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post #1 of 11
11/1/06 at 4:41pm
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The website says something like .85" and the online chat people agree, but I am not buying that based on some of the pictures. Does anyone have an accurate measurement for the closed thickness of the Sentia?
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post #2 of 11
11/1/06 at 10:13pm
It's .75" just like the website says. It's a little bit thicker in the back because of the raised feet.
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post #3 of 11
11/2/06 at 5:11am
True. That measurement counts at the thinnest point. Trust me that thing is quite thin.
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post #4 of 11
11/2/06 at 8:54am
Heres a side pic on the left side to the back of the case near the nic card and fan vent with a measuring tape next to it. Hope this helps ya

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post #5 of 11
11/3/06 at 2:25pm
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That sure looks like about 1.5" to me, maybe 1.2" excluding the raised feet.
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post #6 of 11
11/3/06 at 3:30pm
Right... like we said: It's .75" at the front and thicker at the back with the feet, which is what Wiccan took a pic of.
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post #7 of 11
11/3/06 at 5:42pm
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Got it, thanks...

I am using a 12" (not widescreen) Gateway right now that is about .8" or .9" at its thickest.... Great machine but it's almost 4 years old, the hinges are broken, and it's getting pretty slow. I've been looking around for options that are similarly sized but there's not much out there. To match the 12" of my Gateway, I need a 13.3" screen (widescreen) and everything out there in that size is 1.5" thick or thereabouts.

Even the VAIO is that thick at the back. Ironically, the only machine that is even close to my old Gateway in size is the MacBook (or whatever they call it) which has a 2GHz Core 2Duo and up to 2 GB of RAM. I am seriously thinking about buying one and running Windows on it, but I'm concerned about build quaity and I think they fact that they charge an extra $200 for a black case is way lame.
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post #8 of 11
11/3/06 at 6:51pm
If you want to buy a notebook with a C2D and you're looking at a MacBook because of their size I see a few road blocks:

1) MacBooks come with Core Duos, but not C2Ds. The new MacBook Pros come with C2Ds, but...

2) MacBooks are the only MacBook model that come in a 13" model. The smallest MacBook Pro is a 15".

3) The prices are ridiculous. $1,099 for 1.82GHz Core Duo, 512MB RAM, 60GB HDD and combo drive on the MacBook. The MacBook Pro has some nice specs, big 120GB HDD, 2.16GHz C2D, 1GB RAM and a video card, but starts at $2,000!

My Sentia with better specs than that MacBook was $1,279 with shipping. I configured a MacBook with 80GB HDD and 1GB RAM (to match my Sentia) and it was $1,249 before shipping. You can't even upgrade the processor or customize anything else for that matter.

Unless you're absolutely in love with the MacBook look and exact size, don't mind taking a Core Duo over a Core 2 Duo and want to pay more I'd say the Sentia is your answer.

The MacBook does have a 128MB ATI X1600 card, but if you care about gaming that would require more than the Intel GMA950 in the Sentia you wouldn't want a MacBook with a 1.83 Core Duo anyway.

So far this may all be just my opinion, but if you plan to run Windows on a MacBook **without** BootCamp... it doesn't work:

http://arstechnica.com/reviews/hardw...-coreduo.ars/7

The MacBook simply refuses to read the Windows install CD except for the Itanium version. Windows doesn't like the MacBook's firmware.
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post #9 of 11
11/4/06 at 2:31am
There any reason why it has to be so thin/thick and such? The Sentia m3450 is really light weight and pretty thin. Easy to carry around in one hand at that. Let alone fit in a backpack or other laptop carrying case.

Any certain reason you are looking for a certain size?
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post #10 of 11
11/4/06 at 3:41am
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Originally Posted by Guerrilla
The MacBook simply refuses to read the Windows install CD except for the Itanium version. Windows doesn't like the MacBook's firmware.

Tis cuz macbooks use efi not bios, bootcamp emulates bios for windows.
Once installed osx can be deleted then expand windows partition and bootcamp is nothing more than a lightweight bootloader that is insignificant.
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post #11 of 11
11/4/06 at 4:51pm
Indeed. Extensible Firmware Interface + Windows = No go.
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