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Okay folks, put this one under the "You've Gotta Be Kidding Me" category. A company called Hip-E has released a notebook, except they don't call it a notebook, it's a "Nodebook".I guess that cleverly means it's just another communication node in your life or something? Well, Teen Magazine says the Hip-E Nodebook is "digitally hip: this totally new designed-for-teens-by-teens computer is da bomb". Hey, I know what "da bomb" means, that means "good". Right?
It's the Hip-E Nodebook, for teens and by teens, if parents are smart they'll avoid buying this and hopefully most teens won't have the $1599 it takes to buy it (view larger image of ad)
According to Hip-E this notebook, I mean, nodebook is"a portable hip-e companion to the hip-e node. Teens are always on the go!! so why not give them a reason to go in style. The hip-e nodebook has many of the same cool features and functionality as the hip-e node. From the bedroom to the classroom to wherever, the nodebook keeps up with a teens lifestyle."
The thing that pains me the most is that they put a 1.6 GHz Pentium M in this thing, what a waste of a perfectly good processor. Please visit the site, watch the movie and read their marketing flyer pdf for the pure entertainment value:
Website: http://www.hip-e.com/content/products/index.cfm#NTBHINODE001
Movie: http://www.hip-e.com/assets/hip_e.mov
Ad Flyer:http://www.hip-e.com/content/products/specsheets/nodebookspec.pdf
Specs:
- hip-e hangout Customizeable Interactive Experience
- Intel Pentium M 1.6 GHz processor
- Sleek, ultra-modern, clean design
- Maximum portability - only 3.5 lbs and 1.2 inches thin
- Super bright 12.1" Wide Glossy LCD (1280 x 768)
- Built-in, QuickSnap Camera for photos or video capture
- Intel Centrino Optimized Mobile Solution
- Next-generation, high-performance 1.6Ghz Intel Pentium-M CPU for max power and battery life
- Intel 855GME chipset with integrated UMA graphics (64 MB of shared memory)
- Built in 802.11 b/g fast wireless
- 512 MB of DDR 333 (expandable to 2GB)
- DVD player / CD burner combo drive
- Huge 40GB hard drive
- 6-cell Lithium-Ion battery (up to 5 hours of battery life)
- Full size keyboard with Quick Launch ButtonsIntegrated 56K Phone (RJ-11) and Fast 10/100 Ethernet (RJ-45)
- integrated card reader - SD, MMC and MS formats
- Firewire (1394)
- Headphone and Microphone In connections
- TV-out, S/PDIF, RGB ports
- PCMCIA slot
- 3 USB ports
- Fast Infrared and Consumer Infrared connections
- Two stereo speakers with booming AC97 sound
- Integrated microphone
And the price is $1599 for this thing. At 3.5lbs I guarantee it's made of pure plastic, you can tell by the picture it is. I don't think we need to wait for a review to know this product should be shunned like the plague. Sorry if that offendsthe teens that helped design it, but it was a nice try.
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my gosh, some ppl that would be dumb enough to shell out 1600 or so for this wannabe laptop.. sorry but I gotta say they are pathethic...
dell has a better laptop going for cheaper and more quality.. want a small one there are tons out there.. go to frys!!
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New Hip-E Notebook Computer (movie, pics, specs, jokes)
Discussion in 'Notebook News and Reviews' started by Andrew Baxter, Nov 18, 2004.
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