Most notebook makers probably think that a single display is quite sufficient when they make a new device - even if it is not, people will just have to make do with an external monitor or TV via HDMI or VGA. gScreen has come up with a much simpler solution; after all, you cannot bring your TV everywhere and all those cables lying around can get annoying as well.
Enter SpaceBook 17, the world's first 17.3 (or is that 34.6?) inch notebook with two identical LED-backlit displays. It is a clever system in which the secondary display is hidden behind the primary; when you want to use both, you just slide them halfway out to either side. No mention of resolutions on the product sheet though.
SpaceBook 17 is based on Intel's Core i7 platform with an Intel Core i7-620M dual-core processor (2.66GHz - up to 3.333GHz via TurboBoost, 4MB cache) and a 1GB GeForce GTS 150M GPU from Nvidia. Add 4GB of DDR3 RAM and a 250/500GB 7200RPM hard drive and you get a pretty powerful device. Well, you would think someone who needs two displays on his notebook also requires some pretty strong hardware.
Otherwise the two-headed beast has a Super Multi DVD drive, a couple of 1.5W speakers and a 9-celled Li-ion battery (though you should not expect a spectacular battery life with two large displays sucking away at the power). Connectivity includes 802.11 b/g/draft-N WiFi, Bluetooth v2.1 + EDR, Ethernet LAN and modem. Â
I/Os are aplenty with things like Firewire, HDMI, eSATA/USB combo, 3x USB 2.0, audio jack in- and output (with SPDIF) and a 6-in-1 card reader (SD/MMC/MS/MS Pro/MiniSD/RS-MMC Memory Card).
So, just what is the downside? SpaceBook 17 is a big fellow (gScreen do not mention either weight or dimensions, but it seems neither thin nor light) with a price to match: $2.895.
Via: Notebookcheck
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in Hardware & Accessories by nyk001, 08-05-10 12:46