It's a Laptop - It's a Desktop 236
pcman cuts and pastes: "Amidst the hollowed halls and exhibition floor of the Jacob Javits Center here, one beacon of innovation shone brightly at the TechXNY trade show. At a time when even the show's keynote speakers failed to generate headlines, IBM showed off the might of its design savoir-faire akin to the European assault on the Big Three automakers by German designers and engineer."
The Point (Score:1, Informative)
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To get to this point, IBM simply took the simple black box that opens like a clamshell but added a foldable layer to a hinge that elevates the screen to a level that desktop PC users would find comfortable, the IBM officials explained. This new idea, which Hill described as an "Origami-design for laptops," let's the user think of the laptop as a radical new desktop replacement. But conversely, just as laptops can be considered desktops, the desktop can also be considered to be a laptop as illustrated by the second design.
With this model, the monitor is folding up from the base using a similar hinge feature but this time the keyboard detaches and, for instance, could be operated via a Bluetooth connection. When fully closed, both new versions keep the T40 close to its current size and weight while adding a slight premium to the cost.
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Nothing new... (Score:4, Informative)
Re:So it's a laptop (Score:2, Informative)
I don't the intention of these designs to be "desktop replacements". To me, I think their intention would be a more flexible laptop.
Re:Innovation? (Score:4, Informative)
Powerbook: October 1991
ThinkPad: October 1992
The STacy has "the same form factor" in as much as it is a clamshell design, which had already been done by Toshiba.
Re:It's still as annoying as a laptop. (Score:3, Informative)
Re:Upgrading my IBM Laptop (Score:4, Informative)
1. 16 or 17" UXGA LCD (preferrably 17")
got it
2. RAM expandable to 1 GB (graphics work eats RAM)
got it (up to 2 GB of DDR ram)
3. Lighted keyboard
got it (on 17" and 15" models)
4. Onboard LAN (both wire and wireless)
got it (802.11b/g on all powerbooks 12/15/17)
5. CD/CDRW/DVD combo drive
got it (well, dvd burner/cdrw/cd is standard)
6. Minimum 60 GB HD internal
got it (80 GB standard)
7. Quality sound/graphics
got it (radeon 9600 with 64 MB)
8. NO restrictions on what OS I choose to run
well, you can't run windows (natively) but you can certainly run OS X, Linux, Darwin, and a bunch of other operating systems
Certainly you have to pay a pretty penny for one of these suckers ($3000 base) but hey, with what you're asking for all you really need to bump up is the ram (512mB DDR333 included).
Here's why these are neat.... (Score:2, Informative)
Re:Am I the only one that... (Score:4, Informative)
I need my data and applications in many different locations, and I hate having to lug around an extra keyboard, not to mention having to hunt around for a few thick books to prop my laptop on and bring the screen to a comfortable height. I'd love to have a laptop like this.
Re:Upgrading my IBM Laptop (Score:3, Informative)
But the biggest, highest resolution screen you can get is 14", 1400x1050. Face it, a 17" screen is going to make any laptop a rather bulky and awkward thing - witness the 17" Powerbook. I can't see IBM doing it.