But then again -- wouldn't it have been more compact to have a support extend out a bit from the base? Backwards that is, behind the screen -- sort of like the extended battery of a lenovo x61t..
Yeah, that would be the right explanation. The EEE PC does the same thing too when you put it in your lap, it tips over onto the screen. I just don't understand why they don't put the heavier components into the bottom so that it doesn't tip over. It probably isn't a big deal, but i wouldn't like having a piece of plastic poking into me behind the screen.
Why not place a counter-weight in the keyboard and do away with an irritating third panel? The third panel might look alright when on a level surface, but imagine trying to use that thing in your lap.
Thinking a little more about it, this might not be a laptop at all but one of those All in One desktops PCs. See, there is no touch pad, and the panel in the back might hold all the other components (as SSD, MB, RAM, IGP).
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gabe @ May 16th 2008 3:06AM
elementary engadget. The back panel supports the LCD screen from tipping back as the keyboard area has no critical mass.
triforceOFcourage @ May 16th 2008 3:29AM
It also doubles as a protective cover when closed. Since, again, the keyboard is very small.
TheAxMan @ May 16th 2008 3:31AM
That's exactly what I thought when I saw it.
But then again -- wouldn't it have been more compact to have a support extend out a bit from the base? Backwards that is, behind the screen -- sort of like the extended battery of a lenovo x61t..
Mike10010100 @ May 16th 2008 6:22AM
Yeah, that would be the right explanation. The EEE PC does the same thing too when you put it in your lap, it tips over onto the screen. I just don't understand why they don't put the heavier components into the bottom so that it doesn't tip over. It probably isn't a big deal, but i wouldn't like having a piece of plastic poking into me behind the screen.
Kay @ May 16th 2008 11:48AM
Why not place a counter-weight in the keyboard and do away with an irritating third panel? The third panel might look alright when on a level surface, but imagine trying to use that thing in your lap.
Deputy Doffoos @ May 16th 2008 12:33PM
Thinking a little more about it, this might not be a laptop at all but one of those All in One desktops PCs.
See, there is no touch pad, and the panel in the back might hold all the other components (as SSD, MB, RAM, IGP).
Just a thought.