Comments on: Arrogant Arrington thinks Netbooks Aren’t Good Enough? http://www.geardiary.com/2008/11/30/arrogant-arrington-thinks-netbooks-arent-good-enough/ Everyone can understand technology; sometimes it just takes a little translating. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 02:34:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Joel McLaughlinhttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/11/30/arrogant-arrington-thinks-netbooks-arent-good-enough/#comment-40741 Joel McLaughlin Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:08:10 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=17138#comment-40741 quagga: What Arrington is talking about with his tablet IS a netbook! ;-) He just doesn't call it that. quagga: What Arrington is talking about with his tablet IS a netbook! ;-) He just doesn’t call it that.

]]> By: Joel McLaughlinhttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/11/30/arrogant-arrington-thinks-netbooks-arent-good-enough/#comment-40740 Joel McLaughlin Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:06:51 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=17138#comment-40740 jessica: I Heart You! :D Believe it or not, I blog alot from mine with the entire Skooba post being typed on my Eee. Curious.....can you run a high res on your external monitor? I tried with mine and couldn't. Maybe it's time to revisit that. Would I like a bigger screen?? Of course I would but then I wouldn't have the nice svelte laptop that I can take in my man purse(See my Proporta review)! LOL My main criticism of most netbooks is the lack of video ram to drive external displays at higher resolutions. Even that's changing as ram prices go down. I just watched Cranky Geeks on the way to work. Who needs a PMP? ;-) jessica: I Heart You! :D Believe it or not, I blog alot from mine with the entire Skooba post being typed on my Eee. Curious…..can you run a high res on your external monitor? I tried with mine and couldn’t. Maybe it’s time to revisit that.

Would I like a bigger screen?? Of course I would but then I wouldn’t have the nice svelte laptop that I can take in my man purse(See my Proporta review)! LOL

My main criticism of most netbooks is the lack of video ram to drive external displays at higher resolutions. Even that’s changing as ram prices go down.

I just watched Cranky Geeks on the way to work. Who needs a PMP? ;-)

]]> By: 01 blog » Blog Archive » Netbooks-Aufstand in der amerikanischen Blogosphärehttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/11/30/arrogant-arrington-thinks-netbooks-arent-good-enough/#comment-40738 01 blog » Blog Archive » Netbooks-Aufstand in der amerikanischen Blogosphäre Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:57:38 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=17138#comment-40738 [...] Gear Diary schreibt zum Beispiel: Netbooks can be used like a full laptop in situations where it’s not convenient to bring a full sized machine. One example might be on the airplane in coach. Most full sized machines may work ok in that situation but it’s so much nicer to pull out one of these little machines and tap out a document or a e-mail. The coffee shop is another place. Fullsized machines might full the entire table at a Starbucks and not leave enough room for your coffee. With a netbook, you may be able to have room for your coffee and a scone! [...] [...] Gear Diary schreibt zum Beispiel: Netbooks can be used like a full laptop in situations where it’s not convenient to bring a full sized machine. One example might be on the airplane in coach. Most full sized machines may work ok in that situation but it’s so much nicer to pull out one of these little machines and tap out a document or a e-mail. The coffee shop is another place. Fullsized machines might full the entire table at a Starbucks and not leave enough room for your coffee. With a netbook, you may be able to have room for your coffee and a scone! [...]

]]> By: Elodiehttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/11/30/arrogant-arrington-thinks-netbooks-arent-good-enough/#comment-40735 Elodie Mon, 01 Dec 2008 08:52:41 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=17138#comment-40735 I have a tiny computer (not a netbook, but that tiny fujitsu one... I think cost alone makes me unable to call it netbook ;)) but I much, much prefer being at my regular desktop computer. I like the screen size, I like the ability to move the keyboard apart from the screen, I like the perfect lack of lag! XD I like being able to draw on my tablet, open photoshop, etc. That said, I love being able to put my notebook in my bag, and (apart from being afraid I'll forget it's in the bag and toss it around or something) take it with me, even if I'm not sure I'll need it, because it's not the size or weight that's any issue--I doubt it's much heavier than the book I also grab, it's definitely thinner, and barely larger xD I have a tiny computer (not a netbook, but that tiny fujitsu one… I think cost alone makes me unable to call it netbook ;) ) but I much, much prefer being at my regular desktop computer. I like the screen size, I like the ability to move the keyboard apart from the screen, I like the perfect lack of lag! XD I like being able to draw on my tablet, open photoshop, etc.

