Comments on: Netbook –vs- Notebook http://www.geekstogo.com/2008/09/16/netbook-vs-notebook/ Tech experts answer your questions Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:00:56 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Alan http://www.geekstogo.com/2008/09/16/netbook-vs-notebook/comment-page-1/#comment-5728 Alan Mon, 23 Mar 2009 19:40:52 +0000 http://www.geekstogo.com/2008/09/16/netbook-vs-notebook/#comment-5728 Great comments. The reviews I have read in recent weeks echo radman. Question: what are the advantages and disadvantages of using XP versus Linux OS? Great comments. The reviews I have read in recent weeks echo radman. Question: what are the advantages and disadvantages of using XP versus Linux OS?

]]> By: radman http://www.geekstogo.com/2008/09/16/netbook-vs-notebook/comment-page-1/#comment-5705 radman Sun, 01 Mar 2009 18:31:12 +0000 http://www.geekstogo.com/2008/09/16/netbook-vs-notebook/#comment-5705 not true anymore. acer netbook with 175 gb hard drive is amazing. perfect for schoolwork for my teenager. battery lasts 5+ hours. not true anymore.

acer netbook with 175 gb hard drive is amazing. perfect for schoolwork for my teenager. battery lasts 5+ hours.

]]> By: radman http://www.geekstogo.com/2008/09/16/netbook-vs-notebook/comment-page-1/#comment-5704 radman Sun, 01 Mar 2009 18:20:29 +0000 http://www.geekstogo.com/2008/09/16/netbook-vs-notebook/#comment-5704 not true anymore. acer netbook with 175 gb hard drive is amazing. perfect for schoolwork for my teenager. battery lasts 5+ hours. not true anymore.

acer netbook with 175 gb hard drive is amazing. perfect for schoolwork for my teenager. battery lasts 5+ hours.

]]> By: cje http://www.geekstogo.com/2008/09/16/netbook-vs-notebook/comment-page-1/#comment-5701 cje Thu, 26 Feb 2009 03:16:57 +0000 http://www.geekstogo.com/2008/09/16/netbook-vs-notebook/#comment-5701 I just brought the ACER One 1gb 120hdd and although reviewson netbooks are mixed i happen to love it. its portable, runs cool, loads fast and has enough mem to quickly run my business software and internet and music and movies. i use a backup drive to keep my movies on and load software since no optical drive but it came preloaded wih dvd software so it works just fine on long trips. i the battery is no difference then my other notebooks so at the small price of $290 it was well worth it. I do also own and use SONY VAIO desktop 4GB 64bit and laptop 2GB but the notebook is hell to drag around!!. I think anyone that needs a basic traveling notebook thats not for gaming or graphic program a netbook is perfect for you. I just brought the ACER One 1gb 120hdd and although reviewson netbooks are mixed i happen to love it. its portable, runs cool, loads fast and has enough mem to quickly run my business software and internet and music and movies. i use a backup drive to keep my movies on and load software since no optical drive but it came preloaded wih dvd software so it works just fine on long trips. i
the battery is no difference then my other notebooks so at the small price of $290 it was well worth it.

I do also own and use SONY VAIO desktop 4GB 64bit and laptop 2GB but the notebook is hell to drag around!!. I think anyone that needs a basic traveling notebook thats not for gaming or graphic program a netbook is perfect for you.

]]> By: Timber http://www.geekstogo.com/2008/09/16/netbook-vs-notebook/comment-page-1/#comment-4100 Timber Tue, 11 Nov 2008 11:43:27 +0000 http://www.geekstogo.com/2008/09/16/netbook-vs-notebook/#comment-4100 What you have to remember is that a netbook is not meant to be your primary computer. It is meant to be a secondary device for viewing and editing content that you created on your full size PC. That is why the spec of netbooks is low, it is deliberate. This video makes a good point though in that netbooks are getting expensive, not because the manufacturers are trying to rip us off, but because they are becoming overspeced (Ironically probably to steal notebook customers!) and this is something the manufacturers should reconsider. The point is that if you want a computer with no compromise due to size, get a desktop! I think netbooks are great, they are truly portable, and generally battery life is good, despite what this video says (did you notice how he picked the worst example of a netbook and the best example of a notebook?). If you consider these factors then doesn't a notebook just like a poor compromise between desktop functionality and netbook portability? What you have to remember is that a netbook is not meant to be your primary computer. It is meant to be a secondary device for viewing and editing content that you created on your full size PC. That is why the spec of netbooks is low, it is deliberate.

