On Sat, 5 Feb 2011 00:14:19 -0800 Mike Connors <mconno...@gmail.com> dijo:
>> >> If I was in the market for a netbook I'd look at the Motorola Atrix >> 4G. You can get a laptop dock for it that basically turns it into a >> netbook. When it's not a netbook its an Android 2.2 phone. Of course, >> if you don't need a phone, then it becomes too expensive for a >> netbook. At $500 for the phone + dock bundle it's even expensive for >> a phone + netbook. > > >Ah yes, I recall reading about this and then forgot about it. Thanks >for reminding me! This was just revealed at CES, correct? I recall >thinking how amazing I thought this product was and how happy I was to >see MotoroIa innovating again! I wonder if it's actually on the market >yet. Not quite yet. The February 3 edition of the Wall Street Journal had an article stating that AT&T (the only vendor) would take orders starting February 13 and that the ship date would be March 6. However, that was the WSJ, and there has been no word from Motorola confirming or denying. Rumors have been flying ever since CES, and at one time both Amazon and Costco had ads listing the phone for $150, but the pages were quickly removed, although Amazon does currently list four pages of accessories. There are also reports on the net that AT&T employees are currently receiving training on it. I plan to get one as soon as I can, but just the phone, not the dock, although I'll also get a 32 GB microSD card. (Note to self: Figure out if the microSD card will fit in my Thinkpad T61.) The phone is $200 (with new plan or upgrade contract), and the dock is $500, although you can get them both in a bundle for $500. You can get a real netbook with more power for ~$350, which is why I said that it's a bit overpriced if you want it as a netbook. The only justification for the price is the convenience of using it as either a phone or a netbook. Or the fact that you'll be the coolest kid on the block. _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug