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The reason they're so great is that they're in the shape of books and not squares. That way they're easier to carry in public. Once you get used to putting windows side by side, it's a blessing to have such a large screen in what carries like a smaller package.]]>Dec 19th 2005 2:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/05/11/dell-19-inch-widescreen-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2005/05/11/dell-19-inch-widescreen-laptop/My friend has a 17" widescreen from Dell and it's probably 5" thick.

But, compare that to Apple's 17" widescreen which is only 1" thick.

I'l rather have an Apple 19" than a Dell 19".]]>Dec 19th 2005 2:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/05/11/dell-19-inch-widescreen-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2005/05/11/dell-19-inch-widescreen-laptop/Dec 19th 2005 2:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/05/11/dell-19-inch-widescreen-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2005/05/11/dell-19-inch-widescreen-laptop/Dec 19th 2005 2:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/05/11/dell-19-inch-widescreen-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2005/05/11/dell-19-inch-widescreen-laptop/ They should make the screen detachable some how if it's going to be THAT big and offer an optional external power supply and stand. As the article said these will likely remain in the cube (or den I suppose) most of the time, so why put up with the fixed distance screen 100% of the time if it's only necessary about 5% of the time ?

Just a thought...]]>Dec 19th 2005 2:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/05/11/dell-19-inch-widescreen-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2005/05/11/dell-19-inch-widescreen-laptop/Dec 19th 2005 2:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/05/11/dell-19-inch-widescreen-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2005/05/11/dell-19-inch-widescreen-laptop/
We use some 17" widescreen laptops in conjunction with roaming profiles around our office as workstations for temps. They also make great machines to run demos on at tradeshows and the like.

I notice a lot of buisnesses around town are also moving to laptop-only workstations. They want to give the management the convenience of a laptop if needed, but don't want to have to buy them all two machines. This is understandable, except that 99% of the time, they sit on a laptop stand on the desk. Maybe it's just me, but I really like using large monitors, full size keyboards, and a regular mouse when I have room for them. While you *can* plug those all into regular laptops, when you can just set one down and hinge it open and have them available -- if you seldom have to move the beast then all the better.

Author's note: I use a 15" PB. I will never personally buy a larger screen laptop to lug around... But I said that about 15" laptops too -- my last was a 10" VAIO subnotebook...]]>Dec 19th 2005 2:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/05/11/dell-19-inch-widescreen-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2005/05/11/dell-19-inch-widescreen-laptop/Dec 19th 2005 2:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/05/11/dell-19-inch-widescreen-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2005/05/11/dell-19-inch-widescreen-laptop/Nuff Said.]]>Dec 19th 2005 2:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/05/11/dell-19-inch-widescreen-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2005/05/11/dell-19-inch-widescreen-laptop/Dec 19th 2005 2:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/05/11/dell-19-inch-widescreen-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2005/05/11/dell-19-inch-widescreen-laptop/
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Does it have an actual full-sized keyboard, or does it just stick a couple of extra inches of empty space on each side of a teeny-tiny squeezed-together keyboard like all the 17" models?]]>Dec 19th 2005 2:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/05/11/dell-19-inch-widescreen-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2005/05/11/dell-19-inch-widescreen-laptop/No Worries.

Jack]]>Dec 19th 2005 2:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/05/11/dell-19-inch-widescreen-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2005/05/11/dell-19-inch-widescreen-laptop/Dec 19th 2005 2:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/05/11/dell-19-inch-widescreen-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2005/05/11/dell-19-inch-widescreen-laptop/19" for a laptop just seems extreme and unnecessary unless you are one of those people who like to say "Hey, check out my new piece of technology that I paid way too much for and will not utilize to its full potential!"]]>Dec 19th 2005 2:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/05/11/dell-19-inch-widescreen-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2005/05/11/dell-19-inch-widescreen-laptop/
I have an HP ZD7260 and love it. It's big and bulky, but it's a great portable desktop. I can do video editing on it, run games, and still pack it up in a few seconds, take it downstairs or to a LAN party.

The market for this kind of machine is not small convience and long battery life, it's for people who want some mobility, but do not want to sacrifice computing power (like the Dimension 6000M).

