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Jason Dunn
03-15-2006, 10:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/15/the-iriver-w10-eh/' target='_blank'>http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/15/the-iriver-w10-eh/</a><br /><br /></div><i>"Ok, now we're just getting a little confused with iRiver. We know they've been experimenting lately with form factors and devices like some sort of crazed college student, but the hell are they doing making a palmtop device? Apparently the W10, which they were showing at CeBIT (not sure how we missed it), will have something like a 5-inch screen, 60GB drive, WiBro, WiFi, Bluetooth 2.0, T-DMB tuner, USB On-The-Go, and support for MP3, WMA, AAC, MPEG-4 / h.264, WMV9, and DivX. We're a little confused and curious ourselves, but willing to give it a try. What the hell."</i><br /><br /><img src="http://www.digitalmediathoughts.com/images/iriverW10.jpg" /><br /><br />Is it me, or does this thing look like it's made out of butter, and inspired by those late '90s Brother-brand mobile word processors that never got popular because they were just ugly DOS terminals with wee little screens? Yeah, it must be me. But I still like the <i>idea</i> of this thing.

Lee Yuan Sheng
03-16-2006, 04:37 AM
List price is Euro 1000! -_-

I can think of nicer notebooks at that price. Fujitsu's P series is one, and it comes with a bigger screen too (7-8" vs 5").

Mind, there's a Windows key on this thing, so don't say it's an apples and oranges comparison...

Jason Dunn
03-16-2006, 05:08 PM
I can think of nicer notebooks at that price. Fujitsu's P series is one, and it comes with a bigger screen too (7-8" vs 5").

The P series is a 10.6" screen if we're talking about the same thing (I have a P7020).

Lee Yuan Sheng
03-16-2006, 08:52 PM
Not that P series. Those are too big. The ones I'm thinking are much smaller, and weigh around 2.2 pounds. Specifically the P1000 and P2000 series.

Jason Dunn
03-16-2006, 09:15 PM
Not that P series. Those are too big. The ones I'm thinking are much smaller, and weigh around 2.2 pounds.

Ah yes, this one:

http://store.shopfujitsu.com/fpc/Ecommerce/buildseriesbean.do?series=P15D