Joining the
Santa Rosa party a bit after the fashionably late crowd is Japan's
Mouse Computer, which is kicking out a duo of m-Book PR laptops with Windows Vista and
HDMI outputs. The m-Book PR200S gets us started with a 2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T7300 processor, a 12.1-inch WXGA display, 1GB of dual-channel DDR2 RAM, an 80GB SATA hard drive, dual-layer DVD writer, multicard reader, Intel's X3100 graphics set, 802.11a/b/g/n, 1.3-megapixel camera, fingerprint scanner, and a bevy of ports include VGA, HDMI, audio in / out, FireWire, gigabit Ethernet, a 56k modem, ExpressCard, and a trio of USB 2.0 connectors to boot. The m-Book PR200X mimics the its lesser-spec'd sibling in most ways, but does manage to up the RAM to 2GB, the hard drive to 120GB, and you get Vista Premium versus Home Edition. These ultraportables should be hitting the Japanese streets early next week, and while the PR200S will run you ¥149,940 ($1,235), the minor upgrades in the PR200X demand an additional ¥19,950 ($164).
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posted May 25th 2007 11:12PM
no not really
mouse computer, WTF??!!
stfu u damn spammer!!!
skmetal7,
God people. Just report the damn comment. You don't need to post OMG! STOP SPAMMING U LUZR!!
And of course I'm perpetuating this but, I've seen this enough now that its getting damn annoying.
Just check the "report comment".
Anyone else find this design reminds them of the old blackbird series powerbooks?
Why can't VGA just up and die? Yes yes I know there are still a bagillion monitors with VGA on them but there are such things as adapters. It just seems like it the remaining interface from the 1900's to die. Serial is virtually gone. Only a very small handful of systems still do Parallel. Its time for non-Macs to shitcan the VGA port in favor of DVI or HDMI.
We need VGA. Without VGA, we'll be left with all-encrypted video transport methods. HDCP found it's way into DVI and that is a bad thing.
VGA is the only freedom we still have. Analog is freedom.
With those features and that price, they should really try and get into the US market. They'd find success in the market of cheap people who otherwise buy Dells. I suppose a name like "Mouse Computer" doesn't really move people, but then again, "Dell" sounds rather boring too.
I need money not spam!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
How do I order one? For real. My Visa is in hand...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16834220162&CMP=AFC-Bensbargains ehh?
I can use a T