haha, yeah, ive been thinking about tablets too, but i still prefer hard keyboard, for long typing... but saying that, it still a looonng way for me to have enough cash on buying one both netbook or tablets...spend all my money on my workstation/gaming desktop ^^
hmm, i may reconsider what u said about tablets, since the world now move forwards with touchscreen + tabloids hybrids..lol..giving me more apps to run all my works... but the cons will be just one...i will not be able to work on my GMA driver on the go ^^ and that would be bad...lol On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 3:49 AM, tribaljet <[email protected]> wrote: > God no! Laptops man :) I don't even consider laptops being real > computers, much less netbooks. Maybe you should wait for tablets to > drop prices a bit... > > On Oct 28, 8:47 pm, AngelicTears <[email protected]> wrote: > > ah yes, the cheap broadband package with free netbooks...lol, my > country's > > ISP just started to promote that early this year...so yeah, > netbooks...but > > still, if i have the chance, i do want to buy a cheap netbook (and i mean > > very cheap i can find one) just to carry around..i seldom at home and > often > > got home at 2AM, so i do need a netbook, laptop are too expensive for > > general working device on the go ^^..lol, speaking of which, it's almost > 4 > > AM here...i need to get some sleep...see u guys later ^^ > > > > > > > > On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 3:42 AM, tribaljet <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > It's not an app, it's just manually adding shaders to the whole game. > > > Many schools have special deals of lower priced computers, that > > > sometimes come with some sort of light mobile broadband deal. I got > > > mine like that, and it was quite cheap. > > > > > On Oct 28, 8:04 pm, AngelicTears <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > lol, 450$ is somewhat still expensive for students... > > > > > > for comparison, a laptop , mainstream cost around RM2000+ here.. > > > > > > a software that change the game's looks? cool ^^ what's the app name? > > > maybe > > > > i can test it out too .. > > > > > > On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 2:42 AM, tribaljet <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > > > Yes, yes! Finally :) it's because the cpu is directed to the wrong > > > > > market, it was always meant to be a truly mobile thing. And about > the > > > > > low prices, we are seeing laptops costing less than 450$, which can > > > > > play most games, even if at low settings because of the newer intel > > > > > igps. > > > > > > > Btw Angelic, I found a little piece of software that can custom the > > > > > way our games look, and it is something I think can be implemented > on > > > > > the CP hussam is developing, I'll need to test it a bit, but you > might > > > > > be interested. > > > > > > > On Oct 28, 7:28 pm, AngelicTears <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Atom cant be compare to its big brother CPUs..Atom is the very > low > > > end > > > > > and > > > > > > is capable only for simple processing, not workstation and heavy > > > > > gaming... > > > > > > that said, intel made Atom to the wrong market group, imo Atom > should > > > be > > > > > > optimize for mobile usage such as tablets and phones..oh wait, > what > > > am i > > > > > > saying, intel never had their products management at the right > > > track... > > > > > > > > not to mention most hardware companies like Intel will push > companies > > > to > > > > > > make their product price high by making their CPU price > high...when > > > the > > > > > > truth is most Low Voltage i3 cost the same as Atom D4xx > > > > > > series...lol...that's just to make Atom mainstream and cover > their > > > > > mistakes > > > > > > on making the product at the first place... > > > > > > > > @tribaljet > > > > > > lol, yeah, most ppl do hate netbooks, no surprise their bro, i > > > respect ur > > > > > > opinion, but i do often look both good and bad of a certain > > > products...so > > > > > in > > > > > > my opinion , if companies like acer (known for their Acer One, > > > Timeline > > > > > > series and etc) and Dell (Dell mini and etc) wont reduce their > > > > > lightweight > > > > > > laptops to a lower price, then netbooks still will be top selling > to > > > low > > > > > end > > > > > > customer.... > > > > > > > > On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 2:08 AM, tribaljet < > [email protected]> > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > It's always a performance indicator when certain hardware > devices > > > > > > > aren't used for more serious IT market segments, and if I > recall > > > > > > > correctly, atoms and neos are not to be used on even the lowest > > > > > > > workstation computers. And what core 2 duos are slower than > atoms? > > > I'm > > > > > > > guessing you're talking about those new dual core atoms that > > > haven't > > > > > > > been shipped to most of the world yet, cpus that I don't > believe to > > > be > > > > > > > faster than any c2d, but I'm curious to know. > > > > > > > > > On Oct 28, 5:50 pm, Koolguy007 <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > It still beat my old Pentium 4 2.5 GHz gaming rig into the > ground > > > > > (and > > > > > > > > yes I know its way obsolete). The new Atom processors are > > > starting to > > > > > > > > bypass some of the low end Core 2 Duos. They still aren't > power > > > > > houses > > > > > > > > though I will agree. My friend has a 14 inch laptop that he > got > > > for > > > > > > > > $300, and it ran WoW at about the same speed as it did on