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- inactive, on 12/20/2008, -0/+49who would have thought that an african-american would be elected president before Duke Nukem Forever came out
- GamerVer05, on 12/20/2008, -3/+36Like a laptop?
- acnownzu02, on 12/19/2008, -2/+30It'll be interesting to see if gaming on Netbooks really takes off. As they became smaller, lighter, and more powerful, they could even become a popular "portable" gaming system.
- Snottlebocket, on 12/20/2008, -2/+26I don't get it, I bought one of the early eee pc's because it was cheap, small and light. Sure the specs are pretty lightweight to but that's ok, I didn't have any big work plans for it.
But now netbooks are growing in size, weight, price and specs until they approach the point where you might as well buy a decent notebook. I mean If you're talking about a 3 pound, 500+ dollar machine, why were you going for a netbook again? - mathcreative, on 12/20/2008, -0/+24Maybe by the time this comes out, Windows 7 will be released.
- vsujohn2, on 12/20/2008, -0/+18And then 3D Realms will Release Duke Nukem Forever.... ;)
- sillyelf74, on 12/20/2008, -5/+22I never viewed a netbook as a gaming platform, or a means to view HD video. My view of this device is for e-mail and web browsing. They are great for the kitchen, in bed, or the bathroom if your the type to do that kinda thing. So now they want me to play Left 4 Dead on a 10" screen at 1024 x 600 resolution? No thanks. I have a dedicated gaming PC for that. The article mentions 1080p video decoding as a feature, but why would you decode video on a net book over any other machine? Maybe I'm missing something here, but this sounds kinda stupid to me. I did not see any mention of how much more this will cost the consumer. Part of the netbook allure is it's low price point. What will these GPU's do to the battery life besides lower it? It would be nice if we could choose between running on the integrated chip or the GPU on the fly. Who cares if it an run Vista - were all still running XP and waiting for Windows 7. I know I have been very negative about this story, but let me say this: It would be cool at some point to play a real game on the netbook (waiting at the DMV perhaps?) or watch some HD video, but I don't think that time is now.
- benologist, on 12/20/2008, -0/+11Not for digg users.
- supersonicjim, on 12/20/2008, -1/+12Next they'll be putting coffee tables in cars.
- blitzkriegpunk, on 12/20/2008, -1/+10With HD and all that gaming it'll have a 30-minute battery life.
- Kenelm, on 12/20/2008, -2/+9These cards are small, light, and energy-efficient, so they could fit in the netbook range, if it wasn't for their price...
Anyway, an Eee 901 can run all the best oldschool gems, such as Half-Life, Age of Empires 1/2, Starcraft, Warcraft 1/2/3, Diablo 1/2, Fallout 1/2/T, C&C, Doom 1/2, RTCW, Quake 1/2/3, UT, Baldur's Gate 1/2, Heroes of Might & Magic 1/2/3/4, Sim City 2000/3000, Soul Reaver/Legacy of Kain... and any NES/SNES/N64/GB/GBA game through emulation. Isn't that enough for a "NET"book? - inactive, on 12/20/2008, -0/+7 I was just playing Max Payne, UT and MAME on my EEE PC, we're already there.
- Optimaximal, on 12/20/2008, -0/+7The reason nobody will use the more powerful Atom chips is because Microsoft capped the speed in the revised XP licensing terms for Netbooks - they can't use more than a 1.6Ghz Single Core CPU (Hyper-Threading is allowed), a total of 1GB RAM & a 160GB HDD without having to pay the full MS Tax.
- Antialias, on 12/20/2008, -0/+6Gears, gta IV, Assasins creed, Mass Effect, etc, all on the PC. Not every game, but most of the good ones, and cheaper.
- newdigger, on 12/20/2008, -3/+9Why does this guys FUD get dugg?
- lennybird, on 12/20/2008, -1/+7Am I the only one who thought Crysis was *****?
- TommyTikal, on 12/20/2008, -1/+7Wrong. The world is on track to being grossly over populated. Such 'troubling issues' are more like solutions these days.
- RaulMuadDib, on 12/20/2008, -0/+6A netbook is great in bed.
- xyphur, on 12/20/2008, -0/+5I find it interesting that there was no mention of the dual-core Atom in this article. It's a little dated, but as yet, it's all I've heard about them: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-10047071-64.html
Anyone have any more info about when/if these will be occupying upcoming boards? Or is a dual-core netbook simply a pipe dream due to limited battery capacity? - justaboutdead, on 12/20/2008, -1/+6Yo dawg! i heard you like driking coffee!!!
SO WE PUT A COFFEE TABLE IN YOUR CAR, .............. - motters, on 12/20/2008, -0/+5This is only good news if it doesn't excessively deplete battery life. One of the main points of having a netbook is to be mobile - not tethered to a mains socket.
- joearchy, on 12/20/2008, -0/+5I totally called that!
