Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Porsche Designs a Laptop

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the now-thats-just-silly dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Cnet is reporting that BestBuy is selling a porsche designed widescreen ultra thin laptop the looks almost exactly like a Tibook. Sadly, it runs windows so no one will actually want to use one for real work, but it looks pretty cool for minesweeper. Ah, I guess that the TiBook is no longer a status symbol if you can run Windows on it. It has all the trimmings, like those "made for windows 2k stickers" that get the screen all nasty when you close it."

3 of 605 comments (clear)

  1. risk offending Apple? by mblase · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Retailer Best Buy is aiming to take a bite out of Apple Computer with the release of a new, wide-screen notebook designed by Porsche.

    Considering that Best Buy was/is the first retailer to sell iPods (Target having been recently announced as the second), I'd think they'd not want to risk slighting Apple with something like this. Even without the CNet article saying so, this laptop is clearly and squarely aimed at what is probably Apple's highest-margin computer.

    The notebook was designed by Porsche Design GmbH

    More accurately, it was re-designed by them.

  2. Re:Did anyone read this bit? by Osty · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Porsche Design is in the same family as Porsche, but you're correct -- it's technically not being done by the famous car manufacturer. Also, Porsche Design does a lot of things, from sunglasses to pocket knives to bicycles to tobacco pipes. Everything they have is well-crafted and premium quality, but expect to pay a premium for it. Also, many of their items are simply re-brands, like the bicycles (not available in the US) are actually Kleins, just with the Porsche name (Kleins are still expensive, but you might save $1000 if you buy a Klein rather than a Porsche).


    Even so, for the Porsche fanatic that loves anything Porsche, Porsche Design fills a niche.

  3. Cost comparisons... by Elfboy · · Score: 5, Interesting

    So now that the Windows World has put out something comparable to the TiBook, where are all the rabid "Macs are too pricey compared to PCs people..."

    Oh wait. Maybe the $2399 price tag shut them up.

    I guess the $100 dollars more for TiBook nets you firewire and gigE.

    I'll try not to gloat. honest.

    --
    * We dance where angels fear to tread *