http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/21/new-eee-pc-seashells-sport-windows-7-starter-less-battery-life/ Engadget Comments for New Eee PC Seashells sport Windows 7 Starter, less battery life 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/2009/10/21/new-eee-pc-seashells-sport-windows-7-starter-less-battery-life/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/21/new-eee-pc-seashells-sport-windows-7-starter-less-battery-life/Oct 21st 2009 6:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/21/new-eee-pc-seashells-sport-windows-7-starter-less-battery-life/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/21/new-eee-pc-seashells-sport-windows-7-starter-less-battery-life/Oct 21st 2009 7:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/21/new-eee-pc-seashells-sport-windows-7-starter-less-battery-life/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/21/new-eee-pc-seashells-sport-windows-7-starter-less-battery-life/apparently you never knew that there's limitations on netbooks with windows under 10"
no dual-core processors
no more than 1GB of RAM (i think allowed with win7)
HDD no larger than 160GB (250GB for win7)
SSD no larger than 16GB (32GB for win7)]]>Oct 21st 2009 8:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/21/new-eee-pc-seashells-sport-windows-7-starter-less-battery-life/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/21/new-eee-pc-seashells-sport-windows-7-starter-less-battery-life/
The limits aren't defined by screen size.. though there is also a limit on the size of the display*... but rather Microsoft will only license Windows XP ULCPC or Windows 7 Starter Edition on machines with X maximum specs.

*12" for XP, 10.1" for 7 SE.

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What other netbook has dual-monitor support? I don't count using the built in LCD and the VGA/DVI out at the same time as dual monitor support.]]>Oct 22nd 2009 12:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/21/new-eee-pc-seashells-sport-windows-7-starter-less-battery-life/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/21/new-eee-pc-seashells-sport-windows-7-starter-less-battery-life/Oct 21st 2009 6:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/21/new-eee-pc-seashells-sport-windows-7-starter-less-battery-life/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/21/new-eee-pc-seashells-sport-windows-7-starter-less-battery-life/Oct 21st 2009 7:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/21/new-eee-pc-seashells-sport-windows-7-starter-less-battery-life/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/21/new-eee-pc-seashells-sport-windows-7-starter-less-battery-life/
http://www.liliputing.com/2009/10/asus-japan-introduces-eee-pc-1005hr-with-hd-screen.html

Do your research.]]>Oct 21st 2009 6:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/21/new-eee-pc-seashells-sport-windows-7-starter-less-battery-life/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/21/new-eee-pc-seashells-sport-windows-7-starter-less-battery-life/Oct 21st 2009 6:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/21/new-eee-pc-seashells-sport-windows-7-starter-less-battery-life/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/21/new-eee-pc-seashells-sport-windows-7-starter-less-battery-life/Oct 21st 2009 7:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/21/new-eee-pc-seashells-sport-windows-7-starter-less-battery-life/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/21/new-eee-pc-seashells-sport-windows-7-starter-less-battery-life/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/

And battery life is still decent...]]>Oct 21st 2009 7:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/21/new-eee-pc-seashells-sport-windows-7-starter-less-battery-life/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/21/new-eee-pc-seashells-sport-windows-7-starter-less-battery-life/]]>Oct 21st 2009 7:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/21/new-eee-pc-seashells-sport-windows-7-starter-less-battery-life/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/21/new-eee-pc-seashells-sport-windows-7-starter-less-battery-life/Oct 21st 2009 7:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/21/new-eee-pc-seashells-sport-windows-7-starter-less-battery-life/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/21/new-eee-pc-seashells-sport-windows-7-starter-less-battery-life/Oct 21st 2009 7:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/21/new-eee-pc-seashells-sport-windows-7-starter-less-battery-life/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/21/new-eee-pc-seashells-sport-windows-7-starter-less-battery-life/
There is something to be said for disappointment though.]]>Oct 21st 2009 7:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/21/new-eee-pc-seashells-sport-windows-7-starter-less-battery-life/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/21/new-eee-pc-seashells-sport-windows-7-starter-less-battery-life/Oct 21st 2009 7:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/21/new-eee-pc-seashells-sport-windows-7-starter-less-battery-life/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/21/new-eee-pc-seashells-sport-windows-7-starter-less-battery-life/Oct 21st 2009 7:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/21/new-eee-pc-seashells-sport-windows-7-starter-less-battery-life/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/21/new-eee-pc-seashells-sport-windows-7-starter-less-battery-life/Oct 21st 2009 7:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/21/new-eee-pc-seashells-sport-windows-7-starter-less-battery-life/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/21/new-eee-pc-seashells-sport-windows-7-starter-less-battery-life/Oct 21st 2009 8:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/21/new-eee-pc-seashells-sport-windows-7-starter-less-battery-life/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/21/new-eee-pc-seashells-sport-windows-7-starter-less-battery-life/Oct 21st 2009 8:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/21/new-eee-pc-seashells-sport-windows-7-starter-less-battery-life/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/21/new-eee-pc-seashells-sport-windows-7-starter-less-battery-life/What then was the Cloudbook Max running on? The Lenovo s12 uses what processor other than an Atom?

How about the Samsung NC20? What does that use?

