[SPARCbook] First Thoughts: Tadpole/RDI UltraBook

[Tyson J. Lambert]

I'm guessing that's why they call this one a "portable server".  I'm sure
the tadpole is (under labratory conditions) more reliable than a standard
notebook, but then most portable failures are caused by physical abuse
anyway.  

Now if it was textbook sized and had a magnesium/alloy case...

-Ty


On Mon, 26 Jun 2000, Ken Hansen wrote:

> Big screen - check.
> 
> Fast CPU - check.
> 
> Large HD - check.
> 
> Plenty RAM - check.
> 
> Pointer - whoops.
> 
> Case - whoops.
> 
> 3 Fans - whoops.
> 
> Battery life -N/A.
> 
> Weight - N/A.
> 
> And it only costs $10K (I made that up ;^)...
> 
> To me, there is something charming about the "old" sparcbooks,
> if I wanted "absolute speed" I would go Intel Pentium, since that
> is where the laptops go to "darn" fast (and only sip at the battery
> to boot).
> 
> A machine that gives off enough heat to need two/three fans *can't*
> be a battery miser. This baby probably dissipates more heat than my
> Tecra 8000 PII/266 (which drops to PII/133 on batteries under
> windows)...
> 
> I wonder where the win is for these units over intel-based laptops
> running Solaris/Linux/other OS? If you don't need binary compatibility,
> what reason is left?
> 
> Just curious...
> 
> Ken
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bill Bradford" <mrbill at mrbill.net>
> To: <sparcbook at sunhelp.org>
> Sent: Monday, June 26, 2000 4:47 PM
> Subject: [SPARCbook] First Thoughts: Tadpole/RDI UltraBook
> 
> 
> > Just got the Ultrabook review unit in.  First thoughts:
> >
> > Nice 14.1" 1024x768 LCD screen.  256 colors simultaneously.
> > Creator3D framebuffer, 128mb RAM, 170mhz CPU, 10gig IDE HD.
> > Based around a variant of the Sun Ultra AX OEM motherboard.
> >
> > - I hate the trackpad.  Always have hated trackpads; I'm using
> >   a mechanical T5 mouse for eveverything.
> > - Wouldnt really call this a "laptop" - more of a 'portable
> >   workstation' - I havent tried to run it off batteries yet, but
> >   the machine itself has 2 fans in back and the power supply even
> >   has a fan.
> > - WAY less sturdy than the SPARCbooks - this is a plastic shell, etc.
> >
> > On the other hand, I could probably use this as a primary/only machine if
> I
> > had to....
> 
> 
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