Dell Introduces Laptop With WUXGA 532
Cutie Pi writes "Dell has just released the Inspiron 8500, a new 15.4" widescreen notebook with a WUXGA screen--thats 1920x1200, high enough resolution to watch HDTV quality movies. Couple that with the new nVidia 64MB GeForce4 4200 Go (much faster than the ATI Radeon 9000), and you've got quite a notebook!! Can't wait to get my hands on one!"
Just for movies? (Score:5, Funny)
Aspect ratio of a brick... (Score:2, Funny)
A great display (Score:2, Funny)
With a screen at that resolution, I just might be able to view an entire slashdot advertisement at once. Wow, no scrolling for me.
New Laptop from Dell? (Score:1, Funny)
Apple.. (Score:4, Funny)
Slashvertisement (Score:2, Funny)
Re:specs (Score:5, Funny)
I once beat a man to death in Reno* using nothing but a Dell laptop.
*just to watch him die
Going to look darned silly (Score:2, Funny)
Maybe I can get a headband-mount for it, that'll get the chicks to come a-runnin'.
Dell accessories (Score:5, Funny)
Ok, that's just cruel.
Battery Life (Score:2, Funny)
Do they call you the customizer? (Score:4, Funny)
And if I was, I'd have found this information myself.
BTW, I'm trying to sell an old waterbed. Do you mind if I stick a flyer up on the homepage? Thanks.
Re:Apple.. (Score:5, Funny)
compare the pics... (Score:5, Funny)
Inspiron 8500 [dell.com]
PowerBook G4 [webshots.com]
I know, I know... it's just the bottom of the machine, but you gotta love style.
WUGXA? (Score:3, Funny)
Call me back when you have an Awooogah screen.
I want to use it on my submarine.
Re:Better be a short movie... (Score:5, Funny)
On my first business trip, I found out that the battery was enough to watch about 66% of a DVD.
Later that year, I found out that my battery was being recalled, but they'd apologize by giving me two batteries in return -- double-Whee! Now I would have enough battery life to watch a full flick.
I just have to pop out the DVD drive to install the second battery.
Re:Seems heavy (Score:5, Funny)
Apple: Weight: 6.8 pounds (3.1 kg) with battery and optical drive installed.
Interesting trick. The Apple weighs more if you use metric measurements!
A laptop with wuxia? (Score:2, Funny)
Damn my sales guy (Score:1, Funny)
Ass-hats oops, can I say that?
Umm... No thanks (Score:3, Funny)
Dell should of produced a 17in 1440-900 laptop like Apple. That'd be a hell of a lot cooler.
Re:Dell accessories (Score:5, Funny)
Re:The news is the screen... (Score:4, Funny)
Damn, I have to do something about this dyslexia. I thought you said "I'm happier than a bishop in amsterdam with three thumbs up my ASS."
It's going to be a while before I forget that thought.
Uphill both ways in the snow (Score:3, Funny)
Oldmanrant
I used to carry a Mac SE with a jerry-rigged hard drive home every night from work on the train. The damn thing was 35 pounds by the time it was in the bag.
I was happy when we switched to the Compaq Portables. Happy, I tell you!
Oh yeah, we ate sand.
/Oldmanrant
Re:Seems heavy (Score:5, Funny)
Soooo....., the possibilities are narrowed. Fired NASA engineers either go to work for Apple, or Dell.