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    Image of jayhawk11 owns property now!!! jayhawk11 owns property now!!!
    12/14/09

    In reply to Seagate's Momentus Thin Drive is the World's Thinnest 2.5" Netbook Drive
    I'll be waiting for some dumbass to throw this in their regular laptop and start bitching about vibration/rattling.
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    Image of FalconFour FalconFour
    12/14/09

    @jayhawk11 owns property now!!!: Hello, my name is dumbass. I put thin laptop hard drives in spaces made for larger ones, and use screws to screw them down so they don't vibrate/rattle. I'm from 2000 when some still-usable laptops used thicker hard drives that needed to be upgraded to thinner ones. I seem to be doing just fine, thank you for the concern!
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    Image of Dallifornia Dallifornia
    12/14/09

    In reply to Seagate's Momentus Thin Drive is the World's Thinnest 2.5" Netbook Drive
    Thinnest. 2.5". As in, thinner than other 2.5" drives? Yet it's a 2.5" drive.
    Does. Not. Compute.
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    Image of Nathan Obbards Nathan Obbards
    12/14/09

    @Dallifornia: Width != Thickness.
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    12/14/09

    @Dallifornia: Your laptop is HUGE
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    Image of Dallifornia Dallifornia
    12/14/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: at 10 lbs, yes.
    I always assumed that, since desktops are bigger and tend to use 3.5" drives... it was referring to height.
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    12/14/09

    @Dallifornia: 10? I'll bet my Inspiron beats it by a good 50. The Club Sandwich of laptops.
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    Image of Dallifornia Dallifornia
    12/14/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: I opted out of the double turkey option; was going to install it myself, but I am too lazy. Shitty BLT.
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    Image of CommentingpointlesslyisMeh CommentingpointlesslyisMeh
    12/11/09

    In reply to The 3 Best Netbooks Right Now
    ....the Mini 311’s score is 501 points better than the overall ultraportable average, and is almost identical to the latest MacBook Air ($1,995).

    [www.laptopmag.com]
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    12/11/09

    In reply to The 3 Best Netbooks Right Now
    (I know this is proselytizing but) I think that Linux deserves a mention for netbooks. It runs fast on the current gen of netbook and, best of all, is free to install.

    Skip Moblin - it doesn't install on most hardware.

    The netbook build of Ubuntu deserves a look, even if there are a couple of oddball glitches.

    Remember what the concept behind a netbook is: quick-and-dirty computing on the go. Checking email, watching movies, and surfing the web. Great deals can be had if you stick to that philosophy. If I'm going to game on a PC, I'm not going to do it on a 10" screen. Because I don't require gaming capability, a wide range of netbooks is available.

    Personally, I love my little eeePC. The keyboard is decently spaced, the keys don't feel to mushy to me, and, most importantly, the hinge design provides a natural grip point for carrying the netbook from room to room without worry of damaging the hardware.

    Is it the world's lightest netbook? No. But when I'm websurfing while watching TV, the bottom doesn't get hot. That is a vital selling point. These are points that need to be brought to the fore.

    How hot does it get? How much battery time do you get while running Firefox and Pidgin? How durable does it feel? What is the real-world range of the wireless card inside?
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    Image of Purple Dave Purple Dave
    12/11/09

    In reply to The 3 Best Netbooks Right Now
    I had a ridiculously hard time finding a netbook that fit my main criteria when I was looking for one. Basically my choices were HP Mini, or...wait until someone else comes out with another netbook that has a solid-state drive. Sure, it's only got 16GB on the internal drive, but I slipped a 32GB SDHC card into the reader, and now I've got a good on-the-go LDraw machine with a crash-proof model library, and I can check e-mail and such as a bonus.
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    Image of Nathan Obbards Nathan Obbards
    12/10/09

    In reply to The 3 Best Netbooks Right Now
    What about the Dell Mini 10v? It's the most hackintoshable.
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    Image of TKE-Egon TKE-Egon
    12/10/09

    @Nathan Obbards: This is exactly what I was thinking. The Mini 1ov (IMO) is the best best netbook out there - solid construction (Have you felt this thing? amazing), great price (base of $279 and only around $330 or so as it "should be") and perfect for OSX =)
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    Image of Nathan Obbards Nathan Obbards
    12/10/09

    @TKE-Egon: Paid $200 for mine from the outlet. Wait for the sales and you can get one dirt cheap. I wish I had the bigger battery, but, hell, I can get 3-3.5 hours on the small one if I turn the internet off and just work on papers.
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    Image of PurpleMonkeyDishwasher: PurpleMonkeyDishwasher:
    12/10/09

    In reply to The 3 Best Netbooks Right Now
    While I do agree these might be very decent netbooks, I think 400 dollars is really pushing it for netbook. If you are going to spend that much, you might as well spend the extra 50-100 more and get a regular 12 inch laptop.
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    Image of whatne1wuddo whatne1wuddo
    12/10/09

    @PurpleMonkeyDishwasher:: battery life
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    Image of Xagest Xagest
    12/10/09

