Eee PC D200 - what I wish the next mini was like
D200 (translated from german).
I guess I'd like the next mini to have the rumored specs (C2D, nVidia GPU, etc) but with two 3.5" HDD slots and a little touch screen I could use if I wanted it sit in the closet (or even next to the TV) without monitor or keyboard.
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Definitely an interesting box. I wouldn't mind the new Mini being similar to this, although it seems more like an apple TV type box.
That being said, I'd just like to see a new mac mini >period<
Pretty useless for running iMovie/iPhoto etc, I'd suggest.
http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/40863/145/
There's a PC inside that keyboard. Apple could make it with a multi-touch pad for gesture input.
Make the lid replaceable for customization and repair and easy access to the computer.
Simply use the cable that is on the 24" Cinema display to drive it or use separate cables.
Of course now someone else has done it first so they probably won't bother.
It's only an Atom though!
Pretty useless for running iMovie/iPhoto etc, I'd suggest.
Yes, hence the comment I'd like it with a GPU and C2D.
I think this is better and clearly shows a company who listens to consumers:
http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/40863/145/
There's a PC inside that keyboard. Apple could make it with a multi-touch pad for gesture input.
Make the lid replaceable for customization and repair and easy access to the computer.
Simply use the cable that is on the 24" Cinema display to drive it or use separate cables.
Of course now someone else has done it first so they probably won't bother.
To me that looks exactly the opposite - a company who hasn't listened to consumers. So you're really suggesting that a keyboard with small touchscreen and computer built in are going to fly off the shelves when they go on sale?! Haha, come back and show me the evidence when that has happened.
There's a PC inside that keyboard. Apple could make it with a multi-touch pad for gesture input.
Make the lid replaceable for customization and repair and easy access to the computer.
Simply use the cable that is on the 24" Cinema display to drive it or use separate cables.
Of course now someone else has done it first so they probably won't bother.
Great, Marvin.
I was about to start a thread how this keyboard should be the next iMac
when Nehalem for portables ship in Fall 2009.
Instead of a computer inside the display, it would be a computer inside the keyboard......bring
your own Apple monitor with MagSafe.
The touchscreen would change according to needs (e.g. numeric keypad).
It's essentially a laptop, shaped differently, and without the LCD display.
To me that looks exactly the opposite - a company who hasn't listened to consumers. So you're really suggesting that a keyboard with small touchscreen and computer built in are going to fly off the shelves when they go on sale?! Haha, come back and show me the evidence when that has happened.
I don't think it's ever been done before. PC in the keyboard, yes (recently I mean), but not all-in-one with the screen, too. We'll see how it does.
All I can say is, that thing looks like it would be great for using in bed. If the screen resolution is enough to display a full web page, I might very well buy one for that purpose.
I don't think it's ever been done before. PC in the keyboard, yes (recently I mean), but not all-in-one with the screen, too. We'll see how it does.
All I can say is, that thing looks like it would be great for using in bed. If the screen resolution is enough to display a full web page, I might very well buy one for that purpose.
Put it this way, the vast vast majority of people are going to want a laptop or desktop PC, as their usability and ergonomics are far far better. Laptops and netbooks are already cheap enough for their to be little room for yet another new type of device.
It's everything the college kid with a terabyte of pirated music and movies needs.
Put it this way, the vast vast majority of people are going to want a laptop or desktop PC, as their usability and ergonomics are far far better. Laptops and netbooks are already cheap enough for their to be little room for yet another new type of device.
I think that what we normally call "computers" have reached a saturation point and people are starting to buy other things. Or they would be, if the economy wasn't trashed.
To me that looks exactly the opposite - a company who hasn't listened to consumers. So you're really suggesting that a keyboard with small touchscreen and computer built in are going to fly off the shelves when they go on sale?! Haha, come back and show me the evidence when that has happened.
They listen because consumers want their choice of display far more than their choice of keyboard. You should be able to use a machine with a 60" HDTV without having to have another smaller display.
In this case, I don't see the machines replacing people's main computers because they have Atom chips too. It depends on the price though. This could be the headless version of the netbook. If the small touch display costs less than the large netbook one, we're below the £200 mark.
Even if people need to use a wireless keyboard, it's small enough to fit in a lot of compact storage areas unlike an all-in-one.
It's essentially a laptop, shaped differently, and without the LCD display.
Yeah, that's all that's needed given the performance of the laptop chips now. As good as Core i7 sounds, at this level, the laptop quad chips are enough.
Given that the power available to a desktop is higher, the extra power draw is fine.
Apple don't even have to include the little display really. To keep costs down, they could make a universal ipod/iphone dock that would access the computer's own internal drive.
The images of the laptop internals show that it should be possible to take the laptop parts, put an extended keyboard on top and it all fits without much modification:
http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/10/...book.teardown/
The optical drive would probably have to go though but that's not a huge problem as you just plug in a USB-powered one when you need it.
They could even make a version based on both the MBP and MB at two different price points.
MB - display - battery - optical drive = £929 - £300 = £599 Nvidia 9400M dual 2.0GHz
MBP - display - battery - optical drive = £1369 - £350 = £999 Nvidia 9600M GT dual 2.4GHz
High end = Quad 2GHz + 9600M GT = £1299
They won't obviously use the same motherboards, they will have to be redesigned still but common parts cuts costs.
The touchscreen would change according to needs (e.g. numeric keypad).
Or, access iTunes library.
I think this is better and clearly shows a company who listens to consumers:
That's the worst thing I've ever seen. Like something the Sharper Image would have in their catalogs.
That's the worst thing I've ever seen. Like something the Sharper Image would have in their catalogs.
The guy or the keyboard? I don't think the keyboard is that bad, it's like a mixture of what Apple have in their catalog:
In the interests of saving space, the two options are in the display or in the keyboard. If it has to be one or the other, I'd rather the computer was in the keyboard and it allows me to use whatever display I can afford.
Standalone is still ok for the Mini but the square footprint makes upgrading difficult. The laptops are easy to access because the components are laid out flat. The keyboard is also long and flat. As this product demonstrates, the form factor is extremely small. It actually looks like a normal keyboard.
Of course, having all those wireless devices pumping out on your lap can't be too good for the boys.
as long as it's adequately [CPU] powered.
http://gizmodo.com/5279630/asus-eee-...great-on-video
To me that looks exactly the opposite - a company who hasn't listened to consumers. So you're really suggesting that a keyboard with small touchscreen and computer built in are going to fly off the shelves when they go on sale?! Haha, come back and show me the evidence when that has happened.
It would be an interesting idea once they come out with video over Wi-Fi, think the Apple wireless keyboard but slightly thicker with the computer inside, transmitting wirelessly to a LCD TV.
To me that looks exactly the opposite - a company who hasn't listened to consumers. So you're really suggesting that a keyboard with small touchscreen and computer built in are going to fly off the shelves when they go on sale?! Haha, come back and show me the evidence when that has happened.
If this contraption could have a strong blue tooth or wifi connection to any monitor/hdtv. And has a fire wire port and a dvd playback slot . Then why not. You could walk up to any TV screen around and use it. Airports, bars, other people home, tv store displays and on and on. We can name it ikeyboard or overlord.
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It would be an interesting idea once they come out with video over Wi-Fi, think the Apple wireless keyboard but slightly thicker with the computer inside, transmitting wirelessly to a LCD TV.
Great find.
And for some reason, that's the first time I've seen the Eee PC D200, but I like that a lot too, as one of these days, I'm going to be getting a NAS, and that one has a lot of cool features.