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Conference akocoa::decpc_portables

Title:DECpc _Portables
Moderator:PCBUOA::GLANTZ
Created:Wed May 08 1991
Last Modified:Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:2423
Total number of notes:11059

2391.0. "Ultra line at its end?" by OSBONN::PER (Per Nisslert, SWAS Gothenburg, Sweden) Tue Apr 29 1997 10:16

Hello,

Forgive me if this has been discussed before, I'm new to this conference.

My manager has approved my buying a new laptop. I've had an Ultra II in mind for
quite a while. Now, to my dismay, we have announced EOL of the Ultra II without
announcing a successor in the ultra-thin, ultra-light category.

Does anyone know if there's an "Ultra III" in the works? Or, perhaps an easier
statement to make in an open notes file, if such a machine is *not* in the
works. And, in that case why we have given up trying to provide the sexiest
laptops around.

Per
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2391.1See 2358.*XDELTA::HOFFMANSteve, OpenVMS EngineeringTue Apr 29 1997 12:308
   I suspect the PCBU will neither confirm nor deny a replacement to the
   Ultra II series, as any such product would be considered unannounced.
   (See notes 2358.* for a previous discussion on this particular topic.)

   The HiNote VP500 series is a good (immediately available) alternative,
   and particularly for multimedia-oriented applications.
2391.2QUARK::LIONELFree advice is worth every centTue Apr 29 1997 13:548
PC Week did, though, in an issue I got last week, report that Digital was
going to introduce a new Ultra line with speeds up to 200MHz - manufactured
by LG Electronics (formerly Lucky Goldstar), the folks who make the VP series
(if I am not mistaken).  I was puzzled to note the weight of the system being
listed as 6+ pounds, though, which didn't seem very "trim" to me.  Digital,
of course, declined comment.

					Steve
2391.3" ... neither confirm nor deny ... "PCBUOA::akodhcp1-154.ako.dec.com::alderman[email protected]Tue Apr 29 1997 20:308
>> by LG Electronics (formerly Lucky Goldstar), the folks who make the VP series
>> (if I am not mistaken).

You are mistaken. And the article in PCWeek has a few mistakes, too.
2391.4QUARK::LIONELFree advice is worth every centTue Apr 29 1997 21:164
    Then I suppose it's coincidence that my VP535 has "LG" stickers
    plastered in various places?  Who does make the VP series for us?
    
    				Steve
2391.5PCBUOA::FERRANTEVThu May 01 1997 11:093
    Trust me.. There is NO LG in the HiNote VP series....
    
    Vin
2391.6BIRDIE::FERREIRAFri May 02 1997 17:263
	re -.1:

	Even in the LCD displays?  :-)
2391.7And the prize goes to ....PCBUOA::GLANTZThu May 08 1997 14:351
    As usual, Dave Ferreira has the last (correct) word.
2391.8BIRDIE::FERREIRAFri May 09 1997 10:171
	Thank you, Richard, but as you know, I have an unfair advantage.  ;-)
2391.9PCBUOA::FERRANTEVFri May 09 1997 14:3710
    The glass in your Anderson Window is made by PPG but when the sash
    doesn't close properly do they go back to PPG and blame them for the
    paint chipping off ??
    
    In any case, yes there is, on SOME models, an LCD panel made by LG. 
    
    Then again, I don't know who made the screws that hold in the HDD or
    where the base plastic chemistry came from.. 
    
    Vin
2391.10BIRDIE::FERREIRAFri May 09 1997 15:534
	The reply in .6 was intended to explain why "LG" stickers might
appear on Mr. Lionel's VP535 (reply .4).  Different manufacterer's LCD's
may use different video flex cables, inverter boards, and the like, making
such stickers a convenience when observed at repair depots.
2391.11QUARK::LIONELFree advice is worth every centFri May 09 1997 21:484
    I've never opened up my VP535 (except in the approved manner to add
    memory).  I saw LG stickers on things like the power adapter, etc.
    
    				Steve