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WilHarris · 14th Feb 2007, 09:56

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2007/02...ptop_goodness/

DougEdey · 14th Feb 2007, 10:05

It does look meaty. Ripe for thieving.

lamboman · 14th Feb 2007, 10:17

THe price is extremely cheap TBH. Alienware's cost way more than that.

apoogod · 14th Feb 2007, 12:05

wow this would work great for my trading. Im glad someone finally came out with one. Iv wanted to build one for ever. This is a good thing, now that someone is started these, I see other companies slowly making their own. Dell anyone? Might have to take some money out of the trading company to pick one up

mikeuk2004 · 14th Feb 2007, 12:25

Great for engineers or someone out and about.

If they made one thats not in a brief case, id have one. Dont like the idea of it being viewed like a book. Id prefer it like a normal laptop. Bottom screen laying down for stuff like photoshop and the top screen with a browser open or a movie playing or something. Great both screens are touch screens

apoogod · 14th Feb 2007, 12:36

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Originally Posted by mikeuk2004

Id prefer it like a normal laptop. Bottom screen laying down for stuff like photoshop and the top screen with a browser open or a movie playing or something.

I dont see why you couldnt turn it like that, its just a setting in the display and you can have it in laptop mode.

mmorgue · 14th Feb 2007, 14:44

So.. can one half have a make-shift touch-sensitive keyboard as your "keyboard"?

Tyr · 14th Feb 2007, 15:35

Why pay over £2200 for a machine with two XGA 0.7 mega pixel screens 1.4 megapixel total.

For less than £1500 you can get a 17" machine with full keyboard and num pad and a 1920x1200 WUXGA 2.23 megapixel display.

The battery life on some of the more basic machines with 17" WUXGA screens is quite good at over 3 hours. I can't imagine two 15" screens in a smaller package being better at anything, especially with such a low specification and such a high price. It is worse than a Vaio!

Tyr · 14th Feb 2007, 15:54

Oops, double post...

Tyinsar · 14th Feb 2007, 16:27

It looks cool but I can't see a practical use for it (at least not for me) - though it does give me some modding ideas.

rowin4kicks · 14th Feb 2007, 16:36

i would love one of these (although i imagine the batterylife is crap!)

but create a mod whereby two touch screens are connected like a laptop but linked to the desktop that would be brillant as a 2nd(and 3rd) moniter for stuff like photoshop ect. and just general browing the web whilst watching a movie or typing a document!
the possibilites....

David_Fitzy · 14th Feb 2007, 23:18

Battery Life can't be good with two screens, and with no keyboard those touchpanels had better be multi-touch for an onscreen keyboard

and the fingerprints oh god the fingerprints can you imagine?

Aankhen · 15th Feb 2007, 01:35

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Originally Posted by Tyr

For less than £1500 you can get a 17" machine with full keyboard and num pad and a 1920x1200 WUXGA 2.23 megapixel display.

Heh, never understood why 1920×1200 on a 17" screen is a good thing. I guess systematically chipping away at the health of your eyes is cool now.

Glider · 15th Feb 2007, 08:01

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Originally Posted by Tyr

For less than £1500 you can get a 17" machine with full keyboard and num pad and a 1920x1200 WUXGA 2.23 megapixel display.

And you'll need a truck to transport it, and a monkey to help you carry it...

Tyr · 15th Feb 2007, 10:38

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Originally Posted by Glider

And you'll need a truck to transport it, and a monkey to help you carry it...

No, it would be lighter than a 2x15" 4:3 display machine, just over 3kg for some. 17" 16:10 displays are not that big but can give you a huge amount of screen space.

Plus IBM make some 15.4" 1920x1200 machines for under £1500!

http://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/Think.../version-1.asp

# Core 2 Duo T7200 2.0GHz Processor
# 2048MB DDRII-667MHz PC2-5300 RAM
# 100GB Hard Drive
# DVD/RW
# 15.4" TFT - 1920x1200 Resolution
# ATI Mobility FireGL V5200 256MB Video Card (Mobility X1600)
# Integrated Gigabit LAN
# Intel PRO Wireless 3945ABG
# Firewire IEEE 1394
# Operating System: Windows XP Professional Edition + Upgrade Windows Vista
# 4 Hour Battery Life
# 3 year warranty

£1394.97

Oh, and it weighs 2.9kg... No competition at all from that waste of space dual screen, which has a lot less real workspace.

That would be my choice.

14th Feb 2007, 09:56	#1
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14th Feb 2007, 12:05	#4
apoogod Xport1.com Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,029	wow this would work great for my trading. Im glad someone finally came out with one. Iv wanted to build one for ever. This is a good thing, now that someone is started these, I see other companies slowly making their own. Dell anyone? Might have to take some money out of the trading company to pick one up __________________ It's like a koala bear crapped a rainbow in my brain!

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Tyr Multimodder Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: 3 Helios System, Orion Arm, Milky Way Posts: 107	Why pay over £2200 for a machine with two XGA 0.7 mega pixel screens 1.4 megapixel total. For less than £1500 you can get a 17" machine with full keyboard and num pad and a 1920x1200 WUXGA 2.23 megapixel display. The battery life on some of the more basic machines with 17" WUXGA screens is quite good at over 3 hours. I can't imagine two 15" screens in a smaller package being better at anything, especially with such a low specification and such a high price. It is worse than a Vaio! __________________ Ex-Notebook Junkie... Now Desktop Junkie...

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rowin4kicks Hypermodder Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Windsor, UK Posts: 761	i would love one of these (although i imagine the batterylife is crap!) but create a mod whereby two touch screens are connected like a laptop but linked to the desktop that would be brillant as a 2nd(and 3rd) moniter for stuff like photoshop ect. and just general browing the web whilst watching a movie or typing a document! the possibilites.... __________________ Penguin v5.0 on it's way... AMD Phenom II X4 955 - 4Gb 1600Mhz Corsair Dominator - XFX Radeon HD 5850 - Corsair HX650W - 500Gb Samsung F2

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