As for plugging things into you laptop, that is way more inconvient than closing the lid and your ready to go.]]>Dec 19th 2005 2:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/05/11/dell-19-inch-widescreen-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2005/05/11/dell-19-inch-widescreen-laptop/Dec 19th 2005 2:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/05/11/dell-19-inch-widescreen-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2005/05/11/dell-19-inch-widescreen-laptop/

http://autoversicherung.einsurance.de/newsticker/30055]]>Dec 19th 2005 2:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/05/11/dell-19-inch-widescreen-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2005/05/11/dell-19-inch-widescreen-laptop/Dec 19th 2005 2:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/05/11/dell-19-inch-widescreen-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2005/05/11/dell-19-inch-widescreen-laptop/Dec 19th 2005 2:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/05/11/dell-19-inch-widescreen-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2005/05/11/dell-19-inch-widescreen-laptop/Dec 19th 2005 2:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/05/11/dell-19-inch-widescreen-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2005/05/11/dell-19-inch-widescreen-laptop/Dec 19th 2005 2:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/05/11/dell-19-inch-widescreen-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2005/05/11/dell-19-inch-widescreen-laptop/
So how thick is this going to be? 10"?
My friend has a 17" widescreen from Dell and it's probably 5" thick.


5 inches? have you seen a ruler in your entire lifetime? for comparison a can of Cambells Soup is 4" tall.... now are you confusing a desktop computer with laptop or what?]]>Dec 19th 2005 2:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/05/11/dell-19-inch-widescreen-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2005/05/11/dell-19-inch-widescreen-laptop/
I wouldn't want to lug around a 19" laptop, but I wouldn't wan to lug around a 17" one either. But if I was looking at something to use on a desktop I'd be happy with a 17 or 19" model if it gave me more pixels and used less desktop than a conventional keyboard, mouse and monitor.]]>Dec 19th 2005 2:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/05/11/dell-19-inch-widescreen-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2005/05/11/dell-19-inch-widescreen-laptop/I have a 12inch PowerBook that can burn DVDs, has an 80gig hd, 1gig ram, two usb2 ports, one firewire, ethernet, fax/modem...and upwards of 4 hours on one charge... And I can hook it up to a monitor and use BOTH displays... all at around 4 pounds and exactly the size of a piece of notebook paper.
Or I can hook it up to a Keyboard, mouse and monitor...close it...and it feels like I am at a desktop.
I am limited to 1024x768 res on the pBook screen... but with Expose...I can switch between windows effortlessly.
I just don't see the need.]]>Dec 19th 2005 2:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/05/11/dell-19-inch-widescreen-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2005/05/11/dell-19-inch-widescreen-laptop/
1st widescreen laptop: Apple Powerbook (titanium.)

1st 17" widescreen laptop: Apple Powerbook (aluminum).

I doubt that Dell has done anything first... :)]]>Dec 19th 2005 2:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/05/11/dell-19-inch-widescreen-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2005/05/11/dell-19-inch-widescreen-laptop/
As far as the people talking about apple's notebook only being 1 inch think and the 12 inch powerbook lasting 4 hours and all that, that's is quite a feat using such an antiquated and low power processor.

My opinions about the actual notebook at hand are that it is ridiculous. Nobody needs to actually look at a notebook screen that big, they should just get a far superior desktop screen if they want a screen that big. Simply ridiculus]]>Dec 19th 2005 2:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/05/11/dell-19-inch-widescreen-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2005/05/11/dell-19-inch-widescreen-laptop/
Why can no-one match Apple's flair and obsenssion with getting every detail right (from the hardware to the OS)? Being a designer myself (software) i find it amazing that only Steve Jobs and his team have the direction and focus to create new and ground breaking products. COME ON PRODUCT DESIGNERS!!! GIVE THEM SOME COMPETITION. I love Apple products but am so bored that no-one else can put up a fight!]]>Dec 19th 2005 2:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/05/11/dell-19-inch-widescreen-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2005/05/11/dell-19-inch-widescreen-laptop/Dec 19th 2005 2:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/05/11/dell-19-inch-widescreen-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2005/05/11/dell-19-inch-widescreen-laptop/Dec 19th 2005 2:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/05/11/dell-19-inch-widescreen-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2005/05/11/dell-19-inch-widescreen-laptop/Dec 19th 2005 2:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/05/11/dell-19-inch-widescreen-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2005/05/11/dell-19-inch-widescreen-laptop/
Height: 1.6-inches (41.5 mm)
Width: 15.5-inches (394 mm)
Depth: 11.3-inches (287 mm)]]>Dec 19th 2005 2:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/05/11/dell-19-inch-widescreen-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2005/05/11/dell-19-inch-widescreen-laptop/
My current laptop, a Dell Inspiron 8500 is wide screen, and while it's generally to big to have on your lap, it works fine as a portable. My next laptop will probably be wider (17") so I'm guessing it will be less portable.]]>Dec 19th 2005 2:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/05/11/dell-19-inch-widescreen-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2005/05/11/dell-19-inch-widescreen-laptop/
Realistically, it would add about 5/8" of thickness and about a pound of weight (most of a Lexmark keyboard's weight comes from the case itself and the steel plate fastened to its bottom... the keys and switches themselves don't weigh much at all).

