LG Xnote TX

I just noticed this on Engadget. Doe anyone have information on this model and will it make it to the US?

 

LG doesn't sell laptops in the US, and might not ever. You may need to get it from across the border, in Canada

 

I was curious, what materials would the TX be made of? Specifically the casing? I really like this tiny machine but I won't buy any plastic notebooks.

Are any LGs plastic? Magnesium? Carbon FIbre?

thanks.

 

All are plastic, I've seen and tried the LM50, LS50, LW60 and LW70, all were plastic but built reasonably well. The screen was very good too. InstantDVD is a very very very very useful feature

 

thanks for the info. That's a bit disappointing though. I guess I'll stick with Asus or Fujitsu then.

 

Well, it's not for certain, it has not come out yet, when it comes out, it'll be known then

 

See many detailed pictures of LG Xote TX including the interior on this Chinese site (make sure to check also pages 2-4 of pics!)!!

http://nb.zol.com.cn/25/259882.html

It is really beautiful!!

(Though I already posted it in another thread, it fits here even better).

 

Wow looks SWEET!

Docking station, backlit keyboard, 1.1kg, WXGA+ resolution on 12.1",

The HD is 1.8" so it'll be hard getting a faster HD, OD is external, good and bad thing

 

TX's casing is made by magnesium.

 

Also, Geforce GO 7300!!!

 

Not the whole thing, is it?

Though, it would justify the steep price tag

 

any estimated price on this thing? there are sooooo many things to love about it!

 

Ok, no dock, that is just an extended battery

http://translate.google.com/transla...&hl=en&lr=&rls=GGLG,GGLG:2006-08,GGLG:en&sa=N

2650000 Won = 2,735.62 USD

 

-jaw drops-

oh, ouch. that price hurts. oh. ow. seriously.

 

Well im glad its not coming to the US cause id be to tempted to buy it and its definatly not worth that money.

 

Here's detailed information about TX, but unfortunately Korean site. There are tons of pictures.

Review 1(outside)

Review 2(Structure of TX inside)

Review 3 (Performance)

 

Does someone want to provide a translation to that review?

 

@ hdionys, great post.
Though I don't understand a word, watching the pictures is very useful.

Is it already confirmed that the case is made of magnesium (alloy)?

I think this model now wins over my previous favourite Samsung Q30.
Both are very similar though Xnote TX is more advanced in quite a number of aspects:
1. inbuilt extended wireless antenna (if I interpret the picture correctly),
2. full size keyboard of LG well known good quality,
3. big extended battery (with hot plug option??),
4. devoted graphics (afaik, GeForce Go 7300 with 5,6 GB/Sek. is suitable even for F.E.A.R and Doom3 games),
just to mention those I noticed.

 

Yes, it is made of magnesium.

One correction:
1. inbuilt extended wireless antenna (if I interpret the picture correctly) => The antenna is for DMB (Digital Multimedia Broadcasting). DMB is a digital transmission system for sending data, radio and TV to mobile devices such as mobile phones and laptop.

 

Several features of TX-Intel P-M ULV 773 1.3 GHz (translated from Korean site).

1. Weight:
+ 3 cell battery- 1.1kg (2.43lb)
+ 6 cell battery - 1.285kg (2.83lb)
+ 3 cell and 6 cell - 1.46kg (3.22lb)
2. Cooling system:
Employing cabon nano tube - 10 times more effective than cooper.
3. case is made of Magnesium alloy
4. Supporting DMB(Digital Multimedia Broadcasting).
5. 1.8 inch hard drive (Hitachi 4200 rpm with 2mb buffer)
6. Adopting Hexa Band antenna instead of the Quad Band antenna to provide enhanced wireless connectivity. The Dual Hexa Band antenna breaks the band down into 6 sub-bands.
7. Graphic: Geforce Go 7300 (64mb video memory installed. Additionally can use 256mb from main memory with nvidia turbocache technology).
8. Memory: 1gb (DDRII 512mb(pc4200) + microdimm 512mb, both upgradable).
9. Speaker: 1W+1W supporting SRS (Sound Retrieval System).
10. wireless: Intel Pro Wireless 2915a/b/g
11. installed Bluetooth 1.2/2.0

 

thanks for all that info hdionys.

