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Acer Plans A 16 lb. Notebook

Posted by timothy on from the good-exercise-at-least dept.

jagger writes "Well not exactly gigantic but at 16 pounds and sporting a 17-inch screen this thing is stretching the term portable. It also features a 3EGHz Pentium 4, 1GB of RAM, a 7200rpm 160gb hard disk, DVD-burner and the kitchen sink. ZDNet has a rundown of all of this beast's features." This sounds like a joke (or a typo), but the story says otherwise.

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  1. Is it really so much work, Timmy? by Mr.+Darl+McBride · · Score: -1, Troll
    It took two seconds to find the laptop on on Acer's site, where it's 6lbs, not 16lbs.

    And at 1280x1024, it's a real non-story. This laptop's a yawner.

    Tiny Timmy gets paid for this??? Fuck that!

    1. Re:Is it really so much work, Timmy? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
      at the top on the same paeg it says under 7. looking at the related models which are all in the 6 pound range i bet someone put pounds in where kg were expected in the database.

      i bet they do it again now that they know on obvious error is good for free slashvertising :) :) :)

  2. But there has to be a limit because... by CrackedButter · · Score: 0, Troll

    ...In soviet Russia, laptop weighs YOU!

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  3. In Soviet Russia... by visgoth · · Score: -1, Troll

    Soviet Tank, Biggest Tank!
    Soviet Jet, Biggest Jet!
    Soviet Laptop, Biggest Laptop!

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  4. Re:Once again, Apple leads the way! by bigjnsa500 · · Score: 0, Troll
    Correction, Apple is never ahead of its time. They just steal and modify other peps ideas. That's why they'll never see more than 5% market share.

    Anyway, the worlds first color portable computer was the Commodore SX-64 in 1983.

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  5. Re:Poor move.. by Smallpond · · Score: 1, Troll


    What void would that be?

    "This book fills a much-needed gap" - Moses Hadas

  6. Re:Poor move.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Yeah, but the Powerbook comes with an EULA that requires the owner to swallow at least 3 mouthfuls of semen per calendar month. I'll choose to carry around the extra 10 lbs.