A great point in the final section
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| caitlyn Apr 27, 2010 10:30 PM EDT |
Bruce Byfield makes a fantastic point in the final section of the article:Quoting:Unlike a workstation's or laptop's desktop, EasyPeasy may lack the flexibility to appeal to a broad spectrum of users. I've always used my netbook as a very small, very portable desktop replacement. Linux users in general, who often are more computer savvy than the typical Windows netbook buyer, are, IMNSHO, more likely to treat a netbook as just another computer, one that's small and light but not particularly special in any other way. I have never found the netbook-centric distros appealing. I can make much more efficient use of a small screen by customizing a standard desktop. |
| Scott_Ruecker Apr 27, 2010 11:07 PM EDT |
I want another laptop, not a netbook. I think netbooks are great and I say 'go forth and conquer' to those who want one but my paws have enough of a hard time with the little lappy I now own. When I do ever get another one, god help me if its smaller than the one I already have..;-) |
| tracyanne Apr 27, 2010 11:10 PM EDT |
I quite like the netbook remix desktop (which Easy Peasy merely modifies slightly). The only change I make is to make the top panel slightly larger, and make it auto hide. |
| Steven_Rosenber Apr 28, 2010 7:13 PM EDT |
Scott, I'm with you - The netbooks are generally too small - both keyboard and screen - to be as useful as something costing that much should be. If there were actual $150-200 netbooks out there, it would be worth it. But once you start hitting $400, you're in regular-laptop territory. I'm seriously considering a barebones desktop from TigerDirect. I'm looking at an AMD Athlon X4 - you can put a whole box together for $300-$350 - and that's with a quad-core CPU, 2 GB RAM, a 1.5 TB hard drive and a DVD burner. Laptops are convenient, but maybe a desktop on my home-office desk will be just as useful and have better specs for less $$. |
| gus3 Apr 28, 2010 7:17 PM EDT |
I paid $200 for my Eee PC 900A netbook. I got it at Target. My mother paid $200 (after $30 rebate, February only) for her Eee Box PC, from Newegg. |
| jdixon Apr 28, 2010 9:15 PM EDT |
> I'm seriously considering a barebones desktop from TigerDirect. I've had better luck with Mwave ([url=http://www.mwave.com/mwave/subcategory.asp?CatID=205&parent=5^202]http://www.mwave.com/mwave/subcategory.asp?CatID=205&parent=...[/url]), but YMMV. Newegg also has some DIY computer combo kits ([url=http://www.newegg.com/Store/MasterComboStore.aspx?StoreID=7&Tpk=super combo]http://www.newegg.com/Store/MasterComboStore.aspx?StoreID=7&...[/url]). > I paid $200 for my Eee PC 900A netbook. My Dell Mini-9 was $224 + taxes and shipping. |
| caitlyn Apr 29, 2010 3:25 PM EDT |
OK, I'm a small person with small hands, but... I used to pay a premium for a small, lightweight sub-notebook (now called a netbook) like the Toshiba Libretto. Today I can get small and really functional for under $300. $279 is Dell's current price for a Mini 10 and that isn't a special or a sale or anything out of the ordinary. I was with a friend who was shopping for a laptop (full sized, high powered, for gaming) and got a chance to look at some of the low end laptops as well. Do you know that Best Buy had a machine (I forget who makes it) with a Celeron 900 processor. Yep, that's the same processor as in the original EeePC from mid '08. Most netbooks nowadays have a better processor than that. So, yes, there are cheap laptops but often their specs are no better than, or perhaps worse than a netbook. I love my netbook. The only thing I miss about my first netbook, a Sylvania g plagued with hardware problems, was the smaller size and lighter weight. Yes, a 10" screen and a somewhat larger keyboard are nice but for travel I want to keep it as light and small as possible. |
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