And of course, if there's a god, Michael Dell will be spotted crawling out of AMD's bedroom window late at night and roll it out with a dual-core Athlon 64 (the performance of dual Xeons, the battery life of a Pentium M).]]>Dec 19th 2005 2:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/05/11/dell-19-inch-widescreen-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2005/05/11/dell-19-inch-widescreen-laptop/Dec 19th 2005 2:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/05/11/dell-19-inch-widescreen-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2005/05/11/dell-19-inch-widescreen-laptop/ Hence, it is a desideratum and imperative to fabricate the larger screen (19" or >) laptops, your honor!
]]>Dec 19th 2005 2:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/05/11/dell-19-inch-widescreen-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2005/05/11/dell-19-inch-widescreen-laptop/Dec 19th 2005 2:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/05/11/dell-19-inch-widescreen-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2005/05/11/dell-19-inch-widescreen-laptop/Dec 19th 2005 2:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/05/11/dell-19-inch-widescreen-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2005/05/11/dell-19-inch-widescreen-laptop/
Still, most people wouldn't really need something so big, maybe for watching movies though. That and porn.]]>Dec 19th 2005 2:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/05/11/dell-19-inch-widescreen-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2005/05/11/dell-19-inch-widescreen-laptop/

Soak it in water overnight, then hook rubber bands onto clothes pins and clip them to each side, it will stretch out over a couple of days.]]>Dec 19th 2005 2:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/05/11/dell-19-inch-widescreen-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2005/05/11/dell-19-inch-widescreen-laptop/
Right, and I drive a Geo Metro, nobody needs anything bigger, not even those semi trucks. Have you seen how big those are? Geez, at least 4" thick, who would ever use one, they must weigh at least 10 pounds.]]>Dec 19th 2005 2:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/05/11/dell-19-inch-widescreen-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2005/05/11/dell-19-inch-widescreen-laptop/1st 17" widescreen laptop: Apple Powerbook (aluminum).
I doubt that Dell has done anything first... :)"

Wrong!!
Dell: First 17" notebook under $1000.
Dell: First company to ship 100 notebooks for every one Apple builds.
]]>Dec 19th 2005 2:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/05/11/dell-19-inch-widescreen-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2005/05/11/dell-19-inch-widescreen-laptop/]]>Dec 19th 2005 2:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/05/11/dell-19-inch-widescreen-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2005/05/11/dell-19-inch-widescreen-laptop/"""So how thick is this going to be? 10"?
My friend has a 17" widescreen from Dell and it's probably 5" thick.


5 inches? have you seen a ruler in your entire lifetime? for comparison a can of Cambells Soup is 4" tall.... now are you confusing a desktop computer with laptop or what?""""


He's an apple user, everything apple users say about Good computers ( non crapple ) is 5x worse then they actually are.]]>Dec 19th 2005 2:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/05/11/dell-19-inch-widescreen-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2005/05/11/dell-19-inch-widescreen-laptop/
For everybody else though, 19 inches would be too much. After all these are desktop replacements and not for jogging around the jungle with.]]>Dec 19th 2005 2:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/05/11/dell-19-inch-widescreen-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2005/05/11/dell-19-inch-widescreen-laptop/
Of course, add on the extra $200-400 docking station, $100 wireless keyboard/laser mouse (most laptops, including the Dell D800's I've been cursed with, have crappy keyboards), $700 20" LCD (granted it will be far superior to the laptops LCD in most aspects), $200 speaker system (again, far superior), and ....

But back the the laptops as desktops replacements argument:
As cool (or bloated "penis extensions") as they may be, they are a compromise.
They will never be as fast as a comparibly priced desktop.
They have greatly restricted upgradability.
The mainsteam parts will always try for a reduce-power market with slower speed (both CPU/GPU and supporting components); the P-M CPU is absolutely wonderful and efficient but it doesn't compete with a current Intel EE--nor should it, different market segment (although netburst is finally getting the boot.)
They will not be as thin, light or powerfriendly as units designed for more portable applications.]]>Dec 19th 2005 2:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/05/11/dell-19-inch-widescreen-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2005/05/11/dell-19-inch-widescreen-laptop/Dec 19th 2005 2:05AM