http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/intel-vp-says-netbook-are-fine-for-an-hour/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/intel-vp-says-netbook-are-fine-for-an-hour/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/intel-vp-says-netbook-are-fine-for-an-hour/Nov 29th 2008 10:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/intel-vp-says-netbook-are-fine-for-an-hour/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/intel-vp-says-netbook-are-fine-for-an-hour/Nov 29th 2008 11:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/intel-vp-says-netbook-are-fine-for-an-hour/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/intel-vp-says-netbook-are-fine-for-an-hour/when doing serious number crunching nothing compares to the 14-15 inchers.]]>Nov 29th 2008 11:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/intel-vp-says-netbook-are-fine-for-an-hour/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/intel-vp-says-netbook-are-fine-for-an-hour/
I agree. If you are often out and about, a netbook with a big HDD is ideal. Partner that with a 20" monitor and keyboard/mouse when you need more screen real-estate and ergonomics, and you've got the best of both worlds.

An Atom running Linux is fine for doing everything other than playing games. And it's cheap!

It would be better if they used even less power, and could thus last longer on battery. I look forward to seeing what ARM will come up with. Intel could do with the competition, and the ever growing ultra-low power sector is its only week-spot.]]>Nov 29th 2008 12:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/intel-vp-says-netbook-are-fine-for-an-hour/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/intel-vp-says-netbook-are-fine-for-an-hour/when doing serious number crunching nothing compares to the 14-15 inchers."

A couple of years ago, the word was:

"when doing serious number crunching nothing compares to a desktop."

Or...

"when doing serious number crunching nothing compares to an IBM Mainframe."]]>Nov 29th 2008 12:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/intel-vp-says-netbook-are-fine-for-an-hour/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/intel-vp-says-netbook-are-fine-for-an-hour/I agree guy made a point ....
]]>Nov 29th 2008 12:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/intel-vp-says-netbook-are-fine-for-an-hour/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/intel-vp-says-netbook-are-fine-for-an-hour/
You guys are completely right. I thought of the N10 right away because it is one of the few netbooks that can play games.]]>Nov 29th 2008 12:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/intel-vp-says-netbook-are-fine-for-an-hour/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/intel-vp-says-netbook-are-fine-for-an-hour/
My girlfriend says the same about me and she hasn't yet left me for a bigger, hotter, and more expensive guy!]]>Nov 29th 2008 1:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/intel-vp-says-netbook-are-fine-for-an-hour/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/intel-vp-says-netbook-are-fine-for-an-hour/Nov 29th 2008 2:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/intel-vp-says-netbook-are-fine-for-an-hour/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/intel-vp-says-netbook-are-fine-for-an-hour/Wonder where fine for an hour came from?

He must have really big fingers or really bad eyesight]]>Nov 29th 2008 3:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/intel-vp-says-netbook-are-fine-for-an-hour/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/intel-vp-says-netbook-are-fine-for-an-hour/
She probably has a desktop somewhere else...]]>Nov 29th 2008 3:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/intel-vp-says-netbook-are-fine-for-an-hour/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/intel-vp-says-netbook-are-fine-for-an-hour/Nov 29th 2008 11:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/intel-vp-says-netbook-are-fine-for-an-hour/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/intel-vp-says-netbook-are-fine-for-an-hour/Nov 29th 2008 10:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/intel-vp-says-netbook-are-fine-for-an-hour/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/intel-vp-says-netbook-are-fine-for-an-hour/Nov 29th 2008 10:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/intel-vp-says-netbook-are-fine-for-an-hour/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/intel-vp-says-netbook-are-fine-for-an-hour/I have had one productivity issue; people keep interrupting me to tell me how awesome my laptop looks. Seriously, I could get so much more done if this thing didn't look so amazing.
Although, me and one of the french professors are on good terms, he uses the Acer Aspire One and loves it.]]>Nov 29th 2008 11:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/intel-vp-says-netbook-are-fine-for-an-hour/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/intel-vp-says-netbook-are-fine-for-an-hour/Nov 29th 2008 10:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/intel-vp-says-netbook-are-fine-for-an-hour/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/intel-vp-says-netbook-are-fine-for-an-hour/Nov 29th 2008 10:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/intel-vp-says-netbook-are-fine-for-an-hour/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/intel-vp-says-netbook-are-fine-for-an-hour/Nov 29th 2008 11:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/intel-vp-says-netbook-are-fine-for-an-hour/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/intel-vp-says-netbook-are-fine-for-an-hour/]]>Nov 29th 2008 5:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/intel-vp-says-netbook-are-fine-for-an-hour/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/intel-vp-says-netbook-are-fine-for-an-hour/
I bought some games for it just so it feels useful, but the EEE PC 701 I had did the same thing that I do every day on my giant MPB.

