THE BORE
General => The Superdeep Borehole => Topic started by: Eric P on January 06, 2009, 11:04:57 AM
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I have a friend who is in the market for a netbook. I know that we have quite a few users here and I was curious if there was anything they could suggest (either for or against).
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I like my Eee PC 901.
Buuuuut, I think you can get better value for money now.
Pluuuuus, there's these new processors coming, so he should wait for that.
I'm too low-tech to be any more informative than this.
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my own biases were for an XP version whose storage was flash based for the speed.
is processing power really all that necessary when you're essentially browsing or writing?
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If you ask me, no. I love my Eee PC despite it's total lack of power and storage capability.
I wouldn't wait, but the thing I've seen around the web is people advising to wait. So, there you go.
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He should try it in a store first. I can barely use the home keys on the 9 inch version. It'll take a little while to get adjusted even if you use a bigger one.
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CES is happening soon, so he might want to keep an eye on product announcements from there.
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why would you want a netbook when you could have a 17" laptop with a non-removable battery and anti-glare and drm-less music? it's too cool and you should get one because you need to be cool
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demi is right as usual
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get the hp atom-based netbook. best one on the market.
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mouse buttons on the side suck though
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only the most distinguished and effete of fellows use a touchpad :supergay
real men use the amazing logitech vx nano or the ms arc mouse :punch :tophat
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i like my Acer Aspire One quite a bit
i use the touchpad when I am kicking it on the couch, but on any flat surface mouse>touchpad - although i do like the "pinch-zoom" touchpad feature
also, prole check pms
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I just got the Samsung NC10 and absolutely love it.
...well except for the fact that it has two thumb sized smudges on the goddam screen that, it turns out, are a manufacturing error on the part of Samsung. Found a bunch of websites that are talking about it. So now I have to send it off to Samsung to get a new screen.
Other than that I absolutely love it.
Prole might be right about the new HP. Saw it at Best Buy on Monday and damn it looks nice. Fast as lightning it was too. Thin and sexy. If it wasnt for the battery life on the NC-10 being so good I would just return it and get the HP one.
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:supergay
:'( I like just throwing my Wind in whatever bag I'm carrying and keep forgetting my VX Nano. Do you have that crazy air mouse Prole?
On the topic, Asus revealed a new netbook today:
(http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2009/01/t9100006jan.jpg)
- Tablet screen
- 2lbs., 1" thick
- Intel's Z520 Atom (dual-core?) onboard
- Built in TV Tuner and GPS
That's all well and good but where are the damn ION netbooks?!
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ION is in June .
:bow ION :bow2
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i don't think i want to spend over $350 on something which is going to get thrown into a bag and is likely to get the hell beaten out of it over time
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ion is an nvidia deal, pair it with atom and supposedly you can play cod4 on netbooks
oh, and business software and videos and stuff run faster too, i guess
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ultraportable Fallout 3 :drool
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i think it is based off the 9400
i am totally talking out of my ass here, btw
but here's a link:
http://www.pcworld.com/article/155566/nvidias_ion_turbocharges_intels_atom.html
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:supergay
:'( I like just throwing my Wind in whatever bag I'm carrying and keep forgetting my VX Nano. Do you have that crazy air mouse Prole?
On the topic, Asus revealed a new netbook today:
(http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2009/01/t9100006jan.jpg)
- Tablet screen
- 2lbs., 1" thick
- Intel's Z520 Atom (dual-core?) onboard
- Built in TV Tuner and GPS
That's all well and good but where are the damn ION netbooks?!
WHEN IS THIS OUT?!
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No further details re: price and availability. :(
EDIT: Asus says "in 3-6 months"
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Prole: Is the HP one the absolute BEST? I want to get one.
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currently it is the best.
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currently it is the best.
can i ask what you base that on?
specs? usability?
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just checked and blah, the HPs also don't come with a six-cell battery. WTF?
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No further details re: price and availability. :(
ughhhhhh
I was gonna order my 1000ha tomorrow, but I can't buy that now knowing the T91 is coming. Hopefully there's a date soon... I really need a netbook ASAP.
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Actually Asus says "in 3-6 months" but no word on pricing. (http://www.liliputing.com/2009/01/asus-eee-pc-t91-photo-gallery.html) There's a couple of actual shots of the netbook in the link too.
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currently it is the best.
can i ask what you base that on?
specs? usability?
specs are pretty much the same for all current netbooks. the hp one has the best keyboard by far, and (imho) the best size and form factor.
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HP's reskinned Ubuntu interface is hella pretty:
http://blog.laptopmag.com/hands-on-with-hp-mini-1000-with-hps-mie-linux