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Those tiny laptops
Staleghoti
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You know those tiny tiny laptops?
Well I want one, basically I'm disabled at taking notes in class, I'm jealous of everyone's laptops, I have the money, I want one of those wittle ones cause I don't really see the need for anything lager than 10" I just need something to take notes on and study from, I'm sick of paper and taking notes on my iPod Touch is tedious.
Concern 1:
My main computer is a 24" iMac, and I hear most of these things run on Windows. So am I going to have compatibility issues when transfering files? I mean, if i decide to work on an essay at school and I want to finish it at home, is that going to turn out to be a total pain in my ass?
Concern 2:
Availability. As I live in Canada, certain things like the Asus EEEpc (which I think is just the bees knees) are harder to come by, at least in a walk-into-the-store setting.
Concern 3:
Apple. Is there any news on Apple coming out with their own version of a Netbook (which I hear is the term for these little things)? If there is, is it in my best interest to just wait on those?
Anyways, I'm sure I've left a few questions open so feel free to ask them.
HELP ME PA, YOU'RE MY ONLY HOPE
Well I want one, basically I'm disabled at taking notes in class, I'm jealous of everyone's laptops, I have the money, I want one of those wittle ones cause I don't really see the need for anything lager than 10" I just need something to take notes on and study from, I'm sick of paper and taking notes on my iPod Touch is tedious.
Concern 1:
My main computer is a 24" iMac, and I hear most of these things run on Windows. So am I going to have compatibility issues when transfering files? I mean, if i decide to work on an essay at school and I want to finish it at home, is that going to turn out to be a total pain in my ass?
Concern 2:
Availability. As I live in Canada, certain things like the Asus EEEpc (which I think is just the bees knees) are harder to come by, at least in a walk-into-the-store setting.
Concern 3:
Apple. Is there any news on Apple coming out with their own version of a Netbook (which I hear is the term for these little things)? If there is, is it in my best interest to just wait on those?
Anyways, I'm sure I've left a few questions open so feel free to ask them.
HELP ME PA, YOU'RE MY ONLY HOPE
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Concern 1: Most Mac/PC file types are the same and you shouldn't have any issues. The common ones like JPEG (pictures), movie files, MP3s, Word, Excel, and Powerpoint files are the same.
Concern 2: FutureShop, BestBuy, and Staples all have pretty decent selections. You can also look a Tiger Direct, NewEgg Canada, NCIX, MemoryExpress (in particular if you live in Winnipeg, Calgary, or Edmonton).
Concern 3: Nobody knows.
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/showthread.php?t=93500
Asus also just came out with something that surpasses the 1000HE and I can't remember its name. Whatever it is, get that one.
I actually just found an Ottawa store that carries most Asus products, so I think I might head there.
Cept it's like $100 more, but I guess that's fine.
tblanknogo Thanks for the quick advice, so basically I shouldn't worry about plugging anything into my Mac for file transfers and stuff like that?
Dear satan I wish for this or maybe some of this....oh and I'm a medium or a large.
I would also buy the thing online, sure thing to be cheaper and a greater stock.
As long as you have a compatible program on the PC. For example you can get Office for the MAC and PC and therefore be set with .doc and .docx stuff. You can also download openoffice.org for more compatibility between office documents. For music if your listing to AAC file or such you need Itunes on both. The list goes on, there is almost always a program on either platform that can access or use files generated on the other platform, a lot, but not all can even be the same program.
As a side comment there is a touch based tablet that Asus just released that is going to kick butt with Windows 7 installed. Its Like T-91 or something along that line. Also make sure if your going to keep alot of stuff on it get one with a normal HDD. I would also look into what it takes to purchase or upgrade one to have 2GB of memory. Keep in mind that a big reason these guys are so small and cheap come from the fact that they don't have CD drives and the processors are very enemic. Don't run more then one or two programs at the same time. Though thread locks shouldn't happen that much with an Atom as it is hyperthreaded.
Have you seen how it works, It really is a low voltage overclocked Pentium MMX with hyper threading.
on paper maybe
but realistically unless you want to play games or manipulate multimedia, the netbook is enough for your everyday tasks
These days I find myself using my Acer AspireOne D150 with a 1.6ghz intel atom more than my desktop due to its convenience and portability. Yes, when I game I game on the desktop and all that, but everything from daily email, to websurfing, to even writing papers I do on the netbook. The smaller keyboard took a little getting used to but I can type just as fast on it now and the fact that I can do it literally anywhere makes it my preferred computing platform now. And running programs is fine for me on this. Right now I'm running Windows7 Rc1 (i can dual boot osx as well) with 6 ie8 tabs open, an xvid movie playing in the background on wmp, skype, aim and msn messenger are open, as well as ms word and excel without any sort of slowdown. You can run more than one program on it if you need to. (though I did upgrade to 2 gigs of ram)
Check out wired.com, they've got a few articles/how-to guides on turning certain netbooks into "Hackintoshes."
Their website is www.shopRB.com
I guess you meant www.shoprbc.com
There's a PCcyber right by me that I think I'm gonna use
Dear satan I wish for this or maybe some of this....oh and I'm a medium or a large.
