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Maybe it's the Time Banana yellow, but there's something about the little tablet itself that makes me want it, despite not knowing how well it even operates.
Problem is: as fungible as the tern "netbook" is, it at least has some history to back up a core definition. A netbook is a machine that follows in the tradition of the ASUS Eeepc 701. So when we see a machine described as a "netbook" we expect that it will be very, very small, inexpensive, that there's a good possibility it will feature SSD storage, that it will be powered by a very low-voltage processor and boast long battery life. The term "low cost small notebook PC" is completely meaningless, however. It can mean anything, and thus means nothing.
So what? NONE of the BIG brands these days are worth what they use to stand for, QULITY. The Netbooks listed are probably made in the same damn factory as the BIG brands.
@Dr.Fire: Won't argue with that, but the more important problem is that we we're able to buy stuff from these larger manufacturers. These Asian and European boutique operations? Not so much.
"is small and have a built-in battery that will supply electricity to the iPhone while it's synchronizing with iTunes"
well, there goes my complaint. damn iPod drains on wifi way too quickly as is... on the other hand, THIS thing has to be recharged, which means plugging it into a cable so... what's the point of walking over, unplugging the dongle, going back and plugging it into your iPod, syncing, and then removing the dongle from the iPod, and then plugging it back into its charger. You're actually adding a step AND an extra trip across the room. you can't USE your iPod while it's syncing, so there's no incentive to keep it in your hand, as opposed to laying it down on the desk.
Plugging in a cable to sync your device (as well as recharge it) is hardly a significant effort and somehow reminds me of the Seinfeld episode where they are talking about self-shaking bottles of juice. Still, it is interesting that this was announced on the same day that Apple changed the rules on wireless downloading of previous purchases on the iPhone, though this will not solve that problem.
I am sure the battery life estimates have nothing to do with the time-speeder technology they use at the Asus factory. Either that or they measured the battery life with the computer off for the first nine hours.
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"ACURA?! I WANTED A FERRARI!!!"
"Acuras are nice cars!"
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UMPC. How did that work out?
Yeah. We'll be sticking with "netbook", thank you very much.
Love,
Companies that will gladly continue to sell computers that still run XP if you don't piss us off
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The Netbooks listed are probably made in the same damn factory as the BIG brands.
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Please never again use "beg the question" in the same context as above. It's wrong. [begthequestion.info]
06/02/09
right or wrong, that link is the most retarded pretentious bullshit i've read this year.
06/01/09
well, there goes my complaint. damn iPod drains on wifi way too quickly as is... on the other hand, THIS thing has to be recharged, which means plugging it into a cable so... what's the point of walking over, unplugging the dongle, going back and plugging it into your iPod, syncing, and then removing the dongle from the iPod, and then plugging it back into its charger. You're actually adding a step AND an extra trip across the room. you can't USE your iPod while it's syncing, so there's no incentive to keep it in your hand, as opposed to laying it down on the desk.
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