05-04-2008, 07:32 PM
There's nothing clever about it, appealing to a schoolyard 14-year old's mentality.
It shows that they miss the point or more likely are aiming at the aforementioned mentality that can't tell the difference between apples and oranges.
"Starting at just 2.93lbs" and "From $3300" for the optional DVD drive" (replaces the optional extended battery of the $3225 version)?
"Note: By selecting the Lightweight Travel Bezel, an optical drive or additional battery will not ship with the system."
For $3375 you can get it with Verizon Mobile Broadband, but no extended battery or DVD drive. The drive is a $105 option. A "lightweight bezel" plugs the hole and saves $120 off the $3375 price.
So one still has to make sacrifices.
I may have missed it, but Tech Specs of the configurations, particularly the weight as outfitted, seem a little elusive.
It's one thing to take on a competitor's product, but at least make it look like something.
...but what exactly do you mean by "pissy?"
Probably that it lacks monster truck tires or those faux sack-and-balls that dangle off a trailer hitch or bumper.
Oh, and no Raiders decal.
It shows that they miss the point or more likely are aiming at the aforementioned mentality that can't tell the difference between apples and oranges.
"Starting at just 2.93lbs" and "From $3300" for the optional DVD drive" (replaces the optional extended battery of the $3225 version)?
"Note: By selecting the Lightweight Travel Bezel, an optical drive or additional battery will not ship with the system."
For $3375 you can get it with Verizon Mobile Broadband, but no extended battery or DVD drive. The drive is a $105 option. A "lightweight bezel" plugs the hole and saves $120 off the $3375 price.
So one still has to make sacrifices.
I may have missed it, but Tech Specs of the configurations, particularly the weight as outfitted, seem a little elusive.
It's one thing to take on a competitor's product, but at least make it look like something.
...but what exactly do you mean by "pissy?"
Probably that it lacks monster truck tires or those faux sack-and-balls that dangle off a trailer hitch or bumper.
Oh, and no Raiders decal.