We're not going to let the fact that this prototype user also seems to be reading Dan Brown's Angels and Demons further shake our confidence -- though it's hard to get below zero.

ENGADGET: Is this the ultraportable MacBook? (Answer: probably not)

"I wish I could travel for pleasure, " says the author of such scenic blockbusters as "The Da Vinci Code" and "Angels and Demons, " in which secrets and suspense are combined with a guided tour of Italy and other stops in Western Europe.

WSJ: Dan Brown returns to Europe for 'Inferno'

Dante was highly critical of the Catholic church and Brown was happy to let readers and critics wonder if he would renew the controversies of "Angels and Demons" and "The Da Vinci Code, " both of which enraged church officials with such speculations as a marriage between Jesus and Mary Magdalene.

WSJ: Dan Brown returns to Europe for 'Inferno'