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more about #mininotebooks more comments → strider_mt2k: Netbooks rock. Quit yer bitchin' more » Jesse in Japan: They've been doing deals like this in Japan for months. Only the service here costs 30 bucks a month (actually 33 with the yen so high). more » not_a_virus.exe.vbs: A 10" screen is the magic number for me. I have huge hands and a smartphone is too small for me and carrying around a laptop just for email is a chore. more » CraziestGadgets.com: someone needs to come up with a butterly style expanding keyboard on one of these. more » Kaiser-Machead: I think that, for the most part, the biggest problem with the netbooks are their controls, namely the trackpad. I love my Macbook's trackpad because i... more » 1350ft.in.a.Concorde.blow*ng.up.balloons: I think the company who makes a netbook and adds this. [gizmodo.com] and then markets them for students will make some big bucks. Why isn't there some... more » MrBlahBlah: I find anything 10 in or smaller uncomfortable to use as well as look at. The small screen is a killer for me, especially if it is accompanied with... more » falandil: Honestly, I think Laptops are too small. I couldn't tolerate using a netbook for mroe than a few minutes, I'm sure. more » admoseremic: I feel like smart phones (or "Coms") are slowly taking over this market. If people want a mobile internet, they want it smaller than a netbook, but i... more » daftrok: I feel that there should really be only 4 sizes for notebooks. 1) 11" 1280x720. These weigh at most 3 pounds, take the footprint of a piece of paper ... more » IN THE FACE!: People buy netbooks because they are small, if they are too small for your sausage fingers then don't buy one and STFU. more » gabestampone: Really Apple is it so hard to make one of these? more » OMG! Ponies!: My 12" Toshiba Satellite is as small as I'm willing to go. The trackpad on it is small to the point of causing pain when I use it. I can't imagine a... more » kzooguy: I think the main problem is running operating systems designed for normal-sized computers. They should come out with operating system versions specifi... more » Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: Yes, dammit. I have big mitts and typing on those things is like texting on a cell phone. Sure I can do it but it's also the reason all my texts look... more » -
#qotd
Are Netbooks Too Small?
About the only way a guy my size can use a netbook is with one hand. Seriously, those things can be super tiny. But what do you think? How small is too small? More » -
#aspireone
Radioshack Officially Selling 3G Aspire One for $1540
That Radioshack ad featuring the $99 3G-equipped Acer Aspire One? That was real. And so was AT&T's wishfully priced mandatory 2-year data plan. -
#apple
Caption Contest: Wishful Thinking
"If you think my one-of-a-kind MacBook Mini is great, then you should really see my custom Porsche. It's really just a wheelbarrow, but I've got like four or five Apple stickers on that puppy." [Thanks OMG Ponies!] -
#review
Dell Inspiron Mini 12 Review
The Dell Inspiron Mini 12 is a bit confused. It packs an Intel Atom processor, which makes it a netbook. But it also has a 12-inch screen, which exceeds our definition of what a netbook can be. On one hand it's a natural evolution of the genre in an ever growing screen size arms race, topping the 10-inchers like a razor company adding another blade. On the other, the Inspiron Mini 12 reaches a size and pricepoint that makes it comparable to far more capable systems from Dell in the same pricerange. -
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#netbooks
A First Look at the MSI 'Wind 2' U120
MSI hasn't been shy about their Wind U120, a 10" netbook that should pack a 120GB hard drive, SSD options, 802.11n Wi-Fi and 3G (HSDPA) fun. But from these first official shots of the unofficial sequel to the praised MSI Wind, we see that not much has changed about the exterior beyond adding a new two-tone style with a black border around the screen (probably to help colors pop). Then again, popping in a SIM card to surf the web from anywhere is a pretty solid update in itself. Look for the Wind U120 priced under $600 this December. [Fudzilla] -
#mininotebooks
Why I Hate Netbooks
The other day I walked into a coffee shop where I witnessed a man—a grown man—hunched over a tiny laptop. He wiggled with cautious, uncertain movements like a fat guy squeezing his way into an old pair of pants. His hands, too wide for the keyboard, made him look klutzy and a bit stupid. His face, in almost erotic proximity to the tiny screen, squinted to either see more clearly or repress the eyestrain. And to top off this scene of sleek convenience, a long, mismatching wire complete with power brick connected the computer to a nearby outlet. After all, such a small machine could never be expected to run off battery power alone! More »
