[MetalheadGautham]

Originally Posted by goobimama

I seriously don't understand people's fixation with an optical drive. And what's more puzzling is that they want an ultra portable to have the power and features of a high end gaming desktop.

Exactly. I am with you mate. I for one, don't mind the lack of a big hdd and an optical drive. With casing for the drives and an extra dvd drive at my house, I can always use the USB ports to my advantage. Nobody will want to write a DVD on their laptop while on the move unless they are some seriously short on time guys.


To me a cheap UMPC must be within 15K, and must be able to do everything ecept phoning that a Blackberry can, along with other basic computing tasks. These are somewhat like a combo of a PMP like the iAudio or the iPod, a high end PDA minus the phone, a portable gadget to play simple games like in mobiles, PSPs, GBAs, etc and a tool to keep in touch everywere, as well as an ebook reader to read books the way I do with real paper ones in the toilet.

Originally Posted by Pathik

^^ hehe. True but didn't you use the same line in the MB Air's defence?

forget the mb air. its not even worth looking at for cheap and mobile solution seekers.
(got it? worth. Its worth a lot )