As for screen size I could live with smaller, but not 701 smaller!]]>Nov 29th 2008 2:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/intel-vp-says-netbook-are-fine-for-an-hour/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/intel-vp-says-netbook-are-fine-for-an-hour/
On the other hand people want to know that they can rely on their daily machine for everything , even if they don't need all the features all the time, and that is the problem with netbooks.]]>Nov 29th 2008 2:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/intel-vp-says-netbook-are-fine-for-an-hour/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/intel-vp-says-netbook-are-fine-for-an-hour/That said, I have one too. And I also have an MSI Wind with OSX. My plan is to sell the Wind sometime soon, it was always a hobby machine. But I have to say, if I'm lying in bed watching a movie or hulu it's awesome.
Here's some pros:
- It weighs almost nothing. Less than 3 pounds.
- The screen resolution is 16:9 ratio, so Hulu/TV Shows are full screen, no black frames anywhere.
- Even playing video you can get a few hours (yes, hours. I've gotten over five with wifi on the whole time.) out of it, and the little guy is maybe a little warm, but just barely.
- LED screen has excellent contrast. Not MBP quality but better than a lot TFT laptops I've used.
- great for checking IMDb and chatting if you're watching a film on the couch or from afar.

I'm actually having a hard time parting with it. I think it would be enough power for the majority of users when I think about it.]]>Nov 29th 2008 2:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/intel-vp-says-netbook-are-fine-for-an-hour/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/intel-vp-says-netbook-are-fine-for-an-hour/Nov 29th 2008 3:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/intel-vp-says-netbook-are-fine-for-an-hour/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/intel-vp-says-netbook-are-fine-for-an-hour/Nov 29th 2008 10:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/intel-vp-says-netbook-are-fine-for-an-hour/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/intel-vp-says-netbook-are-fine-for-an-hour/Nov 29th 2008 12:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/intel-vp-says-netbook-are-fine-for-an-hour/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/intel-vp-says-netbook-are-fine-for-an-hour/Nov 29th 2008 10:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/intel-vp-says-netbook-are-fine-for-an-hour/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/intel-vp-says-netbook-are-fine-for-an-hour/Nov 29th 2008 10:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/intel-vp-says-netbook-are-fine-for-an-hour/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/intel-vp-says-netbook-are-fine-for-an-hour/Of course, I know Office worked in the same systems and the latest versions would just laugh at you if you tried, but have professional tools turned as power hungry and user (read: eye-candy) oriented ones? Except for render times and memory requirements (which 1 or 2GiB should fix), I can't see Gimp or AutoCAD requiring anything better than a Pentium 3.]]>Nov 29th 2008 11:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/intel-vp-says-netbook-are-fine-for-an-hour/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/intel-vp-says-netbook-are-fine-for-an-hour/Nov 29th 2008 11:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/intel-vp-says-netbook-are-fine-for-an-hour/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/intel-vp-says-netbook-are-fine-for-an-hour/Nov 29th 2008 12:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/intel-vp-says-netbook-are-fine-for-an-hour/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/intel-vp-says-netbook-are-fine-for-an-hour/That said it also kinda hits the essention of the netbook, its nice for looking up some stuff on the internet or kicking out a mail but I really cant imagine typing a lot. Not only is the keyboard simply sized for girl hands but the smallness of the screen is also a pain in the ass if you want to read a lot on it. For myself I worked with it for a short period and pulled out my Lenovo 200S out again, a littlebit bigger, a littlebig heavier but atleast a full keyboard and proper batterypower. I often got the idea that netbooks are the laptops for those who can't afford a normal laptop or simply buy one because its more reachable for those who are normally hooked on their desktop.
The odd thing to me is though why would Intel who is the biggest supplier of the Atom CPU's tell the world that the product which uses their CPU is poor. Intel benefits massively from the netbooks.]]>Nov 29th 2008 5:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/intel-vp-says-netbook-are-fine-for-an-hour/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/intel-vp-says-netbook-are-fine-for-an-hour/Nov 29th 2008 2:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/intel-vp-says-netbook-are-fine-for-an-hour/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/intel-vp-says-netbook-are-fine-for-an-hour/Nov 30th 2008 3:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/intel-vp-says-netbook-are-fine-for-an-hour/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/intel-vp-says-netbook-are-fine-for-an-hour/
A professional user of arch/engineering/graphic software will use absolutely as much processing power as is available 'cause it's always advantageous to have just a little bit more detail to work with. ]]>Dec 1st 2008 12:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/intel-vp-says-netbook-are-fine-for-an-hour/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/intel-vp-says-netbook-are-fine-for-an-hour/Nov 29th 2008 10:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/intel-vp-says-netbook-are-fine-for-an-hour/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/intel-vp-says-netbook-are-fine-for-an-hour/
I just need/want the mini12 to start shipping with an XP option, and maybe an SSD. eeePC 1000 also looks nice.]]>Nov 29th 2008 10:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/intel-vp-says-netbook-are-fine-for-an-hour/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/intel-vp-says-netbook-are-fine-for-an-hour/
What AMD and Intel are sweating about is the fact that for most home users, and quite a few business users, power doesn't actually matter after a certain level. A 1.6 or whatever processor is just fine for web media, DVDs and casual flash type games. The big dual core 2gig + rigs that they want to sell everybody are just plain overkill. Outside enthusiasts, people have been herded to the upgrade treadmill for years. One computer wears out, they get a bigger faster one for roughly the same price when a cheaper one would have made more sense. They must be really cursing Asus right now. ]]>Nov 29th 2008 10:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/intel-vp-says-netbook-are-fine-for-an-hour/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/intel-vp-says-netbook-are-fine-for-an-hour/Would I put up with a small keyboard for that long? Nope!

