Which Netbook Do You Have?

[GeoffC]

Originally Posted by RickyMaveety

Buy the 1000HE, DG ...... Buuuuyyyyy iiiiiiiitttttt!

you got shares ?


doesn't seem badly priced, even with an extra 2 gig of ram added ....
what's the catch .... ?

[taosaur]

Originally Posted by Tattncat

I don't want one my Toich serves the same purpose and is a reader besides. ' Just my opinion you understand. BTW i picked other.

If you mean iTouch, that's actually what I was considering that led me into netbooks. I'd pretty much written off laptops because when I've had them, I didn't use them, but I wanted something with more screen than the average phone for web use, and a good typing interface for my forum addiction My conclusion was that the iTouch/iPhone just didn't deliver for the cost, particularly given the closed nature of the app development.

Up to then, I'd paid little attention to netbooks, thinking they were crap machines marketed to parents for their kids and first-time computer buyers who don't know what they're looking at, but considering my needs I thought, "I need something lightweight with basic hardware and an internet connection...Hey! That's a netbook."

It's very handy having not only a web device but also a mobile command post for all my other gadgets and applications, and one that I'll actually have with me because it doesn't weigh a ton.

[desertgrandma]

Originally Posted by RickyMaveety

Buy the 1000HE, DG ...... Buuuuyyyyy iiiiiiiitttttt!

Okay, now now I"m SCARED!!!


Still haven't decided completely, however if I DON"T buy the 1000HE, NOBODY TELL HER!!!

She'll come back out here and stalk me.

Crap. I expect her to come back out here anyway sometime, and THIS time she'll come to my house, and demand to see my netbook.

I'm dooomed........

[taosaur]

Originally Posted by GeoffC

you got shares ?


doesn't seem badly priced, even with an extra 2 gig of ram added ....
what's the catch .... ?

Honestly, you don't need it. Of course it doesn't hurt and it's great that they make it easy, but I'm still on factory specs with my Wind, and Firefox and my reading apps are zippy as hell. GIMP (open-source Photoshop) chugs a little, but considerably less than I'd expect.

[GeoffC]

Originally Posted by taosaur

Honestly, you don't need it. Of course it doesn't hurt and it's great that they make it easy, but I'm still on factory specs with my Wind, and Firefox and my reading apps are zippy as hell. GIMP (open-source Photoshop) chugs a little, but considerably less than I'd expect.

it has good write-ups on amazon.uk, plus one guy's dual-booted it with EeeBuntu....

[kazbates]

Originally Posted by desertgrandma

Okay, now now I"m SCARED!!!


Still haven't decided completely, however if I DON"T buy the 1000HE, NOBODY TELL HER!!!

She'll come back out here and stalk me.

Crap. I expect her to come back out here anyway sometime, and THIS time she'll come to my house, and demand to see my netbook.

I'm dooomed........

Have you considered the witness relocation program?

It might be worth thinking about. . . or you could just buy the thing - whatever's easiest!

[GeoffC]

Originally Posted by kazbates

Have you considered the witness relocation program?

It might be worth thinking about. . . or you could just buy the thing - whatever's easiest!

really lass - no pressure ....

[Daithi]

My old laptop crapped out on me so I bought an Acer Aspire One 10.1 Netbook as a replacement. It is cute, but in retrospect I probably should have spent an extra $200 and bought a 17" laptop. The 10.1" screen is certainly useable, but I think I prefer the bigger screen that doesn't require any squinting. The long battery life with a bright screen is definately a plus (I'm flying to California next week and this feature will come in very handy), but most of the time I use my laptop plugged into an outlet, so battery life usually isn't a big deal for me.

[taosaur]

Originally Posted by GeoffC

it has good write-ups on amazon.uk, plus one guy's dual-booted it with EeeBuntu....

To be clear, I meant you don't need extra RAM. You ABSOLUTELY need a netbook

I don't know if it plays as nice with OSX as the Wind, but plenty of people on the Wind forum triple-boot Windows/Linux/OSX (various flavors of all three).

