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16th November 2011, 12:23 AM #1
HP's 13-inch Ultrabook: The HP Folio - First Look Discussion
HP doesn't get irony. Palm once created the Foleo, a proto-netbook, to pair with your PalmOS-powered smartphone. It got panned so hard it was never released. HP bought and killed Palm, and is now releasing the HP Folio, a 13-inch ultrabook. Can the Folio succeed where the Foleo didn't?
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16th November 2011, 09:21 PM #2
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Nice write-up, JR.
Interesting naming on HP's part, certainly ... "Folio" vs. "Foleo". Pronounced the same ... lol.
At any rate I haven't seen an Ultrabook get it 100% right yet. This one is heavy by comparison, and that's an understatement ... HP is taking a chance there. Otherwise I look forward to seeing this product in person.
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17th November 2011, 01:09 AM #3Notebook Consultant
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I had a great time reading the article. Being an HP fanboy (even though I dislike them), I was hoping they would have the "perfect" ultrabook. I really like the design; the weight and thickness looks perfect to me.
I was hoping for atleast 3 usb ports, fingerprint reader, and higher resolution screen.
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17th November 2011, 01:14 AM #4
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HP needs to release one of these in a 11.6" version. Then I'll have the perfect companion to my 8730w monster.
The thing I never liked about the original MBA (and most UltraBooks) was that it was 13". You can make a laptop as thin as you want, but if it still has a big foot print, it's not going to fit where you want it to. Not that I'm saying that 13" is a big foot print, but if you kept the thinness, and stepped the size down, you'd have much better portability.
That, and I don't like the buttonless touchpad. It aggravates me how much these are proliferating, and how terrible most of them actually are.Questionably Portable: HP EliteBook 8730w|17" WUXGA RGB DreamColor|C2D P8600 2.4GHz|1GB nVidia FX3700M|4GB DDR2-800|250GB 7200RPM Guinea Pig Portable: Google Cr-48 Legacy: HP Compaq nx9420
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17th November 2011, 08:46 AM #5
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I'm glad I'm not the only person who thinks this.
Intel convinced PC manufacturers to start this "Ultrabook" category based on the 13-inch MacBook Air but most of the manufacturers have forgotten the appeal of the 11.6-inch MacBook Air.
ASUS has the Zenbook UX21, but that's about it.
I love the 11.6-inch MacBook Air but I have ZERO interest in the 13-inch model. As much as I like several of the new Ultrabooks, they're all a bit too big for what I personally consider "ultraportable."
If I want a large laptop PC it's going to have more ports and better specs than any 13-inch Ultrabook.
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17th November 2011, 10:16 AM #6
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All these Ultrabooks really don't distinguish themselves from one or the other.
We need a performance Ultrabook with a discrete GPU.
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17th November 2011, 09:51 PM #7Notebook Geek
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dont you think the m11x would be the closest you could get to a gaming ultra portable. It has discrete graphics and an 11.6 inch screen.
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17th November 2011, 10:03 PM #8
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The shockingly-low $899 price tag makes me nervous about build quality and corner-cutting. When things seem too good to be true, they usually are. But I like the features list and love the look.
There's not a 2/3" thick machine with a dedicated GPU at [i]any[i] price (not counting the Vaio Z2 since the GPU isn't inside the machine). I think there's a reason for that. You can't fit a cooling system appropriate for a dedicated GPU inside something two-thirds of an inch thick.Modern UI ("metro") tutorial; How to enable Windows 8's built-in start menu

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17th November 2011, 10:06 PM #9
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17th November 2011, 11:00 PM #10
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Modern UI ("metro") tutorial; How to enable Windows 8's built-in start menu

VAIO Duo 11 (i3-3217U, 11.6" 1080p IPS, N-Trig stylus, Windows 8). My video review; handwriting test.
VAIO F2390X (i7-2670QM, 540M, 16.4" 1080p, Windows 7 Pro). My video review.
Samsung Galaxy S III (U.S. Cellular, unrooted, Launcher8). My review.



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