That said, I love being able to put my notebook in my bag, and (apart from being afraid I’ll forget it’s in the bag and toss it around or something) take it with me, even if I’m not sure I’ll need it, because it’s not the size or weight that’s any issue–I doubt it’s much heavier than the book I also grab, it’s definitely thinner, and barely larger xD

]]> By: TrvlngDrewhttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/11/30/arrogant-arrington-thinks-netbooks-arent-good-enough/#comment-40734 TrvlngDrew Mon, 01 Dec 2008 07:55:01 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=17138#comment-40734 I had a terrible time when the UMPC machines came out and figuring out how to integrate them as an adjunct to my main PC. With the netbook it was no problem! I have a great little machine for net access, lite MS Office, and a handful of other constant use programs. Its cheap so if I break it I won't feel terrible and it has limitations which are easy to live with. Very happy with my Dell Mini-9 running XP and just ordered the 2g RAM upgrade :-) I had a terrible time when the UMPC machines came out and figuring out how to integrate them as an adjunct to my main PC. With the netbook it was no problem! I have a great little machine for net access, lite MS Office, and a handful of other constant use programs. Its cheap so if I break it I won’t feel terrible and it has limitations which are easy to live with. Very happy with my Dell Mini-9 running XP and just ordered the 2g RAM upgrade :-)

]]> By: alesehttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/11/30/arrogant-arrington-thinks-netbooks-arent-good-enough/#comment-40733 alese Mon, 01 Dec 2008 07:39:40 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=17138#comment-40733 So basically a small "underpowered" notebook is not enough, but the small underpowered tablet should do it... Predicted Acer and Asus combined sales of netbooks in 2008 (first full year for netbooks) is between 10 and 11 million units - even without HP, Dell, MSI... that's impressive number - so all this people are stupid and wrong? I guess there are two things here: One is, can netbook be the device between PDAs and "full" notebooks - let's say a MID - and the way I see it millions of people think it can be - I personally want a tablet style device (my HTC Advantage is doing a good job at the moment), but EEE could just as well serve similar purpose (I have one that I bought for 150 EUR to be on my kitchen counter). The other thing is, can netbook replace full sized notebook or even desktop - and again millions of people say it can. Yes there are situations and people that need more power to do the job, but I guess 80% of people could do just fine with 10" netbook - majority of people don't do programing, professional video/photo editing... they do Email, surf and some Word/Excel - nothing an average netbook couldn't handle just fine. So basically a small “underpowered” notebook is not enough, but the small underpowered tablet should do it…

Predicted Acer and Asus combined sales of netbooks in 2008 (first full year for netbooks) is between 10 and 11 million units – even without HP, Dell, MSI… that’s impressive number – so all this people are stupid and wrong?

I guess there are two things here:
One is, can netbook be the device between PDAs and “full” notebooks – let’s say a MID – and the way I see it millions of people think it can be – I personally want a tablet style device (my HTC Advantage is doing a good job at the moment), but EEE could just as well serve similar purpose (I have one that I bought for 150 EUR to be on my kitchen counter).
The other thing is, can netbook replace full sized notebook or even desktop – and again millions of people say it can. Yes there are situations and people that need more power to do the job, but I guess 80% of people could do just fine with 10″ netbook – majority of people don’t do programing, professional video/photo editing… they do Email, surf and some Word/Excel – nothing an average netbook couldn’t handle just fine.

