I love my netbook. I bought it to supplant my giant beast Asus- and for general duty, it works great, plus then I don't have to alt-tab windows when I'm gaming.... because i'm ADD like that.
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Nov. 29, 2010 2:04 p.m. mndsm Dork
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Nov. 29, 2010 2:21 p.m. bludroptop SuperDork
On the subject of laundry - I managed to survive 12 years of bachelor life doing my own laundry without damaging any clothing in the process.
In the first week of co-habitation with the future Mrs. BDT, I was advised that I was doing it all WRONG, and that I should never set foot in the laundry room again.
22 years later, I still haven't (except to sneak some shop rags in the machine while she's not home).
So when it came time to buy new machines, I said whatever any semi-intelligent life form would, under the circumstances: "get whatever you want, dear".
I don't mess with success.
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Nov. 29, 2010 3:01 p.m. carguy123 SuperDork
Around here there weren't any lines at the stores on Black Friday. I haven't heard any amazing figures so I'm presuming sales weren't great nor were they awful. Either scenario would have had the news people buzzing.
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Nov. 29, 2010 3:22 p.m. SVreX SuperDork
Tom Heath wrote:
The message board spammers are definitely working overtime. I've killed 6 this morning, that's way more than average.
Thank you, Tom!
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Nov. 29, 2010 4:16 p.m. Tom Heath Webmaster
In reply to SVreX:
Awww shucks. Anything for you guys...
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Nov. 29, 2010 4:50 p.m. HiTempguy HalfDork
RoosterSauce wrote:
Some people happen to like the compact size and outstanding battery life.
I must be sincerely confused about netbooks. Any that I have seen/used have been slow pieces of junk that you cannot even stream a youtube video on (let alone have more than one tab in your browser open at a time). And last 8 hours? I wish.
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Nov. 29, 2010 5:11 p.m. Keith SuperDork
Guess something must be wrong with ours :)
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Nov. 29, 2010 5:35 p.m. Platinum90 SuperDork
HiTempguy wrote:
RoosterSauce wrote:
Some people happen to like the compact size and outstanding battery life.
I must be sincerely confused about netbooks. Any that I have seen/used have been slow pieces of junk that you cannot even stream a youtube video on (let alone have more than one tab in your browser open at a time). And last 8 hours? I wish.
you are using the wrong ones. I have one that I bought about 2.5 years ago. It is still kicking (though it's on it's second battery). Granted, battery life isn't great, but I can simultaneously run Pandora, 10 websites, download songs from I-tunes, and keep timing and scoring open for various race series (or live scores from ESPN.
Never had a problem with it being too slow.
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Nov. 29, 2010 5:38 p.m. HiTempguy HalfDork
Platinum90 wrote:
Never had a problem with it being too slow.
Can you guys post model numbers/brands?
I am a bit of a computer geek, but have basically let my knowledge of netbooks slide after the abysmal performance of my parents. I mean, it works well if you need to check your e-mail or the news, but is otherwise not very good at all. I even went so far as to do all my registry tweaks on it (it has XP) and still no dice :(
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Nov. 29, 2010 5:40 p.m. Pumpkin Escobar SuperDork
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Nov. 29, 2010 5:45 p.m. jrw1621 SuperDork
I am using an Acer Aspire 1 netbook
Last years model 1GB, 160GB, Win XP
The 3 cell battery delivers 2-4 hrs but it is also the smallest battery offered. Their 6 cell battery doubles that time. There are even 9 cell batteries available for triple time..My personal netbook is more powerful than the corporate laptop I have from work which is a Dell Latitude 620
It may be 1GB (likely 512) 60GB and XP -
Nov. 29, 2010 5:48 p.m. turboswede SuperDork
HiTempguy wrote:
Platinum90 wrote:
Never had a problem with it being too slow.
Can you guys post model numbers/brands?
I am a bit of a computer geek, but have basically let my knowledge of netbooks slide after the abysmal performance of my parents. I mean, it works well if you need to check your e-mail or the news, but is otherwise not very good at all. I even went so far as to do all my registry tweaks on it (it has XP) and still no dice :(
Ditch XP, install Ubuntu or Windows 7 Starter. Sorry, but in this case XP isn't the answer.
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Nov. 29, 2010 6:08 p.m. tuna55 Dork
I bought a Dell monitor - 23" for $125 (originally something like $260) - after I asked them to cancel the order, they pitched in $25 to keep it - fine for me. I'll use it (since it has HDMI) for my TV setup with the Roku.
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Nov. 29, 2010 6:56 p.m. Keith SuperDork
Our netbook is one of the Asus EeeeeEEEEEeeEEEEE! models. Don't remember the specs, it's the larger screen and a 6-cell battery. I put another gig or two of RAM in it. It's not as powerful as my "normal" laptop, but it has different abilities. Plus it's got a really solid feel to the case. I wish all laptops felt that indestructible.
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Nov. 29, 2010 7:08 p.m. EastCoastMojo SuperDork
I would like to smack the person who thought it would be a good idea to encourage EVERYONE to get on the interweb on the SAME DAY. That is all.
