Netbooks

[NiX]

http://eeepc.asus.com/ (official site)

http://laptopmag.com/Review/Exclusive-Fi...PC-701.htm (specs and review)


This is kinda old news so I hope you've at least heard of this little wonder.

This little cutey was first marketed as a computer for kids but It's become all the rage among everyone who likes tech. What's particularly interesting about it is that it's really small (about 3/4s of a short bond paper) and light. It runs a super-simplified version of Linux and is enough to do your usual viewing of videos and images, creating/editing office files, instant messaging, VOIP, and surfing the net. If you're really persistent, you can still shoehorn windows xp into it.

The specs are not amazing at all... but for anywhere between PhP16,000-20,000, it's quite the gadget.

I'm obviously tempted to get one even though I totally don't need it.



*Girl not included

2-27-09 edited title to "netbooks"

[Grim]

What a nice pic of the laptop in action.

The product's been out for a while, and the equivalent in the Sony Vaio line (which costs around P120,000) is finding itself one tough competitor indeed.

Maybe for like an office person really on the move., this is definitely something to get for yourself. If you're into mobile gaming, however, it'd be better to just get something bigger, but with heftier specs.

[NiX]

Well not just for an office person. If you like internet on the go, this is a good choice too.

But if you're looking for gaming, this definitely isn't the best choice. The specs are enough to run StarCraft though. Even WarCraft III EDIT: Playing on the puny screen will be a pain though

[Grim]

I'm posting this from an Eee PC, and I gotta say, this thing is the shit! It isn't mine though. :/

You got your requisite office applications and other stuff like games and internet on a fast enough Linux distribution called Xandros. Installation of new stuff is very easy, mostly point and click, but there's also the famed command line interface if you need it.

The only gripes I have are the small screen, making some things harder to read, and the cramped keyboard. Both definitely take some getting used to.

Still, it does what it was built for. This thing is lighter than some of my school notebooks!

I definitely want one to play around with.

[Sforza]

ASUS plans to introduce second-generation Eee PCs in April 2008, featuring Intel’s Merom processors. The new design will reduce power consumption by 36%, from 11 W TDP to 7 W TDP. ASUS may also remove the fan to further reduce power consumption and noise.

http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20070904PD215.html

After we press blend on the rumour mixer, we come up with a new Eee PC launching at CES with an 8.9-inch screen and WiMax, which sounds like hot stuff, though the price point is likely to be a bit higher than machine-moving $US399. We're pretty psyched to see it, either way.

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/01/nextge..._wima.html

[NiX]

For as long as it's still under php20,000, it'll succeed. I just hope that it'll have a much bigger screen. >_<

[NiX]

Necro post.

But then I think this is a relevant thread since these small laptops have actually matured really well and now have a proper category.

http://www.wired.com/gadgets/wireless/ma...f_netbooks

Up there's a great article about how netbooks have shifted our interest from all-out performance to simply being able to do the tasks that we do most often.

As for me, I'm definitely interested in getting a netbook. It's just that I'm not yet content with the current price-to-spec ratio in the netbook category (not saying they aren't cheap). I think the next-gen ones will totally hit the sweetspot though.

[Grim]

As for me, I'm definitely interested in getting a netbook. It's just that I'm not yet content with the current price-to-spec ratio in the netbook category (not saying they aren't cheap). I think the next-gen ones will totally hit the sweetspot though.

Right now, I think the MSI Wind U100 is a nice safe bet. You can find some floating around for P20,000 (brand new) - that already includes 2 gigs of RAM and the Intel Atom processor (not the anemic VIA ones that are on the HP Mini-Note). You can even install a Mac OS on it, and everything will work out of the box except for wireless I think (which kind of defeats the purpose), but then you can argue that you're already hacking it so some legwork is expected.

Next-gens will probably set you back further to the P25,000 range since the hardware is newer, and it'll probably be less modifiable since they've locked down their respective consumer markets more.

[NiX]

I'm not really interested in Mac. I'd actually rather get a linux netbook if ever. Anyways, I don't really have the need or the money for one right now. It's just that netbooks are such fascinating little creatures. I'm actually happy just spectating and seeing how thing's things turn out between full-size budget laptops and the netbooks that are just getting bigger and bigger.

[Twin-Skies]

I think I just had techgasm:

http://www.gizmag.com/lenovo-pocket-yoga/11245/

Love at first site...It's beautiful!

[Grim]

HERE COMES A NEW CHALLENGER!

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What do you guys think? Even if Nokia needs a second generation to get things right, there's no doubt that this is one sexy nextbook. The silver and black make it look like Iron Man's Audi R8.

[Lord_Leperman]

Classy ad :p Looks really sexy as well. I can't comment on the features as much as I like what I see form the ad (HDMI output looks like something I can use though), because I don't really know what I want in a netbook (Or a cellphone).

It's like a dog chasing a car... No one knows what the dog's gonna do once he catches up with it.

[Shintetsu]

OT: Maybe he'll try pissing on the go. I saw a dog once that chased a tricycle half-way into the middle of an intersection, then it still-stopped and took a shit. Awesome.

Anyway, netbook development is fun to watch. I'm thrilled by the aspect of having a smaller laptop that still packs a punch, and does all basic things a laptop can do. More like a much more portable version of the laptop.

With a little imagination, we might start seeing mini-projectors on netbooks in the future, or smaller and smaller parts with the same processing power as their full-sized equivalents. One can hope as far as that. I'm excited, really.

[NiX]

Yep, definitely fun to watch, though I think I'll be spectating rather than buying for quite some time still. I still want an ultraportable (small, full functions but expensive) rather than a netbook (small, castrated but cheap). I'm waiting for the time when the line between the two is finally truly blurred. Something that almost has the power of an ultraportable while only being slightly more expensive than the average netbook.

The 1 (or is it 2)GB RAM cap on the netbook classification is what's pissing me off right now though.

[Shintetsu]

Maybe they only have space for 1 SODIMM. Oh well, they'll do something about it in 6 months or so.

We'll see.