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World's Thinnest Notebook from Intel
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If it comes out at the beginning of next year, and they claim "Price was not a concern", I'm guessing options of 64GB and 128GB
I still love this concept laptop, from LG, partly because it makes the screen bigger, without making the case bigger, due to a small/non-existent bezel
.3 inch thinner also means about a pound lighter, which is somewhat important in an ultraportable.
That would be great for university, thin, light, tons of battery life. If it's not $3000 (which it probably is) then sign me up. Mac OS is awesome but 95% of the time, windows does everything I need just fine.
magnesium... let's hope the battery stays cool or that baby will burn very bright.
Glad you used the smiley, else we may have suspected that you were stupid.
Compaq, Dell, IBM and others have been using magnesium frames in their laptops for a long time (the Compaq that I bought 6 years ago was magnesium).
I don't know how much durability is lost in other fields, but having a flash HD greatly increases durability, as you don't have a delicate spinning needle while you shake your machine around
I don't think you're really in the target market- but thats ok, other laptops exist to serve whatever it is YOU want (lots of power & not so worried about weight?).
5lbs is like 2.3kg- that's double the weight. Its a Macbook
. I would not buy a Macbook because they are too heavy so yes, it matters.What other "features" do you want it to have? Its got pretty much everything that matters.
If you want a desktop replacement with a huge screen, multiple HDDs, an optical drive, 18 speakers & a TV tuner, then other laptops exist that'll do what you want- this is for people who want their laptop to be as small & light as possible while retaining the important features (connectivity & batterylife).
I don't know how much durability is lost in other fields, but having a flash HD greatly increases durability, as you don't have a delicate spinning needle while you shake your machine around
Those features can be added to Apple product. But how thin can you make something before it is prone to being bent by a minor knock?
By the look of the posts me thinks I'm in the minority but i actually like the design. Not so sure of the gold or the folio idea though. Plus i don't like the idea of wireless charging. We still don't really know the effect of constant low levels of radiation on the body and to be honest, until we do, i would prefer not to be able to charge my laptop from air!!! (feel free to mock me due to a complete misunderstanding of the situation, your mockery would be appreciated if accompanied by correction )
)0.7" seems to be just fine thanks.
More or less, yes. What has this got to do with its durability, which is what my comment was about?
By the look of the posts me thinks I'm in the minority but i actually like the design. Not so sure of the gold or the folio idea though. Plus i don't like the idea of wireless charging. We still don't really know the effect of constant low levels of radiation on the body and to be honest, until we do, i would prefer not to be able to charge my laptop from air!!! (feel free to mock me due to a complete misunderstanding of the situation, your mockery would be appreciated if accompanied by correction
From TFA:
"A special accessory-a leather-like folder that wraps around the laptop and attaches with magnets-serves as a wireless charger and an external screen that lets users check e-mail without opening the computer."
My observation is that dimensions make little difference, after a certain point. Smaller dimensions could be unbeneficial, concerning durability.
Which laptop offers the best overall value, should a .3" improvement matter more than what you could add to a system that retained a whole inch of thickness?
Why doesn't Rolex care about how thin Movados are?
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Yes, Apple let Intel publish photos of an unreleased ultra-portable MacBook.
hahahahaha!
Yes, Apple let Intel publish photos of an unreleased ultra-portable MacBook.
hahahahaha!
So they're using design to enhance sales and start the conversation - interesting concept, not sure if it'll work.
One of my laptops has a dodging analog power amp for sound - but my Altec externals are USB sound devices, so the onboard sound is irrelevant.
I like you - you realize that computers are tools to serve us.
Nano seems to hold up fine. And last time I check my PB bends like crazy, so I think anything would be better!