Re: [Ql-Users] sub-£100 notebook

2008-09-06 Thread P Witte
After using the eeePC 701 for a while, I gave it up as too limiting for my purposes. The battery life is crap, the fan whirres incessantly because the thing produces far too much heat. It also seems stupid to put up with a 7 screen when the box is more like 10. So all in all, after the initial

Re: [Ql-Users] sub-£100 notebook

2008-09-06 Thread Richard Kilpatrick
On 6 Sep 2008, at 18:09, P Witte wrote: After using the eeePC 701 for a while, I gave it up as too limiting for my purposes. The battery life is crap, the fan whirres incessantly because the thing produces far too much heat. It also seems stupid to put up with a 7 screen when the box is

Re: [Ql-Users] sub-£100 notebook

2008-09-06 Thread Dilwyn Jones
After using the eeePC 701 for a while, I gave it up as too limiting for my purposes. The battery life is crap, the fan whirres incessantly because the thing produces far too much heat. It also seems stupid to put up with a 7 screen when the box is more like 10. So all in all, after the

Re: [Ql-Users] sub-£100 notebook

2008-09-06 Thread SMSQ
Hi everybody, I was able to use the Wind for a short while (Andrea bought one for herself)... Excellent machine: large display, harddisk, WinXP, Bluetooth, WLAN, no noise and very fast. QPC runs very well :-) And the resolution is fine for QPC. For Windows programs, I miss more lines on the

Re: [Ql-Users] sub-£100 notebook

2008-09-06 Thread Norman Dunbar
Evening Jochen, just a quick word, I received the documentation upgrades safely. Thanks. Cheers, Norman. ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

Re: [Ql-Users] sub-£100 notebook

2008-09-06 Thread Ralf Reköndt
Wind? Cheers...Ralf - Original Message - From: SMSQ [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, September 06, 2008 9:34 PM Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] sub-£100 notebook Hi everybody, I was able to use the Wind for a short while (Andrea bought one for herself)...

Re: [Ql-Users] sub-£100 notebook

2008-09-06 Thread Richard Kilpatrick
On 6 Sep 2008, at 19:47, Dilwyn Jones wrote: From what you've said, it seems that the cheaper systems aren't much good for regular use. What about someone like me who has an occasional need for a portable QL away from home, where weight and small size might be important? Or would I be

Re: [Ql-Users] sub-£100 notebook

2008-09-06 Thread Malcolm Cadman
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Richard Kilpatrick [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes Hi Richard, Thanks for detailed explanation - below. There is no doubt that these devices are an interesting development that we will all get involved with. The 1.6 Ghz Atom processor is an example of that. On 5

Re: [Ql-Users] sub-£100 notebook

2008-09-06 Thread Malcolm Cadman
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], P Witte [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes Hi Per, I think that you are right. The mini-laptop devices are interesting, yet still developing in capability ... which is changing all the time. Which is why the MSI Wind U100 has been seen as a successor / rival to the Eee

Re: [Ql-Users] sub-£100 notebook

2008-09-06 Thread Jochen Merz
MSI Wind ... Medion and Plus sold them recently ... same model, but without Bluetooth. Jochen Ralf Reköndt wrote: Wind? Cheers...Ralf - Original Message - From: SMSQ [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, September 06, 2008 9:34 PM Subject: Re: [Ql-Users]

Re: [Ql-Users] sub-£100 notebook

2008-09-06 Thread SMSQ
MSI Wind ... Medion and Plus sold them recently in Germany... same model, but without Bluetooth. Jochen Ralf Reköndt wrote: Wind? Cheers...Ralf - Original Message - From: SMSQ [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, September 06, 2008 9:34 PM Subject: Re:

Re: [Ql-Users] sub-£100 notebook

2008-09-06 Thread Richard Kilpatrick
On 6 Sep 2008, at 21:34, SMSQ wrote: MSI Wind ... Medion and Plus sold them recently in Germany... same model, but without Bluetooth. Also sold as the Advent 4211 in the UK, at £279. It's a 10.2 screen (so larger form factor), but still 1024 x 600; featuring built-in bluetooth is a