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Martha Yount

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Well we've ran the Netbook thread for quite awhile. It's only a suggestion. I have read everyone's comment at least once and I am wondering who has what. So how about everyone who has bought a new netbook write in and tell us which one you got, how big, how you will use it and how you like it.

Thank you!!!

I bought a pink Acer 120 gig. I will use this 2 fold. I will be carrying it with me when we travel and will download my photos on it. It also will be able to run my insurance software in a client's home. So it will be much more convenient than carry my larger laptop. This is working good for me. I really like this!

Enjoy,
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I have an EEE PC that I use on trips. I don't use it to store photos, though. I use it for WiFi or other connections in cafes and where ever so Louise and I can keep in touch with home, check email during extended trips, upload favorite photos to flickr (it really raises the jealousy factor to post photos of us in a restaurant on the tropical island in the middle of winter :-> ), and the like.

At home, it's my PDA. To do lists, calendar, books to check out, ideas for club meetings, and so on. It's really too big for a PDA, but PDAs are too small (I'm 61 and can't read PDAs without reading glasses and good light). Much easier to carry around than even a small laptop.
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http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1023&message=30066133
Martha Yount said:
Ok, so, you travel, get online and upload your pics remotely to YOUR home > computer?
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Precisely. As you can see from the other replies, this doesn't work well for everybody. I carefully prepare my uploads though, using the netbook to ruthlessly cull my shots. I don't believe I've ever uploaded as much as a gig in a single day, and I don't upload every day.

However, my travel habits are probably different than most people. I'm away 4-6 months a year, in 1-2 month stretches. I've pretty much organized my life around the principal of being on the road for the half of it. (Hence these netbooks are a godsend for me.) Setting up my home computer for remote access is a principal element of that. In fact, the original purpose of the server was the email thing I described, not as photo storage. That came after, as a side benefit.

David
 
Seems interesting to know how XP was delivered with the various netbooks. Sometimes there's only a hidden partition with the install files on a preconfigured system, others give a CD/DvD.

Thanks.

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David_C_W said:
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1023&message=30066133
David_C_W said:
Ok, so, you travel, get online and upload your pics remotely to YOUR home > computer?
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George with the (big) rack
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Precisely. As you can see from the other replies, this doesn't work
well for everybody. I carefully prepare my uploads though, using the
netbook to ruthlessly cull my shots. I don't believe I've ever
uploaded as much as a gig in a single day, and I don't upload every
day.

However, my travel habits are probably different than most people.
I'm away 4-6 months a year, in 1-2 month stretches. I've pretty much
organized my life around the principal of being on the road for the
half of it. (Hence these netbooks are a godsend for me.) Setting up
my home computer for remote access is a principal element of that. In
fact, the original purpose of the server was the email thing I
described, not as photo storage. That came after, as a side benefit.
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Maybe a godsend for me, too, in a way. I was thinking seriously about an Epson 7000 ($800) when these things came on the scene. The first ones didn't offer much, with flash drives. Then, zing, real hard drives, up to the 160 gigs of the Epson. Plus a 9" screen. Plus connectivity (less important to me, but handy). Now, I'm looking at two 10" screen models, the Samsung NC10, and the Asus eee whatever it is at 50 bucks less. Both come with 160 gig hard drives, 1 gig of RAM, decent speed, built in readers, etc. Both have matte screens. So far, the difference seems to be the price, and, possibly, some flex in the Asus keyboard (some say yes, some say no).

I want to see three or four things before buying, starting with when the ortho surgeon says he can replace my knees, and how much that's likely to interfere with my need for the netbook. After that, it's probably gonna be price, price, price. Black Friday. Cyber Monday. Sales are also probably coming on January 2 (back in the good old days, these were "white" sales, linens and towels, but today, and especially with our current rotten economy, everything is on sale).

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Just ordered the Acer One White XP as a present to my wife. Could not let this deal go as it was €279, where the comparable Asus 1000H is €370. I actually mailed the shop to ask if there was no mistake in pricing and they said price is OK. Maybe a price drop overall is eminent?

Specs: 8.9" screen, white, 120 GB, 1 GB, XP home. I ordered an additional 1GB stick for €11 to replace the 512MB stick inside.

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Philip

 
That's a pretty good overview and roundup of current mainstream models. I think the first section could be fleshed out quite a bit though, with a more detailed analysis of how and why netbooks are used in certain situations. Also, I'm surprised the author didn't include the Samsung NC10 we've all been discussing. Still I'll bookmark it for when someone needs a brief overview of the breed.

I wholeheartedly agree with the author that 10" screen is max for netbook. Anything larger is just a small, underfeatured laptop (and won't fit in my backpack pocket anyway).
Lindsayhunter said:
Boys and girls, I just got this in the e mail.
http://blogs.zdnet.com/computers/?p=266
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David
 
David_C_W said:
That's a pretty good overview and roundup of current mainstream
models. I think the first section could be fleshed out quite a bit
though, with a more detailed analysis of how and why netbooks are
used in certain situations. Also, I'm surprised the author didn't
include the Samsung NC10 we've all been discussing. Still I'll
bookmark it for when someone needs a brief overview of the breed.

I wholeheartedly agree with the author that 10" screen is max for
netbook. Anything larger is just a small, underfeatured laptop (and
won't fit in my backpack pocket anyway).
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Leaving off the NC10 and the MSI Wind while including the fairly featureless Dell kills the article's utility for me.

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Charlie Self
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Thanks for reminding me! I KNEW there was another major one missing, it just slipped my mind what it was.
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David
 
Time to pour some cold water on this thread:

My wife's Acer Aspire One (1GB/160GB/6cell) died after 40 days. It would not power up.

Fortunately, the retail store agreed to exchange it. She has been storing her data in an external SSD, so no data loss either.
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JonathanF said:
Time to pour some cold water on this thread:

My wife's Acer Aspire One (1GB/160GB/6cell) died after 40 days. It
would not power up.

Fortunately, the retail store agreed to exchange it. She has been
storing her data in an external SSD, so no data loss either.
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That's not exactly cold water for the thread itself, is it?

Problems crop up with any type of computer.

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Charlie Self
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I ordered an Acer One for €279 from a reputable shop that is never the cheapest, while the normal price at comparable shops was around €100 more. When asked (been there, done that) the shop said the price is real, but the item suddenly went from 'expected today' to 'expected dec. first'.

That was the day before yesterday. In the last 12 hours while pricewatching a bit I've seen several shops drop prices by as much as €50 on different netbooks...

I have a hunch netbook prices will have dropped a lot early december. The manufacturers need cash.

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Philip

 
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