Monday, July 26, 2004
DigitalReview and the Flybook Ultra-Portable Notebook
Posted by Jonathon Watkins in "THE COMPETITION" @ 11:00 AM
"If you’ve been attracted to the likes of FlipStart, the OQO or any other ultra-portable notebook, you owe it to yourself to have a good look at the tablet-style Flybook. You expect it to have WiFi and Bluetooth, but add a SIM card slot for GPRS (there’s even a CDMA model), a CF / PC card slot, 2 FireWire ports and suddenly you have an ultra-capable machine. Did you say you want it in Ferrari-red?"
As described above, DigitalReviews have gotten their hands on a rather decent ultra-portable notebook called the Flybook, produced by Dialogue. It runs Windows XP Pro and as well as red, you can get the case in blue, black or silver. he specs include a 1Ghz Transmeta Crusoe CPU, 512Mb RAM, a 40Gb Hard Drive, a ATi Radeon Mobility GPU, a touch screen monitor with a resolution of 1024 x 600 (Wide-XGA) resolution (32-bit colour), 8.9" wide-view, 16:9 display Low Temperature Poly Silicon-based TFT screen and it's able to output to an external monitor up to 1800×1440 at 32-bit colour. In terms of the I/O, this includes 2 FireWire ports, a LAN (RJ-45) port, WiFi, 2 Firewire ports, 2 USB2.0 ports, a built-in Modem (56K) (RJ-11), a mini-VGA port, a Video-Out port, a PCMCIA Type-II Slot, a earphone/Mic port, AC 97 with two built-in speakers, a 80-key standard keyboard, two sets of Mouse Emulation buttons and a Trackpointer. And as if all that wasn't enough, as optional extras you can also have Bluetooth and a SIM card slot for GPRS.
There's a removable battery, which lasts for around 3 hours and the design is clam shell and tablet convertible, with landscape/portrait display. The dimensions are: 235 x 155 x 31 (mm) and the weight is 1230g. Phew. That's quite a list! 8O The sugested price is $1999 USD. Note that this is only part 1 of the review, with a lot more detail promised for part two. Be sure to check the first comparison photos, where the Flybook is shown with a Toshiba TE2100 laptop and a iPAQ 2210 and Asus MyPal A730. The Flybook isn’t a PDA and isn't suitable to carry around in your pocket all day but it certainly looks really tempting for longer trips. So, is there anything else you would be looking for in an ultra-portable notebook, or has the Flybook got all angles covered?
As described above, DigitalReviews have gotten their hands on a rather decent ultra-portable notebook called the Flybook, produced by Dialogue. It runs Windows XP Pro and as well as red, you can get the case in blue, black or silver. he specs include a 1Ghz Transmeta Crusoe CPU, 512Mb RAM, a 40Gb Hard Drive, a ATi Radeon Mobility GPU, a touch screen monitor with a resolution of 1024 x 600 (Wide-XGA) resolution (32-bit colour), 8.9" wide-view, 16:9 display Low Temperature Poly Silicon-based TFT screen and it's able to output to an external monitor up to 1800×1440 at 32-bit colour. In terms of the I/O, this includes 2 FireWire ports, a LAN (RJ-45) port, WiFi, 2 Firewire ports, 2 USB2.0 ports, a built-in Modem (56K) (RJ-11), a mini-VGA port, a Video-Out port, a PCMCIA Type-II Slot, a earphone/Mic port, AC 97 with two built-in speakers, a 80-key standard keyboard, two sets of Mouse Emulation buttons and a Trackpointer. And as if all that wasn't enough, as optional extras you can also have Bluetooth and a SIM card slot for GPRS.
There's a removable battery, which lasts for around 3 hours and the design is clam shell and tablet convertible, with landscape/portrait display. The dimensions are: 235 x 155 x 31 (mm) and the weight is 1230g. Phew. That's quite a list! 8O The sugested price is $1999 USD. Note that this is only part 1 of the review, with a lot more detail promised for part two. Be sure to check the first comparison photos, where the Flybook is shown with a Toshiba TE2100 laptop and a iPAQ 2210 and Asus MyPal A730. The Flybook isn’t a PDA and isn't suitable to carry around in your pocket all day but it certainly looks really tempting for longer trips. So, is there anything else you would be looking for in an ultra-portable notebook, or has the Flybook got all angles covered?
