i first encountered the desknote on pricewatch.com about a year ago. but
these are only laptops in form factor. all of them use a funky external
battery. at the time, every category under laptop showed a $300 option
which was really just an empty desknote (but with screen). looks like they
added a new category for the desknote. =20
unfortunately, finding an accurate listing on pricewatch is getting harder
and harder. looks like the barebones a980 without screen is going for $400
and the 928 & 929 go for about $500 barebone with screen
an interesting part of the specs from:
http://www.americancomputech.com/smoreinfo.asp?iid=3D56012
# Why is the battery optional?=20
Weight management, Avoid overheat, Battery capacity is insufficient for an =
average 10-12 hour working day, An adapter is much more essential instead, =
Over 80% of notebook users operate with an adapter...
# Why no PCMCIA card?=20
i-Buddie already supports built-in LAN, Modem and TV-out function, Users do=
not need the PCMCIA card to provide these commonly used functions, Use the=
i-Buddie USB ports to provide wireless LAN, storage and CD-RW functions in=
stead of PCMCIA card, Reserve space for heat dissipation ...
both sound more like a list of excuses i'd expect to hear in high school=20
alongside the dog ate my pcmcia.=20
however, i noticed the battery is rated 118.4WH for about $100. it's on
the large side and doesn't mention charger (learn not to expect anything
is implied included and be pleasantly surprised when it is) but may be=20
worth looking into:
Battery Type:
=B7 Lithium-Ion Rechargeable Battery.
Model No:
=B7 EM-929L
Nominal Capacity:
=B7 118.4WH
Input Power:
=B7 19V~23V DC/ 3A min.
Output Power:
=B7 12V~16.8V DC/ 10A max.
Operating Temperature:
=B7 45=B0F~104=B0F (7=B0C~40=B0C).
Storage Temperature:
=B7 14=B0F~140=B0F (-10=B0C~60=B0C).
Dimensions:
=B7 9.96" x 4.69" x 1.18" (253mm x 119mm x 30mm).
Weight:
=B7 Approx. 2.3lb (1050g).
some more looking into things shows the battery has a built in gauge. from:
http://www.wiredzone.com/itemdesc.asp?CartId=3D&ic=3D50011001&tpc=3D
Displays
Capacity :=20
4 LEDs display, (Capacity: 1~24%, 25%~49%, 50%~74%, 75%~100%)
Steady display during charge input
Steady display during power output
Status : =20
Steady Green display during power output
2-color ( RED & GREEN ) LED display
ORANGE display blinks during charge input
Steady ORANGE display after fully charged
Warning Sounds : =20
Sound beeps can be disabled by pressing the capacity indicator button
1 short beep every 5 seconds if the capacity <=3D 5%
2 short beeps every 2 seconds if temperature runs out of range, output wi=
ll be cutoff after 1 minute
Disable warning sound beeps
looks like wiredzone.com goes into great detail on battery specs. =20
--francois
On Sat, Mar 01, 2003 at 08:19:08AM +0100, Eugen Leitl wrote:
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2003 18:06:45 -0600
> From: Bari Ari <
>
> To: 
> Subject: LinuxBIOS Laptop
>=20
> Here's a nice candidate to build a LinuxBIOS laptop.
>=20
> http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/story.html?id=3D1046444411
>=20
> The site is currently /.ed but the specs are:
>=20
> ECS announced recently its DeskNote i-Buddie A980 mobile desktop PC, the=
=20
> first ever mobile barebone computer. It features no display, no CPU, no=
=20
> RAM and no HDD, but only the =1Ccase=1D with keyboard and touchpad. The=
=20
> indisputable trump of the novelty is that you are free to install the=20
> most high-end and cutting-edge hardware, or you may buy not really=20
> expensive components that are enough for your needs.
>=20
> Here is the list of i-Buddie A980 technical peculiarities:
>=20
> * Supports Socket 478 Pentium 4 / Celeron processors with 400/533MHz FSB=
=20
> with 3.06GHz clock-speed and above;
> * SiS650 chipset with SiS962 I/O controller;
> * 1 DIMM slot for up to 1GB of PC2100 or PC2700 DDR SDRAM memory.
> * Integrated graphics core, ability to install NVIDIA GeForce4 Go420=20
> mobile graphics card.
> * 2-channel ATA-100/66/33 integrated controller;
> * Includes an 8x DVD-ROM drive;
> * Free bay for 2.5=1D HDD;
> * 4 USB 2.0 ports;
> * FireWire (IEEE1394) port ;
> * IR port with transfer rate up to 115.2Kbit/s;
> * 10/100Mbit/s Ethernet adapter and connector;
> * Integrated 56K modem;
> * 6-channel audio solution and built-in speakers;
> * Size: 342mm (W) x 300mm (D) x 34mm(min)/50.5mm(max);
> * Weight: 1.8Kg.
>=20
> End-users have a lot of opportunities to expand and configure such=20
> computers, they even now can choose between 14=1D and 15=1D TFT panel, wh=
at=20
> should allow ECS=19 customers to get the most cost-effective solutions=20
> possible.
>=20
> According to this French web-site, such barebones will be priced at=20
> $300. Not expensive, I believe, but remember that you will need to get a=
=20
> display, a microprocessor, a memory module and a hard disk drive to make=
=20
> it functional.
>=20
> Bari
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