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FlyinPenguin:
Does anyone remember when Hyundai made absolute crap? I mean total crap. Like they were the South Korean equivalent to the American Geo?

Fast forward a couple decades and they make cars that can compete with more expensive cars for half the price. Seriously. There are several Hyundai's (e.g. the Genesis) that can compete with some of the Lexus and Mercedes.

All of a sudden now, Vizio decides to enter the PC market. Has anyone seen what they are offering?   

Take a look at this shit: http://www.vizio.com/thin-light/overview

I am a hardcore ultra-portable guy. Despite the fact my Asus UL30VT can play 10-bit 1080p under Linux, my inner nerd is telling me I need a new laptop. I want something even thinner than what I have now, but I don't want to pay for hardware that is supporting an inferior and closed source OS (e.g. the OSX on the MacBook Air). This new Vizio seems to be quite a contender.

What do you guys think? Is it on your list?

Obviously gaming and high performance is not a concern. However, multimedia playback and ultra-portability is.

What do you guys think? Could they be upping their A-game?

kitamesume:
no price so it doesnt concern me. i saw the price and it doesn't concern me.

i'd like a 14" 720p + B950 + GT640m at 600$ plox.

FlyinPenguin:

--- Quote from: kitamesume on July 07, 2012, 10:19:53 AM ---no price so it doesnt concern me. i saw the price and it doesn't concern me.

i'd like a 14" 720p + B950 + GT640m at 600$ plox.

--- End quote ---

I already compromised on my last ultrabook and went form a 12" to a 13.3". 14" is literally pushing it as far as I am willing to go. I also paid close to $900 if I remember correctly. And price-wise, considering every time I buy a laptop I am willing to spend a little more, this time I think I could go $1,200 maybe $1,400 at the most. That is MacBook Air pricerange. However, I'm not about to pay for hardware that comes with a closed source OS and software. I know I can but LInux on it but at that price range I would rather buy a an even more powerful Windows machine and put LInux on it.

kitamesume:
14" seems to be what i'd feel just right, 12" would be the most tiniest i can manage but it wouldn't be comfortable at all. 15" and above is just plainly too large to be portable.

and concerning prices ranges, i've seen a few B950 paired with GT520m at 450$, that would mean an asking price of 600$ for a B950 with GT640m is reasonable.
also performance wise the B950 should perform on par though slightly slower than a sandy-bridge celeron G530.

edit: also undervolting it would be a good idea because it usually leads to a longer battery life, which means more portability.

xShadow:
I'm a bit skeptical, mainly because it has "...an innovative venting system that pulls in cool air through its display hinges...". I've had some friends that get really thin laptops (ie Mac) only to have to either travel around with a huge cooling pad (which doesn't help quite that much anyway) or just bear not being able to use the thing to nearly its full potential because of it overheating.

Most of the problems I'm talking about only come up in gaming, though. That thing doesn't even have a good graphics card, so worrying about that is pointless. The specs don't look quite that amazing for the price either way. Also note on this page how it has the flashy Signature beside the Windows 7. Windows 7 signature edition? Lol. Okay.

But it's enough to get most people. I'll give them this: I don't know about the quality of their laptops... but whoever did their site design deserves a medal.

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