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By: wayneproperties

wayneproperties — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:07:13 +0000

Not really sure what's not to get. My Netbook is super light / portable and does all I want (on the go) superbly, albeit a tad slower. My regular laptop is two bricks in a big bag by comparison (but tasks faster). Sure wish Microsoft would release the inexpensive “Starter” version for existing Netbook users. I'm not going to buy a new Netbook just to get it either…

By: wayneproperties

wayneproperties — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 06:07:13 +0000

By: RWC

RWC — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:53:38 +0000

I can recommend the Asus Eee netbook. I bought a 1000HE and my wife liked it so much I gave it to her and bought me a 1000HA. Both are upgraded to 2 GIG very easily for $25 or so. Both of these netbooks are always included in the top 10 lists. We mostly surf the net, but I do use Open Office frequently for spread sheets and documents, as well as Adobe. Make sure you get the version with the long battery life! You won't regret getting a netbook.

By: Essentia

Essentia — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:23:00 +0000

Undoubtedly, this is the same as with netbooks. For serious work, you need your desktop; otherwise a netbook does the job fine, usually, or will eventually, in the coming future.

By: Essentia

Essentia — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:23:00 +0000

Undoubtedly, this is the same as with netbooks. For serious work, you need your desktop; otherwise a netbook does the job fine, usually, or will eventually, in the coming future.

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How To Google Wave Invitation — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:21:00 +0000

very well said! If you have a NETbook, you end up using your NOTEbook as your desktop and NETbook replaces your NOTEbook. The end result is choosing convenience over productivity.
What say?

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How To Google Wave Invitation — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:21:00 +0000

very well said! If you have a NETbook, you end up using your NOTEbook as your desktop and NETbook replaces your NOTEbook. The end result is choosing convenience over productivity.
What say?

By: Michael Lankton

Michael Lankton — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:09:00 +0000

Undoubtedly. For me, the tablet would be the device on my coffee table in the living room, or on the night stand in the bedroom. If I need to do something serious I can always go use my desktop in the home office. It’s a supplementary device for uber-connected people like us.

By: Essentia

Essentia — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:57:00 +0000

I believe typing on a tablet is more difficult (ie slower) than typing on a keyboard for things like email.
Although I have never really owned a tablet, so I cannot say for sure.

By: Michael Lankton

Michael Lankton — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:56:00 +0000

I’m not saying there isn’t a market for a 9″ netbook. I just think a tablet is better suited to what most people would use such a device for.

By: Essentia

Essentia — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:28:00 +0000

I think you are missing the point of netbooks. They are small computers that are highly portable can perform most computer tasks that are not very processor or graphics intensive.
That is what a netbook is and should be. And this is usually why they are so popular. Because they can allow you to surf your web, write your work document, check your photos, etc and easy to carry around and has a battery that lasts long so they don’t have to be plugged in so often.

To enable a great experience on such devices, then Windows 7 is a very good choice. I am again Android & co myself because they limit the choice of applications we can use.
They are usually inexpensive hardware, this is true, but that does not mean that they should not be treated as computers. They are computers just because they can run all code that a desktop or laptop computer could run.
Plus netbooks will only get more powerful with time, increasing their value in this position. They probably won’t catch up to a real desktop, but they will always be there for the people who wants something light to do most tasks except heavy editing, encoding or playing games, which is exactly what netbooks are for.

By: Michael Lankton

Michael Lankton — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:15:00 +0000

The whole point of the netbook/tablet is to bridge the gap between handheld devices and computers/laptops. There is a market for such devices, I would love to have a couple of tablets running Android for light net usage around the house.

That said, we are talking about inexpensive hardware that is not bleeding edge. Windows 7 is not the right choice for such devices. Those who think their netbook should be a micro version of their desktop are missing the point.

Android is an exciting entity in this market. It’s great on smartphones, and it’s perfect for a tablet or netbook. I recently started using Ubuntu Netbook Remix on my laptop, and it’s injected new life onto that old thing. Having an OS that is light on resources is just the thing for light weight or dated hardware, and it’s exactly what will suit most netbooks and tablets.

By: RWC

RWC — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:53:38 +0000

By: Yatti420

Yatti420 — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 04:15:00 +0000

I have Vista running on my netbook.. Yep.. I’m cool..

By: John

John — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:01:00 +0000

Wow! Jason, you sure raised a hornet’s nest! I spoke to a techy the other day with a MSI Wind netbook. He was runung Windows 7 RC on it, no probs. He reckoned it was firing specially with 2gig Ram on board. Personally, I can’t wait to get one!

By: John

John — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:01:00 +0000

By: Essentia

Essentia — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:01:00 +0000

Actually, the Atom processor is a WEAK processor. Any modern processor beats the crap out it because they are beasts and compared to them, Atom is like a mouse.
It is certainly new technology, but it was designed not for performance in mind but low power consumption.
I am uncertain as to which you were comparing to in your post, but this should clear it up anyway. I agree with you on all points.

