Date: Thu, 17 May 2001 20:50:06 +0900 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Libretto L1?
> I think one of the reasons there is not much discussion about the L1 on this list > is that it would be hard to truly classify the L1 as a Libretto, size-wise. Yes, NoPictureBook may be a better name than Libretto. I think the use of the name Libretto sends a signal that Toshiba will not release a smaller Libretto for a while. I also like to have a computer as small as possible. On the other hand I find it difficult to ask for a smaller display with the same price. The display accounts for the large part of the price. When the first Libretto came out TFT was much more expensive. It appears that Libretto is growing as the TFT price drops. I like the size of the L1 display and keyboard. What bothers me is the unused real estate under both of them. PictureBook has less of the unused real estate, even with the camera on top of the screen. I also like that on the PictureBook mouse buttons are usable when the lid is closed. Minor details. I wish that the long life battery was more like in the Portege models, a thin block under the bottom. And a multi purpose drive bay built into either the long life battery block, or into a separate port replicator block. > It's more like a regular notebook. You view this as a negative. More people may view this as a positive. The L1 size may prove to be more popular with a wider audience, because it is a smaller version of a regular notebook, with fewer restriction on use. This is about the smallest size for the vertical resolution of 600 pixels. The display on VAIO GT1 is a bit too small for the resolution it supports. I works OK for photos but the text is hard to read. Today Toshiba can probably make a machine equivalent to the original Libretto with the size of the larger Palm organizers. I wish they would. I would like to run Linux or Windows 95/98 on the Sony CLIE 700/710 look alike, with a flip cover over the display and an optional USB keyboard. Why do they not do it? How much should they sell it for? CLIE is about $500, I think. How many people would buy? /ken -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Libretto L1? Date: Wed, 16 May 2001 19:43:18 -0700 From: "Marc @ American Elevator" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: Libretto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Libretto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wed, 16 May 2001 19:41:11 -0700 From: "Marc @ American Elevator" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Libretto L1? I think one of the reasons there is not much discussion about the L1 on this list is that it would be hard to truly classify the L1 as a Libretto, size-wise. It's more like a regular notebook. It is not very interesting to me for that reason. Too bad they didn't retain the same size or slightly smaller than the 100/110 series. No one at Toshiba asked *me* about it... <grin>. Marc ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Libretto Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2001 6:58 PM Subject: Re: Anyone selling any Librettos? Date: Thu, 17 May 2001 10:54:56 +0900 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Anyone selling any Librettos? Of course, Toshiba is selling in Japan a new Libretto L1. For some reason there is more discussion about this on the Sony PictureBook forum and mailing list. A bit larger and thinner than PictureBook. Has a Limited International Warranty. Starts selling in Japan 2000-05-18. US introduction 2000-05-25 at Dynamism TruePrice(tm) US$ 2499.00. http://www.dynamism.com/libretto/index.shtml Japanese: http://www2.toshiba.co.jp/pc/catalog/libretto/010507l1/index_j.htm This page wants to play a movie, you can go directly to the text: http://www2.toshiba.co.jp/pc/catalog/libretto/010507l1/lib001.htm http://www2.toshiba.co.jp/pc/catalog/libretto/010507l1/libhard.htm http://www2.toshiba.co.jp/pc/catalog/libretto/010507l1/lineup.htm http://www2.toshiba.co.jp/pc/catalog/libretto/010507l1/soft.htm http://www2.toshiba.co.jp/pc/catalog/libretto/010507l1/spec.htm http://www2.toshiba.co.jp/pc/catalog/libretto/010507l1/option.htm This guy may be willing to ship one from Tokyo, with Japanese software: http://www.geocities.com/sony_vaio_pcg_c1/ Ask for the LessThenTruePrice. I do not know much about UK politics, but would a screen from a dead Libretto 30 work in Libretto 50? /ken ************************************************************** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ -------UNSUBSCRIBE------- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe --------UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST------ Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **************************************************************