    @PurpleMonkeyDishwasher::

    I was thinking the same thing. The threshold I have for a proper netbook is no more than 300, with 200 being a nice sweet spot. I mean, it's a netbook. It should be doing exactly what my iPhone does, except with cheaper and bigger parts.
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    Image of MagicalTrev MagicalTrev
    12/10/09

    @PurpleMonkeyDishwasher:: I picked up a 17" laptop for my wife a few months back for $350. It's nothing spectacular, but it has specs that easily place it outside of the realm of netbooks. Granted, it was a great deal at the time, but as a result I certainly can't see spending more for less.
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    Jeb_Hoge promoted this comment Edited by MagicalTrev at 12/10/09 3:36 PM MagicalTrev was starred MagicalTrev was unstarred
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    12/10/09

    @MagicalTrev: That's a great deal, IF you want the 17" footprint. I like the small size of my 10" Eee, not to mention the $300 pricetag. My next purchase will probably be a used 8.9" or even 7" original-spec Eee.
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    Image of Michael Minor Michael Minor
    12/10/09

    @Xagest: Bigger Parts = More expensive... Not Cheaper.
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    Xagest promoted this comment Michael Minor was starred Michael Minor was unstarred
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    12/10/09

    @Michael Minor:
    Yeah, that's why laptop hard drives are so much less expensive than desktop hard drives with the same space.

    I'm pretty sure 32 gigs in a netbook drive is going to be a lot cheaper than the 32 gigs of flash in an iPhone.
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    Image of Fanfoot Fanfoot
    12/10/09

    @Xagest: Agreed. When you can pick up an Acer Aspire AS1410 for $399 or less, and compared to a netbook it's:

    - got a faster CPU
    - got a bigger screen, and higher resolution too
    - got a better keyboard
    - got better battery life
    - got 802.11n rather than 802.11g wireless
    - got HDMI and eSATA unlike the netbook
    - is just as thin or thinner, and only a little bigger
    - got Windows 7 Home Premium rather than Starter

    I think most of the justification for going with a netbook at $400 isn't there any more.

    Now at $300 I can still see it.
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    12/11/09

    @Fanfoot: Disagree. No Nvidia GPU
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    Image of Segador Segador
    12/10/09

    In reply to Asus Building Eee Pad to Counter Apple Tablet?
    If it's just for consuming media, a tablet will rock. For anything else, even simple crap like typing this comment, I'll still miss a keyboard.
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    Image of Killjoy Killjoy
    12/10/09

    In reply to Asus Building Eee Pad to Counter Apple Tablet?
    If it's 7 inches and cheap, it could be interesting. If it's 4 inches... well, I already use an old Axim as a "combination of tablet PC and MID functions." Since PDAs are officially the wave of the past, anyone with a modicum of savvy can pick up a 4" MID on the cheap.
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    12/08/09

    In reply to Linux Owns 1/3 of the Netbook Marketshare
    I just got a lovely oxblood eeePC that came with XP. I didn't even boot into XP once.

    I immediately put Moblin 2.1 on. Then, after 5 minutes, realized that Moblin is a good idea and a horrible execution and installed Ubuntu Netbook Remix (Karmic). After about 30 minutes of tweaking, it has a beautiful UI, is immensely usable, goes over 5 hours on a full charge, and doesn't get hot on the bottom.

    In short, it's the perfect couch laptop. The only glitch is that the Wireless n isn't recognized so I can only surf at g speed. But the n issue is being worked on.
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    Image of (Starman) Starman (Starman) Starman
    12/08/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: How well does VLC and Firefox run on it? (As well as Flash, but we ALL know the answer to that.)
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    12/08/09

    @(Starman) Starman: Firefox runs silky-smooth. Everything about it is good (except for the trackpad button which is a little stiff). Closed, it feels solid (not flimsy).

    It has a bit of heft to it but it easily could be put naked into a purse, messenger bag, or backpack with no padded case required.

    And Netbook Remix is a consumer-ready OS. There an oddball glitch here and there, but nothing that is any worse than glitches that Cupertino and Redmond have shipped. On top of that, the wake time is about 2 seconds.

    The only major problem I had was installing FF extensions; that was fixed by uninstalling and then reinstalling FF. Add-ons install just like FF on SL or Win7.

