We have no idea why branding a laptop computer with your logo is so attractive to high-end automakers these days, but apparently you're not a player until you've got one. First there was the Ferrari-Acer partnership, then ASUS and Lamborghini got together, and now we have Hewlett Packard, or HP as the kids call it these days, teaming up with Maybach, DaimlerChrysler's brand of cars for the upper crust of humanity.
Not much is known about the HP/Maybach laptop except that it features the requisite leather-covered case (is that snake skin?) with the Maybach logo front and center, an Intel Core 2 Duo processor and a 64GB solid state hard drive. The solid-state drive is a wicked bit of tech, as it features no moving parts like current hard drives, which makes it extremely resistant to shock. Solid-state drives also consume less power and access data much faster than normal hard drives. Additional specs and pricing are not known yet, but expect the HP/Maybach laptop to cost at least $4,000 considering its exotic hard drive technology.
[Source: tech2.ru via Engadget]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
DPC car videos @ Apr 2nd 2007 4:03PM
I bet you could save 2K by not having the logo and still have a laptop as powerful. But I guess if you buy a Maybach then buying something like this would look like pennies to you.
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M. @ Apr 2nd 2007 4:09PM
April fool's day was yesterday...
jgp @ Apr 2nd 2007 4:11PM
The solid-state HDD looks interesting, and it'll be interesting to see if the technology takes off, but other than that, I have no interest in this...
When it comes time to replace my laptop (i.e. as soon as I get the funds), I'll be buying a Toshiba Tecra M5, which, based on the specs has exactly what I want and doesn't have the stuff I don't want (i.e. it's fairly small, and it doesn't have an annoying wide screen).
KazO @ Apr 2nd 2007 4:29PM
This is either old, or old AND fake. That's a HP nc4000/4100, circa 2004.
Harrison @ Apr 2nd 2007 5:33PM
I'm waiting for the Saab and Apple Macbook.
godda9u @ Apr 2nd 2007 5:50PM
i am waiting for my basement bargain, walmart sponsored, kia laptop XD
Bill @ Apr 2nd 2007 10:54PM
Well, all I know that at $4000, it's definitely NOT a cheap new laptop!
http:www.cheap-new-laptop.com
Ford Mustang @ Apr 3rd 2007 7:35AM
LOL at the Kia laptop.
I think the hard drive is pretty cool, but the whole idea of buying a laptop branded with a car logo of a car that you don't own is silly. I just don't see why anyone who doesn't own a Ferrari would want a Ferrari laptop. I guess they're hoping a bunch of Maybach owners starting buying these things.