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Apple plans ultra-portable PC
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I just saw this news item...
Sony unveils 'no compromise' ultra-portable [The Register]
I want Apple to make a more Apple-ish version of this...
1. Similar high-resolution screen
2. Less than half an inch thick, weighing under 1 kilogram
3. Optical drive included
4. 7+ hours battery life
5. Airport Extreme and Bleutooth
6. Two USB2 ports
7. Upto 80GB harddrive or 40GB NAND flash drive
8. Upto 2GB RAM
9. Runs Mac OS X (yay)
Sony unveils 'no compromise' ultra-portable [The Register]
I want Apple to make a more Apple-ish version of this...
1. Similar high-resolution screen
2. Less than half an inch thick, weighing under 1 kilogram
3. Optical drive included
4. 7+ hours battery life
5. Airport Extreme and Bleutooth
6. Two USB2 ports
7. Upto 80GB harddrive or 40GB NAND flash drive
8. Upto 2GB RAM
9. Runs Mac OS X (yay)
chuckles:) said:
I am hoping Apple go for something ina different form factor because Steve said earlier this year that the MacBook completed the line up...right?
John Jacob said:
I think under 1kg/2.2 pounds is a bit unrealistic. More realistically I'd say 2.5-3.3 pounds/1.1kg-1.5kg is more likely, as apple has never had light laptops, eveen with the 12 inch ibooks.
John Jacob said:
Make that a 40 GB hardrive+4GB hybrid NAND flash
resolution 1280*800
double the weight
core solo
price it at about $2000-$2800 depending on configuration
eXan said:Actually 12 inch PBs were lighter than 12 inch iBooks
You're right. My mistake. Still, I don't consider the 12'' pb a light laptop
celebrian23 said:You're right. My mistake. Still, I don't consider the 12'' pb a light laptop
Neither do I and I own two of them. Reassuringly well built though (at least that's how I deal with it psychologically
). There is something wierd about picking up a 15 inch Toshiba laptop and it weighing less than a 12 inch pbook that just feels wrong. Like they cheaped out on the whole thing.
I think there is a reasonable possibility the smallform factor notebook would BE the true video ipod...
Philberttheduck said:
Well, if it had a reasonable digitizer (e.g. done by WACOM) I think professionals would be willing to pay way more.. heck, I'd even pay more than I paid for my 12" inch Powerbook if the thing came with a pressure sensitive pen.. I recently bought a Wacom Tablet and I love it.. would be so nice if this would be integrated into my Mac..
weg said:
I can garuntee if this happens, it will be more not less expensive than a macbook/ibook/12'' powerbook. People like you who are willing to pay more are the target audience
PSION Replacement
I was a big fan of the Psion Series 3, 5 & 7 mini computers and have long yearned for a replacement.
I would like the new Apple product to be a supplement to (not a replacement) for a mac. That is, it will allow me to operate as a PDA/PIM (iCal & Address Book) + office like programs (word & sheet). and then isync it with the desktop.
I believe that the formfactor of the PSION5mx is still the best around and years ahead of it's time (a very very good keyboard and touch screen)
http://www.pulster.de/images/big/mx5.jpg
For those that like a larger form factor, the series 7 or netbook was also brillant. http://www.geocities.com/epoc_32/mbx/jedi3d200x200.jpg
I was a big fan of the Psion Series 3, 5 & 7 mini computers and have long yearned for a replacement.
I would like the new Apple product to be a supplement to (not a replacement) for a mac. That is, it will allow me to operate as a PDA/PIM (iCal & Address Book) + office like programs (word & sheet). and then isync it with the desktop.
I believe that the formfactor of the PSION5mx is still the best around and years ahead of it's time (a very very good keyboard and touch screen)
http://www.pulster.de/images/big/mx5.jpg
For those that like a larger form factor, the series 7 or netbook was also brillant. http://www.geocities.com/epoc_32/mbx/jedi3d200x200.jpg
FWIW, I found this while perusing my usual UMPC sites:
It has been translated through google, so unless you speak mandarin, This is the best I can do!
http://translate.google.com/transla....hooway.com/blog.php?do-showone-tid-1575.html
It has been translated through google, so unless you speak mandarin, This is the best I can do!
http://translate.google.com/transla....hooway.com/blog.php?do-showone-tid-1575.html
grafikat said:
Looks a bit big for my tastes, but very sleek. Looks like someone just took the LCD off of an MBP and built it in iMac style. Which immeidately doens't seem to "work" since you'd have to make it thicker to accomodate the LCD.
(I suspect they just meant "horsepower".)
B
y'know? my nokia E61 is enough for me to fill the place in my electronic world below my MacBook.
Love it.
Full qwerty keyboard, Wifi (g), Bluetooth, cellphone. I can even type out spreadsheets/documents/presentations on it. Check it out, you guys might like them.
I'm going to test it for a few weeks and then write a review on it
Love it.
Full qwerty keyboard, Wifi (g), Bluetooth, cellphone. I can even type out spreadsheets/documents/presentations on it. Check it out, you guys might like them.
I'm going to test it for a few weeks and then write a review on it
iwannabeaninja said:
so you're saying project mix was going to be 80 bucks? i just refuse to beleive. however, iControl, maybe. but icontrol isn't a firewire input. as for the other things, i sure hope you're right. tho i barely beleive macrumors and apple insider, and others. i'd be a fool to beleive i wanna be a ninja. no offense.