my > > > netbook. > > > > > > > > His is a Centrino based system with Ati graphics. I don't > believe > > > his > > > > > > > > was optimized though. It just depends on what you want to do > and > > > > > where > > > > > > > > you want to do it. Plus if this thing had enough power to > play > > > fun > > > > > > > > games then my homework would never get done lol. > > > > > > > > > > On Oct 28, 12:17 pm, tribaljet <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > I agree that everyone has their own opinion on the matter. > I'm > > > just > > > > > > > > > saying that you have laptops that cost as little as a > netbook, > > > and > > > > > > > > > outperform it in basically every way. If netbooks had > proper > > > cpus, > > > > > any > > > > > > > > > pentium dual core or low voltage core duo would suffice, I > > > wouldn't > > > > > be > > > > > > > > > so against it. And do keep in mind that such cpus are quite > > > cheap > > > > > to > > > > > > > > > manufacture. Oh, and optical drives are quite important for > me, > > > > > that's > > > > > > > > > why I wouldn't get a "gaming" netbook, even if I had the > money. > > > > > > > > > > > On Oct 28, 5:11 pm, Koolguy007 < > [email protected]> > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Everyone is entitled to there own opinion. I believe the > > > prices > > > > > of > > > > > > > > > > laptops would still be high even if netbooks never came > into > > > > > > > > > > existence. I'm glad they did as it allowed me to have a > cheap > > > > > > > reliable > > > > > > > > > > laptop for college. About the only game I ever play is > Dwarf > > > > > Fortress > > > > > > > > > > which is a cpu stressing application, but the only thing > that > > > > > brought > > > > > > > > > > it to its knees was the "hidden fun stuff". To each his > own > > > > > opinion > > > > > > > > > > though. I like mine and I believe it was money well > spent. > > > > > > > > > > > > On Oct 28, 11:16 am, tribaljet <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > About the physical harm resistance, there's a big > > > difference > > > > > > > between > > > > > > > > > > > solid state components and moving parts. netbooks are a > > > grudge > > > > > on > > > > > > > > > > > computing in general, not to mention they're another > excuse > > > for > > > > > not > > > > > > > > > > > having lower prices laptops, since there is a new > segment > > > > > called > > > > > > > > > > > netbooks. They should have never have become tiny > laptops, > > > they > > > > > > > should > > > > > > > > > > > have arm, nvidia or some soc powering the thing, and > limit > > > it > > > > > to > > > > > > > the > > > > > > > > > > > purpose they were made for in the first place, light > > > browsing > > > > > and > > > > > > > > > > > productivity apps. I'm against anything that makes > overall > > > > > > > computers > > > > > > > > > > > cost more. > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Oct 28, 4:11 pm, breaker213 < > [email protected]> > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > netbooks arent to bad they play pretty much any game > made > > > > > before > > > > > > > 2005 > > > > > > > > > > > > and some after for example fear works perfect for me > with > > > no > > > > > drop > > > > > > > in > > > > > > > > > > > > fps at all on the lowest settings spore works great > > > > > > > oblivion(using > > > > > > > > > > > > oldblivion)works good inside buildings and dungeons > > > outside > > > > > is > > > > > > > > > > > > playable unless you get into a fight killing floor > works > > > good > > > > > on > > > > > > > small > > > > > > > > > > > > inside levels like doom and pacman maps (there custom > > > ones) > > > > > those > > > > > > > are > > > > > > > > > > > > just a few games i can think of those are with > > > > > > > > > > > > > > acer aspire one > > > > > > > > > > > > windows 7 > > > > > > > > > > > > 1.6 n270 atom > > > > > > > > > > > > 1 gb ram > > > > > > > > > > > > > > but if you want to do real gaming without having to > use > > > > > lowest > > > > > > > > > > > > settings all the time get a laptop or even a desktop > not > > > a > > > > > > > netbook > > > > > > > > > > > > netbooks are build pretty good my friend droped his > down > > > the > > > > > > > stairs > > > > > > > > > > > > and it still works fine i have also droped mine a few > > > times > > > > > > > > > > > > (sorry for the mass amount of text) > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > Laptop: > > > > > > Acer Aspire > > > > > > Core Duo T2300E @ 1.67GHz > > > > > > Intel GMA 950 IGP > > > > > > Intel 945 Chipset > > > > > > 1GB RAM (512MB*2) Dual Channel DDR2 > > > > > > 80GB standard PATA HDD > > > > > > Win7 Ultimate 32bit / Ubuntu 10.04 > > > > > > > -- > > > > > 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS > > > > > > -- > > > > Laptop: > > > > Acer Aspire > > > > Core Duo T2300E @ 1.67GHz > > > > Intel GMA 950 IGP > > > > Intel 945 Chipset > > > > 1GB RAM (512MB*2) Dual Channel DDR2 > > > > 80GB standard PATA HDD > > > > Win7 Ultimate 32bit / Ubuntu 10.04 > > > > > -- > > > 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS > > > > -- > > Laptop: > > Acer Aspire > > Core Duo T2300E @ 1.67GHz > > Intel GMA 950 IGP > > Intel 945 Chipset > > 1GB RAM (512MB*2) Dual Channel DDR2 > > 80GB standard PATA HDD > > Win7 Ultimate 32bit / Ubuntu 10.04 > > -- > 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS > -- Laptop: Acer Aspire Core Duo T2300E @ 1.67GHz Intel GMA 950 IGP Intel 945 Chipset 1GB RAM (512MB*2) Dual Channel DDR2 80GB standard PATA HDD Win7 Ultimate 32bit / Ubuntu 10.04 -- 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS
