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Sharp Mebius Subnotebook Review
Tong writes "PDA Buyer's Guide has published a hands-on review of the Sharp Mebius CV50. "The smallest notebook we've seen in years. This Japanese Import is available translated into English from Dynamism, and is smaller than a hardback book. It weights just under two pounds, has a 1 GHz Efficeon processor, a wide screen 7.2" display and absolutely stunning looks and style." Read the full review."
Great. A laptop that only a two-year-old can type on. Those of us with normal-sized hands can look forward to cramping, RSI, and other fun medical issues.
Why not do something semi-revolutionary and incorporate a keyboard like the FrodPad into it instead of trying to shoehorn an entire QWERTY layout in there?
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http://www.dynamism.com/cv50/specs.shtml/
I would hope that with Sharp's past support of Linux (Zaurus), that this would be able to run Linux with little trouble.
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I forgot: For $1,900 your PowerBook will also have around 768 MB RAM, maybe even 1 GB, vs. the 256 MB offered by the Moebius.
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Fewer display pixels, almost twice as expensive.
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What about the Toshiba Libretto. Ala 1996, same size as a VHS tape, Pentium 133 processor, about 2 lbs. I have the Libretto 100CT, and since it runs Win95 it can do almost everything a big system can do. A little slow, but I use it for class lectures with a wireless card, I can take notes notes and surf all class long. Only problem is that the keybord is really tiny and hard to type on. But a real attention getter.
The problem is, the price comes from SHRINKING the components down to make it work at a smaller size. That is why laptops are more expensive than desktops.
The Fujitsu P1000 is just as small, lighter and 500$ cheaper.
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http://webshop.fujitsupc.com/fpc/Ecommerce/buil
It's a Transmeta processor...I think it was the last one Linus Torvalds worked on the x86 code morphing code for before moving on.
Does Linux work on it? I suspect so, in this case. It seemed like the Crusoe was very happy under Linux. I have friends who have had Crusoe-based laptops running under Linux.
The only thing that might cause trouble would be the wireless networking. And that has nothing to do with the CPU.
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Considering that Dynamism puts that on themselves, if you asked nicely they might leave it bare for you.
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"Mebius" is the Japanese rendition of mobius. So they did.
. . . Ignore this guy and check out Fujitsu's Lifebook P Series.. Very small form factor, but included CD burner/DVD player. Also, I would bet its a lot zippier than this Sharp.
I first owned one of the P Series right after they came out and were equipped with transmetas. The performance was a shade up on terrible, and the battery life merely ok. Since then, they've shifted to Intel chips. My brother bought one recently, and the machine is easily capable of running multiple adobe applications, and he is able to get design work done anywhere with his pressure-sensitive drawing pad attached.
This new machine is smaller, yes, but are the sacrifices in functionality worth shedding the extra pound?
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There's this handy setting in Windows called "Display DPI," and an equivalent setting in Xfree. Use the tools provided to you, and and you'll have lovely proper sized text.
I saw this when walking through tokyo the other day.
the screen *cannot* be any bigger because of the rounded shape of the top cover. the cover portion is not like a slate, but rather the edges start from a blade edge and only reaches full thickness about 2cm in, where the actual LCD is embedded. check out the side-view - that's why the screen is so "small".
Now, why whould they want to design their system wich such rounded edges, that's another mystery that you can only ask their design department.
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