@Poryhack By that you mean, it's too heavy and not a big enough screen (possibly resolution too)?
I can see an argument for wanting two dedicated devices if that's your preference, perhaps even if you didn't have either a gaming laptop or a netbook. However, the price was pretty good last round, the battery life can be improved with optimus (previously rated at 6 hours if I understood the video correctly). 2KG isn't really heavy. Really it's hard to get that much packed into something so small and light, so if the screen is too small for you I can see it being a non-starter. But, I don't doubt it's portability and/or its ability to run games.
Great question, no, seriously, I'm being so serious, this is a great question.
In fact, this is why I hate smartphones. They totally defeat the purpose of cell phones, calendars, rolodexes, notepads, MP3 players, cameras, calculators, GPS navigators, FM radios, and laptops. That's why I always carry my Jitterbug, personal planner, rolodex, notepad, MP3 player, digital camera, calculator, GPS navigator, FM radio, and laptop with me. No more cumbersome switching between applications on one device. I simply reach into the 60 pound burlap sack that I always carry with me and pull out the one thing that does what I need to do at that specific moment.
It's the exact same thing with this laptop. Why get one device that can do high-end gaming, be small and portable, last a long time on a single charge, and do it all at a reasonable price, when I can get a netbook and a second laptop exclusively for gaming at merely a couple hundred dollars more?
@Poryhack I'm not advocating a plethora of devices, or even a separate laptop and netbook. It just seems to me like this thing is trying to appeal to two fundamentally different user bases; but hey, I'm obviously wrong about this by virtue of it existing and selling (not being sarcastic).
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I just don't understand the interest in this thing... It totally defeats the purpose of both a netbook and a gaming laptop imo.
@Poryhack By that you mean, it's too heavy and not a big enough screen (possibly resolution too)?
I can see an argument for wanting two dedicated devices if that's your preference, perhaps even if you didn't have either a gaming laptop or a netbook. However, the price was pretty good last round, the battery life can be improved with optimus (previously rated at 6 hours if I understood the video correctly). 2KG isn't really heavy. Really it's hard to get that much packed into something so small and light, so if the screen is too small for you I can see it being a non-starter. But, I don't doubt it's portability and/or its ability to run games.
@Poryhack
Great question, no, seriously, I'm being so serious, this is a great question.
In fact, this is why I hate smartphones. They totally defeat the purpose of cell phones, calendars, rolodexes, notepads, MP3 players, cameras, calculators, GPS navigators, FM radios, and laptops. That's why I always carry my Jitterbug, personal planner, rolodex, notepad, MP3 player, digital camera, calculator, GPS navigator, FM radio, and laptop with me. No more cumbersome switching between applications on one device. I simply reach into the 60 pound burlap sack that I always carry with me and pull out the one thing that does what I need to do at that specific moment.
It's the exact same thing with this laptop. Why get one device that can do high-end gaming, be small and portable, last a long time on a single charge, and do it all at a reasonable price, when I can get a netbook and a second laptop exclusively for gaming at merely a couple hundred dollars more?
@Poryhack I'm not advocating a plethora of devices, or even a separate laptop and netbook. It just seems to me like this thing is trying to appeal to two fundamentally different user bases; but hey, I'm obviously wrong about this by virtue of it existing and selling (not being sarcastic).