Here's another dual-core ultraportable to add to your drool-list (probably just due to its looks): LG's latest superslim
XNOTE laptop, the 14.1-inch T1. Unfortunately you'll probably never see this piano black, 21.5-millimeter thick notebook over here in the States, which is a shame considering how many features they managed to cram into just a 4.2-pound package, most notably a dual-layer DVD burner, 5-in-1 media card reader, plus Bluetooth and 802.11a/b/g. Performance, though, is nothing to write home about, with the low end L2300 1.5GHz Centrino Duo processor, integrated graphics, and pokey 4200RPM 60GB or 80GB PATA drives probably making this model a non-starter for gamers or serious multitaskers. For simple web browsing, emailing, or DVD watching on-the-go, however, the 512MB to 2GB of RAM and optional 1,440 x 900 WXGA+ screen should prove more than adequate.
[Via
Core Duo News]
posted May 11th 2006 10:30AM
Why would I want a screen that reflective?
"And then, when the poor schlub went home to burn a dual layer dvd, he realized that his celeron processor took five hours to encode his avi files to vob."
LG is alot closer to the level of design that apple puts out then dell or HP. Sony and LG look similar aesthetic wise. This is a nice looking laptopk, still not as smooth as apple though.
-DS
I don't like how they did the arrow keys at the bottom right. You could condense them and make everything inline instead of having the arrow keys stick out like that.
And why does every computer maker (except Apple) put the trackpad off to the side instead of centered? That's just flat out annoying!
Looks like a Vaio
Why do you guys keep mentioning "Celeron Duo"? There is no such thing. Even the link shows specs with a Core Duo CPU. Are you people taking creative licence here or do you know something we don't?
Maybe they mean Centrino Duo.
my sony sz110 weighs less, has a t2400, a 5400rpm sata 100gb hdd, fingerprint reader, bluetooth, geforce 7400... probably costs less as well.
if it included a 3d Sharp lcd panel, then i'd be impressed...
I agree with zoara... only I'll take it a step further. That screen appears unusably reflective. If I'm sitting in a coffee shop, trying to read my news and all I can see are the people behind me... well... while that does great things for my internal people-watcher (read: stalker), it would also do awful things for eye-strain. Other than that, looks like a pretty cool machine.
WELL AT LEAST IT'S MORE POWERFUL THAN THAT ONE ULTRA THIN SONY VAIO THEY RELEASED 2 YEARS AGO THAT WAS REALLY THIN...
oh cool thats the new VAIO FS
*LOL*
"That screen appears unusably reflective."
No, that's par for the course these days. These screens get sold under names like "BrightView" or "XBright" - and yes, it is a marketing gimmick.
It's just a layer of plastic stuck over the screen. It does absolutely, positively zilch beyond making the screen look all shiny when the computer's off.
How do I know? I have one on my Acer laptop. I didn't choose it; it just came with the configuration I bought (which was a CompUSA exclusive, so it's not like I could get it built-to-order). The screen is annoyingly reflective like this, though it's actually *dimmer* and less contrasty than the un-coated screen on my old HP laptop.
If you want the best image quality, you'll stay away from screens like this. I think the idea is they make it look more like a TV set if you're watching DVD's or whatever. But that's just because we're all used to the glare from our CRT's - I don't know why you'd really want to try to replicate that if you didn't have to.
Er, sorry, you said "unusably", not "unusually" as I thought - still most of my comments stand, except that I'm agreeing with you rather than the opposite.
Who the heck came up with these screen films?
I looked at a batch of new core duo notebooks this morning ... and all have a medium to high-reflective screen. Talk about reflections, glare, distractions, ... It makes one pray that this is only going to be a temporary fashion as those screens are terrible. I don't need to see I have to comb my hair (maybe that's it, the purpose is for women to check their makeup?), nor what's going on behind me and I don't need a notebook to look around the corner either.
*CRUNCH* , hey, what was that noise? Oh, that was my superslim laptop breaking in half in my laptop bag..
2 Thin is not good.
I Love glossy Jet Black!, it makes the products stand out from the ugly matte Black shade ones. LG is in the right track when it comes to design. Unfortunately this like many other goods from them are "Korea Only" which sucks. I don't know why they bothered to show them {this one included} at CES 2006 if they have no plans to sell them here!
#3: Apple is not that attractive either. Sorry to burst your fanboy bubble.
#5: Which one?
#10: Pencil thin, superb.
#8 - Your sz100 better be lighter - it's a 13.3" widescreen versus this 14.1" standard screen. While I (and I assume many other consumers) want a small laptop, I can't stand using the keyboard on anything less then 14 inches.
#11 - You mean the 15.4", 6.17+ lbs notebook? The key points for this laptop is the size (a compromise between that of an ultraportable like the sz100 and a standard notebook such as the Vaio FS series) and the weight (top-end of utlraportable).
As for all the folks giving the nod to Apple MacBooks, just like #8 and #11 you aren't comparing equals. Apple doesn't have a 14.1" MacBook, and the closest thing (the 15.4) is heavier and larger. I'm not saying this is a bad thing - it's just a thing. Different design goals.
This laptop sounds *exactly* like what I was waiting for ever since the Core Duo's got announced - a light laptop with a dual core processor and a reasonable sized keyboard. Or as I like to think of it, a Samsung X1 but with more current-gen hardware.
My only problem is... I gave up waiting on Monday and bought a less ideal notebook. So now I'm going to look at my notebook every day, and just imagine what could have been... Damn you LG!
1st thing that popped into my head was Panasonic "let's note T1" (aka toughbook T1).......
let's note T1
XNOTE T1
let's note T1
XNOTE T1
let's note T1
XNOTE T1
hmmmmm...
@16. A know that was meant to be a funny, but how come no one ever says this about the inch thick MBP's? They are even larger and heavier.
Personally this is a damn sexy laptop. And even if it doesn't have all the features and speed you want, it most likely has everything you need.
[i]I don't like how they did the arrow keys at the bottom right. You could condense them and make everything inline instead of having the arrow keys stick out like that.
And why does every computer maker (except Apple) put the trackpad off to the side instead of centered? That's just flat out annoying![/i]
a/ so you can find them without looking down.
b/ so you can two hand them, either for gaming or otherwise.
not sure where this info came from, but the T1 has been out for a while here in korea (early march).
the specs seem a bit off too... it comes in a couple of flavors, one with a L2400 at 1.66GHz and one at 1.83GHz. street prices are currently around 1800USD and 1900USD, respectively.
the glossy screens were a non-issue with me. i suppose they are a bit geared more towards DVD viewing than intense graphics work, but that's pretty much a given on a notebook with onboard graphics.
and LG has been making notebooks for quite some time - they manufactured IBM thinkpads in the korean market before launching their own line.
The high gloss screens pick up dirt, marks and smudges much easier than traditional LCD's. My high gloss screen was treated with a Shaggymac screen protector and the Optimist Prime cleaning spray. It is always spotless!
http://www.shaggymac.com/
LG has been in the labtop industry for long time. It's just that they didn't export to the US. Certainly LG's concept came even before Sony came up with their FS lineups. It's simply ignorant to say that LG has copied Sony, even considering that most of Sony's labtop's so called X-Bright LCDs are manufactured from LG-phillips and Samsung SDI.