Mobile device adds a new dimension ...

... to laptop computing. If you have performance-craving end users who complain about their pokey laptops, consider the NextDimension mobile PC from NextCom LLC in Nashua, N.H. Bob Labadini, NextCom's chief technology officer, cautions that his machine "is not for everybody. It's for those who run high-performance applications." Indeed. This puppy can be outfitted with up to 16GB of memory, two dual-core Opteron processors, three 1Gbit/sec. Ethernet ports and an internal RAID 5 system with up to 1TB of SCSI storage capacity. The machine can be partitioned to run Solaris, Linux and Windows for either 32- or 64-bit applications. Labadini says that by year's end, NextCom expects to add support for up to eight Opteron cores and as much as 32GB of RAM. Pricing starts at $4,500, and the system comes in a ruggedized attache case. If your mobile users need more power than it provides, get them a mainframe and a pickup truck.