Viewsonic announces ViewBook, ViewBook Pro

[notjustjay]

From Engadget:

http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/21/viewsonic-debuts-new-range-of-viewbooks-viewbook-pros/

The stand-out of the lot is the company's new ViewBook Pro (pictured above), which packs a 13.3-inch display, low-power Core 2 Duo processor, and a fairly unique interchangeable optical drive / second battery into a slim aluminum enclosure. Rounding out the lot are the ViewBook 120, 130 and 140, which expectedly boast 12-inch, 13.3-inch and 14-inch screens, respectively, and some low-end to mid-range specs across the board (think Celeron or Core 2 Duo, 2GB of RAM, and a 250GB or 320GB hard drive). Still no word on a release over here, but it looks like the ViewBook Pro will set you back $999 or $1,099 depending on the configuration, with most of the rest running well under the $1,000 mark.

Photo above from Mobile Magazine:

http://www.mobilemag.com/2009/10/21/viewsonic-viewbook-ultraportable-notebooks-revealed/

Hmmm. Looks... familiar.

 

[djellison]

l]

Hmmm. Looks... familiar.

To what?

 

[Eidorian]

Looks like the old XPS 13 model.

 

[notjustjay]

The low end model Viewbook is available in a white plastic case, while the higher end ViewBook Pro is encased in an aluminum alloy chassis.

http://www.pocket-lint.com/news-gallery/28120/viewsonic-viewbook-pro-range-laptops/1

 

[Eidorian]

The low end model Viewbook is available in a white plastic case, while the higher end ViewBook Pro is encased in an aluminum alloy chassis.

http://www.pocket-lint.com/news-gallery/28120/viewsonic-viewbook-pro-range-laptops/1

That's a bit more obvious.

 

[djellison]

Still doesn't look anything like an Apple product.

Look - it has a sensible verbose array of video, audio and USB sockets. Apple don't do that anymore.

 

[Eidorian]

Look - it has a sensible verbose array of video, audio and USB sockets. Apple don't do that anymore.

So what additional ports and sockets are there? HDMI? An ExpressCard slot?

 

[neiltc13]

Why do no companies release machines which are all one colour any more?

I think this black/silver combo looks horrible. An all-silver or all-black design would be much more appealing.

 

[notjustjay]

Still doesn't look anything like an Apple product.

I thought this was share-worthy more for the name of the product than for the physical appearances. I mean, you can't GET any more of a knockoff name than that.

What's next? Dellbook and Dellbook Pro?

 

[three]

I laughed when I saw the name of these notebooks.