Intel Investors - IBM to Introduce a 366 MHz Pentium II "Transformer" Notebook.
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IBM readies 'Transformer' notebook By Darren Gladstone
IBM's next notebook is dubbed the "Transformer," but that doesn't mean Big Blue is moonlighting as a toy maker. The ThinkPad 570 gets its code name from its ability to change from a notebook to a mininotebook in the blink of an eye.
At first glance, the ThinkPad 570, which IBM (NYSE:IBM) plans to ship late next month, is a sub-7-pound notebook with a 13.3-inch active-matrix display, a floppy drive and a CD-ROM drive. But a user can pop out the core segment of the keyboard, pointing device and display to create a 3-and-a-half-pound mininotebook for travel, said a source who has seen the notebook.
The 570 uses a 366MHz Pentium II processor and will be priced starting at approximately $2,500, sources said.
The notebook's casing is made of carbon fiber reinforced plastic, rather than the now-popular magnesium alloy, because it is more durable and better able to dissipate heat, sources said.
"The question remains, though, how it stacks up to current notebooks," said a source close to IBM. "It's tough to judge because this notebook creates a new category."
Details of the notebook have piqued the interest of some users.
"[The ThinkPad 570] seems like an innovative product that's priced right. When it becomes available, I plan to evaluate it," said John Lando, manager of IS with Long Island City, New York-based Citicorp. "It sounds like it will give the right blend of flexibility on the road."
IBM declined to comment on an unannounced product.
IBM, in Somers, N.Y., can be reached at www.ibm.com. |