I think the comments are pretty fair. While netbooks are awesome, I would never give up my Thinkpad. I've been spoiled.]]>Nov 29th 2008 10:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/intel-vp-says-netbook-are-fine-for-an-hour/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/intel-vp-says-netbook-are-fine-for-an-hour/Then when it was destroyed so I bought a Lenovo ThinkPad T400...
I had no clue what I was missing out on.
Before I kinda slogged through things.
But now, I have an excellent keyboard, a beautiful screen, stunning battery life, etc. etc.

You don't know what you are missing out on till you've had a really great laptop.

I think it's the same for people who buy Netbooks. They are handy and get the job done. But a really good laptop makes your experience so much better.

A Netbook will never replace a decent Laptop made by Dell, IBM, Apple, etc.
I think consumers will see phones quickly become the replacements for the "Netbook". ]]>Nov 30th 2008 4:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/intel-vp-says-netbook-are-fine-for-an-hour/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/intel-vp-says-netbook-are-fine-for-an-hour/
Really though, I can see myself getting a netbook sometime in the near future, its much nicer than a heavy laptop, and not so expensive that you'd keep two eyes on it every second.]]>Nov 29th 2008 10:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/intel-vp-says-netbook-are-fine-for-an-hour/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/intel-vp-says-netbook-are-fine-for-an-hour/Nov 29th 2008 10:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/intel-vp-says-netbook-are-fine-for-an-hour/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/intel-vp-says-netbook-are-fine-for-an-hour/Nov 29th 2008 11:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/intel-vp-says-netbook-are-fine-for-an-hour/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/intel-vp-says-netbook-are-fine-for-an-hour/Nov 29th 2008 10:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/intel-vp-says-netbook-are-fine-for-an-hour/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/intel-vp-says-netbook-are-fine-for-an-hour/Nov 29th 2008 10:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/intel-vp-says-netbook-are-fine-for-an-hour/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/intel-vp-says-netbook-are-fine-for-an-hour/
Oh God I'm lonely]]>Nov 30th 2008 7:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/intel-vp-says-netbook-are-fine-for-an-hour/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/intel-vp-says-netbook-are-fine-for-an-hour/
Althought I so agree with him,this is probably just a fad that will pass,just like webtv or furbies.

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I always keep my MacBook in a polyester sleeve. It's a bit of a pain, but I got some scratches before using it. I wouldn't care about that as much on a cheap netbook.]]>Nov 29th 2008 12:01PM