By: Adam Elphick

Adam Elphick — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:58:00 +0000

I am afrad you are very wrong when it comes to you sayng netbooks are not part of the Win7 design framework. W7 is designed to function well on both new and emerging hardware PLUS existing and legacy stuff. The netbooks around at the moment are usually powered by the Atom range which are in fact NEW technology that has more processing power per clock cycle than most full blown legacy PCs. I am running full W7 Ultimate on my Atom Z530 based netbook. This is the 1.3 ultra low power version of the Atom range and is pared to a GMA500 graphics accelerator. With this combination my netbook can run the full aero experence with ease, do all my Office 2007 work with no slow down, play some not too processor intensive games, of course surf the net, PLUS show High Definition video on its 1366*768 screen (the highest on a netbook so far). I hardly think we can call this underpowered to run W7 properly. The only feature we have issues with is flash and that is due to Adobe not supporting GPUs as well as CPUs (something they are in the process of recitifying).
W7 is a logical step from XP and Vista, providing the power of Vista with the processor load of XP… therefore perfect for netbooks!

By: chieftain20

chieftain20 — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:46:56 +0000

Man, all this talk about netbooks and stuff makes me want to get one and see how it performs. I just don't have the money right now to do so. After a visit to the auto shop costing me $350, I could have had one instead.

By: Jason

Jason — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:34:43 +0000

While it is true that I do not own a netbook, that certainly does not mean that I have never or do not currently use one from time to time. I'm not bashing netbooks, they have their place among fans. Just not my preference.

By: Essentia

Essentia — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:31:13 +0000

No, that is not true.
Netbooks can handle all features of Windows easily and without fail.
They work for most things, except for games and processor-intensive stuff (this should be obvious).

I think you are downplaying netbooks because you do not understand them. If you do not own a netbook, then you certainly cannot claim that Win7 was not meant to revolutionize them.
Windows 7 WAS designed with netbooks in mind, mind you!

By: Jason

Jason — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:27:53 +0000

Here are my words, “…netbooks are, for the most part, not going to give you that experience…because most netbooks aren’t equipped with the hardware to run the full feature set.”

I never said that all netbooks could not run all of Win7's features, simply that most are not made too or they wouldn't be netbooks, they'd be notebooks. I am very happy that you have a netbook that can.

By: Essentia

Essentia — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:16:38 +0000

The Starter Edition is not a Netbook Edition. It is nothing more than a low-cost version of Windows meant for netbooks to keep down the price.
It is not a slimmed down version of Windows that runs BETTER on netbooks. Total nonsense. Any versions runs just as fine. It is simply a stripped-down version so they can force (or so they hope) OEMs to use a higher-priced version of Windows (this is also the reason for the specs limit, which is really nasty too).

By: nicholassimon

nicholassimon — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:48:04 +0000

There is a very comprehensive guide to everything Windows 7 here (and I mean everything):
http://ninjarabbits.blogspot.com/2009/11/hopefu...

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:21:39 +0000

It's simple. Netbooks are the fastest growing market in PCs, MS needs to be successful there, and other OS options exist. Ergo, MS needs to satisfy the needs better. And limiting the starter edition so profoundly is proving unpopular. This is primarily about licensing and revenue, not technology.

By: Kitty Burgers

Kitty Burgers — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:19:25 +0000

I just think it's rather unfortunate to have it called “Starter Edition”. It makes one feel as though they are getting an inferior version, which I suppose is true. Another thing to consider is that it probably won't be long before the Atom processor is replaced with something better and more powerful for netbooks, so installing Win7 Home will be more tempting. Having said that, there are netbooks out there now running the full versions of Win7 without any issues. Perhaps they should have called it “Netbook Version” instead of “Starter”.

I am in the market for a netbook, but I'm not really sure which one to get. I'd like 2 GB RAM for sure. I believe most models let one upgrade? Can anyone recommend a site dedicated to netbooks that might help me make a more informed purchase?

By: K T Bradford

K T Bradford — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:25:44 +0000

Since you don't own a netbook, it's understandable that you don't really get them. But as someone who reviews and owns a netbook and uses one every day, I can tell you that it does more than a smartphone, has many valuable uses, and that battery life is important. It's also important to be able to use my netbook the way I use any other computer with the possible exception of high CPU-straining tasks. Sure, I can surf the web on my phone, but it's an inferior experience. I can do actual work, including editing documents, images, and more on a netbook, and have no compromises. It always amazes me when people who don't even use netbooks seem so sure of how well or poorly they work.

By: kane

kane — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:57:53 +0000

what exactly do you think netbook hardware is missing which prevents enabling windows 7's full feature set? i have been running windows 7 pro for almost 3 months on a netbook now. it's one of the first msi winds (i think it's about 1 year old, maybe older) and everything is working fine. windows aero runs smoothly, surfing and working in office is comfortable and fast. sure, i haven't tried something like photoshop, but i don't need a netbook for that. so it's perfect to work with when i'm not at home or in the office (and do not want to carry more than 1 kg

i have the (very subjective) feeling, that windows 7 is running faster (and more smoothly) on my netbook than windows xp did. so i think the only reason for a strip-down version of windows 7 for netbooks are revenue-issues. forcing users to upgrade from a handicapped version brings microsoft more money than selling OEMs

By: kane

kane — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:56:23 +0000

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