Want an ultra portable under pounder Mac? Sigh!!
This is as close as we are going to get. Damn it!
It doesn't cost an arm and a leg either, though it isn't cheap.
http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=4780
It doesn't cost an arm and a leg either, though it isn't cheap.
http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=4780
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Pff, not even a widescreen display.
Yeah, what a shame!
Paying $1800 to $2100 with far less functionality.
I don't think that's such a great deal.
Paying $1800 to $2100 with far less functionality.
Is a notebook with only two to three hours of battery life really that functional? It really depends on how close you are to power.
Apple... You know I want this except you maybe, if you could pretty it up a little here and there. A little closer to the old X505 if it wouldn't kill you.
I don't think that's such a great deal.
Paying $1800 to $2100 with far less functionality.
One always pays more for smaller. You know that.
Is a notebook with only two to three hours of battery life really that functional? It really depends on how close you are to power.
You didn't read the article, shame!
You didn't read the article, shame!
I read the article. I was trying to point out why one would think this Sony would be considered more functional, rather than less like Teno claims. It was a veiled jab at the current Mac notebooks (and many others) for being crippled with respect to battery life.
I read the article. I was trying to point out why one would think this Sony would be considered more functional, rather than less like Teno claims. It was a veiled jab at the current Mac notebooks (and many others) for being crippled with respect to battery life.
And, you missed this?
"Sony is also making available a version of the Vaio G with an integrated multi-DVD burner. This version also comes backed with a 6-cell battery which bumps battery life from an already amazing 6 hours to an almost unbelievable 12.5 hours."
And, you missed this?
"Sony is also making available a version of the Vaio G with an integrated multi-DVD burner. This version also comes backed with a 6-cell battery which bumps battery life from an already amazing 6 hours to an almost unbelievable 12.5 hours."
No, I did not miss that at all. I was complaining about the notebooks that weren't of that type. I guess I just can't be subtle.
No, I did not miss that at all. I was complaining about the notebooks that weren't of that type. I guess I just can't be subtle.
Nah, I guess not. It read as though you were talking about these.
Hell, even an old 12" Powerbook is a better bet!
I read the article. I was trying to point out why one would think this Sony would be considered more functional, rather than less like Teno claims. It was a veiled jab at the current Mac notebooks (and many others) for being crippled with respect to battery life.
With this laptop you get ULV CPU and integrated graphics for $1800. 6 hours of battery life is not worth $1800 to me.
Is it really fair to classify a notebook that uses Merom and dedicated GPU crippled because it does not have 6 hours of battery life?
With this laptop you get ULV CPU and integrated graphics for $1800. 6 hours of battery life is not worth $1800 to me.
It's capable of 12 hours if you buy the extended battery, and it would still be a featherweight.
Is it really fair to classify a notebook that uses Merom and dedicated GPU crippled because it does not have 6 hours of battery life?
Why not? It's about what the user wants. Two to three hours seems pretty crippled at times if you almost always have to be near an outlet for it to be of any use. Being the fastest doesn't help if the battery is out of gas.
With this laptop you get ULV CPU and integrated graphics for $1800. 6 hours of battery life is not worth $1800 to me.
Is it really fair to classify a notebook that uses Merom and dedicated GPU crippled because it does not have 6 hours of battery life?
The size is the price, and the price is the size.
I thought we learned this by now.
It's capable of 12 hours if you buy the extended battery, and it would still be a featherweight.
Why not? It's about what the user wants. Two to three hours seems pretty crippled at times if you almost always have to be near an outlet for it to be of any use. Being the fastest doesn't help if the battery is out of gas.
Well, why leave it at that? Why not declare 12" notebooks "crippled" for not being able to display more information, or slower CPU machines "crippled" for not be able to run CPU intensive tasks quickly, or crippled for not having an optical drive, or crippled due to integrated graphics, etc?
It's always about tradeoffs. One man's crippled is another man's feature.
Well, why leave it at that? Why not declare 12" notebooks "crippled" for not being able to display more information, or slower CPU machines "crippled" for not be able to run CPU intensive tasks quickly, or crippled for not having an optical drive, or crippled due to integrated graphics, etc?
It's always about tradeoffs. One man's crippled is another man's feature.
I don't think that there's any disagreement that we would ALL want machines with longer battery life.
If one machine can do it, it makes all other machines seem less capable.
The other arguments are a smokescreen. No one expects an ultralight to be a computing demon, or to be fully equiped without paying even more, which is an option here with the DVD burner.