I've got an older Dell 700m with a 12 inch screen. The standard battery was only good for a couple of hours at best, so I bought a larger battery. It adds about 1 inch to the depth, and is slightly heavier, but it can last close to 5 hours. When I've traveled overseas, I have a backpack with wheels and a special laptop compartment which holds the laptop just fine without taking up too much room in the backpack. I also have a sleeve to carry the laptop locally. The netbooks are smaller depending on the screen, but you still can't hang them on your belt like an iPhone. So, I would think that for all purpose use, I'd rather have my 12 laptop. Not much bigger or bulkier, but better for all round use.
Murray -----Original Message----- From: Matthew W. Ross [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2010 4:20 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Opinions on Netbooks... Many models (HP and Dell, for example) have 10" screens with optional 1366x768 displays. I'm making sure that I get something with at least that many pixels. In truth, I'm looking at the 11.6" or 12" netbooks. While the smaller ones are nice, they are tiny... as long as I get the good battery life, I think I'll be happy. (My current laptop lasts 2 hours... max... on a good day. And it's a little big for lugging around everywhere.) --Matt Ross Ephrata School District ----- Original Message ----- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[email protected]] To: NT System Admin Issues [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tue, 05 Oct 2010 13:48:54 -0700 Subject: Re: Opinions on Netbooks... > 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 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.862 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3178 - Release Date: 10/05/10 01:34:00 ~ 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
