Crusoe Laptops...when will they happen??????????????

[HomerSapien]

When are these actually going to be a reality? Other then subcomputers and picture pcs(Sony), when will someone step up and offer a crusoe laptop with all the goodies added on with a regular sized laptop screen?? Im getting anxious Plus i would like to get one before september.

 

[KarsinTheHutt]

Dunno... if it takes off in Japan expect them late this year I would guess...

 

[HomerSapien]

It would be nice if dell took some initiative in this matter..hehe

 

[noxipoo]

i don't see the point of crusoe desktops. its slow and power isn't an issue with desktops.

 

[HomerSapien]

Noxipoo: Laptops. Please read

 

[Kenmitch]

If I'm not mistaken there's one on BestBuy.com forsale

 

[Gunbuster]

You cant sell a consumer channel lappy on power/battery life, you need a big 933Mhz or 1G sticker on the box

Maybe it will work it's way into Corp. level slimline laptops

 

[HomerSapien]

goodpoint gunbuster... A 600mhz crusoe with 11 hours of battery life or a 1ghz intel with a 3 hour life. Most people see only the mhz rating.

Another question: How well will linux, such as redhat, run on it since it is embedded into the processor itself?

 

[sparks]

I got this from Transmetazone:



<< Despite that careful maneuver, Transmeta have just confirmed a deal with Toshiba to release the Libretto L1/060TNMM notebook. Weighing in at less than 2.4lbs, and packing an astounding 14 hours of maximum battery life, the Toshiba notebook will be the acid test for Crusoe-based notebooks in US markets, though it will only be available in Japan at first. The Japanese notebook will be released May 18. The Toshiba notebook will use a 600MHz TM5600 Crusoe processor based on the CMS 4.2 software. The standard battery shipping with the notebook offers 4.5 hours of usage. >>

 

[Pariah]

CompUSA has had Sony Crusoe laptops for a few months.

edit:

whoops, just read the original post. nevermind