13 inch Sandy Bridge laptops w/ Optimus

[THizzle7XU]

Does anyone know when to expect these systems? I'm waiting for a solid portable solution on which to do GPGPU development. Asus would be ideal, but they don't seem to be in a rush to get these out. I would also try AMD graphics, but I'd like to have the option for CUDA in addition to OpenCL. I find it a little bizarre that companies are dragging their feet a bit on 13 inch laptops given their rising popularity.

Thanks for any insight.

 

[beginner99]

Acer Aspire TimelineX 3830TG

But it's acer, glossy, 1366 x 768 and no optical (which I think is anyway the future). Pricing here is very good actually for this model. Btu again I assume the screen is pretty much useless.

 

[IntelUser2000]

No manufacturer has the guts to stick much as possible in little space as possible as they used to do anymore. What happened to putting regular laptop chips into 5-inch screen form factors?

Now they call 13-inch laptops "Ultraportables", and 10-inchers "Tablets" and "Netbooks".

The closest I think will be waiting for R3 of Alienware m11x to come out. Ok, its not 13 inches, but its an 11.6-inch so even more portable.

 

[beginner99]

the alien ware is a joke it's the size/weight of at least a 13" with a 11" screen.

 

[TheStu]

No manufacturer has the guts to stick much as possible in little space as possible as they used to do anymore. What happened to putting regular laptop chips into 5-inch screen form factors?

Now they call 13-inch laptops "Ultraportables", and 10-inchers "Tablets" and "Netbooks".

The closest I think will be waiting for R3 of Alienware m11x to come out. Ok, its not 13 inches, but its an 11.6-inch so even more portable.

I am not sure what to blame, but the race for the bottom is what has left us where we are. Netbooks were supposed to be these ultra-cheap, ultra-small, kind of crummy but get the job done little laptops. Instead they never really changed their price, and laptops just got cheaper to match them. So now we have $400 laptops at Best Buy et al, and I just don't see it as a good thing. Too many corners cut, too many compromises made.

 

[THizzle7XU]

Wow. The Acer is exactly what I want. It's got USB 3.0 and the HDD is easily accessible so I can swap it out for an SSD. The brushed blue color is quite nice too. The only minor downside is the glossy screen, but I can live with it. Thanks for that post! Now it just has to come out here in the US soon.

 

[Zap]

No manufacturer has the guts to stick much as possible in little space as possible as they used to do anymore.

Panasonic J10
Intel Core i7-2620M (Sandy Bridge)
up to 8GB RAM
normal notebook 2.5" drive (factory options up to 256GB SSD)
7 hour battery
10" widescreen 1366x768
as low as 2.05 pounds

That's about 2/3 the weight of a typical netbook, but with a high end CPU in it.