The purpose of thin 13.3" laptops with no optical drives escapes me. If it is going to consume the same footprint there is little point in making it a few millimeters thinner. If I want a light, convenient, but crippled laptop I will use my EEE. Someone care to enlighten me?
You're not in the target demographic. Explanation enough?
I think that optical drives will go the way of the dodo soon enough anyway - I certainly can't say I miss it in my Eee, and I use it a *lot* nowadays, more than my main 15" laptop...
when was the last time u really use the dvd drive? i can only speak for myself off course, but i havent been using the drive. all i use is a usb drive or network to pull files in and out.
for me, it is not about thin, it is about weight. the macbook air is thin but bloody heavy at 3.3lbs. im used to using lightweight laptops around 2lbs. i wouldnt mind paying $2000 if this Dell if it is less than 2.5lbs. i carry a laptop around all day so every pound lesser certainly helps!
I agree, and for those who don't he's making the point that although this is very thin, that doesn't really matter as the footprint is the exact same as a standard sized, FULLY CAPABLE, 13" notebook. With this you'll most definitely sacrifice processor speed, cd drive, hard drive capacity, and battery life JUST to make it thin. What's the point if you need just as big a laptop bag and it'll take just as much room? I'll stick with my very cheap ($300) Wind and enjoy being able to use a standard 2.5" hd for all 6 beautiful hours of battery life. Sure it's thicker but it's footprint is MUCH smaller and thereby much more portable.
Depending upon the specification (I assume this will compete with the MacBook Air, Lenovo X300, etc) the point of these computers is to be relatively full-featured and incredibly light so that you can carry it around with you all day and not notice it. Netbooks are a nice idea but a bit gutless in the performance stakes. Something like this gives the best of both netbooks and normal laptops but you'll pay a price premium for it.
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The purpose of thin 13.3" laptops with no optical drives escapes me. If it is going to consume the same footprint there is little point in making it a few millimeters thinner. If I want a light, convenient, but crippled laptop I will use my EEE. Someone care to enlighten me?
You're not in the target demographic. Explanation enough?
I think that optical drives will go the way of the dodo soon enough anyway - I certainly can't say I miss it in my Eee, and I use it a *lot* nowadays, more than my main 15" laptop...
Divx, Xvid, Mkv, mp4... just pick one!
when was the last time u really use the dvd drive?
i can only speak for myself off course, but i havent been using the drive. all i use is a usb drive or network to pull files in and out.
for me, it is not about thin, it is about weight. the macbook air is thin but bloody heavy at 3.3lbs. im used to using lightweight laptops around 2lbs. i wouldnt mind paying $2000 if this Dell if it is less than 2.5lbs. i carry a laptop around all day so every pound lesser certainly helps!
I agree, and for those who don't he's making the point that although this is very thin, that doesn't really matter as the footprint is the exact same as a standard sized, FULLY CAPABLE, 13" notebook. With this you'll most definitely sacrifice processor speed, cd drive, hard drive capacity, and battery life JUST to make it thin. What's the point if you need just as big a laptop bag and it'll take just as much room? I'll stick with my very cheap ($300) Wind and enjoy being able to use a standard 2.5" hd for all 6 beautiful hours of battery life. Sure it's thicker but it's footprint is MUCH smaller and thereby much more portable.
Depending upon the specification (I assume this will compete with the MacBook Air, Lenovo X300, etc) the point of these computers is to be relatively full-featured and incredibly light so that you can carry it around with you all day and not notice it. Netbooks are a nice idea but a bit gutless in the performance stakes. Something like this gives the best of both netbooks and normal laptops but you'll pay a price premium for it.