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Ultimate Ultraportable? - The Flybook Laptop |
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If their web site is any indication, Flybook will hook it up. The first visuals that hit you (at least me) on the laptop manufacturer's site are chicks in bikinis, and fit men with the air of independent wealth. In other words, owning a Flybook will get you the ladies and make you slimmer, more handsome, and more successful. Flip-flop if you're the fairer gender. OK, it can't do all that, but a Flybook laptop is one of the most attractive ultraportables on the market. |
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smooth-lined, with polished color options ranging from innocent
white to feisty red to midnight blue to bad-boy black. And the
Flybook laptop redefines the notion of ultraportable. It's
only 9.25 x 6.1 x 1.22 inches in size, and weighs only about 2.65
pounds, and can also be used as a pen-ready tablet pc. But the Flybook has more than a slender, curvy profile. It's beautiful on the inside too. All three fly choices to pick from are more than adequate. There's the V33i with its 1.1 GHz Intel Pentium M and 512 MB of DDR1 (upgradeable to 1 or 2 GB). Drives come in 40 GB standard, with 80 and 100 GB laptop hard drives as options. The second option is the V23i with an Intel Celeron 600 MHz processor. The flyest of the bunch is the A33i. It comes standard with 512MB of RAM, 40 GB of hard drive and a 1 GHz Transmeta Crusoe processor with an Ali 1535+ chipset. The Transmeta supposedly is redefining mobility and puts out less heat than even mobile Intel and AMD chipsets. Ok we're not talking dual core here so you can forget cutting edge gaming. However Flybooks have adequate power for surfing the web, checking emails, compiling spreadsheets, word processing etc. Perhaps the most impressive aspect of the Flybook (apart from its portability) is its interconnectivity. It comes with built-in Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, LAN, and telephone hookups. Tops is the built-in GRPS tri-band system, which acts as a mobile speakerphone, a text messenger, and a wireless Internet hookup. All it requires is a SIM card to be inserted, and you have a mobile office with looks to die for. One downside of this ultraportable laptop, of course, is a wee little display. Cute, yes, but it's only an 8.9 inches widescreen. Then again, some folks may not even notice the small size, if they're wowed by the swivel hinge opening clasp, which allows you to open the laptop like a clamshell or like a tablet pc. Plus you could always hook up your Flybook to a full sized monitor when you get back to the home and office. To sum up the Flybook laptop ticks all the right style and portability boxes, but if you're looking for something a little beefier processor wise, you might be better off waiting for the Ferrari 1000 or the ultraportable Lifebook Q2010 to hit the shelves. For pricing and specs visit Flybook.biz Related articles: - Toshiba Libretto - Mini Laptop - Dual Core Sony Vaio SZ1VP By Matthew Brodsky - Laptopical Tuesday, July 04, 2006 |
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