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New VAIOs Made of Carbon Fiber
Shawnzyoo noted that Sony has released their new series of VAIO TX laptops. In order to make them stronger/lighter/thinner, they are now
made of carbon fiber. No plans to release it in the US yet, so start learning Korean if you want this one.
it makes it faster by 1ghz, just from the carbon fiber alone
The two biggest mysteries of the world: How morons get modpoints, and how a first post can get marked as redundant.
Isn't that what Babelfish is for?
If you want to order a laptop and end up with six low-grade pairs of headphones and a guide to haircare written by Kim Jong-il, sure!
In Korea, carbon fiber is for old people.
/. inspired cliché or am I late to this one?
Do I detect a new
War crimes, torture, lies, illegal spying... Would someone give Bush a blowjob, already, so he can be impeached?
All my PCs are coated in plastic.
I for one welcome our carbon-fiber overshells.
They set up us the carbon!
I agree those thing are unresolved misteries: for instance, I need mod-point now to mod you up, but I have none.
No sig today.
This AV mode button makes the instant Mode available in 12secs without any booting process.
Is 12secs the new definition for "instant"?
"How do you expect me to see the forest with all these damn trees in the way?!"
Most Koreans can't understand anything babelfish says
So this is an entirely different Slashdot article now. Ask Slashdot: Can you successfully order a laptop from Korea without actually speaking Korean? I would like to see some of the creative solutions people come up with.
they are now made of carbon fiber
Is this my dream come true? Can I finally use my laptop as a tennis racket?
No, the carbon fiber only adds 500Mhz, you need the aftermarket wing crudely bolted through the LCD to get the 1GHz boost.
I'm not sure if those are qualities you want in a laptop which tend to get hot and rub against the table.
NOR a terrier... believe you me.
I'm ordering mine with a wing and a Type-R sicker.