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    Image of AustinMiniMan AustinMiniMan
    10/09/09

    In reply to Sony X Series Hands On: It Feels Like Special Effects
    Geesh... Even the Lenovo X200 has multitouch.

    See? Two fingers to scroll.
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    Image of HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H. HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H.
    10/08/09

    In reply to Sony X Series Hands On: It Feels Like Special Effects
    For something meant to be slick, sleek, and sexy, that tumor of a VGA port on the side ruins it.

    And why, in a laptop so expensive, would you opt for an Atom over a Core 2 ULV? Is anybody really going to pay $1300 for a netbook? Better to drop another $100 or so into it and get a real computer.
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    Edited by HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H. at 10/08/09 11:30 AM HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H. was starred HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H. was unstarred
    Image of Moonshadow101 Moonshadow101
    10/07/09

    In reply to Sony X Series Hands On: It Feels Like Special Effects
    It would feel wrong using that... not enough heft.
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    Image of Bos'un's Mate Bos'un's Mate
    10/07/09

    @Moonshadow101: Word. At my coffee shop, I will regularly pummel loudtalkers and stroller moms ordering half-caff sugar-free vanilla-skim no-foam extra-hot three-shot lattes with my MBP 13.
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    Image of burningsensation burningsensation
    10/07/09

    @Bos'un's Mate: you should try the 17, that's speaking softly
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    Image of Mike Zuniga: That was Unexpected Mike Zuniga: That was Unexpected
    10/07/09

    In reply to Sony X Series Hands On: It Feels Like Special Effects
    Is it running 7 or some Linux brew? I can't really tell from the pictures.
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    Image of ilovexspin ilovexspin
    05/23/09

    In reply to Tiny UMID mbook M1: A Mini-Netbook With Mini-Features
    Word on the street is that Brian Lam has mini-features as well.
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    Image of Nick Nick
    05/23/09

    @ilovexspin: oh noes! not cool man. not cool.


    /stifles laughter

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    Image of frigg frigg
    05/23/09

    @ilovexspin: "... has many features as well." /fixed
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    Image of ilovexspin ilovexspin
    05/23/09

    @frigg:


    well how would you know that?

    are there other reasons besides commenting for getting that star, frigg?

    c'mon you can tell us.

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    Image of bosskev bosskev
    05/23/09

    @ilovexspin: No need to cast aspersions on frigg, ma'am. It is well known amongst us old-timers here that BLam started his Gawker career as a model for Fleshbot.
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    Image of frigg frigg
    05/23/09

    @ilovexspin: I was a beta tester for the BLam prototype before it went into production. What impressed me most about it, aside from its famous good looks (* this was pre-mustache) and sporty sense of humor, was its rich feature set. At a time when editors on competing blogs might have, say, a background in engineering or "communications," almost none had the martial arts and hand to hand combat experience of the BLam.


    The BLam was also highly portable and amenable to small spaces at a time when most other editors were bulky and demanding. The BLam was also adaptable to different climate conditions, something that could come in handy for extreme product testing.


    I also remember the banhammer was particularly sensitive on the prototype I received and came down an awful lot. Not sure if that's been tweaked.


    Also, the prototype didn't suffer fools lightly which, depending on your point of view, is either a feature or a drawback. I looked at it as a feature, even though the unit I had kept cursing at me even when I tried to do other work.


    It had a variety of ports, most of them functional, and reasonable battery life. Non-disclosure prevents me from revealing an adapter I had never seen before, now enclosed internally, for low level access to entertainment subroutines. Overall power requirements were at times excessive, but really no different from other editors I've tinkered with.


    In the end, I don't think my opinion mattered all that much, but I did find the feature set fairly robust, certainly at that price. Actually, I might have tried to buy the one they sent me except they were concerned about squashing bugs that had yet to manifest. Not sure if they ever did since I've seen other prototypes on eBay with the seller claiming similar units have been editing everything from an American Idol Runner Ups Fansite to a blog on Self-Surgery.


    The star, by the way, has nothing to do with my commenting ability. See, I'm Amish (Mennonite, actually). When I first started reading Gizmodo I couldn't help but notice that none of the writers or editors happened to be Amish (or Mennonite). I complained, and the very next day a star appeared next to me name. I think it was to shut me, or prevent a lawsuit. In any case, it worked.

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    Image of bosskev bosskev
    05/23/09

    @frigg: Um...wow. Just, wow. And I thought I was the one who writes War and Peace-ish comments. Well done!


    In any case, frigg, I'm sure I'm not the only one who likes 'em long like that. Indeed, the longer the better, I say. Gives me a chance to really kick back, relax and take it all in.

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    Image of Nick Nick
    05/23/09

    @frigg: it was definitely a robust post. had some girth to it and really a review i could get a good grip on. keep 'em coming.


    /bosskeved

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    Nick was starred Nick was unstarred
    Image of frigg frigg
    05/23/09

    @bosskev: @misses the preview button_Nick: thank you for your kind remarks. It's really been quite a busy day. Not sure where I found the time to pinch that one out. I suppose I was both intrigued and in some sense profoundly moved by ilovexspin's: interest in my initial comment, and felt anything less than a thorough explanation would somehow cheapen what was obviously a very special moment... for her, for me, for all of us. As Nick indicated, this was about girth and heft, not snark or pith. And so, as I wait for my second helping of halibut to arrive, I just wanted to say:


    Thank you.


    Thank you again.


    Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

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    Image of bosskev bosskev
    05/23/09

    In reply to Tiny UMID mbook M1: A Mini-Netbook With Mini-Features
    Meet Tiny, who's lived most everywhere,

    From Zanzibar to Barclay Square.

    But UMID's only seen the sights

    A netbooks sees from Brooklyn Heights --

    What a crazy pair!


    But they're postings,

    Identical postings all the way.

    One pair of matching stories,

    Different as night and day.


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    Image of bosskev bosskev
    05/23/09

    @bosskev: For the confused, there was a period of about 15 minutes where this story had been posted twice, one above the other, as seen in the screen capture above. Ah, NOW you get it...
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    Image of Nick Nick
    05/23/09

    @bosskev: apparently Dan misses the preview button too.
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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    05/23/09

    @misses preview button_Nick: Yeah, but he's got an Edit button!
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    Image of Nick Nick
    05/23/09

    @ripfire: how many kidneys do i have to sell . . .
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    Image of frigg frigg
    05/23/09

    In reply to Tiny UMID mbook M1: A Mini-Netbook With Mini-Features
    Uhhh...


    OQO.


    OQO OQO OQO.


    OQO.


    RIP.

     Reply
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    Image of Todd Bernhard Todd Bernhard
    05/14/09

    In reply to Toshiba Dynabook SS-RX2: World's First Laptop With 512GB SSD
    Google class action toshiba laptop lawsuit


    and see if you really want a Toshiba.

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    Image of ZLevee ZLevee
    05/14/09

    @Todd Bernhard: I had a Satellite Pro that lasted a decade, so yes, I would want a Toshiba laptop.
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