This video makes a good point though in that netbooks are getting expensive, not because the manufacturers are trying to rip us off, but because they are becoming overspeced (Ironically probably to steal notebook customers!) and this is something the manufacturers should reconsider.

The point is that if you want a computer with no compromise due to size, get a desktop! I think netbooks are great, they are truly portable, and generally battery life is good, despite what this video says (did you notice how he picked the worst example of a netbook and the best example of a notebook?). If you consider these factors then doesn't a notebook just like a poor compromise between desktop functionality and netbook portability?

]]> By: Tips4pc http://www.geekstogo.com/2008/09/16/netbook-vs-notebook/comment-page-1/#comment-4098 Tips4pc Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:33:19 +0000 http://www.geekstogo.com/2008/09/16/netbook-vs-notebook/#comment-4098 I think the netbook is ok, however why not just get a small laptop and be done with it... You can't survive with just a netbook and in the end we all know you will need a real computer to use to do more indepth stuff. I love my laptops, and I expect them to be able to do as much as my desktop computer. I think the netbook is ok, however why not just get a small laptop and be done with it... You can't survive with just a netbook and in the end we all know you will need a real computer to use to do more indepth stuff.
I love my laptops, and I expect them to be able to do as much as my desktop computer.

]]> By: Blair http://www.geekstogo.com/2008/09/16/netbook-vs-notebook/comment-page-1/#comment-4076 Blair Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:51:09 +0000 http://www.geekstogo.com/2008/09/16/netbook-vs-notebook/#comment-4076 I really like the Lenovo S10. I've been using one for a while, and we'll post a full review shortly. I really like the Lenovo S10. I've been using one for a while, and we'll post a full review shortly.

]]> By: LT http://www.geekstogo.com/2008/09/16/netbook-vs-notebook/comment-page-1/#comment-4075 LT Fri, 10 Oct 2008 03:39:54 +0000 http://www.geekstogo.com/2008/09/16/netbook-vs-notebook/#comment-4075 Until they can make notebooks that match the weight, portability, and cold-start speed of netbooks, they exist in two different spaces. I have one of those $500 15.4" notebooks that Pat Moorhead talked about. It's nice and definitely more pleasant to use than my 10" Lenovo S10, but it weighs a ton, has the same battery life as the netbook, and requires a backpack to transport. I also have a $2K Dell XT tablet, and without the battery slice, it gets even less runtime. It weighs about 50% more than the Lenovo, runs hotter, and the responsiveness is similar in my experience despite the C2D processor and 4GB RAM. In fact, but for a smaller screen and more cramped keyboard, there's not a lot of difference between it and my old Thinkpad X40 ultraportable laptop that cost 4-5x as much. In short, there are indeed trade-offs, but not just in raw spec sheet stats. As a road warrior myself, it's a given that I'm going to have to find an outlet, if for no other reason than not wanting to be caught with a dead battery and no outlet. As a vacationer, I'd much rather get a tiny, almost throwaway netbook than worry about traveling with a laptop. Until they can make notebooks that match the weight, portability, and cold-start speed of netbooks, they exist in two different spaces. I have one of those $500 15.4" notebooks that Pat Moorhead talked about. It's nice and definitely more pleasant to use than my 10" Lenovo S10, but it weighs a ton, has the same battery life as the netbook, and requires a backpack to transport.

I also have a $2K Dell XT tablet, and without the battery slice, it gets even less runtime. It weighs about 50% more than the Lenovo, runs hotter, and the responsiveness is similar in my experience despite the C2D processor and 4GB RAM.

In fact, but for a smaller screen and more cramped keyboard, there's not a lot of difference between it and my old Thinkpad X40 ultraportable laptop that cost 4-5x as much.

In short, there are indeed trade-offs, but not just in raw spec sheet stats. As a road warrior myself, it's a given that I'm going to have to find an outlet, if for no other reason than not wanting to be caught with a dead battery and no outlet. As a vacationer, I'd much rather get a tiny, almost throwaway netbook than worry about traveling with a laptop.

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