DigitalReviews.net has a great review of the Dialogue Flybook ultra-portable tablet-style PC.
“You expect it to have WiFi and Bluetooth, but add a SIM card slot for GPRS (there’s even a CDMA model), a CF / PC card slot, 2 FireWire ports and suddenly you have an ultra-capable machine.
Did you say you want it in Ferrari-red?”
Yes, I do want it in Ferrari-red!
“Power from the Transmeta Crusoe TM-5800 engine (1 GHz) is a bit less than the Toshiba’s (1.8GHz) with a 512K L2 Cache but memory is the same as my upgraded laptop at 512MB. The hard drive is a decent 40GB in the 2.5″ format. The Flybook has probably the largest screen in the ultra-compact category: an 8.9″ wide-view, 16:9 display with an LTPS screen. This Low Temperature Poly Silicon-based TFT screen gives a higher aperture ratio and improves screen brightness significantly. Resolution on the Flybook itself is Wide-XGA (1024×600) at its max and the maximum external resolution is1800x1440 (32bit).”
The only problem is it’s running Windows XP and not Windows XP Tablet PC Edition. Take a look at the review here.
Originally published on Pocketnow on July 22, 2004. More Hardware articles from the Pocketnow archive.