Comments on: World’s Thinnest Notebook to Revive PCs http://paulstamatiou.com/worlds-thinnest-notebook-to-revive-pcs Tech News, Reviews and Guides Sun, 14 Mar 2010 07:01:13 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Eric http://paulstamatiou.com/worlds-thinnest-notebook-to-revive-pcs#comment-174918 Eric Tue, 10 Mar 2009 15:47:30 +0000 http://paulstamatiou.com/2007/05/25/worlds-thinnest-notebook-to-revive-pcs/#comment-174918 Does anyone know where I can buy this laptop? Does anyone know where I can buy this laptop?

]]> By: Dave http://paulstamatiou.com/worlds-thinnest-notebook-to-revive-pcs#comment-168721 Dave Fri, 03 Oct 2008 22:36:52 +0000 http://paulstamatiou.com/2007/05/25/worlds-thinnest-notebook-to-revive-pcs/#comment-168721 This notebook rocks, and who gives a crap if notebooks are attractive or not, they are for doing not looking at. and there are plenty of attractive laptops anyway. This notebook rocks, and who gives a crap if notebooks are attractive or not, they are for doing not looking at. and there are plenty of attractive laptops anyway.

]]> By: News for June 10, 2007 at Netsua.com http://paulstamatiou.com/worlds-thinnest-notebook-to-revive-pcs#comment-126868 News for June 10, 2007 at Netsua.com Sun, 10 Jun 2007 23:54:42 +0000 http://paulstamatiou.com/2007/05/25/worlds-thinnest-notebook-to-revive-pcs/#comment-126868 [...] World’s Thinnest Laptop Prototype - Wow. [...] [...] World’s Thinnest Laptop Prototype – Wow. [...]

]]> By: Montoya http://paulstamatiou.com/worlds-thinnest-notebook-to-revive-pcs#comment-126109 Montoya Wed, 30 May 2007 21:23:16 +0000 http://paulstamatiou.com/2007/05/25/worlds-thinnest-notebook-to-revive-pcs/#comment-126109 correction: "the *way* people look at..." correction: “the *way* people look at…”

]]> By: Montoya http://paulstamatiou.com/worlds-thinnest-notebook-to-revive-pcs#comment-126108 Montoya Wed, 30 May 2007 21:22:34 +0000 http://paulstamatiou.com/2007/05/25/worlds-thinnest-notebook-to-revive-pcs/#comment-126108 To be honest, this doesn't interest me at all. Want to know why? Because I can tell by looking at these specs that this notebook, upon release, would be far more expensive than any of the affordable laptop lines offered by Dell (which I consider to be the best company for PCs). Any manufacturer could produce a laptop like this, the ideas are not that revolutionary. But unlike the Motorola RAZR, you don't get laptops for free with your cellular contract. You have to pay for these things and unless this laptop is very affordable, it honestly won't change the people look at any kind of computer. Moreover, what's popular in the PC world right now is rugged laptops; Panasonic has their Toughbooks and Dell just came out with RoadReady laptops. You can't make a rugged PC that's this thin; you either have one or the other. If you ask me, I'll take the rugged option any day. To be honest, this doesn’t interest me at all. Want to know why? Because I can tell by looking at these specs that this notebook, upon release, would be far more expensive than any of the affordable laptop lines offered by Dell (which I consider to be the best company for PCs). Any manufacturer could produce a laptop like this, the ideas are not that revolutionary. But unlike the Motorola RAZR, you don’t get laptops for free with your cellular contract. You have to pay for these things and unless this laptop is very affordable, it honestly won’t change the people look at any kind of computer.

Moreover, what’s popular in the PC world right now is rugged laptops; Panasonic has their Toughbooks and Dell just came out with RoadReady laptops. You can’t make a rugged PC that’s this thin; you either have one or the other. If you ask me, I’ll take the rugged option any day.

]]> By: Brian Heys http://paulstamatiou.com/worlds-thinnest-notebook-to-revive-pcs#comment-125916 Brian Heys Sun, 27 May 2007 21:39:03 +0000 http://paulstamatiou.com/2007/05/25/worlds-thinnest-notebook-to-revive-pcs/#comment-125916 Very nice piece of kit. Love the rim-less glass-like screen. Imaging this beauty running a nice WM on X. :) Very nice piece of kit. Love the rim-less glass-like screen. Imaging this beauty running a nice WM on X. :)

]]> By: Paul Stamatiou http://paulstamatiou.com/worlds-thinnest-notebook-to-revive-pcs#comment-125913 Paul Stamatiou Sun, 27 May 2007 20:40:08 +0000 http://paulstamatiou.com/2007/05/25/worlds-thinnest-notebook-to-revive-pcs/#comment-125913 This notebook is an example of all that is cutting-edge, so yeah, it's going to be expensive. This notebook is an example of all that is cutting-edge, so yeah, it’s going to be expensive.

