I can’t remember the last time I put a disc in my laptop. Maybe an old mix CD. The world’s moving on from physical media! Great! But how about replacing that slot with something useful, and not a pico projector?
Fujitsu’s new LifeBook S761/C and P771/C notebooks are bizarre beasts, with fold-out pico projectors where your optical drive used to be. Not only are the machines crazily expensive ($US2675 and $US3110, for middling specs), but the addition of the pico projector is confounding and bizarre. How about adding an extra large battery in that space? Or hey, just removing the optical drive and making a lighter, slimmer notebook?
The entire point of a pico projector was to be tiny and mobile—so if they’re so conveniently small, why would you ever want or need one integrated? The thing is clearly pegged for conference room presentations and nothing else, as the pico projector is aimed sideways, with no other angle available. If this appeals to you, then please just get a reasonably priced laptop and a (separate) reasonably priced pico projector.
Hey guys, wanna watch this PowerPoint on my new $US3000 laptop? Guys? Guys? [PC Watch via Engadget]