]]> By: jessicahttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/11/30/arrogant-arrington-thinks-netbooks-arent-good-enough/#comment-40732 jessica Mon, 01 Dec 2008 06:10:53 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=17138#comment-40732 I'm still rocking my little 701 as well, and I think that Arrington doth protest too much. I think that netbooks are perfect for certain kinds of things--working on the go, writing, tucking in your bag for travel, etc. They're not meant to be a desktop replacement, even though most of them easily could be. I wrote an entire 50,000 word novel on mine this month for National Novel Writing Month, switching between having it hooked to my 19" LCD and wireless keyboard/mouse and using it out in the wild. My next netbook will probably be an 8.9 incher...I think the 10 inch netbooks are just a tad on the big side for me, because they approach the size of my actual laptop a little too closely. But to each their own...Viva la netbook! I’m still rocking my little 701 as well, and I think that Arrington doth protest too much. I think that netbooks are perfect for certain kinds of things–working on the go, writing, tucking in your bag for travel, etc. They’re not meant to be a desktop replacement, even though most of them easily could be. I wrote an entire 50,000 word novel on mine this month for National Novel Writing Month, switching between having it hooked to my 19″ LCD and wireless keyboard/mouse and using it out in the wild.

My next netbook will probably be an 8.9 incher…I think the 10 inch netbooks are just a tad on the big side for me, because they approach the size of my actual laptop a little too closely. But to each their own…Viva la netbook!

]]> By: n0dozhttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/11/30/arrogant-arrington-thinks-netbooks-arent-good-enough/#comment-40731 n0doz Mon, 01 Dec 2008 06:04:11 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=17138#comment-40731 I agree with you, Joel. I picked up an Acer Aspire One at Walmart a couple weeks ago and I love it! I've been adding a few programs to make it useful at work, and it's now my daily companion in the car. I am even able to run my Pinnacle HDTV stick on it. And the range with the built-in WiFi is incredible: I'm able to hit the public network at the airport I work at from a mile away, where my conventional Gateway wouldn't even see it. Not to mention that I don't need a cart to carry my stuff any more... I agree with you, Joel. I picked up an Acer Aspire One at Walmart a couple weeks ago and I love it! I’ve been adding a few programs to make it useful at work, and it’s now my daily companion in the car. I am even able to run my Pinnacle HDTV stick on it. And the range with the built-in WiFi is incredible: I’m able to hit the public network at the airport I work at from a mile away, where my conventional Gateway wouldn’t even see it. Not to mention that I don’t need a cart to carry my stuff any more…

]]> By: quaggahttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/11/30/arrogant-arrington-thinks-netbooks-arent-good-enough/#comment-40725 quagga Mon, 01 Dec 2008 02:26:41 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=17138#comment-40725 I kinda think that Arrington did just to get attention; perhaps he's trying to launch his own tablet thing. I agree he's off his rocker. I use a 10" netbook (MSI Wind) as my main machine despite having a desktop which geekbench says is 5x faster and a screen which is 2x the size. However, the desktop doesn't fit in my lap. The only time I'll go to my main machine is if I'm editing photos (for the bigger screen) or compiling something. I can actually do both on this guy, the desktop is just easier. If you haven't really worked with a 10" netbook (I see you have a 701 in the photo there; I started with one of those but moved up), I'd suggest you try it. The difference is pretty substantial. The keyboards on here feel less cramped and the screen is just better. Having x600 resolution makes life easier and I run the Ubuntu Netbook Remix so everything is fullscreen and it fits. My only issue with the HP Mini is the placement of the trackpad button keys on the side of the trackpad. The Acer does that as well and it would drive me mad. I kinda think that Arrington did just to get attention; perhaps he’s trying to launch his own tablet thing.

I agree he’s off his rocker. I use a 10″ netbook (MSI Wind) as my main machine despite having a desktop which geekbench says is 5x faster and a screen which is 2x the size. However, the desktop doesn’t fit in my lap. The only time I’ll go to my main machine is if I’m editing photos (for the bigger screen) or compiling something. I can actually do both on this guy, the desktop is just easier.

If you haven’t really worked with a 10″ netbook (I see you have a 701 in the photo there; I started with one of those but moved up), I’d suggest you try it. The difference is pretty substantial. The keyboards on here feel less cramped and the screen is just better. Having x600 resolution makes life easier and I run the Ubuntu Netbook Remix so everything is fullscreen and it fits. My only issue with the HP Mini is the placement of the trackpad button keys on the side of the trackpad. The Acer does that as well and it would drive me mad.

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