Re: [NTLK] No New Newt

and the reason the Air is so revolutionary is that it's a real
notebook (fast processor, full size screen and keyboard, proper
battery life) at a subnotebook weight.

and they've addressed the no optical drive thing brilliantly.
remember all the outrage when the first imacs came out with no floppy
drive?

On Jan 16, 2008, at 8:37 AM, Aaron Brigati wrote:

>
> On Jan 16, 2008, at 9:37 AM, Steven Scotten wrote:
>
>> And I for one am impressed. Is it revolutionary? No. But maybe it
>> pushes the industry in the right direction. When was the last time
>> anyone other than Sony put out a laptop that was under six pounds?
>
> Erm. Lenovo has more than 30 models under 6 pounds. They have 4
> models under 3 pounds.
> Toshiba has a 1.88 pound laptop.
> Panasonic's W7 is 2.4 pounds.
> Dell sells machines under 4 pounds.
> Asus laptops start at two pounds.
> Fujitsu has models that are smaller than the Newton.
> Acers start at 4.3 pounds.
>
> Subnotebooks haven't gone away.
>
>>

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