HiThe asus eee pc line has some good netbooks too. In particular, the 900 ha, with wireless on, skype and windows live open and doing things, and using speedswitch xp and eee super hybrid engine, I get about 4.5 hours on a charge. with skype shut down, wireless off, I average 5.5-6 hours. This is with a 4 cell battery and it can varry greatly. The acer line of netbooks is worse off in battery, the 3 cell getting at most 2 hours - and that's pushing it.
The keyboard on this thing is pretty nice too - it takes some getting used to but honestly, its worth it.
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To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 9:02 PM Subject: Re: The New Netbooks
Let me make a few comments here. I have used the MSI, HP MiniNote, the Samsung NC10, and the Dell Mini 9. First let me say that I was totally disappointed by the Dell Mini 9. The keyboard is too small, keys are crammed together, and a number of important keys are missing or have been moved. The keyboard has not functionkey roe, and only has the ability to get functionkeys F1 thru F10. Finally, the Dell has the same processor as the other units, but ran much slower and boots much slower.The Samsung has a very nice keyboard, and is quite easy to type on at a rather fast pace. The speaker sounds good considering the size of the unit, and works well even with software such as Kurzweil1000 and Openbook with a Canon Lide 200 flatbed scanner. About the only complaint I could find was that the button to turn the unit on and off was on the side of the unit where a person could easily accidently press the button and turn the unit on or off without intending to do so. The most fantastic thing about the Samsung is that with the great battery management software in the unit it gets around 7 hours of use on a charge. That is a fantastic time for any laptop, and I have heard of no other netbook that can even come close to running as long on a charge.The HP MiniNote I used was very nice, and had fantastic sound for its' size. The HP MiniNotes have very nice keyboards and are easy to type on. But, battery life per charge seemed to stay just over 4 hours per charge.I baught a MSI Wind in December and absolutely love it. I think the only minus is that the speakers are under the unit and do not sound as good as some of the other units because of their placement under the unit. The keyboard is very good, easy to type on, and has nice size keys. I am getting just over 5 hours of use on a charge of the battery (6 cell). The MSI has a new firmware bios that allows the unit to be run in turbo mode that takes the speed of the processor to 2.0 GHZ instead of the 1.6 standard. But, because of the use of stepping you should not have to worry about overheating the processor because the processor will only run at the faster speed when processing demands call for the necessity of more speed for heavy processing. This difference makes the MSI able to perform more quickly and crispy on a lot of applications than the other units here that do not have any turbo mode.I have used Jaws 10, Window-Eyes 7, the latest NVDA, and the latest System Access on these units and had no problems using any of these packages on any of the units with the exception of keyboard issues on the Dell Mini 9.This message was composed on a MSI Wind netbook.----- Original Message ----- From: "Julio" <[email protected]>To: "'PC Audio Discussion List'" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 6:44 PM Subject: RE: The New NetbooksHello Stephen My name is Julio and I would like to ask you what kind of laptop would I need to run with jaws and what should I stay away from can you please help I want to go out and buy a laptop and want it to work great. -----Original Message-----From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Stephen Guerra Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 1:06 PM To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: RE: The New Netbooks Yes, but from those who have tried this unit, the concensus is just thosewho are probably not using any screen reading or magnification technology soto me its not valid points.The NC10 does not have by any stretch of the imagination a 96% keyboard orit would be the best seller. Stephen A. Guerra Assistive Technology Specialist and Technical Operations Independent Living Aids LLC 200 Robbins Lane Building A, Suite 100 Jericho, NY 11753 Phone: (800) 537-2118-x3817 Direct Fax: (516) 450-3842 Read the All Things ILA Tech Blog Visit Independent Living Aids on the Web Visit Soundbytes on the Web -----Original Message-----From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Nick G Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 1:38 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: The New NetbooksThe Samsung NC10, which is the consensus choice if you read reviews all overthe place, has a 96% keyboard.----- Original Message ----- From: "Stephen Guerra" <[email protected]>To: "'PC Audio Discussion List'" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 11:43 AM Subject: RE: The New NetbooksI am using the MSI Wind, and it is a 88% keyboard to a full size keyboard.The HP2143 has a 92% size keyboard Stephen A. Guerra Assistive Technology Specialist and Technical Operations Independent Living Aids LLC 200 Robbins Lane Building A, Suite 100 Jericho, NY 11753 Phone: (800) 537-2118-x3817 Direct Fax: (516) 450-3842 Read the All Things ILA Tech Blog Visit Independent Living Aids on the Web Visit Soundbytes on the Web -----Original Message-----From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Gary Wood Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 10:20 AM To: PC audio discussion list. Subject: The New Netbooks Hi All! I'm wondering if anyone has yet tried using the new netbook computers. I hear that they're quite handy to take from room to room, but again, the keys seem to be a bit smaller, and take a bit of getting used to. Has anyone ever tried using one of these animals? 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