Fujitsu Siemens' Amilo Mini netbook: on-the go computing for Darth Vader's PA

Posted by Rob Beschizza, August 28, 2008 11:17 AM | permalink

Fujitsu's Amilo Mini just had to be different. None of those cute modern curves and snuggly roundrects here: this is the mini-laptop that stormtrooper adjutants stride around with on the Death Star.

It so turns out that this attractively oldschool model will be a stiff $600, double that of of popular models from Asus and Dell's forthcoming entry in the field. What do you get for the extra dough? A 1.6 GHz Atom 320 CPU, 80GB hard drive, a webcam, 1GB of RAM, Windows XP, Bluetooth and WiFi. Weighing in at 2.2 pounds, expect it to lose the swish black 'n' white paint job by the time it hits western shelves, if Fujitsu's policy of reserving its pretty designs for Japan continues.

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#1 posted by Tommy

, August 28, 2008 11:45 AM

Everyone knows that Darth Vader uses a Kaypro 2000.

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#2 posted by Anonymous , August 28, 2008 12:42 PM

Say hello to the newest fat, ugly bezel. And the newest tiny screen.

FAAAAAAaaaaAAAIL

For how longer will I have to wait for somebody actually wanting my money?

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#3 posted by Matthew Miller

, August 28, 2008 8:08 PM

Dammit! 1024×600. I'm not buying one of these devices until they can put in a screen at least as nice as the one on my five year old Vaio U101.

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#4 posted by Itsumishi , August 28, 2008 10:51 PM

#2 How much was your Vaio? How many inchs was the screen?

Cramming much more than 1024 x 600 into a 8.9" screen is expensive. The whole point of these things is to be cheap, light and small.

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#5 posted by monstrinho_do_biscoito , August 29, 2008 3:36 AM

i rather like the brualist stylings on this minibeast

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#6 posted by latsot , August 29, 2008 6:01 AM

You are quite wrong. THIS is Darth Vader's laptop: http://www.cheaplaptops.org.uk/wp-content/laptopimg/2007/05/qosmio-g30-204.jpg

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#7 posted by mabwiddershins , August 31, 2008 4:58 AM

I have always been a fan of Lord Vader's design work. So has my sister-in-law. Her kitchen with its dark gray and black appliances just screams 1988. And I saw his yacht in Cannes last summer:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bjean/2813115113/