Sharp M4000 Widenote Laptop
The Sharp M4000 is a light weight (3.7 pounds) wide screen notebook for the US laptop market. It features an Intel Pentium M Processor 740 (1.73 GHz - 2MB of Level 2 cache) and screen which Sharp claims has the clarity of a desktop monitor (300 nits).
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CNET reviews one of the hottest laptops in Japan at the moment - the Sharp M4000, which they give a rating of ‘very good’ (7.2 out of 10). They write - ‘Lots of notebooks are either too big or too small, but the $1,799 Sharp M4000 WideNote is just right for business travelers looking to slim their load for the road. With its 13.3-inch wide-screen display, midrange Pentium M processor, and high-capacity battery, this system takes Sharp’s notebooks to new heights of practicality and economy–although the machine’s range of ports, amount of memory, and networking might be limiting to some.’
Laptop Magazine reviews the Sharp M4000 WideNote and writes - ‘This is the lightweight notebook you’ve been waiting for. The Sharp M4000 WideNote combines well over five hours of battery life with a brilliant 13.3-inch widescreen and wraps it all up in a 3.7-pound silver package. Even better, the M4000 doesn’t sacrifice anything when it comes to comfort, features, or performance. At $1,799, this ultraportable isn’t cheap, but if you’re constantly on the move it’s worth every penny…. Without a doubt, the Sharp M4000 is one of the best ultraportables of the year. It’s got the battery life you need, plus a brilliant display and plump keyboard to make things easier on road warriors.’
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The Sharp M4000 WideNote(TM) Ultraportable Notebook
Weighing in at just 3.7 pounds, measuring just over an inch-thick at its thinnest point, and capable of over 6 hours(1) battery life, the Sharp M4000 WideNote boasts the peace-of-mind and outstanding mobile performance of the Intel(R) Pentium(R) M Processor 740 (1.73 GHz with 2MB of Level 2 cache). More than just a processor, the Centrino technology provides fully integrated wireless LAN and graphics capability to deliver faster instruction execution with lower power consumption, enabling great battery life. The Sharp M4000 WideNote is a highly mobile, ultraportable notebook solution, and includes both an 80 GB(2) hard disk drive and an integrated optical disk drive. Functionally, it can be considered a true desktop replacement in an ultralight form factor.
Featuring a dazzling 13.3-inch WXGA wide-screen LCD with the unprecedented brightness and clarity of a desktop monitor (300 nits)(3), the Sharp M4000 WideNote offers a beautiful clear display from Sharp, the world leader in LCD technology. Developed in the most advanced LCD manufacturing facilities in the world, the Sharp M4000 WideNote display with its clear finish and high brightness provides richly saturated, bright colors and optimal clarity in a wide-screen design that offers a large viewable area for maximum productivity.
“After 30 years of achievements and advancements, Sharp is the undisputed leader in LCD technology and integration,” commented Terry Hanly, product manager at Sharp Systems of America. “Users of Sharp notebook computers not only benefit from Sharp’s experience in mobile designs, but also from the industry leading LCD technology that has been integrated into this unique ultraportable system. Sharp LCDs are noticeably clearer and brighter than other notebook displays on the market.”
Boosting Sharp’s claim to having the most innovative thin-and-light wide-screen notebook in the US, the Sharp M4000 WideNote features Sharp’s exclusive Advanced Power Management software providing this substantially powerful notebook with hassle free coast-to-coast computing. With this highly flexible power management software, the user has the ability to establish and use three(3) preset power usage settings including: “Max Power” for when the maximum system power is required, “Mobile” for when balanced levels of power management and system power are needed, and “Max Mobile” when maximum battery life is required. This exclusive software offers users the ability to control power levels of up to eleven subsystems including the LCD display (brightness, backlight & refresh rate), hard drive, optical disk drive, wireless LAN, System Standby, Suspend to Disk, System Wallpaper, Audio and CPU performance, ensuring maximum system battery life at the optimal user performance settings. In “Max Mobile” mode, the Sharp M4000 WideNote boasts battery life in excess of six hours.
The full-featured Sharp M4000 WideNote was designed for maximum usability with a ‘no compromise’ approach to mobile computing. Eliminating the need for external optical devices, external keyboards and extended batteries, the M4000 WideNote provides extremely comfortable mobile computing in a sub-4 pound design. The wide format of the M4000 WideNote provides users with a 19mm pitch, 2.5mm stroke keyboard, providing a large and ultra-comfortable typing surface that accommodates users with large hands with a precise typing experience that won’t slow them down.
In addition to housing a built-in optical drive (CD-RW/DVD-ROM), the Sharp M4000 WideNote is equipped to handle Secure Digital (SD) memory cards, which are popular in the mobile environment, especially in digital cameras, PDAs and cellphones. The notebook also includes a Type II PC Card slot (PCMCIA) and 2 USB 2.0 connections, as well as a V.92 modem and an Ethernet jack. Additionally, the M4000 is equipped with built in stereo speakers, a headphone jack, and a 15-pin external video VGA output jack.
Enhancing the Sharp M4000 WideNote’s capability for multimedia, the notebook also features sharp-fx(TM), Sharp’s exclusive DVD optimization software. This included module for InterVideo’s WinDVD(R) player automatically adjusts image contrast for optimum clarity, providing a brighter picture in comparison to the wash-out that occurs when standard notebooks attempt to play DVD movies.
The unique, innovative, and industrial design in the Sharp M4000 WideNote offers advanced style and durability. The brushed aluminum outer system housing offers an elegant design, greater impact resistance and increased resistance to dirt and fingerprints. The magnesium frame provides superior stability for the motherboard, hard drive, optical drive, and LCD display.
Shipping with Microsoft(R) Windows(R) XP Professional Service Pack 2, the ultraportable Sharp M4000 WideNote comes with a 80 GB hard drive, and application software including Norton AntiVirus, Intervideo Win DVD player with sharp-fx(TM), and Drag’n Drop CD+DVD creation software.
The Sharp M4000 WideNote is competitively priced with an estimated street price of $1,799.99 and begins shipping later this month.
Availability
Sharp notebook computers are available for order immediately through Sharp directly (http://www.thesharpstore.com), or through Sharp’s network of retail partners and reseller channels. For more information, call 800-BE-SHARP.
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Tech Report reviews the Sharp M4000 WideNote ultraportable laptop and writes - ‘Now that Intel’s next-generation Centrino platform has arrived with the Core Duo processor and all the rest, the M4000 WideNote’s days are probably numbered. I bought mine because I didn’t want to wait for the Core Duo, and because I’m not all that performance sensitive when it comes to laptops, anyhow. I tend to use the laptop primarily as a terminal for Windows Remote Desktop Connection, so the real computing takes place on the other end of a network connection. For my purposes, these machines are largely about their form, their basic features, their portability, and their battery life. In my view, Sharp has nailed all of these things with the M4000 WideNote, and even with its faults, I like the way this product points toward the future of mobile computing. The bright, wide-aspect screen, full-sized keyboard, sub-four-pound curb weight, and five-hour-plus battery life add up to an incredibly useful machine that requires few compromises to achieve its portability. It also represents astounding progress over the laptops available just few years ago.’
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