    The 10" eeePC (1005HA or 1008HA) is a great commuter/traveler netbook. It has a hefty battery life and seems to be designed to be tossed in a carry-on back.
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    Image of SewerShark: LOOK BEHIND YOU, A THREE HEADED MONKEY!!! SewerShark: LOOK BEHIND YOU, A THREE HEADED MONKEY!!!
    12/08/09

    In reply to Linux Owns 1/3 of the Netbook Marketshare
    Well, there are lots of people who prefer to buy a PC (laptop, desktop, netbook...) with a preloaded copy of linux just because it's cheaper.
    After that, they just install a pirated copy of windows over it.
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    Image of Maori_Yelir Maori_Yelir
    12/08/09

    @SewerShark: LOOK BEHIND YOU, A THREE HEADED MONKEY!!!: Assuming it's all pirated is probably a mistake. I wouldn't doubt that a lot of people, like myself, are currently using legit copies of the Windows 7 RC1 or an old disk of XP lying around that they knew they could use instead of paying 40 extra.
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    SewerShark: LOOK BEHIND YOU, A THREE HEADED MONKEY!!! promoted this comment Maori_Yelir was starred Maori_Yelir was unstarred
    Image of fleebailey33 fleebailey33
    12/08/09

    @SewerShark:

    Or they didn't know what linux was and quickly paid some computer geek to put windows back on,
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    Image of SewerShark: LOOK BEHIND YOU, A THREE HEADED MONKEY!!! SewerShark: LOOK BEHIND YOU, A THREE HEADED MONKEY!!!
    12/08/09

    @Maori_Yelir: I never said it's ALL pirated. I said that lots of people do it.
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    Image of Maori_Yelir Maori_Yelir
    12/08/09

    @SewerShark: LOOK BEHIND YOU, A THREE HEADED MONKEY!!!: My mistake for messy language with that one, I know you weren't saying all but I would wager the amount that do is a rather small portion.
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    Image of SewerShark: LOOK BEHIND YOU, A THREE HEADED MONKEY!!! SewerShark: LOOK BEHIND YOU, A THREE HEADED MONKEY!!!
    12/08/09

    @Maori_Yelir: Thats ok.
    But the actual numbers does not really matter, what matters is that this case does exist.
    The number of netbooks shipped with linux does not prove anything.
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    Image of Maori_Yelir Maori_Yelir
    12/08/09

    @SewerShark: LOOK BEHIND YOU, A THREE HEADED MONKEY!!!: Yeah, I do agree with your final point, I'm just arguing semantics really, it's rather pointless I realize, it's early so cut me some slack =P
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    Edited by Maori_Yelir at 12/08/09 11:39 AM Maori_Yelir was starred Maori_Yelir was unstarred
    Image of Canoehead Canoehead
    12/08/09

    In reply to Linux Owns 1/3 of the Netbook Marketshare
    Well I've bought 3 Dell Minis with Linux reinstalled, but they very quickly became Hackintoshes.
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    Image of BergenCountyJC can't beat MW2 BergenCountyJC can't beat MW2
    12/08/09

    In reply to Linux Owns 1/3 of the Netbook Marketshare
    Still rockin win98 on my other pc - gotta keep it real
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    Image of BobotheTeddy BobotheTeddy
    12/08/09

    @BergenCountyJC can't beat MW2: Keep it real? Use DOS!
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    BergenCountyJC can't beat MW2 promoted this comment BobotheTeddy was starred BobotheTeddy was unstarred
    Image of BeyondtheTech BeyondtheTech
    12/08/09

    In reply to Linux Owns 1/3 of the Netbook Marketshare
    Let's see - the other 1/3 goes to Windows XP, and the final 1/3 goes to Mac OS X, and they don't even have their own netbook.
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    12/08/09

    @BeyondtheTech: I'd say about 65% was Windows XP and 5% was Windows 7 starter.
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    12/08/09

    @BeyondtheTech: did you just pull those figures out of your ass. I would be suprised if the OSX figure was more then a couple of %
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    12/08/09

    @Hearthatvoiceagain: I think that was supposed to be a joke...you know, like...the "do not take it seriously" kind of joke?
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    Image of TonyWonder TonyWonder
    12/04/09

    In reply to Netbooks: What You Need to Know About the Next 6 Months
    Does anyone else see the line between smart phone and netbook disappearing over the next little while? I mean half the shit your suppose to do on a netbook you can already do on an iPhone/Blackberry(almost)/Droid...up the guts and the screen and you have a phone-slash-netbook pretty quickly...
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    Image of zeroprime zeroprime
    12/04/09

    @TonyWonder: Yeah, up the screen size on smartphones to about 9" and let them fold open with a physical keyboard and the line between smartphone and netbook does begin to blur :p
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    Image of TonyWonder TonyWonder
    12/04/09

    @zeroprime: well I can't place a call on my Acer but since you can give me the model number... I must get it... exactly...
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    Image of HelloYouAll HelloYouAll
    12/04/09

    @TonyWonder: I don't think so tony. A smart phone is still a hand-held device with no full size keyboard and with a lackluster resolution, very expensive price and not able to run real productivity applications. A netbook is a full PC (with its limitations) but you can get 90% of what you get in a standard notebook, I'll leave the remaining 10% to performance. Ultraportables has been in the streets for years... Dell had the Latitude L400 released like 8 years ago... These were very expensive systems back them, not so popular among non travelers because of the price/performance imbalance, however with netbooks been extremely cheap, price/performance is better balanced now... and I admit before using one I was a netbook hater.
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    Image of TonyWonder TonyWonder
    12/04/09

    @HelloYouAll: good take on it...
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