It has all the makings of a great ultraportable. Any info on the screen, ie glossy or matte?

 

It's 12" wide WXGA (1280x800) fine bright LCD.

 

Thanks again.

It's either this, the Panasonic W4, or Fujitsu P7000 when it's time to upgrade.

 

I have seen it at CEBIt in Germany! Great lappy! My opinion that it is the best in its class is confirmed.

 

That doesn't sound right.

I read a couple of articles mentioning the price is around HK$16,000 (US$2000). Still alot but a far cry from the US$2735...

 

$2000? That's not completely outrageous (at least compared with $2735). Too bad the 2nd battery and optical drive would still be extra.. I really wish I could justify the cost of one of these. It's everything I ever wanted in a laptop.

 

More detailed info:

 

Hi,

I talked to the LG rep at a local products show.

MSRP for the TX, I was told, will be $2299 Canadian.

 

What is the estimated battery life on this notebook? Does it use a full size keyboard?

 

so thats only $2050ish USD... but, does that price include the extended battery and optical drives? if so, I might have to go for it, provided it's available before September.

 

I forgot to ask about the battery, but I was told it did come with an external optical drive.

 

Hi, is TX out already? And assuming it is..where can we order it for people in the U.S that doesn't have LG's blessing?

 

I saw it listed on www.ncix.com last night as "in stock soon", so I think that means it hasn't been released yet, but will be soon. However, it was listed as having GMA900, not the nVidia 7300.

 

Uh, you sure? I don't see it today.

 

hmm me neither, this laptop's looking good to me

 

http://search.ncix.com/displayproductdetail.php?sku=17597&vpn=LW20-3BDU1&manufacture=LG ELECTRONICS

 

Dude that's not the TX, it's the LW20.

 

ah, ****. it was listed with the larger tx models... haha. oops!

 

I just found that Xnote TX is already sold in Europe!

The minimal price I found in Germany is 1900 Euro.

They use a strange name LG TX-ADGAG for it.

See here: http://www.heise.de/preisvergleich/a203979.html


Its direct competitor Samsung Q30 is more expensive on the average.


PS: Offers in Sweden
http://www.kelkoo.se/b/a/sbs/113501/16646402.html
(the lowest price is 2050$).

 

There is a new review of this beauty in German:
http://www.zdnet.de/mobile/notebooks/0,39023409,39147005,00.htm

Click on "zum Testbericht" to continue. Unfortunately, there is just a plain text in this review, no pics, no benchmarks.

 

Don't suppose anyone would like to translate the highlights of it then?

 

I'll do it after I come back from class, if you really need it.

 

Er... which version do you want translated? I should be able to do both.

 

This? The review?

Just curious about the main points of it, and online translators really suck...

 

OK, here there are some points from the review which don't follow from the specifications and which are worthy of mentioning.

- Weight: 1,15kg with standard battery, 1,5kg with the extended 6 cell battery, 2,13kg with the adapter and external dvd burner.
- The chassis are from a light plastic (really??).
- Accelerometer on the hard disk to protect the heads.
- The standard size keyboard.
- 1,8" 4200 rpm Toshiba hard disc.
- external DVD DL drive is connected via USB (a difference from Samsung Q30).
- Nvidia Geforce Go 7300 graphics (in the model under review),
- wifi chip Intel Pro Wireless 2915ABG,
- Surround-Sound
- no Gigabit Ethernet (Agere fast ethernet chip is used),
- no FW, DVI or PC/Express card ports
- Section "Leistung" (performance) has some benchmarks results which are not surprising, the performace is in between a PM ULV 1,2GHz model and the
core duo LG T1 model.
- Graphic performance 3DMark 2001 SE 10.198 points (T1 with integrated Intel GMA 950 gets 6147 points).
- Batterymark 4.01:
6:19h on both batteries, 2:25h on the standard battery (wifi out, power saving options out).