Apple's flash sub-notebook rumours fuelled
Samsung sings
FLASH MEMORY maker Samsung is doing nothing to change our minds that that Apple will be releasing a sub-notebook based around its drives next week.
Apple has been playing its 'guess what announcement we will be making next week' games with the IT press. However the smart money has always been on a sub-notebook.
Now Samsung has announced that it will be releasing the world's first 128GB Flash memory card in 1.8-inch and 2.5-inch versions.
It is currently demonstrating the card in a notebook PC at CES 2008 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. We admit the notebook is not peach coloured or anything remotely fruit flavoured, but it could be a sign of things to come.
We have been saying that Jobs' Mob is set to announce a sub-notebook for ages. Logically for it to be of any interest it would have to be flash based.
Samsung is one of Apple's major suppliers of Flash memory and a week before Jobs' Mob fanatical marketing machine winds up its major flash drive supplier announces they have the perfect product for one. Hmmmmmm. µ
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VGA?
Now you can get ultra flast and stabel "harddisk" on a ultra portable laptop. Although it cost many buck, it still possible to buy some. Unfortunatelly, you can't say the same on VGA. At best the can get Geforce X500 or Radeon X400 (x = the generation number), but lastly it will fill with intel onboard. Even if you have billion dollars in a buget, you can't still get a decent VGA in ultra portable HDD.And this condition will make no ultra portable laptop can get Windows Experience Index 4.
Apple Flash Notebook
All hail the mighty Steve Jobs. Bow down in awe at the great and powerful marketing machine.hehe
It would be an improvement. I just had to replace my mechanical HD in my 12" Powerbook (did it myself). It lasted about 3 years.
The price is what has me scared. Will be interesting.
Have a great day and hi Nick.
you are not reading the market correctly
The market for UMPC's or sub notebooks is not for the All in One crowd who want the latest Crysis AND portability. - That group is served by a MBP or a Tosh, not perfectly, but it is served.Apple's new slimline will be perfect for students and people who are in business, or those people who purchase a laptop as a fashion accessory.
It will run Vista or Leopard without issue and none of these people care about frame rates. One thing you should remember though is that the resolution of this new lappy is probably going to be 12 x 9. So the IGS will be a better fit than on a 14 x 9 resolution display.
I will say that if Apple can get a GeForce 8600M into this new laptop it'll be killer, but I doubt that will happen. As it is, I don't see them putting in anything higher than a 2.0Ghz Core 2 Duo in there.
Perhaps Apple has some 45nm chips to stick inside?
In any event, if the MBP doesn't meet your power user req', you definitely not going to be interested in the ultra portable.
Personally, I can't use a screen with anything smaller than a Macbook and even then it is a bit uncomfortable.
BUT, If they could make the display show up as a HUD on my bluetooth contact lenses... hmm?
iPhone inside the sub-notebook
Just gonna make a guess.But it would be sensible to replace the notebook track pad, with a removeable iPhone or iPod touch. To create the uber docking station lol (the docking station is the notebook).
Like a vista touch sensitive vista sideshow on steroids.