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Sharp Mebius Subnotebook Review

Posted by timothy on from the smallness dept.

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."

7 of 195 comments (clear)

  1. a $1900 sub-laptop, read all about it by joggle · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Come on, can't anyone make a $400-$500 sub-laptop with a 7" screen? Anybody?

  2. They could have done without the screen bezel by Anonymous+Writer · · Score: 5, Insightful

    If a computer is going to be this small, they should have made the effort to minimise the screen bezel to maximise screen size while maintaining the same dimensions of the unit. That's a poor design flaw, making the screen that small in relation to the unit. The unit is small enough that legibility or screen space would be difficult enough anyway, and this makes it even worse.

  3. So whats this cost? by Kenja · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Not the notebook, but running an add like this on Slashdot?

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  4. Re:Tiny Laptop, Tiny Keyboard by justforaday · · Score: 2, Insightful

    i clicked on that link for the frogpad and i can't get over their little motto in the corner: "one-handed, wireless productivity." makes you wonder who their target market is... : p

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  5. Could Have Larger Screen! by Omega1045 · · Score: 3, Insightful
    It always bugs me when I see a design like this. There is a good 3 cm to 4 cm all the way around the LCD on this thing. The flip top looks like a big picture frame. This is space that could have been used for a larger screen. With the 10.2" X 6.2" dimensions, you could fit a 11.5" screen onto that little thing with some space to spare. They only fit a 7.2" into the space. I cannot think that this would add a lot of weight, and power consumption would not be much more considering it is an LCD monitor.

    Perhaps they could have spent a little less time trying to make it look just like an iBook and a little more time making the notebook that much more useful.

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  6. Re:Not a good bang for the buck by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

    No kiddin' I love my Sharp Zaurus but when it comes to something like a laptop that would be used for hours every day I can't imagine using anything but a powerbook.

    If this sharp was $1000 and came with linux I'd be all over it but it's just not worth it, and the style is bad (what's with the huge bezel, no latch to hold it closed, stupid advertising stickers on the palm rest I have to remove [problem with most Windows laptops].......it ain't no powerbook).

  7. Re:Experiences with Sharp & Dynamism by T0t0r0_fan · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I'm getting more and more disappointed that I bought 5500 instead of waiting a little and buying a C760... ;( (SL5600 and C700 looked suspicious at the time because of the buggy CPU)

    Myself i can't understand this hunt for a "sub-notebook", either - a laptop like the one in the review, as nice as it is(even running Linux) can't really be put in a pocket and carried around, you'll still have to think of some sort of special bag just for it - so, are 200 or so additional grams going to pull of your arms, in exchange for a few hundred $? I don't think and extra half-centimetre will make a huge difference on your lap/desk, either. So really, why bother?

    Am I missing some killer advantages a sub-notebook going to offer over a somewhat smaller than average laptop(or even a (very) good PDA, then - you aren't going to play many games on it, are you)?