There will be a PS3 laptop

[Loud_Hot_White_Box]

Kasz216 said:

Loud_Hot_White_Box said:

FishyJoe said:
I don't really see IBM or whoever spending that kind of money to build a low power chip that can compete with Intel. Plus it makes no sense to build a laptop that can't run most of the software in the world.

What? the chip would be Cell. it will be a PS3 internally.

"can't run most of the software"... do you mean Linux? If you mean the PS3 utilizing Linux sub-optimally, the concern folds into the one raised by sc94597, and I think the PS3's use of Linux can drastically be improved upon with a little effort. The effort would be worth it for this product.

The Eee and other sub-portable machines are weak and use linux. They sell like wildfire, too. Their bonus is their size, while the PS3portable will be able to play PS3 games, give you access to Home, play Blu-Ray discs, etc.

Anyway.

 

Just curious... what expierence do you actually have when it comes to building computers/laptops.

Cause nothing you've said really makes any sense to me.

Besides which... why would you want to handicap the PS3 with a tiny screen. Kind of wastes the HD graphics.

 

Put together my own PCs; that's about it.  The question I think you wanted to ask was whether I have studied microprocessor engineering or whatever.  No.  OS programming?   No.  But suffice it to say that the laptop wouldn't have to match others in efficient use of an OS to be extremely attractive, and I think performance of Linux on PS3 can be increased quite a bit over current levels.  Instead of commenting on whether this paragraph makes sense, go ahead and say whether you agree or disagree with those two main, dispositive points, and we'll go from there.

I know I've heard several friends say of Linux on PS3, "I wish Sony would let us do x or access y when we are messing around with Linux," so I take it that there are probably some easy software improvements to be made, just for starters.  And increasing the RAM would certainly be a benefit.