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. >> >> >> > -- Sent from my mobile device ************************************************ For Archives, RSS, to Unsubscribe, Subscribe or set Digest or Vacation mode use the below link: //www.freelists.org/list/thin Follow ThinList on Twitter http://twitter.com/thinlist Thin List discussion is now available in blog format at: http://thinmaillist.blogspot.com Thinlist MOBILE Feed http://thinlist.net/mobile ************************************************