Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2004 15:52:04 -0800 (PST) From: David Chien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Toshiba Dynabook SS SX - 2lbs/1kg , 12.1", 1Ghz P-M notebook out
http://www3.toshiba.co.jp/pc/catalog/ss_c/031201sx/index_j.htm Think what would Toshiba do to counter the Sony 505 Extreme (that super thin 9.5mm+, 825gram, carbon fibre shell baby - but stripped of so many parts, no point! no ethernet, no modem, no wifi!)? What can Toshiba make today that's the same weight as the original Librettos? Voila! The Dynabook SS SX series with a 12.1" display, 1Ghz P-M processor, SD/CF/PCMCIA slots, 3USB ports, Wi-Fi, etc. in a 1kg shell with 5.4 hour battery life. Sadly, they didn't make it the size of the Libretto, so while it's a very nice replacement weight-wise, it's far larger size-wise. =( I've been looking at mini-notebook replacements for the L110, and short of the larger JVC Interlink XP 73xx series (which is annoyingly ~150mm vs. 132mm in depth - a touch too much for my fingers to grab with one hand like I can the L110; and battery life is far too short at 1.5 hours), and the hate the chicklet keyboard Sony U-series, there really isn't anything out there that can replace the L100/L110/ff1100 series with a much faster processor in the same size. =( Thinking again, this is basically what the Sony 505 series would have been if they released the originals this year - 2lbs instead of 3lbs, 12" screen instead of 10", etc. - a thin, sheet-of-paper sized lightweight notebook. --- Maybe this suggests that since upgrading every other laptop model in their line, they'll turn to the lowly Libretto (the bottom rung of their laptop models in Japan) now? I certainly hope they don't keep getting bigger and bigger (every Libretto since the first) - that was never the point of the name 'Libretto - meaning book', and I don't like to buy big mini-notebooks. They certainly have all the technology now to fit a 40GB HD + mini-disc sized main motherboard (505 Extreme M.B.) + all the ports into the L100/110 form factor. ===== adorable toshiba libretto The latest news and information for the Toshiba Libretto owner. http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Hotjobs: Enter the "Signing Bonus" Sweepstakes http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/signingbonus ************************************************************** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ - Archives -------TO UNSUBSCRIBE------- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe --------TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST------ Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **************************************************************
