Comments on: Netbooks are trendy

By: My Dell Inspiron Mini 9 at MasterMaq’s Blog

My Dell Inspiron Mini 9 at MasterMaq’s Blog — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 04:23:40 +0000

[...] January 1st, I decided to order a Dell Inspiron Mini 9 netbook. I had been reading a lot about netbooks, and was in the market for something smaller to carry around. My aging Toshiba M200 Tablet PC is [...]

By: Jeanie

Jeanie — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 05:09:03 +0000

I bought an Eee in February and it has been my main computer ever since. I even sold my 14″ soon after I got the Eee. I find it sufficient for my day to day use (especially since we have a home server in the basement). The Eee is small enough that I take it everywhere with me, even when travelling. The battery life is surprisingly good. There are days that it can go more than 3 hours with wifi on. I think the worst thing about it is the keyboard (but I have small hands so I got used to it). Having a laptop that starts up in less than 30s is definitely a selling feature! Though I’m not sure I like the recent trend of having Windows on these netbooks because it’s just going to drive the cost up.

By: Mack D. Male

Mack D. Male — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 20:15:10 +0000

Colin – I think the keyboard was the main reason. The Sony has a tiny keyboard, and it’s just too awkward to use for blogging or any serious amount of writing.

Laurie – if the netbook was a lot cheaper would you have gone for that instead?

By: Laurie/HaloSecretarial

Laurie/HaloSecretarial — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 19:51:45 +0000

I recently was buying a second laptop and because I wanted something small and truly portable I gave serious consideration to the Acer Aspire and the Asus EEE. Either would be easy to basically keep in a purse or messenger bag so that it’s always handy. I eventually just went with a 14″ acer instead, pricewise it made more sense to me, but I really did like the little netbooks!

By: Netbooks are just going to get better | Internet Life | A View from the Isle

Sat, 01 Nov 2008 15:55:48 +0000

[...] This week I made the jump to Linux on it by installing Ubuntu Eee. Yeah it was rough at first—the damn trackpad is still driving me nuts—but I’m getting the hang of it now. Mack has a little Sony UMPC and doesn’t use it often, but sees that they are here to stay: Netbooks are definitely trendy, but I think this is one trend that will last. A small device to check email, read and post blogs, and update Twitter is something that appeals to lots of people. Source: Netbooks are trendy at MasterMaq’s Blog [...]

By: Colin

Colin — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 06:35:18 +0000

I’m not sure about that Dell – the site says 4 hours of battery life, and assuming the OEM is exaggerating, imagine what it’s like with the radios on… and it’s hard to comtemplate buying a new PC with XP with Windows 7 in CTP.

Some of the UMPCs with keyboard look interesting – I haven’t taken the plunge on one – I’m curious to know what led you to stop using the Sony.