Comments on: My Perfect Mini-Notebook

By: Leah

Leah — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:47:54 +0000

The at-home mini notebook would probably be most like one of the ASUS N-series (for a graphics card); however, a 13″ screen is *not* a netbook anyway. TS2 plays creakily on my dual-core, integrated graphics, 2.5GB RAM laptop, so it isn’t too reasonable a target for a netbook until a few years from now.

As to the outside netbook, someone has modded a EeePC 701 to most of these specs. Though seriously, how many *regular* laptops have what you are asking for here (ie SIM card slot)? It seems unfair to judge netbooks by future technology when their focus is keeping costs down by using *underpowered* resources.

By: Deborah

Deborah — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:47:31 +0000

There are many more people out there who only need a computer for email and web surfing, that’s it. I have 2 of those in my family and any laptop on the market is overkill for them. They are easily overwhelmed by more than 4-5 options and a PDA/phone is still too small to do more than occasional emails hence the need for at least an 8″ screen.

By: Mark

Mark — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:46:52 +0000

AMD needs to have a CPU worthy of being placed in a netbook before its employees can start trashing the entire genre by calling it a “nutbook”.

By: Paul Janowitz

Paul Janowitz — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:46:28 +0000

CRN slams the nutbook, errrr, the netbook. Sees many of the pro’s and con’s morehead does.

Snippets:

“What’s the difference between a baby and a Dell Mini 9? One burps, cries and falls asleep every two to three hours. The other will grow up to be an adult one day.”

“The real problem with the Dell Inspiron Mini 9, as is the problem with other netbooks in this class, is that it’s not a full PC even though it looks to be in the same species. It’s slower. Trying to do more than two things at once — like type a document on OpenOffice.org while listening to Internet radio — is really pushing the system’s limit. The Mini 9 has a pretty nice, built-in, 1.3-megapixel Webcam. The problem: activating that Webcam on Skype took 11 minutes. That’s not a typo: 11 minutes. ”

“With netbooks like the Mini 9, you’re not allowed to be inefficient. Click on a browser and open two tabs, click open a word processor, and the Mini 9 throws a warning at you that you’re out of virtual memory.”

“The bottom line: the Dell Mini 9, like many netbooks, is great to keep on a nightstand next to your bed, to throw in a bag for an overnight trip, or to carry around on a college or office campus between classes or meetings. It won’t replace a notebook. It won’t even replace a smartphone. But for one task at a time, it’ll work — even if you have to re-learn how to use a PC. ”

Now attack Moltzen, netbook fanboyz.

By: Nano Nano

Nano Nano — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:45:48 +0000

If your on-the-road portable netbook becomes a reality why should anyone buy a MID? MID= large smart phone.

By: joe jacoby

joe jacoby — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:45:01 +0000

This is great stuff PMo. I want both of these designs at my house asap. The netbook fanboyz must love this.