....bonus, a full size keyboard, as well.

wtf? i have a 20.1 inch widescreen LCD and its friggen huge

that laptop must crush your balls

The guy sitting next to you on the plane is gonna just LOVE this.

Kyosuke: The guy sitting next to you on the plane is gonna just LOVE this.

When you use it to smash those snakes coming after his ass, he will.

I thought the whole Idea behind a laptop was for it to be portable. Maybe im missing something but how is this thing even remotly portable. Then in order to use some of that stuff (is Tv tuners) it will need to be connected to the wall.

/Overkill

For the last time, I want a portable that I can just throw in my bag and GO with no fear for its safety.

The Pismo PowerBook was the last fine example of that, IMO. This 12" PB is nice, but I have to put it in a sleeve to cushion the bumps. But then again, my Pismo also drinks Guinness with the best of them.

I hate that design.

The keyboard and touchpad are off to the left, so you can't sit directly in front of your PC.

If you're going to sit that far back and/or add an external keyboard and mouse...why have a laptop?

I used to have one of those HP laptops with a 17" screen and the numeric keypad. I could not stand it. What a dumb idea...made even dumber.

This reminds me of those "transportable" computers of the early 80's.

/now get off my lawn

"I am NOT a fat ass! I'm simply making my body conform to the width requirements of my laptop computer!"

eddyatwork

Kyosuke: The guy sitting next to you on the plane is gonna just LOVE this.

When you use it to smash those snakes coming after his ass, he will.

FTW!

meh... Dell has had a 20" wide screen "notebook" with detachable keayboard for months already. Don't believe me? Check it out at their website under the XPS laptops.

Bob Down: bonus, a full size keyboard, as well.

I was thinking that too, but for all that wasted space on the console, they could have at least made the keyboard ergo.

Why are PC manufacturers still unable to produce a laptop that isn't 2" thick? Apple has a 17" laptop that is one inch thick, closed, and I'm sure if they made a 20" laptop it'd be the same. Why don't these PC companies put some money into R&D instead of repeatedly putting out these huge, clunky, 2" thick pieces of crap?

I could be interested in something like this, if the price tag isn't stupid.

I've gone to laptops for my computing needs, and 95% of the time they function like desktops, wired up to a normal CRT. The other 5% of the time they are "just portable enough" for me to haul on an airplane out to whichever coast I'm needed on without hassle. I don't use laptops to go down and work at Starbucks. I use them to quickly and easily re-locate my office.

If this thing could be tossed in a shoulder bag, or even a suitcase, it'd work for me.

love it... doing video is great on a bigger screen and PC's are just too much BS anymore.. fur me anyway.

It looks like the door of a microwave oven.

/not impressed

If this thing could be tossed in a shoulder bag, or even a suitcase, it'd work for me.

In this case, a duffel bag might be needed.

Plus, everyone I know who's had an Acer has complained bitterly about battery life. Does this one come with its own car battery?

This isn't really a laptop but a portable desktop replacement. The old tower design is fading and we'll be seeing more systems like this.

Major Thomb This isn't really a laptop but a portable desktop replacement. The old tower design is fading and we'll be seeing more systems like this.

They can have my desktop when they pry it from my cold, dead atx hands.

I will not get a laptop until they allow me to easily swap out hard drives and disk drives without voiding the warranty. When I can easily upgrade the ram. When I can easily replace any one component without everything farking up. And most of all, when they can do that for the same price as I have on my desktop.

Then, they can have my computer.

I didn't mention the battery pack slash 2 tonne truck that goes with it

dedekind_cut [TotalFark]
They can have my desktop when they pry it from my cold, dead atx hands.
I will not get a laptop until they allow me to easily swap out hard drives and disk drives without voiding the warranty. When I can easily upgrade the ram. When I can easily replace any one component without everything farking up. And most of all, when they can do that for the same price as I have on my desktop.
Then, they can have my computer.

They need to make laptops with pop out sleds for the components that hold standard generic laptop parts so you can easily upgrade without cracking the case. Most are still made where you need to open the case to get at some of the components or have a really good idea what little door to unscrew. Standard generic parts would make upgrading easier. But of course that would lose the cash cow of screwing the consumer for upgrades.
All laptops are made in about 3 factories in China, for the various computer manufacturers. The only thing unique is the chassis plastic.

As a not-so-proud owner of an Acer Laptop, I am willing to bet this thing gets absolutely no more than 10 minutes battery life if you have more than one program running.

