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Join Date: Mar 2006
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Apple plans ultra-portable PC
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Join Date: Mar 2006
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Wow. If this is true, then EXCELLENT. I'd love to see an Ultra Portable computer made by Apple. I have an older Compaq Ipaq and the thing is great for lots of things. Also, this NAND ram sounds pretty sweet, allowing the computer to boot faster. Many computers today boot pretty quick (around 30 secs) compared to older computers. I turned on this old Windows 98 machine I have in my basement and it took at leas 3 minutes to boot completely. I hope this comes true!!
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Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Munich, Germany
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I'd buy one!!
make it as cheap as an ipod and i'll buy 3
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Join Date: Dec 2005
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iPod Pro....
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Dang it, I want one now. I would want a dang Tablet Apple. iTABLET anybody?
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Join Date: Mar 2006
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I wonder whether it will be linked to in anyway the wind-up 'computers for every child in 3rd world' initiative the UN were pushing, i know they showed the thing as green etc. but that was going to use flash technology.
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I'm thinking (ok, hoping) that it'll be a 12" tablet for around (realistically) $1400-$1600. That would be killer for what I (think that I) need for college.
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Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Manchester, UK
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I think now more than any other time people would latch on to this. Something more computer like than a PDA but still a real OSX-based computer. All this based around the near ubiquitous availablity of wireless networks. We live in interesting times
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Join Date: Mar 2004
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Join Date: Jun 2006
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this would be quite interesting to see a computer that used NAND...
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Join Date: Mar 2006
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I would get at least one, more if they were in colors. (I had to get 4 iPod mini's
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Join Date: Mar 2004
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Does anyone have a feel for read and write speeds of NAND flash memory. From a quick google it seems the read speed is more or less similar to a hd on an ATA bus. 108MB/s from here: http://www.samsung.com/Products/Semi...512_1024mb.htm
The write speed seems to be an order of magnitude less. This has some serious implications for using this in a machine that isn't a read only device (ok for ipod but not necessarily for a laptop). Anyone? |
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There could still be a hard drive and the OS could be held on the Flash memory so you would only need 5-6 gb of memory for the OS... Can anyone say good idea...
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Join Date: Jan 2004
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I think Apple should definately do this. Look at what a huge success the Oragami is!
oh wait... |
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I'm personally not interested- I don't like ultraportables. But it is still exciting. I hope it wil have an opitcal drive- most ultraportables don't.
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Join Date: Mar 2004
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![]() I've been watching the Origami with apple ultraportables in mind. All of the origami implementations I've seen so far have been extremely inelegant (to put it politely!). Remember before the iPod came along the market for HD based mp3 players didn't really exist either. |
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Join Date: Apr 2006
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I don't want to crash your party, but a computer based on NAND memory is not possible yet.
NAND memory has a limited amount of write cycles, it dies after that. It can not handle the load of temp files and swap files. The computer would have a very limited lifetime. |
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Join Date: May 2005
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forget a pda style comptuer, or even a tablet, what apple needs is an ultra weight, well designed smaller laptop.
external cd drive (come one, how often do you use this), 3.5 lbs. as for flash drive, i have to imagine we are talking about the hybrid flash/platter drives first, i can't imagine apple will be able to leapfrog these and go straight to flash if there is to be any amount of storage. btw, these laptops well done i see as *more* expensive than the macbook, not less. and i for would be gladly pay it. |
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Join Date: Jul 2004
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As for the size of an ultra-portable, I'd want something the size of a Nintendo DS Lite (maybe a bit taller so it's not so "widescreen" once opened).
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