http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/10-2-inch-averatec-buddy-now-on-sale-for-450/ Engadget Comments for 10.2-inch Averatec Buddy now on sale for $450 http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/10-2-inch-averatec-buddy-now-on-sale-for-450/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/10-2-inch-averatec-buddy-now-on-sale-for-450/Oct 13th 2008 9:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/10-2-inch-averatec-buddy-now-on-sale-for-450/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/10-2-inch-averatec-buddy-now-on-sale-for-450/Oct 13th 2008 9:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/10-2-inch-averatec-buddy-now-on-sale-for-450/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/10-2-inch-averatec-buddy-now-on-sale-for-450/http://i34.tinypic.com/2gxgsbk.jpg

Sorry, can't resist referencing to an older issue of engadget.

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Come on Manufacturers, go crazy, offer a netbook with a 6 cell battery and a 1280*800 resolution.

someone?

please?]]>Oct 13th 2008 4:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/10-2-inch-averatec-buddy-now-on-sale-for-450/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/10-2-inch-averatec-buddy-now-on-sale-for-450/Oct 13th 2008 9:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/10-2-inch-averatec-buddy-now-on-sale-for-450/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/10-2-inch-averatec-buddy-now-on-sale-for-450/
this looks promising but I dont see any battery information, 6 cell and > 7 hour working time woud be great.

ASUS, you need to create a 1000HH for that price with WXGA with 6 cell!]]>Oct 13th 2008 9:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/10-2-inch-averatec-buddy-now-on-sale-for-450/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/10-2-inch-averatec-buddy-now-on-sale-for-450/Oct 13th 2008 9:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/10-2-inch-averatec-buddy-now-on-sale-for-450/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/10-2-inch-averatec-buddy-now-on-sale-for-450/Engadget is always moaning about the ridiculous amounts of netbooks being issued, then you go and post all the rebrands.

New Editor please.]]>Oct 13th 2008 10:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/10-2-inch-averatec-buddy-now-on-sale-for-450/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/10-2-inch-averatec-buddy-now-on-sale-for-450/Oct 13th 2008 10:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/10-2-inch-averatec-buddy-now-on-sale-for-450/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/10-2-inch-averatec-buddy-now-on-sale-for-450/Oct 13th 2008 10:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/10-2-inch-averatec-buddy-now-on-sale-for-450/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/10-2-inch-averatec-buddy-now-on-sale-for-450/]]>Oct 13th 2008 10:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/10-2-inch-averatec-buddy-now-on-sale-for-450/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/10-2-inch-averatec-buddy-now-on-sale-for-450/Oct 13th 2008 10:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/10-2-inch-averatec-buddy-now-on-sale-for-450/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/10-2-inch-averatec-buddy-now-on-sale-for-450/My experience with Averatec was terrible. It's the only company I've ever dealt with that didn't live up to their warranty. I'm good at dealing with RMA's, and I don't bother to RMA if I can fix it myself, which most times I can, and do.

However, on the Averatec laptop I purchased awhile back, there turned out to be a known manufacturing defect with the power jack. (not the cable/converter) Less than 7 months in to a 1 year warranty, I contacted Averatec to get the laptop serviced. They told me it would cost me $80, take about 3 weeks, NOT including shipping time, and I'd have to pay to ship it to them. All this, for a product with a known manufacturing defect, within warranty.

They started deleting posts in their web forums requesting assistance, and follow up phone calls to their customer/technical support resulted in the same information I mentioned above. I purchase enough hardware regularly, that I decided not to bother with them again. I shelved the laptop, later selling it for parts, and will never go back to Averatec.

I realize some people have had good experiences using Averatec products, but I'm just one of hundreds (from what I saw in their forums), if not thousands, that went through the same hassle with them. I consider them a disreputable company.]]>Oct 13th 2008 10:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/10-2-inch-averatec-buddy-now-on-sale-for-450/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/10-2-inch-averatec-buddy-now-on-sale-for-450/Oct 13th 2008 11:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/10-2-inch-averatec-buddy-now-on-sale-for-450/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/10-2-inch-averatec-buddy-now-on-sale-for-450/
When it has a nice sized hard drive, runs XP and costs over $400, I have a really hard time calling it a netbook.

]]>Oct 13th 2008 1:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/10-2-inch-averatec-buddy-now-on-sale-for-450/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/10-2-inch-averatec-buddy-now-on-sale-for-450/Oct 13th 2008 1:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/10-2-inch-averatec-buddy-now-on-sale-for-450/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/10-2-inch-averatec-buddy-now-on-sale-for-450/Oct 13th 2008 2:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/10-2-inch-averatec-buddy-now-on-sale-for-450/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/10-2-inch-averatec-buddy-now-on-sale-for-450/Mine has only 120gbHD vs the 160gb of this one, but I have got 2gb DDR2 and bluetooth , in all other aspect they are absolutely identical.
I payied 400 euros for mine , which is a bitmore than 400$, but I got 3 years full factory guarantee and 365 d/y telefone support.
So I still think I've got the best deal.]]>Oct 13th 2008 4:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/10-2-inch-averatec-buddy-now-on-sale-for-450/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/10-2-inch-averatec-buddy-now-on-sale-for-450/Oct 13th 2008 5:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/10-2-inch-averatec-buddy-now-on-sale-for-450/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/10-2-inch-averatec-buddy-now-on-sale-for-450/
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