Netbooks

OBJECTIVES:

• very small
• very light
• rugged
• long batt life
• phone
• blue tooth
• can RDP and VNC
• Full fast web browser
• Full IMAP email
• Super quick on/off
• music player

===== HP Mini 110 =====

• ACUALLY OWN ONE OF THESE

Mini notes on / review of / gripes:

• OS X Install Guide
• Keyboard a little too small
• Some keys missing and it's very annoying to use keys like "home", have to hit function+(some key)+whatever instead of just whatever+home
• Vertical screen resolution to low, very limiting in iTunes, some Windows dialogs, etc. - and in Windows there's no alt+drag window so some things are impossable
• Size and weight is near perfect!
• Paid like $200 for this, used, so a great price!

===== Eee PC 900 =====

$$$:

• ACUALLY OWNED ONE OF THESE
• Got a refurbed unit off woot for $154.99 in May 29, 2009
• Sold via Craig's List Jan 2010 for $130. Post up for ~1/2 a day!

Support:

• http://vip.asus.com/eservice/techserv.aspx
• phone support: 888-678-3688, 2, then 1
• F9 restore and CLI quick update: http://eeegeek.wordpress.com/2008/04/08/quick-eee-factory-restore/

Specifications (shopping):

• http://www.mwave.com/mwave/skusearch_v3.asp?scriteria=3005271
• ASUS EEEPC900-BK076X
• Eee PC900
• Celeron M 900MHz
• 512MB
• 8GB SSD
• 8.9" Netbook
• XP Home
• Webcam
• Black
• refurbished product w/3 month warranty
• $149.99 incldung shipping
• July 2009

Specifications (purchased):

• Display: 8.9” Display, 1024×600 resolution
• Color: Pearl White
• CPU: Intel® Mobile 900 MHz CPU
• Chipset: Intel Mobile Chipset
• Memory: DDR2 512MB
• Display Card: Intel UMA
• Storage: 4GB built-in SSD
• Audio: HD audio / built-in speakers
• Wireless: Built-in 802.11b/g
• Memory Cards: SD/MMC (SDHC)
• Operating System: Linux

Mini notes on / review of / gripes:

• The function to use home and end on the keyboard is a little annoying
• No webcam (and no bluetooth) which is way annoying as thats the whole reason I bought it, for Skype
• Access to OS and configuration and update-ablity by repository seemed kind of limited, but it turns out you can access the CLI and also point to different repositories. Might have to try another OS on it though.
• The netbook flavor of Ubuntu rates only tier 2 as of July 2009 for this model...
• Beyond the basics the documentation and support are sub-optimal
• WEBCAM for video on Skype. Known good webcams:
  • Microsoft VX1000 - bought this!?
  • Logitech VUAR38 - doesn't seem to exist
• RDP client
• iTunes client - to listen to shared libraries

===== MISC =====

• Good Asus reviews on hothardware.com
• "Reviews of the N450 based 1005PE suggests it's not that much better than the 1005HA, except for battery life. Guess I'll keep the 1005HA" - http://twitter.com/mckeay/status/9450664247 (Feb/2010)
• High-Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) is a 3G (third generation) mobile telephony communications protocol in the High-Speed Packet Access (HSPA) family, which allows networks based on Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) to have higher data transfer speeds and capacity.

===== Acer Aspire One 10.1" LCD 1.6GHz Netbook =====

• refurb $265 on w00t jul 9, 2009

===== MSI Wind PC =====

• Dual Core Intel Atom 1.6GHz

===== Asus Eee PC 4G Surf Notebook =====

• http://geardigest.pgpartner.com/rating_getprodrev.php/product_id=56096640/id _type=masterid/st=product_tab
• 2 pounds
• Linux
• CON: small screen: 800 x 480

===== Asus Eee 1000 =====

• upcoming, features 10" screen

===== Asus Eee 901 =====

• upcoming, features Intel Atom chip

===== Asus Eee 900 =====

• like above, but bigger!
• $350
• 1,024 x 600 8.9in screen
• multi-touch touchpad
• 1.3-megapixel webcam
• 1GB of RAM
• 900MHz Intel Celeron processor residing in a 915GM based motherboard
• only 2 hours batt life...
• No 802.11 draft N support yet
• Wait for Intel Atom chip version?
• http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220351&nm_mc=OTC-Froogle&cm_mmc=OTC-Froogle-_-Notebooks-_-ASUS-_-34220351
• $549.99

===== Sony TZ31MN =====

• Pricy!
• 11.1in screen
• native resolution of 1,366 x 768
• good keyboard
• 1.2GHz dual core ULV processor
• 2GB RAM
• 100GB hard disk
• 802.11a,b,g, and Draft-N
• Bluetooth 2.0 with EDR
• Gigabit Ethernet
• built-in 56k modem
• integrated DVD writer
• specs: http://www.trustedreviews.com/notebooks/review/2008/04/14/Sony-VAIO-VGN-TZ31MN-Ultra-Portable-Notebook/p5

===== MacBook Air =====

• $2.5K

===== Lenovo's X300 =====

• $3K
• http://www.hothardware.com/Articles/Lenovo_ThinkPad_X300_Ultraportable_Notebook/?page=8
• http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/04/17/2055214

===== Toshiba R500 =====

• $2K

===== Intel Classmate =====

===== Sony Vaio P Series Notebook =====

• world's lightest
• 8 inch screen
• 2 gigs of RAM
• 128 gigs of solid state memory
• GPS and wi-fi
• Vista
• $900

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