Comments on: Thoughts on the Intel Metro Laptop http://www.arghyle.com/2007/05/30/thoughts-on-the-intel-metro-laptop/ Mon, 06 Sep 2010 07:31:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Sal http://www.arghyle.com/2007/05/30/thoughts-on-the-intel-metro-laptop/comment-page-1/#comment-1255 Sal Thu, 31 May 2007 13:43:30 +0000 http://www.arghyle.com/2007/05/30/thoughts-on-the-intel-metro-laptop/#comment-1255 The screen on the front is there for convenience, so you can do some reading without opening the notebook. It uses e-ink so that it only consumes battery power when pages are turned. It won't save any weight- there still is the normal LCD screen- but it will allow you to read a book or maybe your feeds. The screen on the front is there for convenience, so you can do some reading without opening the notebook. It uses e-ink so that it only consumes battery power when pages are turned. It won’t save any weight- there still is the normal LCD screen- but it will allow you to read a book or maybe your feeds.

]]> By: Mindables http://www.arghyle.com/2007/05/30/thoughts-on-the-intel-metro-laptop/comment-page-1/#comment-1254 Mindables Thu, 31 May 2007 08:54:17 +0000 http://www.arghyle.com/2007/05/30/thoughts-on-the-intel-metro-laptop/#comment-1254 Is the sole purpose of having the screen on the front to conserve power? I'm not sure it's a necessary addition. I like my devices to be compact, but I'm not sure why people go to such extremes to lose a pound or two off of their carrying weight. - Mike Is the sole purpose of having the screen on the front to conserve power? I’m not sure it’s a necessary addition. I like my devices to be compact, but I’m not sure why people go to such extremes to lose a pound or two off of their carrying weight.

- Mike

]]> By: RNYK http://www.arghyle.com/2007/05/30/thoughts-on-the-intel-metro-laptop/comment-page-1/#comment-1251 RNYK Wed, 30 May 2007 16:10:07 +0000 http://www.arghyle.com/2007/05/30/thoughts-on-the-intel-metro-laptop/#comment-1251 Love the idea of the screen on the front, for feeds & music. Love the idea of the screen on the front, for feeds & music.

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