MCJ's LuvBook i1220 does Merom on a budget

If LG's morning laptop offerings didn't get you too excited, this new one from MCJ (Mouse Computer Japan) has little prospect of doing so -- but at least they've got a good pricetag slapped onto this new LuvBook i220FX-W laptop of theirs. MCJ is slumming it with a 1.6GHz T5500 Core 2 Duo processor, 1GB of RAM, 60GB HDD, dual-layer DVD burner, and a 1280 x 800 15.4-inch display. The good news is that they've also stuffed a 1.3 megapixel webcam inside the 1.3-inch thick laptop, and at a mere 129,990 Yen ($1102 US) all this mediocrity shouldn't break the bank. It should be available now direct from MCJ, with Linux and OS-free versions available for the hax0rs.

[Via Akihabara]

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 2nd 2006 4:14PM]

not much of a budget. I think some HPs (dv6000z) are still cheaper than that.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 2nd 2006 5:51PM]

in usa anyone can get a 15" widescreen with T7200 plus all that for under a thousand dollars. you call this thing a bargain?

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 2nd 2006 6:10PM]

Screw the 15.4, the 12.1" widescreen 4lb notebook they list for 109,410 yen (~$927) has me all hot and bothered. Getting a 4lb or less notebook in the US is a game of torture, with tolerable options starting at $2,000 and only going up!