Maybe I'm missing the point of some of the posts here. Most laptops of this size and weight are £1000 minimum - e.g. Asus U1F 11.1" TFT Core Duo @ £1100. Going by the difference when buy a Treo 680 on Palm US ($399) and Palm UK (£299) then if the Folio goes on sale at $500 then it should sell for £370 here.
Now most of the things I do when travelling are - Pick up email, create office docs and browse the web which to be honest a £1100 laptop is hideously overspecced for. I can do these of my Treo but to be honest working at my Treo for 5 hours straight is not an option. Couple the low weight, with 5 hours battery life and the ability to install open source software this could be a real selling point for a lot of travellers especially if they include a good media player,USB HDD support and VOIP via WIFI.
The only thing I'm a bit disappointed with is that this is the "groundbreaking" device that Hawkins has been touting for god knows how long now. I was expecting a bit more.
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Maybe Missing the Point
Hey Guys,
First post so go easy on me!
Maybe I'm missing the point of some of the posts here. Most laptops of this size and weight are £1000 minimum - e.g. Asus U1F 11.1" TFT Core Duo @ £1100. Going by the difference when buy a Treo 680 on Palm US ($399) and Palm UK (£299) then if the Folio goes on sale at $500 then it should sell for £370 here.
Now most of the things I do when travelling are - Pick up email, create office docs and browse the web which to be honest a £1100 laptop is hideously overspecced for. I can do these of my Treo but to be honest working at my Treo for 5 hours straight is not an option. Couple the low weight, with 5 hours battery life and the ability to install open source software this could be a real selling point for a lot of travellers especially if they include a good media player,USB HDD support and VOIP via WIFI.
The only thing I'm a bit disappointed with is that this is the "groundbreaking" device that Hawkins has been touting for god knows how long now. I was expecting a bit more.
Missing the Point
Oh and forgot to mention that they need to include VPN and Thin Client via RDP and ICA in their base configuration.