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- radicaldementia, on 01/12/2009, -1/+105The biggest reason why I got a netbook was not because of its price, but its size. Any "normal" laptop that is the size of an eeePC is gonna run well over $1000, many are over $2000. I need a small computer I can easily carry around, but all I need it for is web development and basic office stuff. I don't need a powerful processor or insane 3D graphics or a huge screen or an optical drive. My eeePC with Ubuntu is a perfect fit for my needs and its definitely one of the best tech purchases I've ever made.
- MikeCI, on 01/12/2009, -2/+86I was given a netbook for Christmas. I also just purchased a new laptop, and I thought having two would be pretty redundant. However, as a student who doesn't like to lug a heavy backpack around campus, I've actually found having something that fits in my small shoulder bag quite handy. I use Evernote to take notes in lecture, which syncs your notes across all the different clients on every computer you use, so I can take notes on it and then view them on my grow-up laptop. Now I'm glad I have it.
Plus, I don't have to trek to a computer lab to surf Digg between classes. - jaygeeze, on 01/12/2009, -2/+83I bought a Netbook for $350, it's the best investment I've made in a very long time. It's simple, easy to lug around, and does everything I need it to do.
- ThantiK, on 01/12/2009, -7/+83Why do so many people try to GAME with a laptop? - Wasn't the whole idea of a laptop to be a computer that you could whip out, do some quick work, and then put away? Laptops now are turning into desktop computers without the desk. Nobody...yes I said NOBODY needs to "game on the go" lugging around a 17" widescreen laptop. How long would the battery last like that, 15 minutes? What's the point?
If you want to game, video edit - buy a desktop.
If you want to be portable - buy a netbook.
Other than screen-space possibly, netbooks are what laptops SHOULD be. Not this crap where they're throwing NVIDIA cards into a laptop and people are complaining that their thighs smell like a burger after 15 mins. - bachlau, on 01/12/2009, -3/+711. Netbooks don't have to be your primary computer
2. They're not underpowered for what they really do
3. They're sitting on the edge of a ubiquitous connectivity revolution
4. You can dock
5. The price and size appeal is real - JamesBondJr, on 01/11/2009, -3/+63Plus you can always stay connected to digg on a netbook
- Dougman82, on 01/11/2009, -15/+74Define dirt cheap. A netbook is extremely handy, but hardware-wise, it does not hold a candle to a "normal" laptop. Given I can find a low-end "normal" laptop for around $600, it makes absolutely no sense for me to buy a handy-dandy netbook when it costs over $300. Show me some good netbooks in the sub-$250 range and I'll be interested.
- farfromhere, on 01/12/2009, -2/+48@bodaciousllama:
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c247/penguin1494 ...
I couldn't resist. - bodaciousllama, on 01/12/2009, -3/+49@ChonoonFiend
RTFA, they aren't MADE for gaming
That's like trying to use a VW Bug for rockcrawling - davAbran, on 01/12/2009, -4/+43I take my wind on road trips, to the *****, to my friends house, downstairs, and plane trips. I don't need the CPU power and 4gb of ram just to surf the internet. Netbooks will run office apps, music, most videos, and surf the internet. What else do you want? I swear the internet is filled with a bunch of whiny ass 15 year olds who have a one track mind.
- akchrs, on 01/12/2009, -1/+37You linked to your log in ID. I'll be getting it on Thursday.
- jgarland79, on 01/12/2009, -1/+366. You can comment on Digg articles from the *****.
- sungoddess808, on 01/12/2009, -0/+33You're absolutely right! Size makes a huge difference and in this case, smaller IS best!! a 9" netbook is has the dimensions of a composition book and the thickness of two. Very lightweight (around 1kg), and provides frequent travelers with basic needs. The only thing it lacks is an optical drive, but isn't that why we have flash drives? I believe many netbooks have 3 USB ports which should satisfy most needs.
- farfromhere, on 01/12/2009, -0/+30Dugg for "grow-up laptop"
- Elpants, on 01/12/2009, -0/+26I'm seriously buying a netbook for a few reasons.
As a student:
Just built myself a really nice desktop PC.
Laptop is closing in on 2 years old, only 1 hour battery life.
Due to one hour battery life, it's next to impossible to take it to class and take notes without it dying.
My current laptop is huge and barely fits in my backpack.
Don't use my laptop for anything but taking notes, writing papers, web. - neseus, on 01/12/2009, -3/+28i got an eee pc 900ha when M$ was still doing their cashback thing... $350 - $90 = $260 laptop computer. About the same cost as an ipod. woo!
