The Netbook Thread

[t0ne]

Return of the Chickenhead

Bit of a shame on the choice of CPU

[Viscount Charles]

Surely just badge engineering. The current owners of the Commodore trademark have nothing to do with the Commodore of the 70s and 80s AFAIK.

[Cloudane]

Reminds me of the Amiga trademark that keeps getting tossed around like a hot potato

[offyoutoddle]

Just had my acer aspire one apart to put in 1gb ram. Not an easy job, a tiny bit fiddly, but all in all not too bad. Now I'm running with 1.5gb total in it - it goes like stink!

I love this little machine!

[DutchLlama]

Surely just badge engineering. The current owners of the Commodore trademark have nothing to do with the Commodore of the 70s and 80s AFAIK.

Yeah but in the '80s the old Commodore used the Commodore brand for naff XT clones, running DOS.



So this is a continuation of that old trend.

I still have a Commodore 64 Web-It, which was one of the quirkier Commodore relaunches. At least it had a Commodore 64 emulator in it, it was formed in the classic home computer computer-in-a-keyboard format and you could hook it to the telly.



http://www.zimmers.net/cbmpics/cwebit.html

[chilli_chill]

Ooh I'm so excited by this!

The Commodore of today stems from the purchase of the trademark by Tulip Computers after they went bust in the early nineties. It then got sold on to a multi-media hardware manufacturer.

Today they manufacturer high-end gaming pc's and a multi media device called the 'gravel'

check out these links:

http://www.commodore-gaming.co.uk/
http://www.commodoreworld.com
http://www.commodorecorp.com

I'm such a Commodore geek :-)

[tufty]

FTFY - http://www.hothardware.com/News/Albatro ... ch-Screen/

It's hardly "Giant", though, it's slightly smaller than my newton, and half the weight. Indeed, I am very interested.

Although its size is not giant, the price is full of fail. Albatron got back to me - $360 plus shipping. Only about $200 too much. Stupid fucks. Shame, cause their next-generation device (ARM11, with onboard 720p) sounds even more interesting.

[Thoughtcat]

Sainsbury's(!) are doing a Medion Akoya mini netbook E1210 for £299 - details at http://www.sainsburys.co.uk/shoppingand ... etbook.htm

The new Medion Akoya mini netbook E1210 is the ultimate portable laptop for people on the move. With a slim and sleek design this light weight netbook has a built-in webcam, microphone and wireless connection.

• More power on the go – Intel® Atom™ N270 Processor (1.60Ghz, 512KB L2 Vache, 533 MHz FSB)
• Genuine Windows® XP Home Edition (includes SP3/OEM version)
• 10” TFT widescreen display – perfect picture quality is provided by the super definition widescreen display and 1024 x 600 pixel resolution.
• 1 GB DDR2 RAM
• 80 GB Hard Drive
• High Bandwidth Draft-n Wireless LAN – the latest and most capable wireless standard IEEE-802.11 Draft-n with up to 300 Mbit/s. transfer rates.
• Stereo loudspeakers
• Integrated Webcdam with Microphone – keep in touch with family, friends and colleagues across the world with the built-in webcam and microphone. Video chat and messaging made easy!
• Included Software – Corel®, WordPerfect®, Office X3, BullGuard Internet Security (trial)

WordPerfect?!

Apart from that, any good?

[Misfit]

Sainsbury's(!) are doing a Medion Akoya mini netbook E1210 for £299

I think it's a rebadged MSI Wind.

[Firefox]

Had a quick play with an Acer Aspire One when I popped into Meadowhall this afternoon. I was very impressed! The keyboard was surprisingly nice to type on, much nicer than some expensive "grown up" laptops that I've tried recently. The screen is a definite improvement over the one in my EeePc 700, too.

Definitely top of the list for when I come to buy my next minilaptop! (Unless something even better comes out in the meantime...)

[Misfit]

Had a quick play with an Acer Aspire One when I popped into Meadowhall this afternoon. I was very impressed! The keyboard was surprisingly nice to type on, much nicer than some expensive "grown up" laptops that I've tried recently. The screen is a definite improvement over the one in my EeePc 700, too.

Definitely top of the list for when I come to buy my next minilaptop! (Unless something even better comes out in the meantime...)

Seriously thinking of a One for the living room.

Of course I've just watched a couple of hours of the Everun Note being put through it's paces on UMPCPortal and have to admit I wouldn't mind one of those instead. Tiny, touchscreen and very powerful. But quite a step up in price of course...

[Yak]

• More power on the go – Intel® Atom™ N270 Processor (1.60Ghz, 512KB L2 Vache, 533 MHz FSB)

damn, I wish my eee901 had some L2 Vache!

[Misfit]

Sorry if it has been posted, but Dell now have the Mini 9 on their site.

In the UK there seems to be only one 'fully loaded' spec. 1GB Ram, 16GB SSD, Bluetooth, wifi, Web Cam and XP and only in Black.

£299 delivered. Up to 15 days delivery.

http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/produ ... &cs=ukdhs1

The US site seems to offer 3 models of varying spec. The most expensive being the above (but Bluetooth is an option).

Might order one....

/Edit. Oops. Ordered.

[Misfit]

Looking at the UK pricing for the fully loaded XP versions of the main Netbooks.

At £299 you have the Dell Mini 9, Acer One, EEE 901

Dell has 16GB SSD and Bluetooth, EEE has 12GB SSD and Bluetooth, One has 120GB HD and No Bluetooth.

The Advent (Same as MSI Wind but cheaper) is £280 with 80GB Hard Drive and Bluetooth. It also has a 10.2″ screen, but that is a negative for me.

Most of the others outside the Dell do have cheaper alternatives.

For me the Dell, for me wins on styling and the fact that it is a Dell. We use a lot of Dells and have always been happy with their build, performance and support on the rare times we’ve needed it. I know other’s opinions may vary on them as a company!

For those interested, here is a size comparison of the main contenders I list above and a piece of A4 paper:

http://www.sizeasy.com/page/size_compar ... Eee-PC-901

Not sure on battery comparisons on them all (Isn't the One pretty bad?), but one review I've read quickly on the Dell suggested 3.5 hours with a 100% screen, watching DivX with wifi on. Which sounds ok to me.

[zip accident]

What are the graphics capabilities of the various machines like?

Half Life one?

Sturmovik?

Deus Ex?

None of the above?