Doc,
Your needs can be met by the Asus eeepc 1000HE aka as 1khe... been
using it for a few months, and no major complaints so far.
* six-cell battery leading to manufacturer claim of 9.5 hours. mix
test on my end at auto
power management is at respectable 7.5 hours.... enough for a day
of work without charging.
Since the 6 cell was designed from inception and not just an
add-on, it blends in the netbook fine and does not fall off.
* 1024x768 compress mode feature. Native resolution though is still 1024x600.
* chicklet style keyboard ala mac keyboards.
* Atom at 1.66Ghz. poky at best, but great for light computing.
* The matte screen. One of a few netbooks where the screen is not
glossy. For one reason or another, It's spooky looking at
myself the whole day :)
* unbelievable readability even at 30% brightness. This saves power as well.
* 92% keyboard layout
The cons IMHO, which are Netbook general issue anyway, is the cramped
10.2" screen. For me, the
13"+ is the comfortable screen size that I can work for a day. The
10.2" are fine for
a few hours.
regards,
Andre | http://www.varon.ca
On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 11:08 AM, Pablo Manalastas
<[email protected]> wrote:
>
> What do I want in my next netbook?
>
> After using the MSI Wind u100x for several months, I have come
> to the following conclusions:
>
> 1. Netbooks are practical and serve a useful purpose for those
> who move around a lot: they are good for your mobile computing
> needs.
>
> 2. I want my netbook to have 1024x768. The 1024x600 is just not
> good enough. For example, the [OK]/[Cancel] buttons do not show
> (and can not be scrolled to show) when making payments in the
> MyBDO personal internet banking webpage. Do the 168 additional
> lines cost so much more?
>
> 3. The six-cell battery is so heavy compared to the light plastic
> body of the Wind, so there is a tendency to get unlocked and fall
> out from its normal position. The cavity for the battery should
> be designed to "lock in" the battery so that it does not fall out
> too easily.
>
> 4. The 1.6GHz Atom (dual x86 processor) is good enough for most
> of my needs, but a faster one could do no harm for me. The faster
> they could make the processor, the better for me.
>
> 5. Could the manufacturer embed a metal chassis inside the plastic
> body (or a metal wire mesh). A sturdier body is good even for
> a netbook.
>
> Pablo
>
> P.S. I saw and touched the Sony VGN Z27, and have started dreaming
> that this is my next netbook, if only I can afford it. He he he ...
>
> # Intel Core 2 Duo Processor P9500 (2.40GHz.)
> # Genuine Windows Vista Business (not needed)
> # 13.1-inch WXGA 1600x900 TFT color display (Clear Tough LCD [Rich Color])
> # nVidia GeForce 9300M GS (Speed mode) Intel Grahics Media Accelerator
> 4500MHD (Stamina mode)
> # Blu-ray Disck™ Drive (RW)
> # Memory 4GB DDR3 SDRAM
> # 320GB Hard Disk Drive
> # chicklet type positive-response keyboard
> # scratch proof body
> # 1.53kg.
> # 3 Years Warranty
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