Well, it's not really a netbook. It is categorized on NewEgg as a mini booksize barebones system.
I am considering of getting the following: 149$ MSI Wind Nettop 100 Intel 945GC 1 x 200Pin Intel GMA 950 Black Mini / Booksize Barebone System - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16856167037 21$ ITE-ON Black 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 22X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache IDE 22X DVD±R DVD Burner +- OEM http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106281 90$ Western Digital Caviar Green WD10EADS 1TB 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136317 25$ Kingston 2GB 200-Pin DDR2 SO-DIMM DDR2 533 (PC2 4200) Laptop Memory - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820134317 So the price is around 285$ + (sales tax and shipping/handling) I already have a monitor/keyboard/mouse. I am fairly certain it can run Fedora or Ubuntu reasonably well for what I want. It should be fairly quiet, according to the overview it uses about 35W at full speed. It has a Intel 1.6GHz Atom 330 (dual core) on board - not the fastest cpu around but should be reasonable. The graphics is definitely underpowered for games and heavy graphics but should suffice for media playback and what I hope is my "normal" usage. The MSI netbooks seem to range from 310-380$ and include MS XP - I have zero experience with these. I usually just build my own systems. My newest desktop is an HP model which came with Vista SP1; the only complaint that I can recall was the amount of trialware that I had to remove. I have perhaps an irrational fear of laptops (my fear is that I or family member would drop and break it). On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 08:43:13AM -0500, Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote: > Paul where did you see the price you did on the Netbook. Also which model. > > Stewart > > > At 07:02 AM 5/27/2009, you wrote: >> The least expensive new Mac Mini I saw was 599$ on apple's site. That >> is an extra 300$ not 100 or 150. >> I could purchase an additional machine for that price. >> I won't argue that OS X is better than Fedora. I would like to try out OS X. >> >> I only plan on using it for Firefox, email, media stuff (vlc for >> watching occasional dvd's). >> There are several yum repositories of software so I am not sure what >> application software you are talking about. >> As for tech support, I will probably look at log files or just turn to >> google for a solution. >> I did not find the review where it arrived in various broken parts. >> I did see the review where "even though the atom 270s support cpu >> scaling in linux it seems the 330 doesn't have support for it I've >> tried a few different distros and am currently run debian lenny. None >> of them seem to be support cpu scaling for this processor." This >> concerns me - he noted it still works but will have to wait for better >> linux support. >> >> From the specs I saw on Apple's site, the Mac Mini has a better cpu >> and video capabilities, but would only come with a 1G of memory and >> only 120Gb of storage compared to 1 terabyte. There were options to >> increase the cpu/ram/drive - of course that would increase the price. >> The largest drive from Apple was listed as 320GB and was an additional >> 175$. A Mac mini with upgrades (cpu/ram/hard drive) was over a 1000$. >> I could get 3 machines for that - stop tempting me. >> So probably if I wanted to get more memory and larger drives it is >> better to shop elsewhere for Mac accessories. >> >> The Applecare protection plan is 149$ and all the software I saw >> (filemaker, logic express, aperture, final cut, Iwork) had a price >> tag. Is this for pre-installation only or does Apple supply the media >> and let users install it for free? >> >> If I were to get a Mac, I would probably get a iMac and dream about a >> Mac Pro. Those cinema displays are also very beautiful. > > Rev. Stewart A. Marshall > mailto:[email protected] > Prince of Peace www.princeofpeaceozark.org > Ozark, AL SL 82 > > > ************************************************************************* > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > ************************************************************************* > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
