[real-eyes] Re: net book computer
- From: "Jim Ellsworth" <jellsworth1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2009 16:47:43 -0400
Hi Ginnie,
Yes, my netbook does have XP Home edition. I bought it on line from
www.zipzoomfly.com. I was looking at their site the other day and they did
have the Asus Eee PC 1005HA which is similar to the 1000HE for a pretty good
price after the mail in rebate. It also has XP Home on it. I've seen the
1005HA and it is a nice little machine.
You can get the 1000HE or the 1005HA at www.amazon.com as well. The one
thing you want to be careful of with the 1005HA is that it comes in either a
3 cell battery model or a 6 cell model. The 6 cell is the longer life
battery but of course the 3 cell will be slightly lighter.
Thanks,
Jim
-----Original Message-----
From: real-eyes-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:real-eyes-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of V Nork
Sent: Saturday, September 19, 2009 4:40 PM
To: real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [real-eyes] Re: net book computer
Thanks so much for sharing all that hard won info. Just one more thing, I
am curious about the netbook you bought for yourself, does it have XP and if
so, where would you suggest buying it if it is still available? best,
Ginnie, Original Message -----
From: "Jim Ellsworth" <jellsworth1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, September 19, 2009 1:02 PM
Subject: [real-eyes] Re: net book computer
> Hi Ginnie,
>
> I would say the majority of netbooks come with Windows XP Home edition
> though some come with Linux. There are even a couple classed as netbooks
> that come with Vista I think.
>
> Later when Windows 7 is released on October 22 and thereafter we should
> begin to see netbooks with Windows 7 preinstalled and I'll bet they do
> quite
> well.
>
> As far as notebooks are concerned there seems to still be some options out
> there for more standard size machine where you can get XP as a downgrade
> from Vista. Lately there is a new smaller lighter class of notebooks
> appearing on the market most of which have Vista. They are in the same
> size
> range of a netbook but generally more powerful but also much more costly.
> I
> recently saw a Toshiba notebook with XP on it that also had a DVD-r drive
> and it was actually smaller than my netbook. These newer notebooks also
> sport a newer processor providing better battery life than more
> conventional
> processors but not as good as the better netbooks. There is something of
> a
> trade off of battery life for more power when compared to netbooks. I
> went
> with better battery life on the netbook and I found my Asus Eee PC 1000HE
> along with the 2 GB stick of RAM with free shipping for $360.99. It does
> all I expect out of it and even recently used it while I was away on
> business to remote in to our server at work to access information.
>
> Later this year HP is coming out with a desktop machine with a 64 GB solid
> state drive, SSD that will hold the operating system and some programs.
> It
> will also sport a traditional hard drive as well for storage and will come
> with Windows 7. I mention this because it is the first main stream
> desktop
> machine I've heard of with a solid state drive which means it has no
> moving
> parts and in at least theory can boot faster than more conventional
> spinning
> hard drives. I don't think all the facts are in on that theory yet but
> eventually I think solid state will be the way to go but the cost has to
> come down and the technology has to get better. Some netbooks come with
> solid state drives currently but for the most part are quite small.
>
> Well, enough of my rambling for now and by the way thanks for that web
> site.
> I'll have a look at it.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: real-eyes-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:real-eyes-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of V Nork
> Sent: Saturday, September 19, 2009 1:08 PM
> To: real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [real-eyes] Re: net book computer
>
> Hi Jim, When you looked around for a notebook or netbook computer, did you
> find many new ones still having Windows XP? ? There is a program called
> netbooksrforstudents.org I don't know if it is local here in San Diego or
> nationwide, that offers discounts if you are taking college courses, that
> has many, if not most of the computers it sells with Windows XP, although
> I
> have read Windows 7 will be very much an improvement over Vista. Thanks
> for
>
> your expertise, Ginnie
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim Ellsworth" <jellsworth1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, September 18, 2009 6:04 PM
> Subject: [real-eyes] Re: net book computer
>
>
>> Hi Erika,
>>
>> All of the netbooks I know of have keyboards of varying size depending on
>> the overall size of the device. If you want a nice size keyboard I would
>> choose one of the 10.1 or 10.2 inch screen models. I own an Asus Eee PC
>> 1000HE which has a keyboard about 93% the size of a standard laptop
>> keyboard
>> but the way they shape the keys now it is very easy to type on. There is
>> of
>> course no numpad. There are of course smaller models with 8.9 inch
>> screens
>> but the keyboards are also somewhat smaller. I chose mine for the
>> following
>> reasons and I've had it since the spring and it is very nice.
>>
>> Battery life is rated to be as high as 9.5 hours and I would say without
>> really trying I get over 8 hours on average. I leave WiFi on most of the
>> time but only turn bluetooth on when I need it. There is a webcam which
>> I
>> never use so it stays off.
>>
>> When I got the machine I immediately took out the 1 GB RAM chip and put
>> in
>
>> a
>> 2 GB chip to give it a little more speed though from what I've seen even
>> with 1 GB it does quite well.
>>
>> When I bought my netbook I spent months looking around at different
>> models
>> and reading lots of reviews and even considered regular notebooks which
>> were
>> much higher priced though in the price range of the notebooks a lot more
>> powerful as well. I went with the netbook for size, weight and I still
>> get
>> pretty good performance.
>>
>> I use JAWS on it and don't have any trouble at all. I've ran JAWS 10 and
>> now the public beta of JAWS 11 on it nicely. I put Office 2003 on it and
>> use it regularly especially Outlook 2003. I also use Internet Explorer
>> 8.0
>> on it as well.
>>
>> There is a newer model of the unit called the Asus Eee PC 1005HA. If you
>> get it with the 6 cell battery like mine it is rated with a battery life
>> of
>> up to 10.5 hours and it is slightly lighter than my 1000HE.
>>
>> If you are not wanting get a machine with lots of power able to run many
>> many programs at once a netbook should do fine. I plan to put Windows 7
>> on
>> mine once it is released.
>>
>> Anyway, if you have any questions let me know and I'll try to help out.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Jim
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: real-eyes-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [mailto:real-eyes-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>> On Behalf Of Erika Wolf
>> Sent: Friday, September 18, 2009 5:37 PM
>> To: Real-Eyes
>> Subject: [real-eyes] net book computer
>>
>> HI, everyone on list:
>> Does anyone know anything about the new Net book Computer? Is it
>> compatible
>> with any of the familiar screen reading programs, and does anyone happen
>> to
>> know whether or not the Net book has a touch screen or whether there's a
>> keyboard that can be accessed by those whom are unable to use touch
>> screens?
>> Thanks, for any insightful input.
>> Erika wolf
>>
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