They are designed to do a job, which is text based items and video viewing.
They do both fine.
You were the one that raised the issue of them being slow pos.
Satans..... hints.....
Also, OP said that he/she wanted to use it for taking notes on and study from, so his/her requirements in this case are less stringent than yours.
@Staleghoti:
FWIW, i have an EEE901, which works perfectly for me- i use the web etc., run quintessential player, microsoft word/ powerpoint at the same time, without problems, and that's the entirety of my needs, so it sounds like it might suit you.
Battery life is great; i used it at a conference last year to take notes on, and it lasted about 6.5hours each day. The powerbrick is pretty small anyway, so you might even consider taking it around with you.
If you have MS office on your home mac, and then have it on your netbook, then there won't be many compatibility problems, although maybe minor ones- i speak from past experience having done a similar thing, except where i had an XP box at home, and an ibook.
I have this little tiny Samsung, and I swear it can do everything. It's very slightly larger, but much nicer with better specs. I would recommend going that route and trying to find something a similar size but maybe a bit more powerful and lasting than the eee if you really need Windows or Mac OS.
All I said was to limit multitasking because the CPU's were in my words Anemic. It is and he shouldn't. Outside that for single use it should be adequate. I don't think I ever said otherwise.
whoa- that's unlucky!
I got my EEE901 almost a year ago, with XP on it, and it's been running flawlessly ever since- hope it doesn't go up the spout! Oh well- until then, i guess i'll carry on as normal!
I've found OO to be a good (FREE!!) alternative to Office, and might be a good choice on a netbook. Unless they're using some crazy template, shouldn't be any problems sharing files at school.
The harder the rain, honey, the sweeter the sun.
o_O
http://www.apple.com/macbookair/
Much higher performance than the others, but you pay for it.
If you just want to take notes and surf the web, a cheap netbook will be fine.
That's not really accurate. The Air isn't meant to compete with Netbooks, hence that $1499 price tag. There are rumors abound that Apple has its own Netbook in the works, but they are thus far somewhat unsubstantiated.
I got the pink one and it is awesome. I added an extra gig of RAM and this guy is ridiculously powerful for being so tiny. I had to mess around with some of the loaded features but now it even has one-button overclocking which is rad, and when unplugged the same button puts it into a power save mode with a lower-clocked processor speed and monitor dimming.
Some things- Open Office is amazing and free. The only thing I hate about it is the Powerpoint module they have. Very un-intuitive and some things it just doesn't do. Otherwise I have had no trouble moving files from word on my PC to this in open office then from there into my fiancee's Macbook.
I don't know if I would get this again, given the option, but my qualms are more make and model. Mine, for instance, has a very touchy caps lock key which makes entering passwords sometimes annoying. but for portability and note-taking/paper writing I love this guy. Also- the power cord is really bulky....the block is almost as big as the computer! (Exaggeration, but it IS huge)
Also- the keyboard is TINY but I like it alot as I have tiny tiny hands.
This computer really made a difference in my eductation, IMO. I saw my gpa go up by two points (no mean feat!) between semesters with this guy helping me write papers and take notes. Especially as a science major- took this to labs and entered data we recorded right into excel as we recorded it (after putting it in my notebook of course!
all in all- this thing is amazing and weighs about 2 pounds so I hardly even notice it. I don't think I've left the house with it since I got it. Man-purse fits this and cord pretty easily, and if I don't have an outlet battery life is really good if I don't push it.
I have even gotten a few games to run on it- ragnarok online (hah!) and diablo II. (Had to transfer both from the home computer via networking as there is no cd drive).
This thing is amazing, simply put.
I have no idea what this person is talking about. Please ignore them. All I can guess is that they're some sort of Samsung shill.
I have the EEE PC 1005HA and it's AMAZING. There are all sorts of combo deals on Zipzoomfly.com. I don't know if they ship to Canada though...
I went to PCCyber and bought a EEEPC 1005
And the reasons why I love windows flooded back to me, kind of like that scene in The Shining when the elevator doors open up.
Basically it's been crashtacular and I think I might exchange it for another one, that or it's not made to be used while plugged in, does that make any sense at all? Because when I type it I feel like a crazy person.
Situation
I opened it up, it awoke, I tracked the cursor around the screen, it froze. I had to do a hard restart, which subsequently caused multiple little restarts.
Now I've got it unplugged and it's remained active, I also uninstalled anything that said Windows Live on it.
I think it's the battery.
Dear satan I wish for this or maybe some of this....oh and I'm a medium or a large.
Also consider installing Linux, cause Linux is super fun. Well, or Windows 7 if you want to stay Windows.
Yeah, the Air is in the "ultraportable" market, aimed at business users with moneyhats. They're normal-sized and nearly-normal-powered notebooks but extremely thin/light. Another example is the Dell Adamo line.
Those things can get a bit hot. It Charging or rapid discharge during use could be causing the battery to heat up and cause the restarts. I would exchange that in a hurry.
things are looking good
Dear satan I wish for this or maybe some of this....oh and I'm a medium or a large.