L's quad core laptop with 24 hour battery will ship when heck freezes over

There are shipping-impaired companies, there are sketch-mondo companies and then there are flat-out bogus companies. L International Computers Inc., formerly known as Liebermann, falls squarely in the latter category, yet somehow they've manged to get out a fancy press release via the usual channels, and even sport a "pink sheet" stock listing. Of course, just like all Liebermann announcements (pictured up above we have their 20-inch laptop that never materialized), this one is fairly preposterous -- and that's why we love 'em. Their new "prototype" laptop sports an Intel quad core processor that doesn't exist yet; a high-res OLED touchscreen in lieu of a keyboard, allowing for Optimus functionality without any of those annoying ergonomics; a PuRAM solid state flash drive (existing versions of which run in 16 and 32GB sizes, sporting $4,000-ish pricetags); and beats all of those crazy claims by boasting of hot-swappable fuel cell batteries, based on hydrogen and methanol designs, providing up to 24 hours of continuous battery life. Right. Just like the folks over at NotebookReview state, such a laptop couldn't be feasible for under $20k within the next few years -- if at all -- but it sure makes for a fun way to trick gullible investors.

[Via NotebookReview]

[Matt B @ Oct 20th 2006 1:52PM]

Throw in some top SLI graphics and an AMD quad core and I'd get one. Intel's dual dual core just won't do it for me.:P

[Fuzz @ Oct 20th 2006 2:00PM]

Uhmm . . where the hell is heck, and why would it freeze over? Are we getting so politically corect now that we can even say hell? What the hell is wrong with saying hell? Hell, I think drawing atention to hell by replacing it with heck sure as hell draws more attention to hell than if you had just said hell in the first place. Am I wrong here?

[Ben Birnstein @ Oct 21st 2006 4:49PM]

Why not hell? Well frankly, I don't believe it exists. :D

[Top @ Oct 20th 2006 2:24PM]

Okay..lets see

fast forwarding to the next decades, for the same fancy press release of this particular company

20" widescreen laptop
weight: 2 lb
Everything made out of super strong, cool, lightweight, unscratchable, shock-resistant, heat-resistant, and water-resistant Airspace materials
Can withstand droping from 2 floors and sustain no damage
Dual Intel Quad-Core processors
Dual SLI graphics with integrated PhyX Card
12GB RAM
Dual 512GB SSD drives
fuel-cell battery
HD DVD, BLU-RAY, DVD, CD, combo drive
JBL 3D surround speakers

I couldn't think of any more features....

[scott @ Oct 20th 2006 3:35PM]

you can have 16GB ram in an apple G5 Desktop =)

[Jeff @ Oct 20th 2006 2:31PM]

I love L, they remind me of that kid we all knew in elementary school who always claimed to have some awesome toy that didn't exist. Keeps things fresh.

How they haven't been sued for some kind of fraud yet I have no idea.

[disciple83 @ Oct 20th 2006 2:39PM]

What's funny is that for the longest time, I used to think it was possible to actually order one of these machines. I remember thinking how cool it would be if I had a computer that was purely RAM-based. I used to daydream about the startup times for programs like Photoshop, or even a cold boot to Windows.

Then I realized that you could never configure one of those dumbass machines the way you wanted, that made it seem like a Mac or Vaio. Then I realized that they never had prices on them.

And then I saw how the technology for PURERAM drives was only being developed by Gigabyte like 5 months ago, and it kinda pissed me off to think that a company like L actually still has websites available to view. I tried to look for a solid address so I could burn the broom closet they set up shop in to the ground if you could do that. Besides, the broom closet might be in a building of a company I actually like, ATI or Gigabyte, and I wouldn't want to be responsible to the destruction of a company that actually exists and makes cool stuff.

[Joe @ Oct 20th 2006 3:15PM]

Then why post the non-sense?

[Ben Birnstein @ Oct 21st 2006 4:49PM]

You can have 32GB of RAM in most good servers now for the past few years.

[Foof @ Oct 20th 2006 3:35PM]

I remember a time when Liebermann was reviled for the exact same BS they continue to spout. It's nice to see they've finally gone from hated to clown status!

[crackpipe @ Oct 20th 2006 5:37PM]

I just bought an ElQuan Simpaphoria VX1-5E004P (Holografix Green) NoteBook Intel Core Tri-Quad TQ8500(80.00GHz) 3.0" (folds out to 24") SXGA 150GB DDR20 RAM 667 60TB 56400rpm Cricube�R/RW NVIDA GeForce Go786400 VVX - Retail from the future for only 600 space bucks.

