Inspector Jihad
Lifer
hey, are there any other 12 in netbooks available? i feel like this is a great size even though some might think that it almost reaches the size of regular laptops.
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12in netbooks
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ArchAngel777
Diamond Member
The HP DV2 should be released relatively soon. It will feature the AMD Neo @ 1.6Ghz and an ATI 3450 GPU. It will no doubt be more powerful than Atom + GMA950. HP has a website where you can reserve one, which means it should be out shortly.
However, with nVidia and the ION platform, it might be better to wait a while. Based on nVidia's new 9400M GPU, I gotta say it is by far the best platform. Consumes less power under load than X4500, but has 5x the performance in real world applications. Incredable and so far is only in the Mac Book right now. I can't wait until the IGP is used more 'affordable' laptops. Paired with a ULV CPU from Intel, and decent 6-9 cell battery, the thing should churn out at least a couple of hours while gaming on it. Can't wait! 😀
However, with nVidia and the ION platform, it might be better to wait a while. Based on nVidia's new 9400M GPU, I gotta say it is by far the best platform. Consumes less power under load than X4500, but has 5x the performance in real world applications. Incredable and so far is only in the Mac Book right now. I can't wait until the IGP is used more 'affordable' laptops. Paired with a ULV CPU from Intel, and decent 6-9 cell battery, the thing should churn out at least a couple of hours while gaming on it. Can't wait! 😀
Brainonska511
Lifer
I thought Dell released an XPS notebook based on this platform.... let me go see if I can dig it up.
Edit:
http://www.dell.com/content/pr...?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs
The Dell Studio XPS 13.
ArchAngel777
Diamond Member
Yeah, that would be the platform. Unfortunately, I can't find any reviews on that and it looks damn ugly. I wouldn't touch that thing with a 10 foot pole based on how it looks. Why can't PC's follow the same design as BMW? Just make it tastefully simple like Apple does. Dell makes all this gawdy looking crap that I wouldn't be caught dead with.
Anyway, I'd like to see battery life on that unit... Also, I would like to see the ULV option for a CPU.
Brainonska511
Lifer
You think that's ugly? I don't think it's the best looking, but it certainly isn't ugly.
ArchAngel777
Diamond Member
Yeah, I may have been over dramatic. I don't think it is as bad as I made it sound, but I really don't like it at all. The two-tone needs to go. At least the way they presented it. If that was gone, the laptop would be passable, IMO. But still doesn't match the beauty of a macbook. To bad I have such a dislike for apple, or I would consider one.
Brainonska511
Lifer
Have you seen the photos of the Dell Adamo which was presented at CES? That thing looked pretty slick.
I wonder what will be available when it comes time to replace the laptop in my sig.... still have another year and a half of undergrad and it's in great condition.
Brainonska511
Lifer
I don't think you'll see a 12" or 13" for under $500; that's usually the realm of the 15.4" notebooks. I'd say once you get above 12", you're in notebook reason. Why get something notebook-sized when you're not going to be getting notebook-power.
MmmSkyscraper
Diamond Member
The Samsung NC20 is supposed to be released in February. That's a 12" version of the NC10.
Inspector Jihad
Lifer
nope, don't give a crap about osx. i'm trying to dig up something on the 12in samsungs tho...sounds interesting.
the new ones using the z5xx series chips suck. they are using the poulsbo chipset which is for MIDs and you wont be able to run mac os x.
the poulsbo also only supports a max res of 1366x768 (even on external) and only max 1gb ram.
that is one of the main drawbacks of teh 12" dell.
I have a Toshiba U200, it's a 12'' laptop and I really like it.
I bought it a couple of years ago, I think they still sell it because I found it on a store last month. I don't know about the prices in the US, but it should be less than $600.
It's not a netbook, of course is far more powerful. I think there are no reasons to buy a netbook of 12'', when you can buy a laptop with a big hard disk and all the stuff...
I bought it a couple of years ago, I think they still sell it because I found it on a store last month. I don't know about the prices in the US, but it should be less than $600.
It's not a netbook, of course is far more powerful. I think there are no reasons to buy a netbook of 12'', when you can buy a laptop with a big hard disk and all the stuff...
Fallen Kell
Diamond Member
And consumes 4x the power of the Atom CPU under load... It all depends on what your requirements are I guess. Performance, battery life, light weight... pick 2.
Inspector Jihad
Lifer
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