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    How about a 26" gaming notebook?

    Discussion in 'Notebook News and Reviews' started by Charles P. Jefferies, Dec 31, 2008.

  1. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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    How about a 26" gaming notebook?
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    This concept notebook by Kyle Cherry has three OLED screens that altogether measure 26 inches diagonally. This monster can fold up into the size of a 13-inch notebook.

    Full Story (NewLaunches.com)
    Via (Gizmodo.com)

     
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    Charles P. Jefferies, Dec 31, 2008
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  2. Ayle

    Ayle Trailblazer

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    Does he have schematics of how it would fold?
     
    Ayle, Dec 31, 2008
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  3. David

    David NBR Random Reviewer NBR Reviewer

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    The first link shows a few pictures of how the screens fold.

    I wonder how large of a hole this laptop would burn in my wallet :rolleyes:
     
    David, Dec 31, 2008
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  4. potentv

    potentv Notebook Evangelist

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    I somehow doubt this is going to make a huge difference to be honest...
    I cant imagine it to be popular at all...
     
    potentv, Dec 31, 2008
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  5. Han Bao Quan

    Han Bao Quan The Assassin

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    Is the chassis also that big? If no, then its' no point really, since you don't have much power.

    there is always an external monitor.
     
    Han Bao Quan, Dec 31, 2008
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  6. adyingwren

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    Well, by the time this thing is actually made, it'll probably be far more powerful than any laptop or desktop today... but nobody's going to play crysis in a decade.
     
    adyingwren, Dec 31, 2008
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  7. Red_Dragon

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    :eek: :eek: :eek: Dude id buy that! :D
     
    Red_Dragon, Dec 31, 2008
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  8. Garandx

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    The weight on that thing would be a back breaker. i think a desktop would be more portable.
     
    Garandx, Dec 31, 2008
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  9. Red_Dragon

    Red_Dragon Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    yeah but this is a desktop replacement for sure lol i know so many people now who buy notebooks but dont take it anywhere
     
    Red_Dragon, Dec 31, 2008
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  10. min2209

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    Don't be so fast in judging how heavy it "must be".
    OLED screens are incredibly thin and light, in fact, I'm sure many of you have seen the video where they made those paper thin translucent OLED displays they were able to bend ...
    I'd be very interested in that thing actually, if not just for games, how about watching movies? Unfolding a 26" screen from a 13.3" chassis would be very, very, very... ahhh... :D?
     
    min2209, Jan 1, 2009
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  11. boogieman99

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    imagine taking that beast to school and unfolding it during a lecture


    thatd sure draw some heads
     
    boogieman99, Jan 1, 2009
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  12. Phinagle

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    Right away I see one fatal flaw...

    Gamers with laps wide enough to hold that thing tend to be sedentary and only stray from their home command centers long enough to buy cigarettes.

    To them a computer is portable enough if the wireless keyboard and mouse can be used from a sofa.
     
    Phinagle, Jan 1, 2009
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  13. Xirurg

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    WoW...it looks ugly though!
     
    Xirurg, Jan 1, 2009
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