Intel’s ultrathin Lorado notebook concept is a winner , vying with the best designs from Apple, Hewlett-Packard, Dell, and Toshiba. The problem is: Intel doesn’t manufacture laptops. Maybe it should. (Though Intel is arguably three quarters–or more–of the way there already because it makes most of the core components.) Riveting notebook designs are hard to come by. Thus the Apple envy that exists for some users forced to use prosaic Windows-based business notebooks.
Lorado is a mere 0.7 inches thick and a little more than two pounds. Rivaling the lightest designs from Japanese companies such as Toshiba and Sony. “If this Lorado laptop comes to fruition it will be the thinnest ultraportable ever [in the Santa Rosa platform],” according to Laptop Magazine, which bestowed its “Mobile Innovation Awards 2007″ on the design. And the Santa Rosa refresh is coming–with 45-nanometer processors tailor made for thin designs.
Presumably, Intel will also refresh the ULV (Ultra Low Voltage) line of processors soon after it rolls out mainstream “Penryn” mobile processors on January 6th. Lorado also features a portfolio attachment that can be used with an E-Ink display and a charging pad for a cell phone.
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