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Originally Posted by Jaime_Astorga
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I have the previous U100 build, w/ 120GB HDD (probably 4x what I'll ever need) and 3 cell battery (2-2.5 hours), and my experience has been the same except for:
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Also, for some reason the Wind has a habit of freezing once every couple of weeks or so. No big deal, just unplug, remove the battery, and re-start, but still annoying. It does make you a bit paranoid about saving your work, but that's a good habit, anyways.
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0_0 That's not good, man. Regarding start-up time, you don't have to shut it off. Mine is set to sleep when I close the lid, and the power drain is minimal, even w/ my smaller battery. Especially for ebooks, I can whip it out of my bag and have FBReader up in 4 keystrokes and maybe 20 seconds, which I do frequently on the train. I only shut it down completely maybe once every week or two. While I enjoy reading on the Wind, it strikes me as the maximum comfortable weight for holding hard-cover style, so a smaller person might have issues there (I'm 6', medium build). It's great for curling up in bed, maybe better than a pbook or ereader, as it stays open in a good position on its own.
From following reviews of other netbooks, I get the impression this is the most ergonomic: 92% keyboard, no screen glare + hotkeys for brightness (great for ebooks). If I were shopping right now, however, I would probably go with the ASUS 1000HE, which has adopted a more Wind-like keyboard compared to the older EeePCs and gets killer battery life (though the short battery life on my wind hasn't been an issue for me). The only unknown w/ the 1000HE that gives me pause is the screen, because I'm so happy w/ the Wind screen for ebooks.
I've heard they're great Skype machines, too, if you want to do video calls w/ the grandkids.