Fujitsu Siemens' Amilo Mini caught with interchangeable lids

IFA's coming up soon, and that means Fujitsu Siemens will officially unveil the Amilo Mini. Yeah, you've already heard about some preliminary specifications and witnessed the unit itself on video, but did you know about the interchangeable lids? In a ploy a siphon away even more cash from netbook buyers, the firm is very, very intelligently looking to offer at least a couple of accessories to distinguish your unit from everyone else's. It makes sense, really -- cute little notebooks deserve cute little trinkets to jazz them up. Pure brilliance, we say. See the lids on video after the break.

[OneLove @ Jul 28th 2008 2:44PM]

F.......ujitsu Siemens! not.

[OneLove @ Jul 28th 2008 2:46PM]

are diff colored lids a big selling point?

[phanbouy @ Jul 28th 2008 2:47PM]

only if you ask yourself 3 times nicely

[OneLove @ Jul 28th 2008 3:17PM]

Is this what you look like?

http://flickr.com/photos/nenufar-blanco/440807534/

[phanbouy @ Jul 28th 2008 3:33PM]

guilty as charged

[Colin Potter @ Jul 28th 2008 2:45PM]

not one of those colors will match the shade of red you'll turn when seen in public with this thing

[GiF @ Jul 28th 2008 4:59PM]

Especially that rancid shade of yellow... Who likes metallic yellow anyway???

[he:ko @ Jul 28th 2008 3:01PM]

i ll buy one for my soon for x mas. cool idea !

[Sora @ Jul 28th 2008 3:02PM]

In before isheep.

[Haikibutsu @ Jul 28th 2008 3:34PM]

Just a question: Are all Apple customers considered iSheep? Because although I do own a MacBook and an iPod, I don't criticize other things because they aren't made by Apple. The fact that Apple products are made to integrate with each other is what is the selling point for me. The interchangable covers on this laptop are a nice idea.

Although I happily own an iPod Classic, I would probably get a Zune 80 if I had a windows computer instead.

I just prefer Mac OS X over Windows. I am not saying Windows sucks, I am just saying I like Macs better. Nothing wrong with that, is there?

Oh, but I do agree that "Steffen Jobs" is an iSheep.

[phanbouy @ Jul 28th 2008 3:39PM]

he's talking about the latest "FIRST!!" troll

[Dillon @ Jul 28th 2008 3:12PM]

Some may thing this sounds little dumb, but the top of your laptop is quite vulnerable to cracking if you don't take care of it. This would make it pretty easy to replace after taking a hit. Also, if you want to "customize" your laptop by painting the top, or by sticking a bunch of stickers all over it, it would be a lot easier to just take off the top rather than having to tape off the rest of your laptop or having to worry about whether you'll like it in the long run. Think of it, you could have a top cover for every occasion (Christmas, LAN parties, etc)!

[Dillon @ Jul 28th 2008 3:18PM]

*Some may think this thing sounds a little dumb,

Sorry about my grammar fail.

[Ben Hayman @ Jul 28th 2008 3:14PM]

Most likely this will lead to third party covers and then later custom home-made ones.

Nice idea though, certainly one of the best looking netbooks in my opinion.

[liv @ Jul 28th 2008 3:40PM]

I like it!... but I would most def. use it without any cover... fresh white makes me feel warm inside... :P

that screen, though, it looks pretty small... I hate it when manufacturers leave wide frames around the screen...

If it's 400 $ or under... I'm sold!

[Uchiha Sasuke @ Jul 28th 2008 4:04PM]

It's $400.01 just to spite you.

[Christian @ Jul 28th 2008 4:24PM]

I actually like the idea, it won't be the major item of decision making but it is a perk I do like.

[rahul @ Jul 28th 2008 6:50PM]

Am I the only one who read it as "interchangeable kids"?