[THIN] Re: Off Topic: Netbooks
- From: Greg Reese <gareese@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:21:44 -0600
I was looking at an Acer that looks like it may be a winner.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834115719
<http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834115719>newer Atom
processor, camera, etc.
would be nice if it had a back lit keyboard. otherwise, I think it will
work.
On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 2:37 PM, Joe Shonk <joe.shonk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I bought a cheap Acer w/ a 6 cell battery. Upgraded the HD to 640 gigs
> and replaced WinXP with Win 7. Works good for what I want to use it for.
> The kids have one too.
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> Joe
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> *From:* thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On
> Behalf Of *Greg Reese
> *Sent:* Wednesday, February 10, 2010 12:54 PM
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> *To:* thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Subject:* [THIN] Re: Off Topic: Netbooks
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> knowing my wife, she will use it for facebook, gmail, and skype. Looks
> like most of the deals are on units with 1GB RAM. I can handle upgrading
> that though.
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> On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 1:41 PM, Doug Rooney <Doug@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
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> I second everything said below, I just purchased the HP Minis for our sales
> staff and the love them, yes the keyboards are small, but for on the road
> use it is fine. As an everyday use machine, it may not be so good. The
> machines I ordered had 160 GB Hard Drive, 2 GB RAM, no optical drive. Also
> if it will be used a lot on battery, one must be sure to understand proper
> charging, even these modern batteries can get messed up if charged
> improperly.
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> Thank You
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> ~Doug Rooney
> Sonoma Tilemakers
> IT Manager
> 7750 Bell Rd.
> Windsor Ca, 95492
> (707) 837-8177 X211
> (707) 837-9472 FAX
> it@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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> *From:* thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On
> Behalf Of *Evan Mann
> *Sent:* Wednesday, February 10, 2010 11:24 AM
> *To:* thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Subject:* [THIN] Re: Off Topic: Netbooks
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> If you’re interested in HD video playback. I like the new HP Mini 210
> because you can get it with an HD screen as an upgrade, 1366x768. And they
> offer the Broadcom HD accelerator PCI-E add-in. For general computing,
> the 1366x768 screen is a must for me, and that size is not common to find so
> much on the 10.1” models. The smaller screen with only 600 lines of
> resolution are just not very usable for me personally.
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> Outside of that, they are all just about the same. The keyboard layout and
> comfort with the typing should be a top deciding factor. Make sure you get
> something with a 4-6 cell battery (skip 3 cell IMO). And get the new
> generation Atom processors , not the original ones. The newer ones are more
> energy efficient, so better battery runtime.
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> *From:* thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On
> Behalf Of *Greg Reese
> *Sent:* Wednesday, February 10, 2010 2:18 PM
> *To:* Thin
> *Subject:* [THIN] Off Topic: Netbooks
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> This is waaaaaay off topic, but I am curious what everyone's opinion is
> with regard to netbooks.
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> My wife wants one, and they all seem roughly similar between MSI, Acer,
> Lenovo etc.
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> or are such a commodity item nowadays the point that it really doesn't
> matter.
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