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HP Unveils Spectre Folio, a Convertible Laptop 'Made of Leather' (techcrunch.com)
HP announced Monday the Spectre Folio, a convertible laptop made of leather. From a report: Unveiled in an over-the-top press event in Manhattan today, that included such turns of phrase as "aluminum has become the gold standard," the device is a convertible laptop with a leather case. As HP put it at the event, "this isn't a PC that's wrapped in leather, it's a PC that's made of leather." So, what does that mean, exactly? Rather than covering the standard aluminum or plastic, the cow skin serves as both the chassis and hinge.
The laptop has a 13.3 inch pen-enabled touch screen and an Intel Core i5 or i7 processor inside. There's 16GB of RAM and up to 2TB of storage. The battery should get up to 18 hours of life on a charge, according to the company -- admittedly pretty solid. Price starts at $1,300 for the variant with the i5 processor.
The laptop has a 13.3 inch pen-enabled touch screen and an Intel Core i5 or i7 processor inside. There's 16GB of RAM and up to 2TB of storage. The battery should get up to 18 hours of life on a charge, according to the company -- admittedly pretty solid. Price starts at $1,300 for the variant with the i5 processor.
Leather just isn't my material. I typically play either a tank or a skirmisher, so I need laptops that provide a better Armor Class bonus.
The dog loves to chew on my leather shoes. With a leather laptop, the excuse "the dog ate my homework." will be believable once again.
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This isn't a PC that's wrapped in leather, it's a PC that's made from the very Holstein cows that were Gateway 2000's Mascots.
...if this is real leather that's pretty cool from both a durability and a biodegradability stance.
But, perhaps not so cool from a thermal transfer point of view.
In many designs, the alumin[i]um case forms part of the heat sink.