Netbooks? - Page 2

**nrdstrm** · 10-12-09, 03:43 PM

I plan on buying one once there are more dual core options available (according to my friend at NCIX, should start seeing quite a few in November).

I just want it for browsing the web, watching hulu/youtube, and light office stuff. No gaming on it at all, but I still want dual core. My cousin has an Acer and it's a tad slow...

**Maverick123w** · 10-12-09, 08:42 PM

If you take off the bloat the current crop are very quick at what their meant to do.

six_storm · 10-12-09, 09:23 PM

I love my netbook (MSI Wind U100). It's portable, light-weight, awesome battery life (9-cell) and it's a lot more handy than my old Dell 15" Vostro (which I sold). Windows 7 runs great and I'm pretty happy with it. The only thing I wish my netbook had was NVIDIA Ion instead of crappy Intel IGP.

Tuork · 10-12-09, 11:11 PM

Definitely interesting little machines. In my opinion, ION is the way to go in order for them to be a bit more compatible, multimedia-wise.

Other than that, we're talking about simple little machines for your every day tasks. No supercomputer/gaming rig here. Also, 10hour battery life is pretty awesome.

I've been tempted to get one for a while, but I can't really justify it. My current XPS M1530 satisfies all my needs. Granted it's not as portable as a netbook, it sure as hell is a lot more powerful.

**snowmanwithahat** · 10-13-09, 08:39 AM

six_storm really said it all.... I replaced a very weak HP with an integrated 6150 for a video card... the netbook is sadly roughly the same performance, was half the price, and boasts literally 4x the battery life. I can't say how they compare to good notebooks because I guess all the ones I've had are crap... but at the time that upgrade was a no brainer... either have a notebook that lasts 1.5 hours and the performance sucks, or sell it, make money, buy a netbook that lasts 8+ hours with equal performance... I broke even when I sold that laptop for the netbook too... go figure

**nekrosoft13** · 10-13-09, 06:45 PM

wow, awesome deal

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...Sku=M975-11001

six_storm · 10-14-09, 08:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nekrosoft13

wow, awesome deal

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...Sku=M975-11001

The only thing about that netbook is out of all the reviews I read, the HP Minis were the worst netbooks out of the bunch. Mainly because of the keyboard size. The main reason I chose the MSI Wind was because it had the best keyboard size.

**qube** · 10-15-09, 01:59 AM

Netbook maker ASUS has two new Eee PC models coming, both sporting larger 12.1" displays. ASUS Eee PC 1201N is the more interesting of the two and it's not because of the size of the screen but the hardware inside. The leaked specifications, published by Eeepc.it, hints that ASUS has installed more power with this model than we're accustomed to with the Eee PC series.

ASUS Eee PC 1201N is first of all one of few netbooks sporting a dual-core Atom processor. The documents were taken down per request of ASUS but according to liliputing.com ASUS Eee PC 1201N will ship with an Atom N330 processor and NVIDIA's Ion (GeForce 9400M) chipset.

With both an Atom N330 CPU and NVIDIA's Ion chipset there is potential for a relatively good performance, even playback of 1080p material. According to the specifications the battery time shouldn't suffer all too much from this since the 6-cell battery will keep online for 8 hours.

The complete specifications can be found below, but nothing is official or confirmed by ASUS yet.
Asus Eee PC 1201N

* Display: 12.1 inch, 1366 x 768 pixels
* CPU: 1.6GHz Intel Atom N330 dual core
* Graphics & chipset: NVIDIA ION (GeForce 9400M)
* OS: Windows 7 Home Premium
* Memory: 3GB DDR2
* Storage: 320GB HDD + 500GB web-based storage
* Connectivity: 802.11b/g/n WiFI, Bluetooth, Ethernet
* I/O: HDMI, VGA, 3 USB 2.0 ports, SD card slot, mic, headphones
* Webcam: 0.3MP
* Touchpad: Supports multitouch gestures
* Battery: 6 cells, 8 hours
* Colors: Black, blue, or red
* Dimensions: 11.7″ x 8.2″ x 1.3″
* Weight: 3.1 pounds

Asus Eee PC 1201HA

* Display: 12.1 inch, 1366 x 768 pixels
* CPU: 1.33GHz Intel Atom Z520
* Graphics & chipset: Intel US15W / GMA 500 graphics
* OS: Windows 7 Home Premium
* Memory: 2GB DDR2
* Storage: 250GB HDD + 500GB web-based storage
* Connectivity: 802.11b/g/n WiFI, Bluetooth, Ethernet
* I/O: VGA, 3 USB 2.0 ports, SD card slot, mic, headphones
* Webcam: 0.3MP
* Touchpad: Supports multitouch gestures
* Battery: 6 cells, 8 hours
* Colors: Black, blue, or red
* Dimensions: 11.7″ x 8.2″ x 1.3″
* Weight: 3.1 pounds

this netbook i want

CaptNKILL · 10-15-09, 02:05 AM

That 1201N is pretty nice.

**bob saget** · 10-15-09, 02:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CaptNKILL

That 1201N is pretty nice.

+1, older games should run pretty fine.

10-12-09, 03:43 PM	#13
nrdstrm Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Staples Center Posts: 1,677	Re: Netbooks? I plan on buying one once there are more dual core options available (according to my friend at NCIX, should start seeing quite a few in November). I just want it for browsing the web, watching hulu/youtube, and light office stuff. No gaming on it at all, but I still want dual core. My cousin has an Acer and it's a tad slow... __________________ On Any Given Sunday!

10-12-09, 08:42 PM	#14
Maverick123w Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 1,841	Re: Netbooks? If you take off the bloat the current crop are very quick at what their meant to do.