[wodin]

I have an Acer Aspire One AOD 250 that I got at Wal-Mart for $312. The first thing I did was loaded Windows 7 on it, and I’d like to report that it runs beautifully.

This morning I began restoring the factory configuration in preparation for returning it to Wal-Mart. It’s not that I don’t like it, I do but there are a couple of problems.

1. The battery life of the 3 cell battery is MUCH shorter than I had been led to believe (2 Hrs)
2. The box said it had Bluetooth, not so!
3. The box and the sticker on the computer said it was WWAN ready but the PCI Express slot was not powered, and the switch to power it is not there.
4. It will only support 1.5 GB RAM upgrade, and that’s not documented, I had to find it in a blog.

As soon as I confirm that my credit card has been credited, I’ll be ordering an Asus EEE PC 1000HE on line. They are somewhat more expensive but they support 2 GB RAM, have an advertised 9.5 hr battery life (real world more like 7), and have Bluetooth.

[Daithi]

I don't know much about the Acer One AOD250 but the Acer Aspire One AOD150-1165 I just bought a couple months ago for $330 has a 6 cell battery (5800mAh, 59W) that lasts at least 7 hours, and I added a 2GB SODIMM module without a problem. No built in bluetooth, but I bought a cordless bluetooth mouse that uses a bluetooth USB adapter, so now I have Bluetooth.

[wodin]

Originally Posted by Daithi

I don't know much about the Acer One AOD250 but the Acer Aspire One AOD150-1165 I just bought a couple months ago for $330 has a 6 cell battery (5800mAh, 59W) that lasts at least 7 hours, and I added a 2GB SODIMM module without a problem. No built in bluetooth, but I bought a cordless bluetooth mouse that uses a bluetooth USB adapter, so now I have Bluetooth.

Yes, that was my problem; I read reviews for the AOD150 and expected the same thing from the discounted model being sold by Wal-Mart. Now I have a sour taste for Aspire Ones in general and will be switching to Asus.

It’s just another example of ill-considered marketing. If Acer had been up front and not implied on their packaging that they were selling something that they were not I would have been perfectly satisfied, and they would not be stuck with an open box.

[desertgrandma]

Originally Posted by wodin

Yes, that was my problem; I read reviews for the AOD150 and expected the same thing from the discounted model being sold by Wal-Mart. Now I have a sour taste for Aspire Ones in general and will be switching to Asus.

It’s just another example of ill-considered marketing. If Acer had been up front and not implied on their packaging that they were selling something that they were not I would have been perfectly satisfied, and they would not be stuck with an open box.

Be careful.....Best Buy is doing the same thing with the Asus. They had a special model made for them, with different specs, so if you think you are getting this

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...pf_rd_i=507846

you are really getting this

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1218068507709

[wodin]

Originally Posted by desertgrandma

Be careful.....Best Buy is doing the same thing with the Asus. They had a special model made for them, with different specs, so if you think you are getting this

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...pf_rd_i=507846

you are really getting this

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1218068507709

Yes, usually that's done so they don't have to price match. If Wal-Mart is the only one selling the AOD250, they don't have to price match BestBuy's AOD150, and vise-vers!

Note the difference in model numbers; BestBuy's is EPC1000HEB and Amazon's is EEE PC 1000HE.

[wodin]

Originally Posted by desertgrandma

Be careful.....Best Buy is doing the same thing with the Asus. They had a special model made for them, with different specs, so if you think you are getting this

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...pf_rd_i=507846

you are really getting this

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1218068507709

Yes, usually that's done so they don't have to price match. If Wal-Mart is the only one selling the AOD250, they don't have to price match BestBuy's AOD150, and vise-vers!

Note the difference in model numbers; BestBuy's is EPC1000HEB and Amazon's is EEE PC 1000HE, Also BestBuy doesn't say BlueTooth anywhere!