Re: Wave Digital's new portable PC

["Kevin Goldsmith" <kevin@unitcircle.com>]

How is that different from a laptop, which is essentially a non upgradable
PC in a case with a monitor?  Except of course that a laptop is smaller and
cheaper.

    Kevin

Unit Circle Media
http://www.unitcircle.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paolo Valladolid" <phv40@hotmail.com>
To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2001 5:44 PM
Subject: Re: Wave Digital's new portable PC


> >From the article at
>
http://aes.harmony-central.com/111AES/Content/Wave_Digital/PR/Microwave.html
:
>
> "Wave Digital will also offer a custom case for the MicroWave by leading
> case manufacturer, Calzone Case Company....At only the same size of a
> four-space backpack rack, the case will feature a _15-inch flat panel LCD
> display monitor_ mounted in the lid of the case. The MICROWAVE will be
> secured in the case alongside a 75-gig external Firewire hard drive with
the
> keyboard and track..."
>
> I can't speak for Wave Digital, but it seems to me that despite their
> President's "looping PC for Mac owners" comment (which btw I think is
> misguided), they are targeting not only electronic musicians but also
buyers
> that may want a portable PC for something else but not necessarily need
the
> custom case, which adds more than a grand to the price.
>
> Paolo
>
> >As slashdot readers may know this is just a "branded" Cappuchino PC.
It's
> >pretty cool, but pretty useless for live performance since it still 
>needs
a
> >screen, might as well get a mini-laptop.
> >
> >     Kevin
> >
> >--
> >Unit Circle Media
> >http://www.unitcircle.com
> >
> >
>
>
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