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    NES Netbook

    Lose $80 on a Netbook With $180 Times Reader Subscription

    Asus Eee PC 1201N...$500 Seems Like a Great Deal, But Have We Been Had?

    The Asus G51J 3D Laptop Is '3D Done Right'

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    Image of quayzar quayzar
    12:01 AM

    In reply to NES Netbook
    As a kid I had an original GameBoy back pack. This makes me want to see if I can find it.
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    Image of weatherman weatherman
    11/25/09

    In reply to Lose $80 on a Netbook With $180 Times Reader Subscription
    I can understand subsidizing the Kindle, for instance, since that offers a more convenient way of reading NYT content in places where a laptop wouldn't make sense (subway, breakfast table, park) but a netbook just seems silly and invites obvious comparisons to just browsing the content on the web.
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    Image of nutbastard nutbastard
    11/19/09

    In reply to Asus Eee PC 1201N...$500 Seems Like a Great Deal, But Have We Been Had?
    poking around the dell website, i configured the following:

    14" 720p display, 250GB, 2GB, intel wireless n, T4300 proc, 9 cell battery:

    $534

    looks like it comes with vista (WTF?) but i'd just throw TinyXP on anyways.

    bottom line: you can totally score a much better laptop with not too much more heft for not too much more money, and i'm sure you could pick up something with an AMD for even cheaper.
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    Image of Mark Wilson Mark Wilson
    11/19/09

    @nutbastard: It's true, you can configure one. But as I said in another thread, walk into, say, a Best Buy and these machines are basically non-existent.
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    Image of The_Red_Monkey The_Red_Monkey
    11/19/09

    @nutbastard: 14 inch and 720p display but what are the graphics capabilities? Crap I am sure.

    Bottom line: It does not take much processor to run office, facebook and the other crap most people do. And instead of a huge notebook I can carry a much lighter and smaller unit with tremendous battery life.

    And every week best buy and every other retailer has a deal for a $399 Notebook.

    [www.bestbuy.com]
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    Image of nutbastard nutbastard
    11/19/09

    @The_Red_Monkey:

    when my 5 year old inspiron with a palty 512mb of ram and a 1.6ghz pentium m can run fullscreen HD video at 1920 x 1280, i tend to believe that a dual core @ 2.1ghz can handle output at 720 just fine, even if it is with integrated graphics.

    the other part is, my laptop is my primary computer - i dont own a desktop, so whatever i eventually upgrade to needs all teh bells and whistles.
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    11/19/09

    In reply to Asus Eee PC 1201N...$500 Seems Like a Great Deal, But Have We Been Had?
    i know optical media is kind of dying, but when your machine gets gorked and needs to be doctored up a bit, you can't always count on being able to boot over USB.
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    Image of Demonbird Demonbird
    11/19/09

    In reply to Asus Eee PC 1201N...$500 Seems Like a Great Deal, But Have We Been Had?
    Netbooks should not break $400 in price, and I won't buy one over that.
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    Image of whootowl whootowl
    11/19/09

    @Demonbird: Look, Steve Jobs says it is impossible to sell a computer for less than $500 that does not suck. So, buy a netbook for $500 if you want a computer that does not suck.
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    Image of Demonbird Demonbird
    11/19/09

    @whootowl:
    lol
    But... I bought a netbook for $380 that's a good netbook, it doesn't suck. It doesn't... Can Steve Jobs... be wrong?
    Oh my lord...

    #speakup
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    Image of Nathan Obbards Nathan Obbards
    11/19/09

    In reply to Asus Eee PC 1201N...$500 Seems Like a Great Deal, But Have We Been Had?

    "I mean, I'm not arguing this is probably the most promising netbook of all time."

    Kanye approves.
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    Image of Chimaera Chimaera
    11/19/09

    In reply to Asus Eee PC 1201N...$500 Seems Like a Great Deal, But Have We Been Had?
    [www.dell.com]
    They're there, but they're not stock. You can still get a C2Duo as a BTO option. But don't let the Pentium name scare you - they've got half the L2 cache, but they're Core2 parts and a wicked good value.
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    Image of dagamer34 dagamer34
    11/19/09

    In reply to Asus Eee PC 1201N...$500 Seems Like a Great Deal, But Have We Been Had?
    What are you talking about? Those cheap laptops are everywhere in Black Friday ads!
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    Image of Segador Segador
    11/19/09

    In reply to Asus Eee PC 1201N...$500 Seems Like a Great Deal, But Have We Been Had?
    But what happened to those computers? Where did they go?

    To Newegg, but they're $50 more now.

    [www.newegg.com]
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    Image of Mark Wilson Mark Wilson
    11/19/09

    @Segador: Yeah, the last time I checked, you can't find em on the floor of Best Buy anymore.
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    Image of Segador Segador
    11/19/09

    @Mark Wilson: I think what happened is that companies realized that they were cutting into their own netbook markets by pricing decently powerful notebooks at or below $500.
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    Image of Sticks Calhoun Sticks Calhoun
    11/19/09

    In reply to Asus Eee PC 1201N...$500 Seems Like a Great Deal, But Have We Been Had?
    Weren't the Core 2 Duos you're referring to later renamed dual-core Centrino or something like that?

