Pedion

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The name Pedion refers to a notebook published by Mitsubishi and Hewlett-Packard in 1998 with a screen diagonal of 12.1 inches (30.7 centimeters ). At the time of publication, it was the thinnest notebook in the world at just 18.4 millimeters; in October 2009, the Sony Vaio X took this position at just 14 millimeters. At the start of sales, the notebook cost 6,000 US dollars (then 10,535  DM ), a version with a less powerful processor was available for 4,200 US dollars (7374 DM). The first prototype of the Pedion was presented on September 8, 1998, shortly afterwards the sales launch in Japan followed . In the USA , the notebook was available from the first quarter of 1999. Due to technical problems, the notebook was taken off the market by Mitsubishi a few years later.

Technical specifications

In predominantly developed by Mitsubishi Pedion component Hewlett-Packard were built primarily, including 64 mega byte - RAM and a 1.0-gigabyte hard drive . The main processor came from Intel ; a processor clocked at 233 or 200 MHz was installed (depending on the version)  . As part of the peripherals, the notebook had a 4 M bit / s fast infrared port , a USB connection, two PC card type II ports and a video output. The manufacturer gave the battery life of 2 hours, this duration could be increased to up to 6.5 hours with an additionally available second battery. There was no integrated CD drive, but it was also available separately.

Reactions to the product

The Pedion was praised primarily for its groundbreaking dimensions, as it was the world's first notebook that was only 18.4 millimeters thick. The performance was also convincing, the press was enthusiastic about the built-in components. Only the price was criticized a little, with Mitsubishi referring to the cost of the components, the built-in processor therefore had the largest share in the price.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d cnet.com news article from November 10, 1997: "Mitsubishi unveils Notebook". Retrieved June 8, 2011
  2. ↑ Chip Online news article from October 28, 2009: "Sony Vaio X: Thinnest Notebook in the World in the Test". Retrieved on June 8, 2010 ( Memento of the original from November 1, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.chip.de
  3. ↑ a b dollar rate 1971, 1972, 1973 ... 2010
  4. ↑ cnet.com news article from January 15, 2008: "MacBook Air: Not the thinnest notebook ever". Retrieved June 8, 2011
  5. ↑ Mitsubishi Elecric US Companies press release from 1998

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