It is using LED back light on the screen....
On Thu, Apr 10, 2008 at 12:15 PM, Vern Ceder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Not bad - it certainly looks like they're claiming much better battery > life than the other entries. > > > > > Andrew Latham wrote: > > Maybe you should have a look at this... > > http://www.norhtec.com/products/gecko/index.html > > > > Gotta love NorhTec's Vesa mount PCs and now laptops..... > > > > > > > > On Thu, Apr 10, 2008 at 12:06 PM, Vern Ceder > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Simón A. Ruiz wrote: > >> > Vern Ceder wrote: > >> >> True, but this one will be out by the end of the month and I don't > know > >> >> how much longer I can stand to watch you play with your eee without > >> >> getting something myself... ;) > >> > > >> > But, Vern, the Dell one will have SUSE on it! > >> > > >> > ...or Vista...or XP... > >> > >> Same for the HP... see the review at > >> http://www.laptopmag.com/review/laptops/hp-2133-mini-note.aspx. > >> > >> Or did you mean to say "the HP one"? If so, yeah I agree it's not > >> wonderful, but we're all used to that... > >> > >> > >> > The HP offering STARTS almost twice as high as the EeePC, so isn't it > >> > kind of aiming at a different market? The HP model looks more like a > >> > full laptop crammed into a small case than a cheap, light laptop. > >> > >> Actually the HP starts at $500, vs $350-400 for a 4Gb eee, so that's > >> less than a 50% premium (but you get more than 50% more pixels on the > >> screen! ;)) > >> > >> But yeah, I think it's aiming just one notch higher one the > >> weight/performance curve than the eee. > >> > >> > As the battery life isn't much better on the HP ones, I'm not > >> > particularly tempted at this time... > >> > >> According to the reviews, the optional 6 cell battery gets you 4 hours - > >> there isn't a larger battery option at all on the eee, so I would count > >> that as improved battery life... > >> > >> Vern > >> > >> > >> -- > >> This time for sure! > >> -Bullwinkle J. Moose > >> ----------------------------- > >> Vern Ceder, Director of Technology > >> Canterbury School, 3210 Smith Road, Ft Wayne, IN 46804 > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 260-436-0746; FAX: 260-436-5137 > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> > >> > >> Fwlug mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://fortwaynelug.org/mailman/listinfo/fwlug_fortwaynelug.org > >> > > > > > > > > -- > This time for sure! > -Bullwinkle J. Moose > ----------------------------- > Vern Ceder, Director of Technology > Canterbury School, 3210 Smith Road, Ft Wayne, IN 46804 > [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 260-436-0746; FAX: 260-436-5137 > > _______________________________________________ > Fwlug mailing list > [email protected] > http://fortwaynelug.org/mailman/listinfo/fwlug_fortwaynelug.org > -- /* Andrew Latham LATHAMA (lay-th-ham-eh) [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] TuxTone Inc. http://www.TuxTone.com */ _______________________________________________ Fwlug mailing list [email protected] http://fortwaynelug.org/mailman/listinfo/fwlug_fortwaynelug.org