- roxgod666, on 01/12/2009, -1/+25You're right. One is underpriced the other is overpriced.
- 2of8, on 01/12/2009, -0/+24Haven't heard of Evernote but dugg for my future use of it.
- Barclay1188, on 01/12/2009, -0/+20I've been using my Acer for the last 3 years for everything from video editing and DVD authoring (and burning... Oh God that took a long time!) to games and normal browsing. Due to the technical restraints of my laptops hardware, my games are sub-par, the rendering of video is dismally long, and finally, it's getting old and tired.
After witnessing the release of the HP Mini Mi here on Digg, I've changed my plan around to getting a serious desktop computer and a good little netbook. The money (in my situation) is better spent as such than a brand new laptop as I plan on doing any serious work on my desktop, and having a netbook for surfing and travel. I think it saves people a lot of money doing it this way instead of getting an unneeded desktop replacement laptop for use at a desk. - Typhoon2009, on 01/12/2009, -3/+21who the ***** wants to?
- shoppingkart, on 01/12/2009, -1/+18I seriously considered using an Eee PC to control a home robot (ideas from xkcd). During Christmas, Eee prices shot up $50-100. That's when i got suspicious. òó
- fivenodes, on 01/12/2009, -0/+17Wait... I'm on Digg with a netbook right now... Get out of my head!
- Typhoon2009, on 01/12/2009, -0/+17I'm definitely considering a netbook for when (if...) I go off to college. Can't beat the size, and I find myself doing a lot of my gaming on consoles. So the horsepower of the computers isn't a major issue for me, as long as it can boot and have me on the Internet within 2 minutes (my current sad excuse for a laptop, which thankfully isn't my main computer, takes about 7 minutes from pressing the power button to opening Firefox).
Also, the latest netbooks that have been revealed at CES are particularly nice. - Yarkz, on 01/12/2009, -0/+15I own a gaming laptop, some people just can't deal with a desktop, these are the reasons I bought a gaming laptop.
My house is small, I really have no room for a desktop.
I am constantly going places like 25% of the time I am not home (not including school).
And the biggest reason...
I can use it on the *****! - wonginator1221, on 01/12/2009, -1/+16In response to rolf,
First of all, that comment has no relevance to the quote.
Secondly, we're on digg. You expect anyone to have a real "1st life?" - isaactwito, on 01/12/2009, -2/+16Well some people who like to game, but also have to bring computers places, and can't afford multiple computers often buy big and powerful laptops. There's your answer.
- BradOFarrell, on 01/12/2009, -3/+17It can be used for work?
- MrBogard, on 01/12/2009, -5/+195. Apple doesn't make one.
Come on, you can come out and say it. - z00k, on 01/12/2009, -0/+13Simple.
Extremely portable OS X/Linux/Windows. - robbiedo, on 01/12/2009, -0/+13The seem so small and fragile. Do you worry about breaking Wind?
- regeya, on 01/12/2009, -0/+13DatDudeWiggs, I'm guessing you're hung up on one definition. To me, an investment isn't just something which holds or appreciates in value over time; that's an incredibly narrow definition of investment. If you use a netbook in your job and it aids in your advancement in your field, it was a good investment. Similarly, if I bought a piece of wooded land--say, ten acres--and didn't develop it, many people would call that a waste. However, if I also purchased a chainsaw, axe, splitting maul and/or power splitter, and a pickup to haul firewood in, if I looked at the cost of heating my home with electricity versus the cost of taxes on the property plus the estimated cost of my labor, and I came out ahead, it was a good investment.
- Quaoar, on 01/12/2009, -1/+13You are entirely correct, although I take a small bit of issue with your item 1. As I wrote above, my wife has done vast productive work on her Sony TR3A. about 4 years old with far less capability than the HP Mini 1000 (or the HP Mini 2140, due any minute now). We have tested her Powerpoint files, usually including video, and the HP Mini 1000 is more than adequate, except that the VGA out cable is not yet available. (The HP Mini 2140 has a VGA port).
Unless you are into gaming, mapping genetic codes, or high level mathematical programming like fluid mechanics, these Atom 270 dual core processors and the 90% of standard keyboard size will be satisfactory to many people. At less than 3 lbs (2.2Kg) these are what I consider the best bang for the buck.
Q - Linkin4, on 01/12/2009, -0/+12As a student who has a really nice desktop pc, a bulky laptop, and just bough himself an Aspire One, I can tell you without a doubt it is one of the best tech purchases I've made yet. Just do yourself a favor and install Ubuntu Netbook Remix. :)
- InorganicMatter, on 01/12/2009, -1/+13I'd buy a netbook if they weren't made for people with 20/20 vision...
