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Weblog:   I want a lighter PowerBook!
Subject:   The market may not be large enough
Date:   2005-02-03 19:13:03
From:   gennick

Some time back, I posted along similar lines. Someone pointed out afterward, in the feedback, that the market for ultra-small notebooks is not all that large. I can't verify the size of the market, but, based on what I see people carrying, I can certainly believe that market for laptops sans-CD is fairly small. It may not be cost-effective for Apple to address that market.


I'm an X30 user myself. The light weight is nice. But I've found there are two other things I like even more. The small form-factor is one. This laptop sits on a tray table and with room for drink left over. The clip-on, extended battery is something else I've come to appreciate. I never need to look for airport power-plugs anymore when I travel. Essentially, I've replaced the weight of a CD drive with the weight of an extra battery.
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  • David Sklar photo The market may not be large enough
    2005-02-04 07:11:55  David Sklar | O'Reilly Author [View]

    Good points -- I have no idea what the market size is. However, since multiple companies ship ultra-small Windows laptops, it makes me think that it's a market worth addressing. Plus, IBM's latest tinybook, the X40, weighs even less - 2.7 lbs. So someone there thinks that small is attractive. Of course, they could be wrong and only sell a handful of X40s.

    Your tray table comment makes me realize all the tray tables that I've put my X31 on and never given a second thought to the fact that it fit nicely (with room for my tomato juice on the side.) I suppose that's an element of good design -- you don't notice it when it just works. (Or maybe it's a sign of an inattentive user!)
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