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    Next Release of Panasonic Notebook?

    Discussion in 'Panasonic' started by hendra, Mar 18, 2006.

  1. hendra

    hendra Notebook Virtuoso

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    When can we expect the next release of Panasonic Notebook family? I would hate to buy now and have a new release 2 months later.

    Hendra
     
    hendra, Mar 18, 2006
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  2. Brian

    Brian Working at 486 Speed NBR Reviewer

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    They move very slowly, the W4 and T4 are relatively new.
     
    Brian, Mar 18, 2006
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    I'm waiting for the cf-30! i am looking forward to a Intel core Duo (or AMDs offering) with a new fully-rugged laptop. I have no idea when or if this will happen. First in the case of Intel, they need to make a low voltage version that wouldn't possibly take much more than 15 watts (for the fully rugged, fanless/ventless designs).

    Right now they are at about 30 watts.


    I'm still waiting for AMD to get into the mobile arena again.
     
    danwat1234, Apr 24, 2006
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    ｎｉｃｅ，been waiting for updated let's notes for a while..anyways,　ｗｈｉｃｈ ｄｏ　ｙｏｕ　ｐｒｅｆｅｒ　ｂｅｔｗｅｅｎ　ｔｈｅ　Ｗ５　ｏｒ　Ｙ５？　Ｙ５　ｈａｖｉｎｇ　ｔｈｅ　ｃｏｒｅ　ｄｕｏ　ｏｆ　ｃｏｕｒｓｅ　ｗｈｉｃｈ　ｉｓ　ｂｉｇ　ｃｏｎｓｉｄｅｒｉｎｇ　ｖｉｓｔａ　ｉｓ　ｊｕｓｔ　ａｒｏｕｎｄ　ｔｈｅ　ｃｏｒｎｅｒ，　ａｎｄ　ａｌｓｏ　ｔｈｅ　１４＂　ｓｘｇａ　ｓｃｒｅｅｎ．　Ｂｕｔ　ｔｈｅｎ　ａｇａｉｎ　ｔｈｅ　Ｗ５　（ａｎｄ　ａｃｔｕａｌｌｙ　ａｌｌ　ｔｈｅ　ｎｅｗ　ｌｅｔ’ｓ note series have　ｈａｄ　ａ　ｂａｔｔ　ｉｎｃｒｅａｓｅ）　ｈａｓ　ａ　ｃｒａｚｙ　ｌｉｓｔｅｄ　ｂａｔｔ　ｌｉｆｅ　ｏｆ　１２　ｈｏｕｒｓ！！　ｉ’ｍ　ｔｒｙｉｎｇ　ｔｏ　ｄｅｃｉｄｅ　ｗｈｉｃｈ　ｏｎｅ　ｔｏ　ｂｕｙ　ａｓ　Ｉ　ｈａｖｅ　ｂｅｅｎ　ｗａｉｔｉｎｇ　ｔｏ　ｇｅｔ　ｔｈｅ　Ｗ４　ｂｕｔ　ｏｎｃｅ　ｔｈｅｓｅ　ｂａｂｉｅｓ　ｃａｍｅ　ｏｕｔ　ｉｔｓ　ｈａｒｄ　ｔｏ　ｒｅｓｉｓｔ．　ＰＬＥＡＳＥ HELP!　
     
    noobsrus, Apr 29, 2006
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    You must suffer my son... :rolleyes:
     
    Kiwibru, May 1, 2006
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    uhm, yeah... I had this really GREAT tutorial on how to use a spacebar, lemme see if I can find it...
     
    jaydee, May 1, 2006
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    hendra Notebook Virtuoso

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    I am very dissapointed :(

    The new Y5 is only 1.5 GHz. Y4 is 1.6 GHz. I know it's Duo Core but still you know! I was hoping that it would be at least 1.7 GHz Duo Core. Any guess when they are going to upgrade it to at least 1.6 GHz Duo Core? Very very dissapointed :mad:

    Hendra
     
    hendra, May 3, 2006
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    Yeah, it is kind of sad but you have to remember Panasonic uses passive heat cooling that requires no fan...thus one less power grabbing device to reduce run times. Until something else comes along in CPU manufacturing that can give a high throughput and not require active cooling the Panasonics will take the conservative CPU approach...IMHO.
     
    Kiwibru, May 3, 2006
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