On Dec 5, 9:53 pm, Gregory Shearman <ZekeGreg...@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 2008-12-06, The Ghost In The Machine <ewi...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> > On Dec 5, 3:04 pm, Chris Ahlstrom <lino...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >> After takin' a swig o' grog, The Ghost In The Machine belched out
> >> this bit o' wisdom:
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> >> > On Dec 5, 1:36 pm, "amicus_curious" <A...@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> >> >> "Chris Ahlstrom" <lino...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> >> >>news:zzg_k.4158$M01.1062@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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> >> >> > What are they saying about Linux netbooks?
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> >> >> I doubt that there will be very many of them after Win7 starts
> >> >> shipping with a version tailored to the netbook hardware.
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> >> > Win7 has already started shipping betas. Preliminary reviews
> >> > appear to be excellent, and will give Linux a run for its money.
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> >> Huh? That's not what I heard.
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> > It is likely that you've pulled up differing reviews. I just did a
> > quickie Google search for "Win7 beta netbook" or some such.
> > Personally, I think Win7 will be more of the same, and I'll admit most
> > people won't know the difference. :-/
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> The first one I pulled up had it installed on a Win. Is this really a
> netbook? 85GbHD 1GB ram?
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One would think that the primary determiners are weight,
cost, battery lifetime, and capability, roughly in that
order. Best I can do as far as cursory research is toss
up the Wikipedia entry comparing about two dozen so-called
"netbooks":
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_netbooks
The weight varies from 1 1/2 pounds to just a bit over
2 1/2; display sizes range from 7" diagonal to 10.2"
(except for the Mini 12, which is 12"). Battery lifetimes
appear to run from 3 to 4 hours. Disk sizes verge from
1 GB (NAND flash drive-based units) to 160 GB. Display
resolutions run from 800x480 to 1280x1024. (Not clear
what external display capabilities might be.)
The page does not mention costs -- which is probably not
unreasonable, given the volatility of the economy nowadays.
By contrast, my nx9010 "notebook" is a heavy 7 pound
thunk of a unit with an about 2 hour battery lifetime
(on a 4400 mAh LiON), and a 1024x768 internal display.
I've ugpraded it to 1 GB RAM/160 GB internal drive.
I can drive an external monitor at 1600x1200 after typing
in a couple of xrandr commands.
(It does, however, fit rather nicely in my 80's style
hard clamshell briefcase. ;-) )
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