The SpaceBook’s claim to glory is its massive dual 17.3-inch screen setup, which earns it brownie points for being the first of its kind. Certainly not the most graceful of beasts. And she’s not built for comfort either, weighing about ten pounds. But, doomed to your desktop as it would be, it doesn’t push the envelope with what’s under the hood. Surprising, since you’d expect it to right?
The high-end model packs a quad-core Intel Core i7-740M processor, 8GB of RAM, and an NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250M video card. But no Sandy Bridge. No Thunderbolt. No Blu-Ray XL. Nothing really to justify its $US2795 price tag. While gScreen just made it available for pre-order, this old girl is already dead in the water. [gScreen via This Is My Next]
JM
Sunday, July 17, 2011 at 2:49 PMHave these guys ever heard of a desktop?
Seriously, who would want this ultra-think, over 5kg laptop that is not as powerful or as useful as a dual-screen quadro powered PC for a lower price?
poltak
Sunday, July 17, 2011 at 4:15 PMOne of the most horrible things I’ve ever seen…
Jay
Sunday, July 17, 2011 at 6:27 PMNot as silly as you think. The military would love this plus anyone who needs screen real-estate and mobility.
Mitch
Sunday, July 17, 2011 at 10:33 PMEver heard of web or visual designers most of the time they need multi monitors
wsDK_II
Monday, July 18, 2011 at 7:31 AMI am pretty sure that if this was an apple product (with same specs) Gizmodo would be all over it
Monte
Monday, July 18, 2011 at 9:45 PMCouldn’t agree more…
Daniel Walkington
Wednesday, July 20, 2011 at 9:07 AMYes, but if Apple made this it would weigh less, fit in slightly thinner enclosure, have Sandy Bridge, Thunderbolt and gorgeous aluminium and cost around $4-5k.