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I was thinking they could be a good backup/sidekick laptop since they are relatively inexpensive but I don't know if they are worth it. The ...

  1. 10-21-2008, 01:08 PM #1
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    Netbooks

    I was thinking they could be a good backup/sidekick laptop since they are relatively inexpensive but I don't know if they are worth it. The Dell Mini 9 and the Lenovo version (I believe it's called an IdeaPad) are kind of intriguing.

    I wouldn't use one as my main PC but as a secondary machine and for travel it could be good enough. I do not know anyone who owns one. What is everyone's thoughts on these?
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  2. 11-07-2008, 11:01 PM #2
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    Heh!

    I know a guy that has a MSI Wind Netbook, and he's gonna put a 500gb Samsung HD in it.

    How's that for a backup/sidekick? I'm thinking about getting one myself...

    I could "backup" ever machine in my house with that!
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    A buddy of mine sells the Asus EPCs in his shop. I've always been a fan of Asus products and I've played with the models and his shop a little bit and I like em. They aren't something I'd want to try doing Photoshop work or anything like that on (because of the screen size, not the resource power), but for a portable email checking, upload photos on vactaction kind of thing they'd be perfect.

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  4. 11-08-2008, 01:15 PM #4
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    Quote Originally Posted by jason View Post
    They aren't something I'd want to try doing Photoshop work or anything like that on (because of the screen size, not the resource power), but for a portable email checking, upload photos on vactaction kind of thing they'd be perfect.
    Yep! I have a 15.4" Toshiba A215 right now, and as much as I love it, it's really too big for mobile use. That is, while it works out great on conference tables and the hotel room, e.g. desktop usage, it's really too big for my lap, on airplane snack tables, as so forth.

    I've got an old 12" Fujitsu LifeBook and an even older 9.5" Epson Equity LT, and I always considered them to be the 'perfect size'!

    Having given this a lot of thought, I'll never buy anything over 13" again. When it comes to lappys, less is more!
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  5. 11-10-2008, 01:03 AM #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by jason View Post
    I've always been a fan of Asus products and I've played with the models and his shop a little bit and I like em...
    The ASUS N10 is looking pretty sharp!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txtrb8FYlBI

    ASUS N10J-A1 - Newegg...

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    OMG!!! 6.5 hour battery life
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    Well, I just bought my first Netbook - an Asus Eee PC 1000HD. They were on sale at Target, last week, for $249.

    Heh! Did you know Asus makes 27 different models of the Eee PC now? And, there's more coming everyday!

    http://event.asus.com/eeepc/comparis...comparison.htm (Asus.com - Eee PC™ Comparison List)

    My 1000HD came with (yikes) XP Home Edition, but I quickly took care of that:



    I'm multi-booting XP and Ubuntu 9.04 with a custom kernel from Array.org - works great, so far!
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  7. 07-05-2009, 05:31 AM #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by Vin
    My 1000HD came with (yikes) XP Home Edition, but I quickly took care of that:
    Yeah, Asus and Microsoft have decided to join forces to turn the netbook into ... just another laptop.

    Quote Originally Posted by PR Droid
    Windows helps you easily get online and connect to your devices and services - without dealing with an unfamiliar environment or major compatiblity issues.
    As much as I don't hate windows, can people please stop giving money to this posterboy for corporate criminality.
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    Quote Originally Posted by homoludens View Post
    As much as I don't hate windows...
    I don't hate Windows either - I just hate the 1990's XP Teletubbies GUI.

    There's something about it that offends me... "Home", so called, is even worse!
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    Quote Originally Posted by homoludens View Post
    Asus and Microsoft have decided to join forces to turn the netbook into ... just another laptop.
    I'll have to say...

    This 'thing' has been a pleasant surprise! I thought I would be returning it the next day - but it's the perfect size (10-inch) if nothing else.

    I find myself carrying it around the house, like a book, which I never did with my lappy. I've even taken up computing on the loo!

    So, yes, just another laptop...
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  10. 07-06-2009, 11:28 AM #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by Vin DSL View Post
    I'll have to say...

    This 'thing' has been a pleasant surprise! I thought I would be returning it the next day - but it's the perfect size (10-inch) if nothing else.
    If I had a nickel...



    Quote Originally Posted by Vin DSL View Post
    I find myself carrying it around the house, like a book, which I never did with my lappy. I've even taken up computing on the loo!
    Sounds like just another crappy laptop.







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    Quote Originally Posted by Vin DSL View Post
    I don't hate Windows either - I just hate the 1990's XP Teletubbies GUI.

    There's something about it that offends me... "Home", so called, is even worse!
    I love the XP GUI although I am getting used to Vista now that I have it loaded on my primary home PC.

    And I'm not so sure whats so offensive about the home label. Seems fairly rational to me.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pawel
    I love the XP GUI although I am getting used to Vista now that I have it loaded on my primary home PC.
    Too much blue, too much green, and I don't want a background that's pretty much designed to remind how much better it would be if I weren't at my PC working. ;o)

    But once you turned all that off, it was pretty easy on the eye.

    Quote Originally Posted by Vin
    "Home", so called, is even worse!
    What is this "Home"? Anything like the nix home?

    So ... does vB test for gifars and the like?
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  13. 07-06-2009, 09:53 PM #13
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    I was considering getting a netbook in case I had to be somewhere and get some work done but after attempting to use nixcore and a few other sites I frequent on a 10" screen with a tiny keyboard I realized I needed a full size laptop.

    If your looking to buy a netbook make sure you try to use it for what you want to do with it before you but it

    Ended up getting an Inspiron from Dell but it hasn't shipped yet
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    Quote Originally Posted by homoludens View Post
    Too much blue, too much green, and I don't want a background that's pretty much designed to remind how much better it would be if I weren't at my PC working. ;o)

    But once you turned all that off, it was pretty easy on the eye.
    I'm forced to use XP at work, so I made my own theme. It's golden-colored and rather regal looking...

    As for the Asus Netbook, I wiped the partition (again) and installed Eeebuntu Standard 3. This is a distro designed in the U.K. and I'm loving it!

    It's based on Ubuntu 9.04 Desktop with Eee PC kernel/utilities/drivers installed out-of-the-box and a suitable theme.

    Very impressive! Makes my Eee PC look like an Apple MacBook...

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  15. 07-09-2009, 11:55 AM #15
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    Me likee lookee.

    How does it perform under the VinDSL fifty-things-at-once stress test?
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