to ship it in the United States or Canada.

The Ubuntu Linux version, M912M, is expected to ship with a 1024x600 screen resolution and 80 GB hard drive.

[5] While the Linux powered models are expected to ship with substantially lower screen-resolutions, their screens feature energy saving LED-backlights.