Asus has once again extended it Eee PC netbook range, this time with a machine that not only includes Nvidia's Ion graphics but also a dual-core Atom processor - a desktop chip, to be precise.
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Given that the original, winning, spec for a netbook was a low power, low weight, low capability (bit of email, bit of web, maybe a bit of light Office stuff) computer that was easy to lug around and gave a decent battery life then this has to be an almighty fail.
A 12" screen and £399? I think we're stretching the definition of "netbook" here a little. 12 months ago this would have been called an ultra-portable laptop, especially since it's £50 more expensive than the basic Dell 15" laptop model. Netbook to me says cheap and tiny, not average-price and slightly smaller than normal.
My wife's HP is approaching the time when it will be due for replacement. If this beast comes with Linux it may make my pos-Xmas sale shopping list. While I may grudgingly buy something with HP (as it is nearly guaranteed to run Linux) I am definitely not paying for Vista 2.0.
So for less than £78 more I could get a proper mobile laptop with a ULV Pentium processor, 13.3" screen and built in DVD-RW drive. So much for the small cheap computers netbooks were supposed to be.
Yeah yeha maybe it's not a 'netbook' by your varied definitions, but it's an unsurprising evolution of the sector. Netbooks have been a runaway success, but the main criticism of them has been the tidgy screens, and lack of horsepower. Hey presto, what do we have here...?
If this comes in at around a kilo, charger included, it's not competing against budget boatanchor notebooks, it's competing against higher end machines, the Thinkpad ultralights and high-end lightweight Macs. These are machines people buy with weight as a factor more important than cost.
If the screen opens properly it may be something I'll buy - I gave a netbook to my sister last year for Christmas, after figuring out how bad the keyboard was for the actual work I do, which involves typing but does not need a lot oomph. The screen was a problem, also, since it didn't fully open.
Sis liked it, I enjoyed playing with it, but even as a personal machine, it didn't work out.
Spinny HD as Gene Cash rightly said is a fail befoer you even start.
My 701 may have a tiny screen (and a tiny SSD), but it runs office productivity software, VLC and Firefox with no problem...its also rugged, the small screen is less prone to damage and its not gonna start throwing bad sectors if I drop it while its thrumming the HD...which is the whole point of the damn thing.
[quote]Yeah yeha maybe it's not a 'netbook' by your varied definitions, but it's an unsurprising evolution of the sector. Netbooks have been a runaway success, but the main criticism of them has been the tidgy screens, and lack of horsepower. Hey presto, what do we have here...?[/quote]
what do we have here...?
Answer: A F@cking notebook, NOT a netbook. GET IT???
E.G. If I buy a small car I don't want to be forced into buying space for a family. UNDERSTAND???
And by the way my single core NC10 runs Windows 7 just fine and has done for a while ;)
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Asus has once again extended it Eee PC netbook range, this time with a machine that not only includes Nvidia's Ion graphics but also a dual-core Atom processor - a desktop chip, to be precise. Asus_Eee_1201N_01 Asus' Eee 1201N: 'desktop replacement' netbook? Including Ion means the Eee PC 1201N can drive a 1366 x 768 …
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Posted Friday 20th November 2009 16:34 GMT
Nick Davies
Not a Netbook #
This isn't a netbook, it's a mini-laptop.
Given that the original, winning, spec for a netbook was a low power, low weight, low capability (bit of email, bit of web, maybe a bit of light Office stuff) computer that was easy to lug around and gave a decent battery life then this has to be an almighty fail.
Posted Friday 20th November 2009 16:34 GMT
Dan Price
Stretching the definition of "netbook" here. #
A 12" screen and £399? I think we're stretching the definition of "netbook" here a little. 12 months ago this would have been called an ultra-portable laptop, especially since it's £50 more expensive than the basic Dell 15" laptop model. Netbook to me says cheap and tiny, not average-price and slightly smaller than normal.
Posted Friday 20th November 2009 16:34 GMT
David Hicks
That's not a netbook #
At 12.1 inches it's almost as big as my vaio SZ. With dual core and an nvidia processor chucked in...
