Pricey Flybook V5 now available in America
By Darren Murph 
posted Jun 17th 2008 8:25AM
posted Jun 17th 2008 8:25AM
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posted Jun 17th 2008 8:25AM
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Errr 3,000. Is this a joke?
Gold plating is expensive...
Ugly Golden Turd.
I can get one of those for considerably less dough.
If it's a joke, then it ain't funny.
I know! This is ridiculous. I just bought a Dell 1420 with a 2.4GHz core 2 duo processor, 2GB of RAM, and Vista Ultimate for under $1,400. This is absolutely absurd! I've heard people say "Oh, but look at how much RAM it has." Well, Windows can't handle more than 2GB of RAM and i'm sure that a UMPC doesn't need HALF that! This is price-gouging at it's finest.
Actually.....Windows can handle close to 4gb on a 32 bit system and even more on a 64 bit system....I agree with everything else though....bottom line "it's a polished turd" and we all know you can't do that!
I wonder how long it will take before such companies are forced to reduce their price by 60% or go bankrupt, due to the increase in EeePC and simular 9 inch
I wonder how long it will take before such companies are forced to reduce their price by 60% or go bankrupt, due to the increase in EeePC and simular 9 inch under $500 laptops! Or ther powerfull under $800 versions.
Isn't this a convertible tablet as well?
Seems like it yeah, looking at the picture.
Still, this is a joke. for that price you could buy a few eeepc's. hell, even mod one into a tablet if you have to.
"anyone on the phone right now placing their order?"
Not so much, no...
"Anyone on the phone right now placing their order?"
I AM! I have my greatest enemy's credit card and nothing but devilish thoughts in my head. This $3,000 lappy will get him back for sending those pizzas to my house.
3,000... well after the inital shock:
IF this hinge joint rotates to a tablet-mode touchscreen.
and IF this has a decent GeForce 8800 or an equivalent, to match the Core-2-Duo on it.
Then, this may be a one of a kind mini-laptop, which may deserve it the pricey price tag. Mainly because it is too high spec-ed for this small form factor AND tablet mode.
But only IF it had a decenf gfx card inside.
double post, i can understand. 14 posts in a row? dude you got virus.
haha looks like that 14 posts in a row guy got removed by admin. but my reply remained.
fanboys tend to repeat themselves...
I don't see the point of 4G of RAM and only a 1.2Ghz processor. Cut the RAM down to 2G and the processor up to 2Ghz.
Looks like a small, painted, Latitude D810 from that angle. That thing wasn't the prettiest of its time...even if i had the money, it would not be a go for me.
Don't you think it looks more like a C600-series? As soon as I saw the picture I thought about the Latitude C610 I once owned.
the battery life on this has to be pretty bad...
Good god I hope the editors delete those comments. Ridiculous!
Thanks, guys for getting rid of that crap. :)
Nothing pretty about it. :(
It's such a fatty too.
This is the funniest thing I've ever read! The sony vaio TZ destroys this thing without even trying. For $3000 you could get the highest end model of the TZ with all the bells and whistles wich would destroy this thing.
Actually, it has been available in the U.S. at least since October of last year. I know because that is when I purchased mine (although I went with a Canadian vendor instead for multiple reasons).
I have been *very* satisfied with the unit. It is sturdy, highly portable, light weight, and gives me whenever, wherever connection to the internet (via LAN, WAN, or WWAN (cell)) which is important because I support a web-based app. I just stuff it in my backpack and hop on my bike...
Yes, it is a convertible with a (passive) touchscreen and a decent video chip. Mine isn't as good as the current configuration selling (both processor and RAM - mine was limited to 2GB), but my Windows Experience Index is 3.1. I have an unlimited data plan with AT&T - just stuck a SIM card into the slot under the battery.
There isn't a lot of info out about the units - I started a blog when I purchased mine, so if anyone wants to ask questions there, I'll do my best to answer them (or someone else will chime in). It's called the Flyblog and is found at: http://www.flyblog.wordpress.com (hopefully I'm not violating any Engadget rules with the url). I'm not affiliated with Dialogue in any way... just an Owner. If you do post, I would appreciate it, if you stick to constructive dialog.
Oh, and to answer the graphics question. I don't know about the units currently shipping, but mine is listed as "Mobile Intel 945 Express Chipset Family" - 0 dedicated graphics memory, 64MB Dedicated system memory, and 192MB shared system memory. It yields a WEI of 3.3 for graphics.
It's important to point out that this is an ultraportable, business-class, HSDPA tablet. Not everyone needs these requirements and by all means they should purchase cheaper laptops or web-surfers to fulfill their needs. However, if you are going to compare prices, you should compare it to other ultraportable, business-class, HSDPA tablets. Just because this unit doesn't meet *your* needs doesn't mean there isn't a need *for* it.
The price tag is too high to even bother.