NOT the possible Mac ThinBook...
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Hope they don’t get any thinner.
I have to lift the side of my Mac Book to plug in an ethernet or usb cable now!
Why do they think only flash for storage? Apple could easily put the 1.8” 160 GB hard drive from the iPod in there and it’ll cost a lot less. They may not be fast, but sub-notebooks aren’t about speed, and cache alleviate the problem.
Could anything that thin have an optical drive?
I'm working with some doctors who would wet their pants if they could use such a computer as a client device for their electronic medical record system.
just an idea...
What is eSATA?
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-esata.htm
[snip] SATA replaced ATA legacy technology as the next generation internal bus interface for hard drives. The SATA interface is more streamlined than ATA and provides serial architecture for greater speed than the older parallel technology. SATA cables are narrow and can be up to six feet (2 meters) in length, whereas parallel cables are much wider and limited to a length of 18 inches (45.7 cm). With eSATA, the speed of SATA expands to encompass exterior storage solutions.
While eSATA reaches transfer rates triple those of USB 2.0 and FireWire 400, it does have one drawback. eSATA requires its own power connector, unlike the aforementioned interfaces. However, it is an excellent choice for external disk storage. Unlike USB and FireWire interfaces, eSATA does not have to translate data between the interface and the computer. This enhances data transfer speeds, while saving computer processor resources and eliminating the need for an extra off-load chip. [end]