]]> By: Ash Haque http://paulstamatiou.com/worlds-thinnest-notebook-to-revive-pcs#comment-125890 Ash Haque Sun, 27 May 2007 06:38:16 +0000 http://paulstamatiou.com/2007/05/25/worlds-thinnest-notebook-to-revive-pcs/#comment-125890 Flash memory? Wouldn't that be super expensive? Love the concept though, this would be perfect for university. Flash memory? Wouldn’t that be super expensive? Love the concept though, this would be perfect for university.

]]> By: Ben http://paulstamatiou.com/worlds-thinnest-notebook-to-revive-pcs#comment-125878 Ben Sat, 26 May 2007 21:47:29 +0000 http://paulstamatiou.com/2007/05/25/worlds-thinnest-notebook-to-revive-pcs/#comment-125878 I came a across this page (via engadget) en that has a video and screencaps of an Intel Metro at WinHEC. http://www.aeroxp.org/index.php?categoryid=9&p2_articleid=92 I came a across this page (via engadget) en that has a video and screencaps of an Intel Metro at WinHEC.

http://www.aeroxp.org/index.php?categoryid=9&p2_articleid=92

]]> By: Mike Malone http://paulstamatiou.com/worlds-thinnest-notebook-to-revive-pcs#comment-125873 Mike Malone Sat, 26 May 2007 15:51:00 +0000 http://paulstamatiou.com/2007/05/25/worlds-thinnest-notebook-to-revive-pcs/#comment-125873 charlie: wear leveling is, as you said, a "partial solution," but it doesn't solve the problem. Flash memory can handle a few million read-write cycles, sure. But as I said, a power user could pass the million cycle mark in a few months. Imagine a server writing log files, an OS swapping memory onto disk, your browser caching files, etc. All of these writes add up, and are often performed in rapid succession. Plus, as a disk fills, the space on disk to perform "wear leveling" decreases. charlie: wear leveling is, as you said, a “partial solution,” but it doesn’t solve the problem. Flash memory can handle a few million read-write cycles, sure. But as I said, a power user could pass the million cycle mark in a few months. Imagine a server writing log files, an OS swapping memory onto disk, your browser caching files, etc. All of these writes add up, and are often performed in rapid succession. Plus, as a disk fills, the space on disk to perform “wear leveling” decreases.

]]> By: Andrew Swihart http://paulstamatiou.com/worlds-thinnest-notebook-to-revive-pcs#comment-125872 Andrew Swihart Sat, 26 May 2007 15:14:14 +0000 http://paulstamatiou.com/2007/05/25/worlds-thinnest-notebook-to-revive-pcs/#comment-125872 Honestly I don't see this as some "great idea," but just a continuing evolution towards thinner designs, a la iPod. And I think Apple and Sony are the most likely companies to actually make something this thin and sleek. Honestly I don’t see this as some “great idea,” but just a continuing evolution towards thinner designs, a la iPod. And I think Apple and Sony are the most likely companies to actually make something this thin and sleek.

]]> By: charlie http://paulstamatiou.com/worlds-thinnest-notebook-to-revive-pcs#comment-125871 charlie Sat, 26 May 2007 15:14:07 +0000 http://paulstamatiou.com/2007/05/25/worlds-thinnest-notebook-to-revive-pcs/#comment-125871 Mike: Well if you continued reading that section in the Wiki article, you'll see that there is a partial solution to the read/write problem - many SSD makers are already touting 'wear leveling' so unless you've going to use the same hard drive for tens of years, I wouldn't worry about it too much. Paul: While this laptop looks absolutely phenomenal (I'm not a big fan of the leather-esque covering though...) I doubt it would do much to revive PC sales. Sure <strong>this specific model</strong> would be quite the eye-catcher, but it will be expensive and aimed at a very niche market. Consumers will say, wow that looks great, oh, but it's $3K. They won't buy it. What they'd be able to buy would still be the HPs and Dells of today and unless they start looking like this, at a reasonable cost, it won't matter. Mike: Well if you continued reading that section in the Wiki article, you’ll see that there is a partial solution to the read/write problem – many SSD makers are already touting ‘wear leveling’ so unless you’ve going to use the same hard drive for tens of years, I wouldn’t worry about it too much.

Paul: While this laptop looks absolutely phenomenal (I’m not a big fan of the leather-esque covering though…) I doubt it would do much to revive PC sales. Sure this specific model would be quite the eye-catcher, but it will be expensive and aimed at a very niche market. Consumers will say, wow that looks great, oh, but it’s $3K. They won’t buy it. What they’d be able to buy would still be the HPs and Dells of today and unless they start looking like this, at a reasonable cost, it won’t matter.