- inactive, on 12/20/2008, -0/+4 I watch 720P videos on my EEE PC right now as well as play games 3D games.
- konataXchan, on 12/20/2008, -2/+6I like the idea but gaming on a small laptop rested on your groin with all that excess heat is going to lead to some troubling issues.
- rknowles10, on 12/20/2008, -0/+4Already happened:
http://openpandora.org - inactive, on 12/20/2008, -3/+7Why are you being so narrow minded? If they can fit it into the netbook platform, I say 'Why the hell not?'.
- Dgen_X, on 12/20/2008, -1/+5I just bought an Atom 330 ( http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N8 ... ) to use in a computer for my in-laws who just want to look stuff up on 'the ebay'.
The dual core Atom setup was only $10 more than the single core, it was a no brainer.
Works great with Ubuntu and 1 gb of ram. - Sonixunite, on 12/20/2008, -0/+4Actually they already can at low settings maxing at 15 fps.
- PedleZelnip, on 12/20/2008, -0/+4"When has more options ever been a bad thing"
When it caused price and weight to go up, and battery life to go down, which one would suspect these chips to do. - acmecorps, on 12/20/2008, -0/+4"all xbox games are available on pc"
wtf? - i4ybrid, on 12/20/2008, -0/+4This doesn't really make sense to watch 1080p videos on a 10" screen.
However, what does make sense is a low power consumption HTPC! - Sonixunite, on 12/20/2008, -0/+4I swear the 9400M S will add atleast 2 years of gaming to the netbook.
- inactive, on 12/20/2008, -1/+5 I have a netbook and I use it jut like any other computer. It's just a small PC is all.
- YoctoYotta, on 12/20/2008, -1/+4Okay, now my aging tower PC that can't handle a 1080p output is feeling really outdated.
- robbiedo, on 12/20/2008, -0/+3#1
I want all my home electronics to use much less power. Yes, this type of technology in a Netbook make be overkill for its stated purchase. Overall, addition of this type of technology to general purpose computers that can be left on 24/7 can only be a very positive benefit. A computer that overall used 20 watts of power for a HTPC would be awesome. - newdigger, on 12/20/2008, -5/+8This is ridiculous. Vista runs a hell of a lot better then XP on my Acer Aspire One.
- RevJonathan, on 12/20/2008, -0/+3We're working on it.
- PedleZelnip, on 12/20/2008, -0/+3@RevJonathan - you'd be surprised. My wife's laptop is a 14", and weighs just under 6lbs, and while it's portable, it's a lot less portable than a 9" netbook which ways less than half of that.
When I teach I borrow her laptop, and the 20 minute walk to campus sure feels longer when I'm "lugging around" the laptop, than when I'm not. - jayvisaria, on 12/22/2008, -0/+3Netbook + HDMI out would be sweet
- RevJonathan, on 12/20/2008, -0/+3It's hard to imagine someone "lugging around" a 14" laptop.
I just came off a 17" one, so I may be a bit skewed here. It was too big. I'm bumping it down to 15" now, but I think the sweet spot for a real thin-and-light model is 11-14". - troye, on 12/21/2008, -0/+3What do you use all that power for?
- Sonixunite, on 12/20/2008, -0/+3Yeah but it does make sense as a hometheatre PC attached to an HD screen.
- inactive, on 12/20/2008, -0/+3 You won't be using the 1080p output on the go anyway. And the gaming ability is nice to have even if it kills the battery faster you can pick and choose when to do it, it's nice to have the option.
- webborocks, on 12/20/2008, -3/+6hofefully ;)
- inactive, on 12/20/2008, -1/+4 Yeah but if you're outputting to a 1080P TV or monitor you're in the house and you can just plug it in. Lets face it there is almost no use for this. Anyone technically inclined enough to actually use it doesn't need it.
- Sonixunite, on 12/20/2008, -0/+3Just wait until we change the size of an inch.
- inactive, on 12/20/2008, -0/+3 While HD gaming it draws 50% more power so yeah while gaming that can be a pretty big hit. The real question becomes how good is the power management? Will it scale down well during regular usage or consume more power then too?
- compgeek, on 12/20/2008, -0/+3doesn't seem like a bad idea but yea battery life is definitely going to suffer for it. I'm honestly hoping for AMD's competitor to hit the market so Atom isn't the only game in town (ok C-7 is used by HP in some netbooks but they are a small fish). Maybe doing that will spur more inovation than anything else
- ThatsNotPudding, on 12/20/2008, -3/+6I for one, will welcome our 15-minute battery life overlords.
- decay, on 12/20/2008, -0/+3When has more options ever been a bad thing. What does the Vista point have to do with anything.
I attend college and I don't have the luxury of having a desktop in addition to a laptop.
My $900 XPS 1530 can play TF2 on a 15.4" screen at the 1400 resolution. -
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