Re: light, two-spindle machines (was Re: [Thinkpad] x40?)

Has anyone looked at the Fujutsu Lifebook P-2000 series machines?
(They have been out for over a year, so they have to be getting pretty long
in the tooth.)
http://www.computers.us.fujitsu.com/www/content/products/notebooks/brochures/pauling3_color.pdf

CD-RW/DVD, Trackpoint-ish pointer, 1280x768 10.3-inch wide-format screen.
10.6"(w) x 7"(d) x 1.59"(h); Approximately 3.4 lbs. with main battery and
combo drive; 2.8 lbs. with weight saver

/jack

----- Original Message -----
From: "Frank R. Brown" <list.Frank@mailandnews.com>
To: <thinkpad@stderr.org>
Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2004 1:43 PM
Subject: light, two-spindle machines (was Re: [Thinkpad] x40?)

> "Dominique Pivard" <domi@kenavo.fi> wrote:
>
> > With luck the US launch of the x40 will reduce the price of the x31.
> >
> > I'd still like a unit around 3 lbs with a built in DVD :-(
>
> Me too!
>
> Built-in harddrive and optical (CD, DVD, CDRW, whatever).
>
> My current laptop is a 600E (and I couldn't have been more
> pleased with it), and I just don't have the motivation to upgrade.
>
> But shave a couple of pounds off even the same package, and
> I be a buyer.
>
> Realistically, what would I want? Clock speeds of course
> would be higher, but additional raw performance isn't a
> priority. Same screen, or maybe one notch up in resolution
> with a *slightly* larger screen, would be fine. Longer battery
> life. External floppy. (The 600E let's you use the floppy
> externally, or install it in place of the CD. I use the floppy
> with some regularity, but I haven't installed it in years.)
>
> I wouldn't want the footprint to be much larger. The screen
> is adequate, but wouldn't be great as a desktop replacement,
> but if you've ever booked a flight on "sardine air," you know
> that bigger isn't always better in a laptop.
>
> Built-in wi-fi would be nice (but I can live with pcmcia).
> Two pcmcia slots would be nice, but I can live with one.
>
> Three pounds, optical drive, track-point, but preferably
> no ultra-pad, with the classic IBM reliablilty and durability.
> I'd be a buyer, right now!
>
> Like I said, I just haven't had a reason to upgrade.
>
> Anybody at IBM listening?
>
> Frank R.Brown
> Frank.R.Brown@MailAndNews
>
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