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The millionaires notebook.....

#1 Post by Hotbrick » Tue May 22, 2007 5:20 am

This must be a laptop just to show off with, I can't even find any specs. Probably not important.... 8)

http://www.ego-lifestyle.com/mytulip.htm

I heard they start at €4000 :shock:
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#2 Post by egibbs » Tue May 22, 2007 6:22 am

Bwa-Ha!

I almost suspect it's an elaborate joke, but they put too much time and effort into it for that to be the case..

Reminds me of the restaurant in the Steve Martin Movie (Father of the Bride?) named E-dee-oh - spelled Idiot.

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#3 Post by snife » Tue May 22, 2007 7:13 am

I really like the Ego PCs, sure i wouldn't buy one and they are not for techies but its nice to see a company taking a change with notebook design for those that want something a bit funky; if they want to get me interested though they'll need to stick a decent trackpoint on it.

Those who want an exclusive laptop to show off with will get a ThinkPad option soon.
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#4 Post by Turbo Audi » Tue May 22, 2007 7:28 am

Looks exactly like my brothers old piece-of-crap very old Gateway laptop running WIN ME. Minus the "bling."
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#5 Post by underclocker » Tue May 22, 2007 8:56 am

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#6 Post by gator » Tue May 22, 2007 9:04 am

underclocker wrote:iBook ClamBook v.2
Exactly what I was going to say. It is so thick and it looks ugly IMHO compared not only to thinkpads, but other present-day laptops too.
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#7 Post by bigtiger » Tue May 22, 2007 9:18 am

Agree. Too ugly.
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#8 Post by egibbs » Tue May 22, 2007 12:59 pm

I'm sorry - I appreciate that someone is trying to rethink the laptop and all, but while the outside is passably fashionable the inside looks like cheap plastic crap. And I bet the specs are lousy too.

I'm sure they are selling very well - the world of the riche is full of folks with more money than sense.

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#9 Post by AlphaKilo470 » Tue May 22, 2007 3:54 pm

The computer looks like crap. Besides, who needs to carry their laptop like a bag when they can just put it in a bag?
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#10 Post by andyP » Tue May 22, 2007 3:59 pm

AlphaKilo470 wrote:The computer looks like crap. Besides, who needs to carry their laptop like a bag when they can just put it in a bag?
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#11 Post by WarMachine » Tue May 22, 2007 4:43 pm

Veni, vidi, vomit !

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#12 Post by pianowizard » Tue May 22, 2007 4:53 pm

I am trying to visualize myself walking on the street carrying the Ego Love Edition. It would be an interesting sight!
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#13 Post by Turbo Audi » Tue May 22, 2007 5:20 pm

People who use those are the reason people like me beat people up. :twisted:
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#14 Post by leoblob » Tue May 22, 2007 7:35 pm

the overall shape... it looks like a toilet seat
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#15 Post by ryengineer » Tue May 22, 2007 7:37 pm

Seems to suit Paris Hilton kinda people, matching dress, shoes, dog and a notebook.
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#16 Post by AlphaKilo470 » Tue May 22, 2007 7:49 pm

I hear the Paris Hilton edition of this notebook has the battery life shortened to 23 minutes (down from 45) and includes a special electronic alarm bell.
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#17 Post by WarMachine » Wed May 23, 2007 12:18 am

leoblob wrote:the overall shape... it looks like a toilet seat
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#18 Post by Temetka » Thu May 24, 2007 1:37 am

Those laptops are fugly.

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#19 Post by interval » Sun May 27, 2007 1:52 pm

this one will only set you back $1,000,000 :lol:

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#20 Post by furrycute » Sun May 27, 2007 9:21 pm

At least this one is not a rebadge of some el cheapo notebook wrapped up in crocodile skin, this million dollar baby has 128GB of solid state storage, bravo!

But still, a million bucks... :cry:

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#21 Post by BillMorrow » Mon May 28, 2007 3:20 am

if any idiot buys that $1M laptop he won't have his $$ for long..
what a waste of prefectly good cash..
i would rather buy $998,000 worth of US Government bonds or a decent equity portfolio rather than waste cash on a device that'll be obsolete within a year or two..
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#22 Post by snife » Mon May 28, 2007 3:46 am

It depends - if i had $1000000 then I wouldn't buy it - but if your someone like Bill Gates then you might as well just to show off since you cant spend all your money anyway.

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#23 Post by easily_rechargable » Sat Jun 02, 2007 9:19 am

It's a tulip, from tulip computers ( dutch brand - had his highs in the 90's here in europe, dunno bout the US). The monogram on top is a dead giveaway. They - like commodore - have been gone for a long time after beeing the "bomb" back in the days.

But yeah, they now enter the market als fashionable laptop makers, for crazy prices. But as you know: "as long as it's exclusive, some people will buy it".

Jut for laughs, google Tulip computers and you'll see where that crazy stuff has come from. Another reason for the crazyness is the legalisation of drugs in the Netherlands.

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#24 Post by pianowizard » Sat Jun 02, 2007 9:31 am

easily_rechargable wrote:"as long as it's exclusive, some people will buy it".
Does anyone know how many units have been sold?
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#25 Post by easily_rechargable » Sat Jun 02, 2007 10:06 am

Sofar.. I've seen 5 irl in Antwerp

so start counting from there :wink:
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