IT-Analysis: Linux Laptop a Prince Among Young Frogs

“After kissing a few frogs with some heavyweight laptops that
didn’t quite transform into princely sales, Tadpole is hoping for
more success with their latest product family, Talin. Tadpole has
taken its long standing relationship with Sun technologies a step
further, as this family of Linux based laptops is the first to
sport a fully supported mobile installation of the Sun Java Desktop
System.

“The Talin laptops will eventually offer a broad range of
portable specifications. The first to be launched is a middle of
the range model, Talin 15, offering a Pentium 4 processor running
up to 3GHz with a 15inch high resolution display and built-in
Wi-Fi. This will soon be followed by a lightweight, 3.5lb
ultra-portable and somewhat later, a high-end 17inch-display
version for power users. This may be Tadpole’s first Intel laptop,
but if the price is right and the hardware quality good, there’s no
reason these products should not be considered alongside existing
portable business workhorses. The real differentiation is the
platform software…”

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