12 months ago Fujitsu delivered the first
Penryn-packing ultraportable, and, though that 1.2GHz processor isn't quite the hot commodity today it was back then, it's getting another go-round in two new LOOX R ultraportable models shipping this week in Japan. The LOOX R/C70 includes a 128GB SSD carrying Vista Business or XP Pro, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, and 12.6 hours of battery life for ¥280,000 (just over $3,000). The C50 offers only Vista Home Premium served on 320GB worth of platters, loses 30 minutes of battery life and the Bluetooth too, but also sheds about $500 in the process, going for a still rather pricey ¥230,000 ($2,500). Both offer 12.1-inch, 1280 x 800 screens, optical drives, and somewhat tired looking exteriors. But, they can both survive an 11-hour flight from LAX to Tokyo with battery life to spare, and chances are you wouldn't be looking too hot yourself after that.
posted December 15th 2008 8:44AM
I hope if we can customize the colors?
Asshole, dont spam your site!
Ok.. I'll get low ranked for this, but this notebook LOOX awful. What's up with the 1994 desgins on laptops guys? Only Dell, Apple and HP can make a real stunner of a laptop these days?
what about lenovo, I love their simple style.
Yep I can get down with Lenovo, I'm sure there's more too but that just emphasizes my point more really. These ghastly designs have just gotta go.
What about Acer? The new Gemstone series look exquisite.
Dang this thing looks like it's been beaten with the ugly stick
That price is steep, but, its hard to argue with a 12 hour battery and a 128GB SSD.
It took me 13 hours to fly from JFK to Tokyo and then it took another 2.5 hours to get to Shanghai. I don't think its actually 11 hours from LAX to Narita unless you are on an elongated trajectory.
Well, a quick Expedia quick turned up the estimate for 11 hours 40 minutes on JAL so if the wind is right 11 hours seems pretty likely. Generally the NYC area flight cut some time by flying polar route anyways.
Too bad I usually fly 15hours EWR - Tokyo or most of the time,16 hours direct to HKG. Generally you need a combo of gadgets for this situation, though a DS usually has enough juice. Recently though I've just been boarding the plane hungover and sleepy as hell
Eh, you'll hopefully be able to get ARM based laptops 6 months from now for a quarter of the price with better battery life...as long as you're willing to give up Windows that is.
Fucking ugly
said the poser.
At least he didn't say "fugly".
Specs are nice and the battery life is really something...but seriously, is it 1998 or 2008?
What the hell is it with fucking spammers?!?!?!
FUCK OFF.
Headline update!
Fujitsu's LOOX R ultraportable gets SSD, 12+ hour battery, still ugly piece of crap.
Function>Form
It's not that it's a bad computer, but I could never justify spending $2,500 on anything less than a top of the line computer. Love the concept though. If you happen to win the twenty-five hundred dollar jackpot on your next visit to the casino, and this suits your tastes, go for it!
Thankfully, for Fujitsu, you're not the target audience for this. If you know of another computer that weighs less and costs less while still packing a dual-core proc, an internal DL DVD-writer, 3 USB ports, 802.11n, and Gbit Ethernet, let us know, would you?
Nice to know about laptops with longer battery life, but it looks ugly, seems to be an 90's laptop!
WHAT THE FUCK?
Is it something about this post which makes dickheads come and spam their sites?
Is it only me this is pissing off?!?!
too pricey, too boring, too blackie, too big, with that kind of money u can buy another portable eh?(netbook+notebook/MID+notebook/notebook+notebook)
... comparing a shitty netbook to a serious laptop and complain its expensive? I´ve been told that compared to a RollsRoyce is also rather expensive but comparing it to a Smart would be aweful isn´t it.
Imo is it a rather nice laptop with splendid specs for the usage-time. And ugly, well I prefer quality/time over a cake-cutter. Though that´s where I get worried with Fujitsu, at a friends university about 6 years ago they had a contract with Fujitsu and they´ve never seen so many laptops get returned due malfunctions.
The bad LOOX makes this less likely to get stolen, hopefully...
And them damn spammers...
Seriously people, this laptop is not ugly at all! This is what professional notebooks should look like. If you want "looks", turn your heads to HP, Apple and whatnot. Different designs cater for different consumer base, and Fujitsu has been known to pay more emphasis on the business /performance segment where their laptops are preferred to be functional, true to form and simplistic.
I can never understand why people would want their laptops to stand out so much. Personally I'd much prefer a conservative looking laptop than a flashy one any day.
Your forgetting that the look of peoples laptops are somehow tied into the self worth...
$3,000? $2,500? IMHO EEE PC + $2,000 spent solely on batteries will still last longer.
"rechargable SSD battery"
thats what I read at first