Nah, it's just a budget laptop, and it may not even be all that "budget" either.
Posted Friday 20th November 2009 16:34 GMT
Nigel 11
What I've been waiting for? #
Unanswered question, weight?
If it's not too heavy, I think I'll be buying one.
Posted Friday 20th November 2009 16:34 GMT
Anton Ivanov
If it comes with Linux I will buy it #
My wife's HP is approaching the time when it will be due for replacement. If this beast comes with Linux it may make my pos-Xmas sale shopping list. While I may grudgingly buy something with HP (as it is nearly guaranteed to run Linux) I am definitely not paying for Vista 2.0.
Posted Friday 20th November 2009 16:35 GMT
philth
How? #
On earth is that classed as a netbook, or "mini laptop", it's got standard laptop grade everything!
Posted Friday 20th November 2009 16:35 GMT
Colin 21
How much? #
So for less than £78 more I could get a proper mobile laptop with a ULV Pentium processor, 13.3" screen and built in DVD-RW drive. So much for the small cheap computers netbooks were supposed to be.
Posted Friday 20th November 2009 17:03 GMT
Gene Cash
SSD or it's not a netbook... #
If I have to worry about crashing disk heads if I drop it, then it's not a netbook. Nor is it a netbook if I can't fit it in my tankbag.
Posted Friday 20th November 2009 17:30 GMT
Anonymous Coward
Netbook! #
Netbooks fit in the map pocket of a site coat anything bigger is a laptop
Posted Friday 20th November 2009 22:21 GMT
NogginTheNog
Stop biatching! #
Yeah yeha maybe it's not a 'netbook' by your varied definitions, but it's an unsurprising evolution of the sector. Netbooks have been a runaway success, but the main criticism of them has been the tidgy screens, and lack of horsepower. Hey presto, what do we have here...?
Posted Friday 20th November 2009 22:21 GMT
Goat Jam
Cool #
However, I must say my netbook which has Core2 Duo and a 19 inch Full HD screen is better.
Posted Friday 20th November 2009 22:21 GMT
Gordon 10
Budget ultraportable #
And what's wrong with that? Would like to know how the 330 bencarks against the culv stuff that's flavour of the month ATM
Posted Saturday 21st November 2009 07:39 GMT
noodle heimer
if it's light, it's a win #
If this comes in at around a kilo, charger included, it's not competing against budget boatanchor notebooks, it's competing against higher end machines, the Thinkpad ultralights and high-end lightweight Macs. These are machines people buy with weight as a factor more important than cost.
If the screen opens properly it may be something I'll buy - I gave a netbook to my sister last year for Christmas, after figuring out how bad the keyboard was for the actual work I do, which involves typing but does not need a lot oomph. The screen was a problem, also, since it didn't fully open.
Sis liked it, I enjoyed playing with it, but even as a personal machine, it didn't work out.
This? This might do well for me.
Posted Saturday 21st November 2009 18:02 GMT
david bates
@NogginTheNog #
A bloody laptop...obviously
Spinny HD as Gene Cash rightly said is a fail befoer you even start.
My 701 may have a tiny screen (and a tiny SSD), but it runs office productivity software, VLC and Firefox with no problem...its also rugged, the small screen is less prone to damage and its not gonna start throwing bad sectors if I drop it while its thrumming the HD...which is the whole point of the damn thing.
Posted Saturday 21st November 2009 20:15 GMT
Anonymous Coward
Definately not a netbook #
£200 too much and 2" too big.
Posted Sunday 22nd November 2009 03:53 GMT
Anonymous Coward
@ NogginTheNog #
[quote]Yeah yeha maybe it's not a 'netbook' by your varied definitions, but it's an unsurprising evolution of the sector. Netbooks have been a runaway success, but the main criticism of them has been the tidgy screens, and lack of horsepower. Hey presto, what do we have here...?[/quote]
what do we have here...?
Answer: A F@cking notebook, NOT a netbook. GET IT???
E.G. If I buy a small car I don't want to be forced into buying space for a family. UNDERSTAND???
And by the way my single core NC10 runs Windows 7 just fine and has done for a while ;)
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