[THIN] Re: Off Topic: Netbooks

  • From: Harry Singh <hboogz@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:21:09 -0500

Re: the HP mini's ? We are having a hell of a time setting those up
and imaging them with Ghost 2003 while running Win 7. Have you had any
issues ?

On 2/10/10, Greg Reese <gareese@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>> Joe
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On
>> Behalf Of *Greg Reese
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, February 10, 2010 12:54 PM
>>
>> *To:* thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> *Subject:* [THIN] Re: Off Topic: Netbooks
>>
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 1:41 PM, Doug Rooney <Doug@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thank You
>>
>> ~Doug Rooney
>> Sonoma Tilemakers
>> IT Manager
>> 7750 Bell Rd.
>> Windsor Ca, 95492
>> (707) 837-8177 X211
>> (707) 837-9472 FAX
>> it@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> *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
>>
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>> *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
>>
>>
>>
>> This is waaaaaay off topic, but I am curious what everyone's opinion is
>> with regard to netbooks.
>>
>>
>>
>> My wife wants one, and they all seem roughly similar between MSI, Acer,
>> Lenovo etc.
>>
>>
>>
>> or are such a commodity item nowadays the point that it really doesn't
>> matter.
>>
>>
>>
>

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