[ACD @ Oct 20th 2006 5:47PM]

Hey has anybody bought one of those Atom Chip SG220-2 (also runs on RAM) mobile computers? If you have please reply and tell me how it's even remotely possible to run Windows on it. Oh and tell me what other stuff runs on it, I'd loved to hear about it. How well does it handle porn? The guy who called in on QVC said his Dell handled porn well, so that's my benchmark.

[M. Rod Von Hugenstein @ Oct 20th 2006 7:34PM]

As bad as this is, there are hundreds more people out there that do this all day long. When they finally lose creditbility in the computer industry, they will move over to another industry, and start all over again.

There is a great story in last months' Wired about Stephan Erikkson, from Gizmondo. He and his cohorts have been pulling scams like this for years. One of the heads of Gizmondo, started Xero Wireless, which is another scam to get investors.

[Lee @ Oct 20th 2006 8:38PM]

I understand that "L" is just about finished with its Time Machine; by next year they should have their perpetual motion machine ready for mass production.

[Z @ Oct 21st 2006 4:24AM]

Would someone please explain how the he** this company makes any money if everyone knows they're fake? How does this company stay in business?

[E @ Oct 21st 2006 4:32PM]

"Of course, just like all Liebermann announcements (pictured up above we have their 20-inch laptop that never materialized)"

Sure it did, it's Clevo laptop, also sold by Sager and Boxx Technologies. Anyone who bough into L's BS are morons.

[Jphn Mulligan @ Oct 21st 2006 7:51PM]

Honestly, first of all I don't see the picture of this laptop matching necessarily on what's on the press release. Secondly, a machine like this IS feasible if sold in the $15K to $25K price range which is what their probably targeted price would be anyway. Thirdly (and I guess I am among the few) I bought from Liebermann a Hollywood Gold laptop with PuRAM before they closed shop and (aside from minor issues I've had.. bad SRAM chip and glitches on the PCMCIA controller) it is the most amazing laptop I have ever owned! And people state today the new laptops being out on the market now with Samsungs SSDs are the first in the world with Solid State Drives??? Liebermann was doing it YEARS ago on a limited run... at a premium price no doubt, but worth every penny. A Sager, Clevo?... I don't think so guys. You confuse using similar componentsand partially the same casing and the same. Its not. Their optimised OS is unique, all the main hardware is unique, BIOS options unique, even hardware drivers unique.

Also, how come I don't see bashing of Alienware and VoddooPC.. laso Clevo machines for 5x the price of sager and no more than a paint job and hyped specs... GIVE ME A BREAK!!!

I simply don't get this consistently ridiculous bashing on a company that basically everyone seems to want and put down. Don't we all want better computers or is it that everyone's happy with a Dell or an Apple, nor more than a wanna-be Intel machine anyway??? How about having one small company raise from the crowds and actually do something that is ahead of everyone else? How about letting them do their job and hopefully see if they manage come back, and what their new products will really be like? I am so over this non-stop bash against these guys. I admire their stamina... personally if I was in this business and people put me down the way I see everyone do with these folks... gosh, I would have given up long ago...

[Kevin @ Oct 21st 2006 10:45PM]

Is that KDE running? Nice.

[DarkAardvark @ Aug 21st 2007 2:29AM]

LOL sorry to necro, but this is funny...
"such a laptop couldn't be feasible for under $20k within the next few years"

it's totally feasible today XD

[john @ Nov 1st 2007 10:55PM]

about the closest thing you will find will run you in the $24k+ arena for a basic model. I.E. the dual, dual-core maxpac x class available from maxision at http://www.maxvision.com/ruggedcomputers/maxpac8230xra3.aspx

hardly encased in a convenient portable format that a typical laptop user is accustomed to nowadays.. unless you are a mobile government intel type.. in which case.. tax dollars will buy this system for you. Ruggedized, portable, triple 20.1" display, 12gb ddr2 ecc ram, 4- 1TB sata300 drives with raid option... all bells and whistles currently available (at least online) through them would cost a nice $35,242.00... And that is with a 64bit OS.


hmmm.. perhaps if they replaced the processors with two or more quad processors and add some high speed and capacity SSD drives, or some equally impressive unique storage medium based on 3-d crystal holography and of course on non-microsoft based OS.. It would be worth the $35k...