And I'm not underexaggerating for the sake of humor.

I once took my acer, from over 24 hours of charging, to a friend's place, 15 miles away. It was hibernating on the car trip. Once I arrived, it turned on for one second before dying.

Unless they've made some kind of improvement, do NOT waste your money on Acer products. I love the way mine operates, love the screen, etc. -- but having a laptop with max 30 minutes battery life (being generous) in real world conditions is ridiculous.

// And no, the battery _isn't_ bad.

You lost me at Acer. Most poorly constructed laptops known to man. The place I work for purchased 30 Travel Mates for employees. Within two months not even 15 of them were functioning in house.

Yeah, the idea sounds cool but that requires me to buy an Acer.

/Had a bad experience with an Acer PC back in the days of Windows 3.1
//NEVER going back

Aye.

Bought many computers in me day; bought the Acer on a whim. I honestly have to say I was happier with a desktop I bought that wouldn't turn on. At least I knew it had the potential for good things if I fixed a few problems. :/

Use of scary tag made me laugh. Well done.

/"yes doctor, it crushed my balls."

As a digital photographer with a 17" HP I look forward to more manufacturers jumping onboard the huge screen bandwagon. See for those of you bitaching who have no use for something like this, there are some of us who do have a use. Being able to toss a portable with 20" screen into a bag and heading for a shoot where I can firewire my camera straight to the laptop and be able to review the shots with my clients it FREAKIN FANTASTIC.

Acer Travelmate 8000

Best damn laptop I've ever had and still running strong after 2 years. Awesome battery life, feels solid as a bone, and all the ports are perfectly placed.

?

Are you a shill, Smite?

There's no way you could possibly like an Acer laptop.

Are you perhaps joking?

hey, it gives men what we want. a few more inches.

dravus2000: Dell has had a 20" wide screen "notebook" with detachable keayboard for months already.

Actually, it was only announced as an official product a week ago. It was shown at CES (Jan? Feb?) as a prototype with no plans for production at the time.

I have a huge laptop (HP 18 inch screen) that I take with me every day to law school.

For all you farkers asking why anyone would want a laptop this big:
1. I could only afford one computer and wanted something that would run sweet games.
2. Its nice to be able to play games while sitting reclined on my couch.
3. So when the other law students pull out their tiny lap tops I can laugh at them.

"HEY! That thing got a Hemi?"

/First thing that came to mind

No joke, I'm dead serious. Best laptop ever. I'm using it right now and it rocks!

I'm using an ACER laptop, bought mainly because of price. I'm not a 'superuser' so it doesn't bother me that much. But the battery life SUCKS. That being said, I never travel with the damn thing, I mainly bought it so that I wouldn't be cluttering up my (rather tiny) apartment with a desktop. So it works for me, I doubt I'll have it more than another couple of years though.

wtf? 20.1" to get 1680x1050 resolution? I just ordered a 15.4" dell laptop with 1680x1050 resolution. If I'm lugging around a 20" screen shouldnt I at least get 1920x1200 resolution?

FHBAJ
Asking why every notebook manufacturer doesn't research and build 1 inch thick notebooks exclusively like Apple is kinda like asking Honda why they build a 23K$ civic that isn't a ferrari. (although, by my logic you should be able to slap an ill pipe onto your Dell laptop's exhaust port and say with delusional passion 'it's totally, totally one inch thick... I don't know why anyone would pay for an Apple. It's champ.')

I am another happy Acer user. Shock and awe! I have a TravelMate 8200 and it works absolutely fine. I am aware that it is a pretty big crapshoot with my model at least, however, but that seems to be the case with most laptop manufacturers these days.

yeah, too bad Acer's are peices of shiat.

JPJ007
dravus2000: Dell has had a 20" wide screen "notebook" with detachable keayboard for months already.

Actually, it was only announced as an official product a week ago. It was shown at CES (Jan? Feb?) as a prototype with no plans for production at the time.

Dravus2000 is correct. It is available for purchase through Dell's website.

Fat, Horny, Black and Joe
Why don't these PC companies put some money into R&D instead of repeatedly putting out these huge, clunky, 2" thick pieces of crap?

Apple makes about 30% profit on each machine you buy. With that extra money, they design their hardware and OS and the other goodies you get with the machine.

Acer, Dell, Gateway, et al make (last time I heard) about 5% profit on each machine. They don't do OS research, and they generally buy components from other manufacturers, put them in a box, and provide tech support for them.

So to design computers that look like Macs, they'll need to be priced the similarly.