[dba-Tech] Laptop Recommendation

Steve,

In my latest issue of Maximum PC (June 2004), there is a sidebar regarding
this issue.  To save time, I'll just quote it directly.

>>
HAVE YOU BOUGHT A PC FROM L COMPUTERS?
For that matter, has anyone?

We featured L Computers on our January 2004 cover for the company's
audacious approach to high-end PC design, even though we were skeptical
about some of the hyped technologies that were MIA in our test unit.

Now we're even more skeptical.  Despite announcements of even faster
computers and retail partnerships "soon," Maximum PC has been unable to
locate a single person who's purchased a computer from www.go-l.com.  If you
have - or if you've even tried - we'd like to talk to you.  E-mail us at
input at maximumpc.com.
<<

If you're interested, I can dig out my January 2004 issue and go into
details regarding what they found during their review.

Mark


-----Original Message-----
From: Steven W. Erbach [mailto:serbach at new.rr.com] 
Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2004 6:00 PM
To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Laptop Recommendation


Mark,

>> I don't want to start a flame war or anything, but last I heard, go-l is
vaporware. <<

Heck, you won't have any problem with me. I saw a TechTV segment that
highlighted one of the desktop units with the dual display. The two guys
were not impressed with the internal rat's nest of wiring. That was about it
for the level of technical detail they gave...but it was real.

>> They raised quite a stink when they started inventing, trade-marking, and
marketing new terms for existing technology and were unable to produce
working examples of what they deemed revolutionary technology. <<

Was this a news item some time back? I've just gone looking for more
information on it but I come up with mostly web log rants and "reviews". I
can't tell whether this is real or not...except for the fact that I saw a
TechTV segment on it. Of course, I can't find that segment anymore at the
new TechTV site...

Regards,

Steve Erbach
Scientific Marketing
Neenah, WI
920-969-0504

"Without men, civilization would last until the oil needed changing." - Fred
Reed
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