WinBook deal

[dstidolph]

A friend sent me a link. While I don't have the money to spend on it, another friend was looking for a laptop and got it so it should still be available. I haven't seen it yet myself, but looks to be an awesome deal.

http://www.winbook.com/si800tft.html

What they are offering is a 800 MHz laptop with DVD, 14" display, 64 MB of ram and a 6 GB hard drive. All for the price of $1999. This is from their page:

14.1" XGA Active Matrix,
Intel® Pentium® III Processor
800 MHz, DVD $1999
Thin (1.6&quot and Lightweight (7.1 lbs.)
14.1" XGA Active Matrix Color Display
64 MB SDRAM, upgrade to 256 MB
ATI 3D Mobility Graphics Accelerator
w/4 MB Integrated SDRAM
56k Capable v.90 Internal Fax/Modem
6 GB Ultra DMA Hard Drive
Lithium Ion Smart Battery
256k Integrated L2 cache On-chip
3.5" Floppy Disk Drive, built in
6x DVD-ROM drive, built-in, no need to swap
Integrated Dual-Button Touchpad
3-D PCI Audio
2x AGP Graphics Port
One-year Limited Extendable Warranty
Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition - the home version of the world's favorite software, pre-installed
Free Internet Access pre-installed!

Hoe this helps someone

 

[TerryMathews]

I don't want to be a downer, because this is a good deal, but not a great one. Here's why. Intel currently only makes the Mobile PIII up to 750MHz. The Winbook is basically a 440BX motherboard with FC-PGA socket. It's running a desktop chip, which means it will run hotter than a laptop with a mobile chip, and its battery life isn't as good. The page says 4.5hrs, but it will most likely be 1 to 2 under normal circumstances.

 

[djbacklash]

Intel releaed the 800 and 850MHz mobile cpu's a little while back.