Comments on: As Small Notebooks, Netbooks Largely Dash Expectations

By: Stefan Vorell

Stefan Vorell — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:41:20 +0000

Netbooks are not designed to be powerhouses. They are not meant to play games, watch HD videos, or really be able to handle hardcore multimedia applications.

Comparing netbooks to notebooks isn’t a fair comparison. I am a full-time student, and I use a netbook as my primary system. (Lenovo s10e with 2gb RAM and Win 7 Prof.) It suits me just fine for what programming assignments I have, I use it to take notes, and do things on the net. If I want to run an N64 emulator or play other lightweight games / watch youtube videos, I just software OC the video chipset and be done with it.

I actually intentionally chose a netbook because of its crippled performance in comparison to my quad core desktop and hp tx2500 notebook. If i had a powerful system with me at school, I’d burn time playing video games rather than being productive.

One wonderful thing to be born out of the netbook is what I am now hearing referred to as a nettop. essentially a netbook with a beefed up gpu chipset, I was able to get a nettop for $200 and it is running kubuntu 9.10 beautifully with compositing and glx capabilities.

When it comes to products a consumer gets what they pay for. Do not expect a $300 netbook to be able to compete with a $500-$900 notebook. Ignorance is no excuse for the level of unrealistic expectations set by consumers.

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By: travis

travis — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:41:45 +0000

i got tired of using the slow and small iphone to do email and web i turned off the phone and service and got a dell mini 9 which i bought from someone off craiglist for $150 because he hated it.

i am in heaven. i updated it to a total of 2gb ram, 32GB hard drive and it runs windows 7 home premium just fine.

I am using windows live email client and the web, i can travel around with this and never have to bring my dell xps studio dual core 8gb ram blah blah blah laptop with me. of course i use that for heavy lifting and yeah i have a huge workstation full of power sitting on my desk for photoshop and tons of software apps… the web is still the web, flash is still flash, and apps are still apps .. i couldnt imagine opening up any google app anything on a phone… honestly it would take hours to update the spreadsheet :)

people buying netbooks and being confused about them are just not reading or want to believe whatever they want about them.

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The Macalope Weekly: Everyone’s got an opinion — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:35:32 +0000

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Google Chrome OS : Reasons & Other Factor « Gajah Item — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:03:48 +0000

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By: K.W. Patrylick

K.W. Patrylick — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 15:28:21 +0000

what could a notebook do for me? search internet,write notes, e-mail, writeshort stories?
I am a senior so I am not up to the latest in tecknology.

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By: D

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:35:42 +0000

I’m reading this on an Acer Aspire One. I like the 6 cell battery and the low weight. Regarding expectations, by knowing the specs of this machine before I bought it, I knew that it wasn’t going to be as fast as a notebook.

By: Manoj Jain

Manoj Jain — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:09:01 +0000

Thanks for all responses. I have Compaq notebook and at present happy with its performance except its weight.

Thanks again

By: Bonfiglio

Bonfiglio — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:54:13 +0000

Hi Manoj,
you know, I bought a Toshiba NB105 and uses just like you said. Connected to a Samsung SyncMaster T220, in order to be easier with my eyes…
In my work I sync my jobs beetwen the netbook and a Dell Precision M6300, so my work its always available in a more robust programming enviroment.

As Rene advice, is highly unlikely that any netbook could have the performace of a notebook.
So, if a presentation is about performance, think twice.
But if not, even in a presentation, everybody is aware -even envious- that you are running in thin wheels.

Bonfiglio

By: Frog

Frog — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:20:19 +0000

Check out the Dell Mini-9. Too bad they have already dropped it. I travel 24 out of 30 days/mo…& * live out of an Acer Aspire 1. I truely feel like the above reader, that the “makers” of the “netbooks” need to re-think their naming of the “tool”. They can be beefed up without too much added cost…Look at the Mini-9. But I also have to admit that I do the majority of my daily work on an HTC Pro with a RedFly keyboard – life is good when you can carry your business on your hip and in the briefcase. :)

By: Rene

Rene — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:33:54 +0000

If you do this, you will not be happy with the performance. The OnMarket netbooks, are just not enouf for programing, you need a full notebook or run linux on the netbook and use a linux base software for programming.

RJAP.

By: Ann K

Ann K — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:44:03 +0000

I have a Dell Mini 9 (16g) and I love it. I didn’t expect it to replace my desktop computer, I wanted something small and portable but bigger than a phone. I find it incredibly convenient for web browsing, email, twitter, facebook, and puzzles like sudoku. I use it all over the house (home wireless network) as well as when I travel. I have added these hardware enhancements: 32G SD chip, USB wireless mouse, and a USB CD/DVD drive.

By: Manoj Jain

Manoj Jain — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 12:25:04 +0000

I am planning to buy a netbook (Acer Aspire One 751 with 11″ screen) with intention to use Visual studio on the run for programming and software demonstration at client side.

Will it be possible to connect external monitor at client side and run windows application as normal note book. With USB port I can also connect external mouse and even keyboard.

What you say?

By: Richard

Richard — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 10:52:11 +0000

I just got a netbook (Acer) and love it. I got it for what it is good for, a truly small portable computer and AV commmunication tool. I got mini bag and a mini mouse. It is just big enough at 8.9″ to have a real keyboard. I have traveled with it internationally, 8 flights and five hotels in a week, and it is like a small handbag with a computer, tickets, aspirin, toothbrush, and so on. I don’t use it at home or work tho occasionally when watching TV it is the easiest things to use. But on travel it is peerless. For the same money I could get an iPhone but I have no interest.

If 60% don’t take it out of there home that is sad. But if 40% do that is 35% more than the number who take a laptop out of their home. Where I work all the students have laptops but only those in two majors bring them to class because they are required to. Barely 5% of engineering students do. But I expect to see proper usage of netbooks go up.

Reviews like this are done at a desktop by hi end professionals. That is OK but it is like reading a review of a kids movie by a professional adult critic. You just don’t get it.