Because they're trying to keep costs down. Or markups up. Or some combination of the above.
*ASB *(My XeeSM Profile) <http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker> *Exploiting Technology for Business Advantage...* * * On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 4:48 PM, Kurt Buff <[email protected]> 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