]]> By: Jack http://paulstamatiou.com/worlds-thinnest-notebook-to-revive-pcs#comment-125860 Jack Sat, 26 May 2007 09:56:18 +0000 http://paulstamatiou.com/2007/05/25/worlds-thinnest-notebook-to-revive-pcs/#comment-125860 Wow! It makes my Macbook here feel like a bit of a brick. (sorry macbook, I don't mean it, honest) 14 Hours, Really? That's something you can only dream of. That black backlit keyboard looks so sexy, why can't manufacturers produce these simple yet very attractive looking things now? Wow! It makes my Macbook here feel like a bit of a brick. (sorry macbook, I don’t mean it, honest) 14 Hours, Really? That’s something you can only dream of. That black backlit keyboard looks so sexy, why can’t manufacturers produce these simple yet very attractive looking things now?

]]> By: Jenn http://paulstamatiou.com/worlds-thinnest-notebook-to-revive-pcs#comment-125846 Jenn Sat, 26 May 2007 02:03:38 +0000 http://paulstamatiou.com/2007/05/25/worlds-thinnest-notebook-to-revive-pcs/#comment-125846 Despite the awesome form factor - it would still be running PC-type programs. I think I've been spoiled by Apple's eye candy for a bit too long now, but I think there are so many usability perks to a Mac that would keep me a loyal user. I'm sure something like that would go for a pretty penny too. Here to hoping Apple either beats them to the punch, or that they can dual boot with OSX. :) Despite the awesome form factor – it would still be running PC-type programs. I think I’ve been spoiled by Apple’s eye candy for a bit too long now, but I think there are so many usability perks to a Mac that would keep me a loyal user. I’m sure something like that would go for a pretty penny too. Here to hoping Apple either beats them to the punch, or that they can dual boot with OSX. :)

]]> By: Stan http://paulstamatiou.com/worlds-thinnest-notebook-to-revive-pcs#comment-125843 Stan Sat, 26 May 2007 00:12:22 +0000 http://paulstamatiou.com/2007/05/25/worlds-thinnest-notebook-to-revive-pcs/#comment-125843 Hey Paul, Any idea when this thing is coming out? Looks really sweet. You gonna switch to PCs? Stan Hey Paul,

Any idea when this thing is coming out? Looks really sweet. You gonna switch to PCs?

Stan

]]> By: Mike Malone http://paulstamatiou.com/worlds-thinnest-notebook-to-revive-pcs#comment-125842 Mike Malone Fri, 25 May 2007 23:38:57 +0000 http://paulstamatiou.com/2007/05/25/worlds-thinnest-notebook-to-revive-pcs/#comment-125842 0.7-inch thin magnesium case, Screen brightness automatically adjusts with light sensors, Built-in video camera, Backlit keyboard... sounds like a MBP. Now if it came with an operating system that didn't suck, I might consider buying one. But, "flash memory used in place of the traditional hard drive" is a bit of a concern. I'm sure that's how they got the width down to 0.7", except that flash memory <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_memory#Limitations" rel="nofollow">is not really suitable as a hard drive</a>. In particular, it only lasts a certain limited number of read-write cycles. A power user could wear out flash memory fairly quickly (especially if the OS is doing a lot of swapping... I'm looking at you Microsoft Vista). 0.7-inch thin magnesium case, Screen brightness automatically adjusts with light sensors, Built-in video camera, Backlit keyboard… sounds like a MBP. Now if it came with an operating system that didn’t suck, I might consider buying one.

But, “flash memory used in place of the traditional hard drive” is a bit of a concern. I’m sure that’s how they got the width down to 0.7″, except that flash memory is not really suitable as a hard drive. In particular, it only lasts a certain limited number of read-write cycles. A power user could wear out flash memory fairly quickly (especially if the OS is doing a lot of swapping… I’m looking at you Microsoft Vista).

]]> By: David Moore http://paulstamatiou.com/worlds-thinnest-notebook-to-revive-pcs#comment-125841 David Moore Fri, 25 May 2007 23:36:52 +0000 http://paulstamatiou.com/2007/05/25/worlds-thinnest-notebook-to-revive-pcs/#comment-125841 yeah but which way do you think it will go? do you think it will be an Intel laptop and sold as such or do you think they will give the design away? We may see apple having it ;) yeah but which way do you think it will go? do you think it will be an Intel laptop and sold as such or do you think they will give the design away?

We may see apple having it ;)

]]> By: Paul Stamatiou http://paulstamatiou.com/worlds-thinnest-notebook-to-revive-pcs#comment-125840 Paul Stamatiou Fri, 25 May 2007 23:27:47 +0000 http://paulstamatiou.com/2007/05/25/worlds-thinnest-notebook-to-revive-pcs/#comment-125840 As this is a prototype, no manufacturer has been selected (yet) to begin production. As this is a prototype, no manufacturer has been selected (yet) to begin production.

]]> By: David Moore http://paulstamatiou.com/worlds-thinnest-notebook-to-revive-pcs#comment-125839 David Moore Fri, 25 May 2007 22:59:11 +0000 http://paulstamatiou.com/2007/05/25/worlds-thinnest-notebook-to-revive-pcs/#comment-125839 So what would the brand of this laptop be? Intel? or would they sell the design to other manufacturers? So what would the brand of this laptop be? Intel? or would they sell the design to other manufacturers?

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