I wouldn't confuse a slow adoption rate with MIA :\]]>Oct 21st 2009 8:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/21/new-eee-pc-seashells-sport-windows-7-starter-less-battery-life/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/21/new-eee-pc-seashells-sport-windows-7-starter-less-battery-life/"Oh Windows 7! I've heard it's better than Vista!"
And buy the horribly crippled version far inferior from what they expected.
True, not everyone might need or use the features of the "Superior" editions like Ultimate or Professional but the things Microsoft take out are becoming just ridiculous, I mean lack of media streaming and multiple monitors might not be ued but in the other way around, it MIGHT BE USED.
They are just pieces of code that they got on their hand and they decide to take such features out just so they can sell "Professional" version for more $$$?
Windows XP Home and Professional was bearable (Even though it was annoying) Vista editions were idiotic (Many of the bonus features for Ultimate Extras were useless or could easily be implemented on "inferior" versions)
Starter edition for 7 might be one of the worst way to shat on your customers(Thank god they didn't go ahead with the appliciton limits)
]]>Oct 21st 2009 7:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/21/new-eee-pc-seashells-sport-windows-7-starter-less-battery-life/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/21/new-eee-pc-seashells-sport-windows-7-starter-less-battery-life/
That's ... correct.]]>Oct 21st 2009 8:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/21/new-eee-pc-seashells-sport-windows-7-starter-less-battery-life/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/21/new-eee-pc-seashells-sport-windows-7-starter-less-battery-life/
Netbooks are all about maximizing cost efficiency with usability. Going with Windows Starter is a great choice. For those that need additional capabilities you can always upgrade to Home Premium.]]>Oct 21st 2009 7:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/21/new-eee-pc-seashells-sport-windows-7-starter-less-battery-life/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/21/new-eee-pc-seashells-sport-windows-7-starter-less-battery-life/
I'm all for Windows 7, but the Starter Edition really isn't a smart idea.]]>Oct 21st 2009 7:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/21/new-eee-pc-seashells-sport-windows-7-starter-less-battery-life/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/21/new-eee-pc-seashells-sport-windows-7-starter-less-battery-life/The OS could still be lean by not running such programs without user actions. And if I wanted ultra-slim OS, I'd just get Linux.
(Yeah, I know, compatability issues, sigh...)]]>Oct 21st 2009 7:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/21/new-eee-pc-seashells-sport-windows-7-starter-less-battery-life/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/21/new-eee-pc-seashells-sport-windows-7-starter-less-battery-life/What are you going to put those DVD's in on a netbook?]]>Oct 21st 2009 10:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/21/new-eee-pc-seashells-sport-windows-7-starter-less-battery-life/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/21/new-eee-pc-seashells-sport-windows-7-starter-less-battery-life/An external USB drive obviously.]]>Oct 22nd 2009 5:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/21/new-eee-pc-seashells-sport-windows-7-starter-less-battery-life/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/21/new-eee-pc-seashells-sport-windows-7-starter-less-battery-life/Oct 21st 2009 7:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/21/new-eee-pc-seashells-sport-windows-7-starter-less-battery-life/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/21/new-eee-pc-seashells-sport-windows-7-starter-less-battery-life/Oct 21st 2009 8:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/21/new-eee-pc-seashells-sport-windows-7-starter-less-battery-life/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/21/new-eee-pc-seashells-sport-windows-7-starter-less-battery-life/
Also the decrease battery life is probably because of Windows 7 taking more power compared to XP]]>Oct 21st 2009 8:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/21/new-eee-pc-seashells-sport-windows-7-starter-less-battery-life/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/21/new-eee-pc-seashells-sport-windows-7-starter-less-battery-life/Oct 21st 2009 8:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/21/new-eee-pc-seashells-sport-windows-7-starter-less-battery-life/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/21/new-eee-pc-seashells-sport-windows-7-starter-less-battery-life/]]>Oct 21st 2009 8:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/21/new-eee-pc-seashells-sport-windows-7-starter-less-battery-life/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/21/new-eee-pc-seashells-sport-windows-7-starter-less-battery-life/Windows 7 is AWESOME.

Cut the C..P 8.4 hs Battery life still sounds great to me.

That's not a real Computer or it wouldn't have an ATOM porcessor, (if we can call that a processor)

More than enough to take notes]]>Oct 21st 2009 8:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/21/new-eee-pc-seashells-sport-windows-7-starter-less-battery-life/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/21/new-eee-pc-seashells-sport-windows-7-starter-less-battery-life/
Yeah, this is pretty much for taking my notes when the boss requires it, and that odd DVD movie. I paired my old Asus EEE with an external DVD burner for better functionality. -> http://www.digistor.com/Digistor-External-DVD-Burner-USB-2-0-Slot-Load

Whatever these guys produce, netbooks are netbooks, and Atom processors are just that. No need to confuse what these babies are for.]]>Oct 22nd 2009 3:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/21/new-eee-pc-seashells-sport-windows-7-starter-less-battery-life/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/21/new-eee-pc-seashells-sport-windows-7-starter-less-battery-life/
Now this is why Starter doesn't make sense. And in my most humble opinion, this netbook should have come with at least basic and a good explanation, or you know, Linux.]]>Oct 22nd 2009 4:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/21/new-eee-pc-seashells-sport-windows-7-starter-less-battery-life/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/21/new-eee-pc-seashells-sport-windows-7-starter-less-battery-life/Oct 22nd 2009 5:57AM