new ultraportable laptop for only 750USD!!!

odklizec · 11-09-2006, 08:35 AM

This looks as a very promising ultraprotable laptop..

http://www.akihabaranews.com/en/en/n...formation.html

7” LCD, res. 800x480
500MHz AMD GEODE CPU (fan less system!)
40GB(80GB) HDD
512MB(1GB) RAM
SD(SDIO!)/CF
Wi-Fi & Bluetooth.
weight 960g
size 218x163x25.4mm

Available in Japan from December. Price 89000Yen (40GB HDD version) - 750USD/650EUR..hmmm..hard decision..Iliad or this (versatile) beauty?

tcv · 11-09-2006, 09:18 AM

Wellllll, I am curious how the GEODE performs. I've never used one...!

Bob Russell · 11-09-2006, 09:47 AM

That does look very nice. I'm keeping my eye on it also. But 500MHz may be slow, and upgrading memory and hard drive and accessorizing can potentially add a lot of $ fast.

And there are supposed to be a bunch of new UMPC product announcements in January. If they include integrated "real" keyboards, I might just have to jump in with that round of devices.

odklizec · 11-09-2006, 09:58 AM

Yep, the 500MHz CPU will most probably not be a "Speedy Gonzales", but I'm sure it will be just enough powerful for browsing, emailing and some other works on the go or a home computing sitting in a comfy chair. And as I hope, also reading ebooks. Most of today's UMPCs are simply too pricey to be bought for home computing or ebook reading

And this device looks really promising!

rlauzon · 11-09-2006, 01:13 PM

Looks interesting, but $750 is what I paid for my widescreen laptop with the dual core 1.6 Ghz, 1 GB RAM, 120 GB hard drive.

wallcraft · 11-24-2006, 01:58 PM

In the US, the Kohjisha SA1F00 is available for preorder at Dynamism for $999 and up. This obviously includes a premium for import, English XP, etcetera.

The Pepper Pad 3 has a 533 MHz AMD Geode LX800 cpu and only 256 MB of memory, and it does e-books (FBReader) and web browsing (FireFox) with no problem under Linux. There have been reports that upgrading the PP3 to 1 GB of memory improved switching between multiple applications such as Open Office. So the SA1 with 512 MB and XP may be OK (an upgrade to 1 GB is available, but it would probably be cheaper to do this yourself).

11-09-2006, 08:35 AM	#1
odklizec Member Posts: 16 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2006	new ultraportable laptop for only 750USD!!! This looks as a very promising ultraprotable laptop.. http://www.akihabaranews.com/en/en/n...formation.html 7” LCD, res. 800x480 500MHz AMD GEODE CPU (fan less system!) 40GB(80GB) HDD 512MB(1GB) RAM SD(SDIO!)/CF Wi-Fi & Bluetooth. weight 960g size 218x163x25.4mm Available in Japan from December. Price 89000Yen (40GB HDD version) - 750USD/650EUR..hmmm..hard decision..Iliad or this (versatile) beauty?

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11-09-2006, 09:18 AM	#2
tcv Addict Posts: 330 Karma: 596 Join Date: Oct 2006	Wellllll, I am curious how the GEODE performs. I've never used one...!

11-09-2006, 09:47 AM	#3
Bob Russell Recovering Gadget Addict Posts: 5,381 Karma: 676161 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Device: iPad	That does look very nice. I'm keeping my eye on it also. But 500MHz may be slow, and upgrading memory and hard drive and accessorizing can potentially add a lot of $ fast. And there are supposed to be a bunch of new UMPC product announcements in January. If they include integrated "real" keyboards, I might just have to jump in with that round of devices.

11-09-2006, 09:58 AM	#4
odklizec Member Posts: 16 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2006	Yep, the 500MHz CPU will most probably not be a "Speedy Gonzales", but I'm sure it will be just enough powerful for browsing, emailing and some other works on the go or a home computing sitting in a comfy chair. And as I hope, also reading ebooks. Most of today's UMPCs are simply too pricey to be bought for home computing or ebook reading And this device looks really promising!

11-09-2006, 01:13 PM	#5
rlauzon Wizard Posts: 1,018 Karma: 67827 Join Date: Jan 2005 Device: PocketBook Era	Looks interesting, but $750 is what I paid for my widescreen laptop with the dual core 1.6 Ghz, 1 GB RAM, 120 GB hard drive.

11-24-2006, 01:58 PM	#6
wallcraft reader Posts: 6,975 Karma: 5183568 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mississippi, USA Device: Kindle 3, Kobo Glo HD	In the US, the Kohjisha SA1F00 is available for preorder at Dynamism for $999 and up. This obviously includes a premium for import, English XP, etcetera. The Pepper Pad 3 has a 533 MHz AMD Geode LX800 cpu and only 256 MB of memory, and it does e-books (FBReader) and web browsing (FireFox) with no problem under Linux. There have been reports that upgrading the PP3 to 1 GB of memory improved switching between multiple applications such as Open Office. So the SA1 with 512 MB and XP may be OK (an upgrade to 1 GB is available, but it would probably be cheaper to do this yourself).

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