At first glance, Sharp's blindingly white PC-FW50X reminds us a lot of the
PC-CW50T, but thankfully, the innards have improved somewhat since last summer. Packed within the aforesaid machine (¥150,000; $1,467) is a 15.4-inch WXGA (1,280 x 800) panel, 2GHz Mobile Sempron 3600+ processor, 2GB of RAM, a 120GB hard drive, dual-layer DVD burner, PCMCIA slot, four USB 2.0 ports and a 4-pin FireWire connector for good measure. Additionally, you'll find 802.11b/g WiFi, Ethernet, a multicard reader, VGA output and a rechargeable Li-ion. Those fond of darker hues can opt for the PC-FW70X (shown after the jump), which looks to pack a 1.9GHz Turion 64 X2 TL-58 CPU, start at ¥165,000 ($1,613) and ship right alongside its brother in late April.
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posted Apr 8th 2008 8:34AM
This thing is goddamn sexy.
PC-FW50X >> MacBook Air
wha? They aren't meant to be direct competitors, in fact, I'd go as far to say they aren't even in the same ballpark.
Perhaps a visual demonstration will help your understanding:
[ballpark] PC-FW50X [/ballpark] (insert large distance here) [Hockey stadium in a different city/country] MacBook Air [/Hockey stadium in a different city/country]
...well that didn't turn out the way I wanted; what happened to my spaces? oh well...
To drive my point home a little more (haha! Another baseball analogy and I don't even like baseball...), if you read the article, it's an AMD-based laptop that has a 15.4" screen, weighs 5.7lbs (!!), is 1.6" thick, and if the translation is correct, offers a measly ~1 hour of battery life...
Oh yeah, so much better than the MacBook Air that it bares absolutely no resemblance to *roll eyes*
Wow. Talk about overpriced. No webcam, no bluetooth, ect. Maybe at $600-$700 but $1400 for a Sempron powered machine. Love the white though. Sick of these two tone machines that are afraid to go all white. Glad this one isn't that way.
Who still uses VGA ports? I know I do, but it is just because my 3 year old laptop doesn't have HDMI. They should have a DVI/HDMI port on them. I will only consider getting a laptop with digital video out capabilities.
(and it also has to run Linux, since that is what I am using now.)
Me.
Me too,
In case you haven't noticed, the vast majority of people whom currently use projectors will do so in a government/institutional/educational/corporate setting in which the most likely and easy-to-use method of connecting to the existing projectors will be through VGA. I have a brand new laptop with HDMI output and I regularly use my VGA for presentations in many of my classes.
You do really think that the moment a new technology comes out everybody in the world immediately throws out all older-generation technology despite the fact that it serves all the purposes the large majority of people require in their respective settings? Nein...
they misspelled moebius...
I'm still happy with my Sharp M4000
mebius FW? couldn't they have just taken it that one extra glorious step further and named it mebius FTW?
I'm just glad it has a rechargeable Li-ion.
just in time for the 10% lay offs
Wait, AMD still exists? Wow, where have I been? Scratch that: where have /they/ been?
Mehbius.
The design is a direct rip off from the MacBook.
Even down to being a black and a white model.
How sad they can't design something themselves.
@ Mike V
Since when does Apple have sole rights to releasing black and white versions of a laptop?
It's not just the colour.
The finish, the keyboard, the track pad.
Everything is a dirct copy of the MacBook.
@ Mike V
The track pad's off center. The keyboard has numpads. And the glossy lacquer-like finish makes the MacBook (though not the MBP) look cheap.
Face it. Mac's not the only company that can make sexy looking devices. Just glad you have these as a great looking alternative to the Mac Book. I'm tired of looking everywhere and seeing white and black laptops that look the same. Now if we can just do something with those Sempron processors... $1400 for it is just TOO expensive.
Bleh. Damn Engadget's ancient reply system that doesn't offer 'edit' functions.
I keep on saying Mac instead of Apple. I still remember back then when there were no iPods. The word 'Mac' was essentially Apple. Now anything 'i' becomes synonymous with Apple.
Another thing, if they released 13" and 14" versions of these laptops at slightly lower prices, they'd probably sell a lot elsewhere. Apparently the Japanese market is saturated with head-turning things (both beautiful and grotesque) that nothing feels special anymore. I think these laptops are only slated for a Japan release. Sad.
Next you are going to say that the design is different to a
MacBook because it doesn't have an Apple logo on the lid.