Looks like Japan does not mind suffering from Galapagos Syndrome. After all, it’s not their problem that they are technologically-advanced, it is the problem of other countries that they are lagging behind. Proof of this is the growing market for dual-screen laptops. After Kohjinsha unveiled its DZ-series dual-display model, Onkyo developed their own as well.
The Onkyo DX dual-screen laptop has a pair of 10.1-inch LCD displays with 1,366 x 768 pixel resolution, way bigger than then competition although there is not much difference on its overall size. Like the DZ, it also has a 1.6GHz Athlon Neo MV-40 CPU, ATI Radeon HD 3200 graphics chip, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, and three USB ports. The difference, however, lies on its standard 2GB memory, which can be expanded to 4GB, as well as a 320GB of hard drive storages, both double the capacity of the Kohjinsha DZ. It also comes with a Gigabit Ethernet and a 32-bit Windows 7 Home Premium as its OS.
The Onkyo DX is now available in Japan for a measly 84,800 yen (or about US$966), even cheaper than the most advance laptops in other countries.
Image source: Onkyo