- schnikies79, on 01/12/2009, -1/+13Why retype them? I hand-write all my notes and study from my hand-written notes.
A laptop/netbook/whatever isn't very good for drawing molecules and chemical rxn's. Chem major here, so it's more diagrams then text. - ChonoonFiend, on 01/12/2009, -2/+14To all the people who say its good for taking notes, just write using a pen and paper...
- digitaldivinci, on 01/12/2009, -1/+12Dugg for Evernote.
- Mujokan, on 01/12/2009, -0/+11With half the battery life and twice the weight... and what would you be doing on a low-end laptop (with crappy 3D card running Vista slowly) that you couldn't do on an Atom-powered netbook running XP or Linux? Disadvantage is no DVD drive, but you can network that from your desktop or whatever.
- Dougman82, on 01/12/2009, -1/+12No, my issue is that I look at everything from a financial investment point of view. Like davAbran, all I really want in a portable computer is basically a web browser and a media player. And the size of a netbook is what makes it attractive for me. If I want to use a real system, I've got this desktop.
The problem is, it is very difficult for me to justify spending $350 or $400 on a device that lets me browse the web more comfortably. Then I look at the opportunity cost of the matter. As in, well, I'm already going to spend $400. If I spend just another $100-$200, I'll have a system that can do so much more, and can ultimately become more valuable to me in the future, as well as others in my household.
Now, if this was strictly something for work-related uses, as in, getting a netbook instead of a blackberry or something, then that's cool. But in and of myself, unless this sort of product drops below $300 or $250 (which, mind you, was the initial price point that Asus was marketing the eeePC for...), I'm simply not in the market. - Mujokan, on 01/12/2009, -2/+12This was pretty much my thinking too. I guess you can imagine scenarios where you would use a gaming laptop (maybe you move countries about once a year and don't travel much in between -- some people have that kind of job) but generally battery life and weight should come top of the priority list for laptops IMO.
- sublimemind, on 01/12/2009, -1/+11I just recently bought an Aspire One and I love this thing. I just put beta Windows 7 on it and surprisingly it runs like a dream. Chicks dig it too, buy one of these things.
- Istrancis, on 01/12/2009, -0/+10Dugg for òó!!!
- macmcraeart, on 01/12/2009, -0/+10Number six: Because taking your laptop, power brick an giant bottle of lotion to the bathroom is a pain in the ass.
- inactive, on 01/12/2009, -2/+11*****, I just dropped (fatally) my MSI Wind yesterday.
Salt in the wound... - pikelet, on 01/12/2009, -2/+11You're right. I loved my netbook, but the screen destroyed my eyesight (my prescription had been stable for several years, and the year I start using a netbook it suddenly gets worse and then I get a focusing problem). I feel your pain :(
- ka9dgx, on 01/12/2009, -0/+9I'm using mine to bury your comment... 2 months later. ;-)
- ig88b1, on 01/12/2009, -6/+15Who cares?
- bigtrouble777, on 01/12/2009, -0/+9I had my wife get me a netbook for christmas. I had a lot of worries about how useful it would be, butI was willing to make compromises.
First off, the atom chip isn't that bad, but it's not as good as i'd like. I'm just used to having a dual core cpu, and having great multasking performance. The atom has trouble multitasking, even with hyperthreading. You have to limit how much you have open. On the other hand, general responsiveness is very impressive.
I don't think I would recommend anyone run windows on a netbook. Even though XP can run it reasonable well out of the box, I can see that changing quite quickly as the machine gets significant use. My point is, there's not much headroom once xp starts slowing down. The other issue is that most windows programs are not going to like the 600px high resolution.
If you run linux on a netbook you have a lot more room to hack around without much of a performance hit. I set mine up with one gnome panel with a mac-style menu bar. Compisiting effects also work well, there's tons of usability plugins that make life on a small screen much better. I also have full java, c++, ruby dev environments.
My point is that you can do a lot more than you may think on a netbook, but it's gonna be a lot harder on xp. Photoshop isn't going to run well, neither is dreamweaver, neither is office, neither are any of MS' dev environments. - ka9dgx, on 01/12/2009, -0/+8My handwriting sucks, and you can't find something with a keyword search with a room full of paper. WikiDpad is a really great way to keep things organized, and with SyncToy you can keep things in sync with your desktop or backup.
- macmcraeart, on 01/12/2009, -3/+11Um.....no. They were designed to let you carry your porn with you without having to bring along your tower, keyboard, mouse and 30 pound crt monitor.
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