screen specs and resolution for laptops are the suck now. i actually used a thinkpad t40 until 3 months ago. started searching for a replacement and was amazed at the degradation of quality screens in the laptop market. the bulk of them come with shiny screens. and most are widescreen now. there are practically no high res, small screens. high res is now considered 1440x900 and they are scarce.
i went for a thinkpad T410 that i am happy with it now. i7, 4 gigs in one slot and my battery life (9cell) is 4 to 5 hours with regular use. Kurt Buff wrote: > Just a kvetch about these things... > > Why is it that they don't shrink the pixels, so we can get real > resolution in a smaller area? I don't see that it would be that hard > to get 1280x1024 in a 10" frame. > > Kurt > > On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 12:26, Mike Gill <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Search Newegg for netbooks with the N550 processor. It's dual core with HT >> and review sites like it a lot over the N450 (playing with one of these now >> w/ Win7). When you say you won't be needing much power that's good because >> there isn't much to have. But the N550 is about as good as it gets for >> Netbooks and the Asus models on Newegg are under $400 still. You will want >> to flatten the Win7 Starter on it though I imagine. >> >> -- >> Mike Gill >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Matthew W. Ross [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Monday, October 04, 2010 3:16 PM >> To: NT System Admin Issues >> Subject: Opinions on Netbooks... >> >> Hey list, >> >> I'm curious if any of you have experience with a variety of netbooks. I'm >> considering the purchase of one as my mobile troubleshooting workstation, >> such as IP-Camera configuration, Network Device configuration (over local >> serial port), etc. >> >> Here's my questions: I don't think I'll be needing much CPU power, but I'm >> curious if anybody noticed a speciffic level of processor that "is too slow" >> or "start to feel functional." For example, will an old N230 work without >> unbearable sluggishness? What about the AMD Neo's? I plan on running Windows >> 7. >> >> Second, I'm weary of the 1024x600 screens that come on most netbooks. the >> 10" screen physical size isn't a problem, but do you often run out of screen >> real-estate with such a resolution? Maybe this one is in my head. If so, let >> me know. I know that you can pay extra for a 1366x768 screen, but those >> usually get the netbook near the $500 mark... which is what a cheap Notebook >> costs. >> >> Last, I dislike the Acer's "flat keyboard". Any other brands have this style >> of keys? I want a little definition between the keys for myself, and would >> not want to end up with this. >> >> Thanks for the opinions. >> >> >> --Matt Ross >> Ephrata School District >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ >> <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> >> --- >> To manage subscriptions click here: >> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ >> or send an email to [email protected] >> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin >> >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> >> --- >> To manage subscriptions click here: >> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ >> or send an email to [email protected] >> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin >> >> > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