    * Researches *
    OK, from Wikipedia: There is also some confusion with Core 2 Duo and Centrino Duo. Centrino Duo is the combination of Core 2 Duo and Intel Next Gen Wireless Systems. Core 2 Duo however is referring to the mobile CPU directly. Hence this led to new Centrino branding in 2008.

    [en.wikipedia.org]

    So I guess the cheap Core 2 Duo laptops are still around but branded differently? I don't know, someone feel free to correct me. I'm confused as hell about it and also on deadline, so I can't delve too deep.

    Also, I'd wager the dual-core Pentiums popping up in laptops now are more powerful than the Cores of Yore, so you can still get decent power for $500, it's just not called the same thing anymore.
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    Image of Nathan Obbards Nathan Obbards
    11/19/09

    @Sticks Calhoun: My understanding is that Centrino is the early name for them. My laptop advertises a dual core Centrino processor when it's a C2D T7200 processor. Go figure.
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    Image of nutbastard nutbastard
    11/19/09

    @Sticks Calhoun:

    my understanding that Centrino isn't a processor designation - it's a combination of low power processor and wifi card, as well as some other low power components. my old dell had some shitty wifi card in it when i got it, and it was not a centrino, but popping in a specific intel card suddenly made the boot screen say 'centrino'.

    from the centrino wiki:

    "Centrino is a platform-marketing initiative from Intel. It is not a mobile CPU - rather, the term covers a particular combination of mainboard chipset, mobile CPU and wireless network interface in the design of a laptop."
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    Image of nutbastard nutbastard
    11/19/09

    @Nathan Obbards:

    ... im going to go out on a limb here and assert that you mean your laptop has a dual core Celeron processor.
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    Image of Nathan Obbards Nathan Obbards
    11/19/09

    @nutbastard: Nope. I bought an early HP dv6000 (worst decision and laptop ever) and on those fancy stickers that came on it that are now gone, it advertised itself as a dual core Centrino processor. This here is the processor in it: [ark.intel.com] . Definitely not a Celeron, just the laptop was advertised as a Centrino. It was odd to me too.
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    Image of HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H. HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H.
    11/18/09

    In reply to The Asus G51J 3D Laptop Is '3D Done Right'
    Am I the only one who doesn't care about 3D? It's a horrible, horrible gimmick that seems to resurface every 10-20 years or so, and each time I care less.
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    Image of Zoran Cucuz Zoran Cucuz
    11/18/09

    Unless you are a cyclop or have three eyes, you should be able to enjoy 3D movies and ames. And if you think its a gimmick, watch Avatar in Imax 3D and see what movies will be in the future.
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    Image of HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H. HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H.
    11/18/09

    @Zoran Cucuz: That's what they said about Jaws 3.

    It was gimmicky hype then, and I don't see that being different now.
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    Image of blash blash
    11/18/09

    In reply to The Asus G51J 3D Laptop Is '3D Done Right'
    So basically, this is the G51J but with nVidia's 3D Vision built-in? Nice. I'm in the market but the costs just keep spiraling up and up :/
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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    11/11/09

    In reply to Nokia Booklet 3G Review
    It's not a netbook. It's a "booklet"! #nokiabooklet3g
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    Image of nutbastard nutbastard
    11/11/09

    @Hello Mister Walrus:

    actually, since nokia makes it, it's a 'nooklet', which is not to be confused with a cranny, though both are of similar dimensions. #nokiabooklet3g
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    Image of Wilson Rothman Wilson Rothman
    11/11/09

    In reply to Nokia Booklet 3G Review
    That whole HDMI output but no 1080p video really confuses the crap out of me. It's like Nokia doesn't actually understand what HDMI is. #nokiabooklet3g
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    Image of sp00nix sp00nix
    11/11/09

    @Wilson Rothman: I do. It's a slim, modern video port that will allow such a tiny machine to have some sort of video output. #nokiabooklet3g
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    Image of WWSJD WWSJD
    11/11/09

    @Wilson Rothman: To be honest 99% of the population doesnt know what HDMI is. Whoever is marketing them is a genius though because everyone i run into thinks you cant play 1080p without an hdmi.

    I think too often netbook reviews dont get what netbooks are. small cheap and access the series of tubes. I think the idea here is if you are getting a 3g package from sprint you might as well get some extra benefits when you sign the contract. #nokiabooklet3g
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    Image of N@tedog N@tedog
    11/11/09

    @Wilson Rothman: I think they were going for the primary benefit of HDMI. It's audio and video on one cable firstly; ability to handle 1080p secondly. #nokiabooklet3g
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    11/11/09

    In reply to Nokia Booklet 3G Review
    It's really a shame, considering how nice this thing looks. If I was going to pay $600 for a netbook, I'd rather get a Lenovo S12 with the NVidia ION, 2GB of RAM and 250GB HDD. #nokiabooklet3g
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