So far my pet peeves about the current generation of cheap ultraportables are:
1. The awfully cramped keyboards 2. Anemic battery life 3. Widescreen Would prefer something in the vein of a Thinkpad X40/41, just cheaper. On 4/28/09, 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 > > > _________________________________________________ > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug > Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph -- Sent from my mobile device _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
