One other feature most netbooks have is a very low-power CPU, such as the Atom range. Useless for heavy processing, but fine for web browsing and document editing.
Anyway, though it doesn't pass the "styling" spec, take a look at the ASUS EeePC 1002HA. The keyboard is very usable, it has Gigabit Ethernet 802.11n, Bluetooth 2.1, and the Elantech touchpad is the best I've ever used. I've always preferred TrackPoints, but it really is a nice touchpad - others seriously annoy me, this one doesn't. It has a 2.5" SATA hard drive, the WLan and BT are both in Mini-PCIe slots, And the frame/body feels at least as solid as my T23. Lastly, the 1024x600 resolution is more usable than you would think, and the battery is good for 5 hours without WiFi, 2.5 with. Not bad for a 1.2Kg Sub-$400 device - Alex Austin (651) 238-9273 "...and then I visited Wikipedia ...and the next 8 hours are a blur." On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 10:27 AM, Ted Wiseman <[email protected]> wrote: > I agree with what I think Dominique is saying. Personally I just don't see > the appeal of netbooks. If it's going to be a small computer with most of > the features one expects, then it might as well have a keyboard and screen > of a reasonably usable size, like the ThinkPad X series (or the old TP 240). > Once you start compromising on the screen and keyboard size, then it might > as well be as small as a PDA phone. Why bother with anything in between? > > > > > Dominique Pivard wrote: > >> On 24.06.2009 07:39, you, Aryeh Goretsky (home) wrote: >> >> I noticed in the Lenovo blog (courtesy of the T400s entry mentioned >>> by Jane--thanks!) that Lenovo was thinking about netbooks for the >>> ThinkPad line (they already have them in the IdeaPad line). Here's >>> a list of things I'd like to see in a ThinkPad netbook, insomewhat-w >>> weighted order: >>> >>> o TrackPoint >>> o keyboard layout similar to existing ThinkPads >>> o ThinkLight (maybe high/low/off instead of on/off) >>> o fingerprint scanner >>> o 802.11b/g, with optional 802.11n >>> o standard 9.5mm 2.5" SATA HDD with SSD option >>> o two Mini-PCIe expansion slots >>> o internal Bluetooth (many netbooks use a USB dongle) >>> o switch to disable Wi-Fi and Bluetooth >>> o traditional ThinkPad styling/materials >>> o butterfly keyboard? (never used one myself) >>> o no blue LEDs >>> o UltraBase-like dock for things like optical drives and perhaps >>> the ExpressCard interface >>> o PowerPoint out connector (called VGA out by some) >>> >> >> Your specs look very much like my X60s ;-). It is slightly heavier (1,2 >> kg) than a typical netbook, but with all the features you want to cram into >> your netbook, I doubt it would weight less than 1 kg. >> >> Cheers, Dominique >> _______________________________________________ >> Thinkpad mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad >> >> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Thinkpad mailing list > [email protected] > http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad > _______________________________________________ Thinkpad mailing list [email protected] http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad
