LG's WIDEBOOK laptop series for 16:9 party people

In the never ending quest to capitalize on the book metaphor, we bring you the WIDEBOOK from LG. It's wide see, 16:9 wide for what LG calls a cinematic experience. Oh, just you never mind that cinematic typically refers to 21:9 -- this is marketing-speak, not science. Anywho, the five new models are LED backlit with Intel Core 2 Duo procs and include the 15.6-inch R580/R560, 14-inch R480/R460, and affordable 13-inch R380 that boasts a "Smart On" feature for five-second boots. The R580 (with Blu-ray) and R480 are premium models while the R560 and R460 lay claim to the "workhorse" moniker. The laptops come in either 1600x900 or 1368x768 pixel resolutions with up to 4GB of DDR2 memory and 500GB of disk, 802.11n and HSDPA data, e-SATA and HDMI interfaces, 1.3 megapixel cams, and 1GB of NVIDIA GeForce graphics. Expect to see 'em make the jump to the global stage throughout September. Until then we've got pics, lots of pics, and the full specs from the press release below.

LG WIDEBOOKS

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[ROFL Posted Sep 17th 2009 4:14AM]

Yea

[michaspi Posted Sep 17th 2009 4:18AM]

>16:9

No.

[Crank Posted Sep 17th 2009 4:31AM]

looks like a thinkpad made out of plastic :p

[JohnoBoy Posted Sep 17th 2009 4:34AM]

What are ThinkPads usually made of?

[Crank Posted Sep 17th 2009 4:53AM]

Wikipedia:
[quote]Traditionally black, ThinkPads have commonly featured magnesium, carbon fiber reinforced plastic or titanium composite cases.[/quote]

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 17th 2009 4:46AM]

One question: price?

[glenskey Posted Sep 17th 2009 5:12AM]

nice try LG, but no.

[Craigit Posted Sep 21st 2009 7:46AM]

They misspelled Windows on the press release specs for the LG Widebook R490/R460 ;) lolz

[flanger Posted Sep 17th 2009 6:06AM]

My thinkpad R51 was completely made of plastic and the quality was garbage at all

[Chip Posted Sep 17th 2009 6:29AM]

The press release is missing the two most important specs for any laptop: Battery life and price.

[JakeInDC Posted Sep 17th 2009 7:59AM]

Welcome to 2009 LG.

[216 Posted Sep 17th 2009 7:39AM]

16:9??!!! ITS NEW

[hmmwv Posted Sep 17th 2009 10:11AM]

Lid is totally thinkpad KIRF.

[maveric101 Posted Sep 17th 2009 12:13PM]

i must say, i am not a fan of 16:9 for laptops.