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DVD-R/CD-RW in a notebook computer
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OK, there has got to be a first. Sony is the first company to pack a DVD-R drive in a notebook computer. This beast has a 16.1" 1600x1200 screen and the power supply BRICK (really a brick) weighs 24 ounces (1.5 pounds). The computer is easily 8.5 pounds.
Is it enticing? You be the judge. The URL below is in Japanese.
<a href="http://www.jp.sonystyle.com/Style-a/Catalog/02su/Grx91gp/feat3.html" target="_blank">http://www.jp.sonystyle.com/Style-a/Catalog/02su/Grx91gp/feat3.html</a>
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I just find this a little bit odd. Why would Sony put a DVD-R/DVD-RW drive in their machine when they are trying to push their format to the top, DVD+R/DVD+RW. Unless it is just a typographical error. But isn't the purpose of a notebook computer, to be portable? The screens just keep on getting bigger and bigger.
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">Originally posted by Q27:
<strong>I just find this a little bit odd. Why would Sony put a DVD-R/DVD-RW drive in their machine when they are trying to push their format to the top, DVD+R/DVD+RW. Unless it is just a typographical error. But isn't the purpose of a notebook computer, to be portable? The screens just keep on getting bigger and bigger.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">Heheh, that computer is indeed huge. I think you'd have to carry a portfolio case around or maybe a small suitcase would do. :-)
Anyway, maybe DVD-R/RW is the only drive available in that size right now.
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The drive isn't necessarily bigger than comparable notebook DVD-ROM or CD-RW drives. It's truly a standard-sized DVD-writing drive. Most OEM components are all the same size and interchangeable.
It uses the same chassis as the GRX-series VAIO's here. Sony really did find a DVD writer that fit in a notebook... <img border="0" alt="[Skeptical]" title="" src="graemlins/bugeye.gif" />
I have a feeling Apple's going to follow suit very soon.
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Sony probably didn't have to look, they probably just built it themselves!
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">Originally posted by tooki:
<strong>Sony probably didn't have to look, they probably just built it themselves!
tooki</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">I don't think they'd venture into a new market (portable optical drives) just to incorporate DVD-writing drives into their notebooks... <img border="0" alt="[Skeptical]" title="" src="graemlins/bugeye.gif" />
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AFAIK SOny already make several portable external optical drives (CD-RW, combo, etc). They also manufacturer several internal notebook optical drives.
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">Originally posted by Paul Huang:
<strong> The computer is easily 8.5 pounds.
Is it enticing? You be the judge. The URL below is in Japanese.
<a href="http://www.jp.sonystyle.com/Style-a/Catalog/02su/Grx91gp/feat3.html" target="_blank">http://www.jp.sonystyle.com/Style-a/Catalog/02su/Grx91gp/feat3.html</a></strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">Nope, it's 3.6Kg, or 7.9 pounds. And after Apple's .Mac fiasco, it sure is looking enticing. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Frown]" src="frown.gif" />
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