Anyone else over netbooks yet?

[Pliablemoose]

I've had a handful of them, they're too small physically, keyboards too cramped, specs too limited (thanks Micro$oft), graphics too slow, resolution too limited, tired of all the dongles etc (ext. DVD, TV tuners, GPS, etc...)

Just give me a real notebook, or let me use my web enabled phone (G1 atm)

I never was much of a computing away from home kind of user anyway.

 

[TallBill]

Never wanted one.

 

[MovingTarget]

Meh, I still want one.

 

[Platypus]

I never get tired of artsy looking douchebags trying to look important all over my city's coffee shops with them, all of them on facebook or some other such travesty.

 

[Porter21]

I think they are meant for certain people. If you have the money to buy the best of all worlds (a desktop at home, a netbook for easy travel, or a nice laptop just in case) like I did, it helps having the netbook around when I need it for only the smallest tasks. If I need to game, burn DVD's or edit pictures, I can use my 15 inch Dell laptop or my 19 inch desktop.

Either or.

 

[spaceman]

too gatdamn slow
i mean u get what u pay 4 i suppose but they are GODDAMN slow
i had nitemares with my PEEE of junk 900

 

[TallBill]

Originally posted by: Platypus
I never get tired of artsy looking douchebags trying to look important all over my city's coffee shops with them, all of them on facebook or some other such travesty.

What are you doing in the coffee shop yourself? Or are you just looking through the window?

 

[spaceman]

Originally posted by: TallBill

Originally posted by: Platypus
I never get tired of artsy looking douchebags trying to look important all over my city's coffee shops with them, all of them on facebook or some other such travesty.

What are you doing in the coffee shop yourself? Or are you just looking through the window?

:light::laugh:

 

[TurtleCrusher]

Originally posted by: TallBill

Originally posted by: Platypus
I never get tired of artsy looking douchebags trying to look important all over my city's coffee shops with them, all of them on facebook or some other such travesty.

What are you doing in the coffee shop yourself? Or are you just looking through the window?

Probably on facebook on his Iphone 2G, wishing he could copy and paste.

:laugh:

 

[ViviTheMage]

I have had a lot too, and I prefer the M1330 still, with LED, wish it had better battery life, and better video card.

 

[spaceman]

they gotta get faster +& bettr
and be aoordble with bigger screens
an sub $200 applaince

 

[LS21]

nope, i even use it more often because its so damn convenient (lenoso s10)

 

[DougK62]

I guess I'm the opposite. Netbooks are the evolution of notebooks that I've been waiting a decade for. They do everything I would want to do in a mobile setting and they're the perfect size - small enough to carry, big enough to have useful screens and keyboard. My modded Dell Mini9 is awesome, and quite speedy. It also has no moving parts, which is great.

 

[jlee]

I want one. I have a laptop (15.6") which is great for most things, but smaller (and longer battery life) would be nice for flying/etc.

 

[darkswordsman17]

When the Macbook Air came out, I thought WTF, its too large, but after using a netbook, I think a 12-13" screen is about perfect.

The current netbooks aren't quite there, but they're advancing more quickly than just about any other sector in computers.

I still can't figure out why computer makers thought netbooks would fail but UMPCs would take off.

 

[AstroManLuca]

I would have loved to have one when I was in college. Now I don't see any need. I'm no longer super poor and always around open WiFi.

 

[biggestmuff]

nope. I have a Dell Mini10. Hell, I'm using it right now while I'm AC Slatering my toilet.

 

[PM650]

seems like a lot of people were over them after day 1:
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[spaceman]

think family setting
tertiary machine
perfect 4 garage/what pn do i need 4 this such and such
ya knwo instead of invest $30k on a apple cart in schools/invest 4k+get as many machine into as many hands
i thinkthey r great in concepyt just gotta carry it further.
hand oneto the kids at home/or 5kids..u can do this 4 what it wouldve cost for 1 ok notebook not too long ago.
cheap tech accesilble to 2 more ppl is a win win.

 

[Barfo]

They're ok, mine's collecting dust as I haven't needed it in a couple months, but I'm not unhappy with it.

 

[yllus]

I had a Dell Inspiron Mini 9 for a few weeks before deciding it was too small to be usable. Bought a HP Mini 10 which I'm quite happy with and sold the Dell. It's my living room / train commute computer.

 

[lxskllr]

I love my Eee900. It replaced my full sized notebook.

 

[nakedfrog]

I've never been under them. I'd have to have one for a while to see if I'd get any use out of it.

Originally posted by: DougK62
I guess I'm the opposite. Netbooks are the evolution of notebooks that I've been waiting a decade for. They do everything I would want to do in a mobile setting and they're the perfect size - small enough to carry, big enough to have useful screens and keyboard. My modded Dell Mini9 is awesome, and quite speedy. It also has no moving parts, which is great.

Was there something you didn't like about the Toshiba Libretto a decade ago?

 

[S Freud]

It meets all the basic requirements that I need. I have my desktop for everything else. I just needed something for email, web, word documents. My netbook fits the bill perfectly.

 

[Chiropteran]

I want to get one, or at least look at some and decide if they will fit my purpose. Sometimes I don't care much for performance, it'd just be nice to have a very portable computer.