Why do we need ultra-thin notebooks? It's one thing for Intel and AMD to be making ever smaller die shrinks and faster memory and motherboards and all that, but seriously - what can a 1/2 inch thick laptop do that a 1 inch think laptop can't?
If a 1 inch thick laptop is just too big and bulky to be carrying around, then that's a people problem, not a computer problem.
Why do we need ultra-thin notebooks? It's one thing for Intel and AMD to be making ever smaller die shrinks and faster memory and motherboards and all that, but seriously - what can a 1/2 inch thick laptop do that a 1 inch think laptop can't?
If a 1 inch thick laptop is just too big and bulky to be carrying around, then that's a people problem, not a computer problem.
I like the notebook but I think that white makes it look cheap. I really like that mouse.
convection cooling, when I think of that phrase, I think of an oven or a huge steam radiator. Maybe it would work in an atom CPU but anything else would just get too hot with prolonged use on a lap. Did they show any air flow charts?
The stuff on display was just a design exercise to show what should be possible to mass-produce within the next 12-18 months. Daniel seemed to suggest that the technology is there (almost) but it will come down to seeing if the design will be marketable. Based on the reactions he'd seen and from what we saw, the Fold should be a hit if it can come to market at a decent price point.
I would love to have a laptop that thin and light. Carrying around my MacBook at CES all week made it clear to me that a netbook like Robert's MSI Wind or the elusive Fold will be a requisite addition to my bag at the next conference we attend. It's not a people problem; its a usability problem. And, I think it's pretty evident seeing how netbooks are the fastest growing market segment in computer sales.
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LeonardoWake up and smell the glaciersEagle River, AlaskaIcrontian
edited January 2009
When I travel with a notebook, my most pressing needs are email, Internet, modest word processing, and a little storage. Hey, if the monitor is large enough and it has a keyboard made for adult human hands, the rest of it might as well be as small and light as possible. Most of my travel is for training, conferences, and the like. If I performed similar work as I do at my office, then no, the ultralights with their current capabilities would not work.
But most important for me - keyboard and monitor. I am not impressed at all with itty-bitty cutesy.
Thrax
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If a 1 inch thick laptop is just too big and bulky to be carrying around, then that's a people problem, not a computer problem.
BECAUSE ITS COOOOL
convection cooling, when I think of that phrase, I think of an oven or a huge steam radiator. Maybe it would work in an atom CPU but anything else would just get too hot with prolonged use on a lap. Did they show any air flow charts?
I would love to have a laptop that thin and light. Carrying around my MacBook at CES all week made it clear to me that a netbook like Robert's MSI Wind or the elusive Fold will be a requisite addition to my bag at the next conference we attend. It's not a people problem; its a usability problem. And, I think it's pretty evident seeing how netbooks are the fastest growing market segment in computer sales.
But most important for me - keyboard and monitor. I am not impressed at all with itty-bitty cutesy.
Hrmmm.. check this link out http://www.watercomputer.com/technik/konvpc.html
Is OCZ's technical guru's it like that?
I like sexy.
I buy sexy.
mmmm, sexy.