http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/22/oczs-neutrino-netbook-reviewed-deemed-totally-handy-and-easy-t/ Engadget Comments for OCZ's Neutrino netbook reviewed, deemed totally handy and easy to use 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/2009/04/22/oczs-neutrino-netbook-reviewed-deemed-totally-handy-and-easy-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/22/oczs-neutrino-netbook-reviewed-deemed-totally-handy-and-easy-t/Apr 22nd 2009 10:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/22/oczs-neutrino-netbook-reviewed-deemed-totally-handy-and-easy-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/22/oczs-neutrino-netbook-reviewed-deemed-totally-handy-and-easy-t/Many mobile boards come with soldered cpus because its cheaper to manufacture when you sell them in bulk.]]>Apr 22nd 2009 10:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/22/oczs-neutrino-netbook-reviewed-deemed-totally-handy-and-easy-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/22/oczs-neutrino-netbook-reviewed-deemed-totally-handy-and-easy-t/Apr 22nd 2009 12:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/22/oczs-neutrino-netbook-reviewed-deemed-totally-handy-and-easy-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/22/oczs-neutrino-netbook-reviewed-deemed-totally-handy-and-easy-t/Apr 22nd 2009 10:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/22/oczs-neutrino-netbook-reviewed-deemed-totally-handy-and-easy-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/22/oczs-neutrino-netbook-reviewed-deemed-totally-handy-and-easy-t/Apr 22nd 2009 10:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/22/oczs-neutrino-netbook-reviewed-deemed-totally-handy-and-easy-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/22/oczs-neutrino-netbook-reviewed-deemed-totally-handy-and-easy-t/Apr 22nd 2009 10:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/22/oczs-neutrino-netbook-reviewed-deemed-totally-handy-and-easy-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/22/oczs-neutrino-netbook-reviewed-deemed-totally-handy-and-easy-t/Apr 22nd 2009 10:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/22/oczs-neutrino-netbook-reviewed-deemed-totally-handy-and-easy-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/22/oczs-neutrino-netbook-reviewed-deemed-totally-handy-and-easy-t/Apr 22nd 2009 3:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/22/oczs-neutrino-netbook-reviewed-deemed-totally-handy-and-easy-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/22/oczs-neutrino-netbook-reviewed-deemed-totally-handy-and-easy-t/
There are tons of netbooks you could buy for less than this, then do the customizations, and have the original parts on hand.]]>Apr 22nd 2009 10:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/22/oczs-neutrino-netbook-reviewed-deemed-totally-handy-and-easy-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/22/oczs-neutrino-netbook-reviewed-deemed-totally-handy-and-easy-t/
You might pay a bit less for that eeepc, but to customise it, you also need to buy what amounts to ANOTHER computer.

This is the same as buying one, but in installments.]]>Apr 22nd 2009 10:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/22/oczs-neutrino-netbook-reviewed-deemed-totally-handy-and-easy-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/22/oczs-neutrino-netbook-reviewed-deemed-totally-handy-and-easy-t/Apr 22nd 2009 11:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/22/oczs-neutrino-netbook-reviewed-deemed-totally-handy-and-easy-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/22/oczs-neutrino-netbook-reviewed-deemed-totally-handy-and-easy-t/Apr 22nd 2009 11:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/22/oczs-neutrino-netbook-reviewed-deemed-totally-handy-and-easy-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/22/oczs-neutrino-netbook-reviewed-deemed-totally-handy-and-easy-t/
i'd rather spend more but get exactly what i want, rather than to wait on upgrading because i spent money on a computer with stuff i dont want or am settling for.

and who knows, maybe i'll end up spending less money when you consider that with the pre-built ones you have to pay for parts you may not want/need. i.e. a small SSD or HD when you really want a large SSD.]]>Apr 22nd 2009 3:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/22/oczs-neutrino-netbook-reviewed-deemed-totally-handy-and-easy-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/22/oczs-neutrino-netbook-reviewed-deemed-totally-handy-and-easy-t/
Props on the 2GB option though.]]>Apr 22nd 2009 10:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/22/oczs-neutrino-netbook-reviewed-deemed-totally-handy-and-easy-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/22/oczs-neutrino-netbook-reviewed-deemed-totally-handy-and-easy-t/
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2. What nobody seems to have realized is that it lacks an optical drive. Since it has no basic OS even, this means that to install your own choice of OS, you'd need an optical drive since you can't even install via USB as yet. This makes for a pretty expensive proposition since let's face it, nowadays most people don't keep an ext. CD-Drive, esp. not this netbook's target market, and it's unnecessary for netbooks since most of it is all USB anyway. Not like you're about to load up games etc. that require discs often so why invest in one for a single use?]]>Apr 22nd 2009 10:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/22/oczs-neutrino-netbook-reviewed-deemed-totally-handy-and-easy-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/22/oczs-neutrino-netbook-reviewed-deemed-totally-handy-and-easy-t/
When you can get a fully-loaded Lenovo at those prices (and maybe add a few bucks for another 1GB memory), and you can get different but similarly attractive deals from Dell and others, then $269 for this fairly bare-boned machine is too much.

I'd also be concerned about customer support. Not that the big mfrs are such great shakes, but I have a feeling OCZ is a company that is used to dealing with customers who are quite proficient and knowledgeable about hardware, and there may be a bit of a mutual culture shock if they start getting panicked calls from customers who are, not to mince words, noobs who bought the Neutrino because they thought they could go DIY to save some bucks.

Good concept but too costly for now, the design is very "meh" compared to other machines you can get for what you'll pay for this by the time you're done, and I'd be wary of expecting a lot of handholding from customer support.]]>Apr 22nd 2009 10:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/22/oczs-neutrino-netbook-reviewed-deemed-totally-handy-and-easy-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/22/oczs-neutrino-netbook-reviewed-deemed-totally-handy-and-easy-t/Apr 22nd 2009 3:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/22/oczs-neutrino-netbook-reviewed-deemed-totally-handy-and-easy-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/22/oczs-neutrino-netbook-reviewed-deemed-totally-handy-and-easy-t/Apr 22nd 2009 12:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/22/oczs-neutrino-netbook-reviewed-deemed-totally-handy-and-easy-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/22/oczs-neutrino-netbook-reviewed-deemed-totally-handy-and-easy-t/Apr 22nd 2009 12:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/22/oczs-neutrino-netbook-reviewed-deemed-totally-handy-and-easy-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/22/oczs-neutrino-netbook-reviewed-deemed-totally-handy-and-easy-t/Apr 23rd 2009 1:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/22/oczs-neutrino-netbook-reviewed-deemed-totally-handy-and-easy-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/22/oczs-neutrino-netbook-reviewed-deemed-totally-handy-and-easy-t/
Now, if this was really a whitebook, I'd love to see a higher resolution screen installed, plus maybe room for an optical drive. Heck, put more space under there and it'll be a portable ITX-based computer. ]]>Apr 23rd 2009 5:19AM