10-12-09, 09:23 PM	#15
six_storm Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Nashvegas Posts: 11,575	Re: Netbooks? I love my netbook (MSI Wind U100). It's portable, light-weight, awesome battery life (9-cell) and it's a lot more handy than my old Dell 15" Vostro (which I sold). Windows 7 runs great and I'm pretty happy with it. The only thing I wish my netbook had was NVIDIA Ion instead of crappy Intel IGP.

10-12-09, 11:11 PM	#16
Tuork Official pain in the ass Join Date: May 2003 Location: 127.0.0.1 Posts: 1,197	Re: Netbooks? Definitely interesting little machines. In my opinion, ION is the way to go in order for them to be a bit more compatible, multimedia-wise. Other than that, we're talking about simple little machines for your every day tasks. No supercomputer/gaming rig here. Also, 10hour battery life is pretty awesome. I've been tempted to get one for a while, but I can't really justify it. My current XPS M1530 satisfies all my needs. Granted it's not as portable as a netbook, it sure as hell is a lot more powerful. __________________ My avatar: "An obscure and non sensical pattern made to get people to post what they think it is" - Vamp Dimitri: Dell XPS M1530 Core2Duo T5550 1.86Ghz \| 3GB DDR2 \| 8600M GT 256MB \| 250GB Hdd \| BenQ FP202W 20" LCD \| MX1000 mouse \| Inspire T5400 5.1

10-13-09, 08:39 AM	#17
snowmanwithahat Snowy Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Michigan Posts: 973	Re: Netbooks? six_storm really said it all.... I replaced a very weak HP with an integrated 6150 for a video card... the netbook is sadly roughly the same performance, was half the price, and boasts literally 4x the battery life. I can't say how they compare to good notebooks because I guess all the ones I've had are crap... but at the time that upgrade was a no brainer... either have a notebook that lasts 1.5 hours and the performance sucks, or sell it, make money, buy a netbook that lasts 8+ hours with equal performance... I broke even when I sold that laptop for the netbook too... go figure __________________ ---Gaming Rig--- Q6600 3.4ghz (378x9) - 1.5v Gigabyte EP45-UD3P 8gb (4x2gb) OCZ Gold DDR2-800 (5-4-4-12) MSI+ASUS GTX 470 SLI Dell u3011 IPS Display HP 22" Auxiliary Monitor 256gb Western Digital Silicon Edge Blue SSD 5x2tb RAID-5 Array 750W PC P&C PSU Windows 7 Pro 64-Bit & Ubuntu 10.04 64-bit ---Gaming Laptop--- ASUS G53JW Core i7 740QM 16gb DDR3 Nvidia GTX 460m 1tb WD HDD 120gb Corsair SSD Join the NvNews Folding @ Home Team

10-13-09, 06:45 PM	#18
nekrosoft13 I'm Geralt Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Chicagoland, once a year in Poland Posts: 24,364	Re: Netbooks? wow, awesome deal http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...Sku=M975-11001 __________________ Windows 8 the next big failure, right after Windows ME

10-15-09, 01:59 AM	#20
qube Bored sins birth Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: GBG Sweden Posts: 1,084	Re: Netbooks? Netbook maker ASUS has two new Eee PC models coming, both sporting larger 12.1" displays. ASUS Eee PC 1201N is the more interesting of the two and it's not because of the size of the screen but the hardware inside. The leaked specifications, published by Eeepc.it, hints that ASUS has installed more power with this model than we're accustomed to with the Eee PC series. ASUS Eee PC 1201N is first of all one of few netbooks sporting a dual-core Atom processor. The documents were taken down per request of ASUS but according to liliputing.com ASUS Eee PC 1201N will ship with an Atom N330 processor and NVIDIA's Ion (GeForce 9400M) chipset. With both an Atom N330 CPU and NVIDIA's Ion chipset there is potential for a relatively good performance, even playback of 1080p material. According to the specifications the battery time shouldn't suffer all too much from this since the 6-cell battery will keep online for 8 hours. The complete specifications can be found below, but nothing is official or confirmed by ASUS yet. Asus Eee PC 1201N * Display: 12.1 inch, 1366 x 768 pixels * CPU: 1.6GHz Intel Atom N330 dual core * Graphics & chipset: NVIDIA ION (GeForce 9400M) * OS: Windows 7 Home Premium * Memory: 3GB DDR2 * Storage: 320GB HDD + 500GB web-based storage * Connectivity: 802.11b/g/n WiFI, Bluetooth, Ethernet * I/O: HDMI, VGA, 3 USB 2.0 ports, SD card slot, mic, headphones * Webcam: 0.3MP * Touchpad: Supports multitouch gestures * Battery: 6 cells, 8 hours * Colors: Black, blue, or red * Dimensions: 11.7″ x 8.2″ x 1.3″ * Weight: 3.1 pounds Asus Eee PC 1201HA * Display: 12.1 inch, 1366 x 768 pixels * CPU: 1.33GHz Intel Atom Z520 * Graphics & chipset: Intel US15W / GMA 500 graphics * OS: Windows 7 Home Premium * Memory: 2GB DDR2 * Storage: 250GB HDD + 500GB web-based storage * Connectivity: 802.11b/g/n WiFI, Bluetooth, Ethernet * I/O: VGA, 3 USB 2.0 ports, SD card slot, mic, headphones * Webcam: 0.3MP * Touchpad: Supports multitouch gestures * Battery: 6 cells, 8 hours * Colors: Black, blue, or red * Dimensions: 11.7″ x 8.2″ x 1.3″ * Weight: 3.1 pounds this netbook i want __________________

10-15-09, 02:05 AM	#21
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