If you're looking for something similar to the X40, check out the MSI X340<http://www.msimobile.com/level3_productpage.aspx?cid=4&id=106>. Almost like a netbook in size but with full-computing power:
- 13.4" screen @ 1366 x 768 WXGA, 16:9 - 4- or 8- cell battery (manufacturer claims 10-hour battery life for the 8-cell) - 802.11b/g/n - 1.3 kg On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 8:31 AM, Paolo Falcone <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 >
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