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Carphone’s new, free ultralight laptop (”Webbook”) offering

Started by Ewan · 11 months ago

Just a week after the iPhone 3G hit the streets, Carphone Warehouse, one of the UK’s biggest mobile phone retailers has launched a new product by the name of Webbook.
It is, Carphone tells me, the world’s first 10.2″ notebook of it’s kind. Made by Elonex Technology, the device weighs just 1.3kg (the Apple [...] ... Continue reading »

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  • Anthony

    11 months ago

    The trouble with getting a Windows version of one of these laptops is the updates. I'm currently typing this out on a Vista laptop that's been nowhere near DSL or a cable modem. From day one it's been hooked up to 3's mobile broadband and that alone. I have no idea how much has been downloaded as part of Windows (and associated programs) but we're talking hundreds of megs. Fortunately I'm trialling it and have unlimited data to play with and no scary bills to face.
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  • Denny

    11 months ago

    You can buy a sub-notebook outright for less than 250 quid - and without signing up to a two-year contract. Google for the Asus eeePC, the Aspire One, etc etc.
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  • Ewan

    11 months ago

    Which would you buy, Denny?
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