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From: Christopher Muto on 19 Dec 2009 12:21 Ben Myers wrote: > Christopher Muto wrote: >> Ben Myers wrote: >>> Star@*.* wrote: >>>> I know DELL doesn't like the term *netbook* but wonder if anyone has >>>> heard about their plans for their MINI computers. >>>> There are a couple of companies that have announced they will be >>>> building new box's with the Atom N330 dual core processor and the ION >>>> video chip. >>>> I have a ASUS 9" netbook but find the screen resolution too low to be >>>> really usefully and the keyboard too small.. >>>> What I would like is Atom N330, 12" screen at 1280X800 or max >>>> 1366X768, 250/320 HDD, 2G ram, 8 cell battery and ION video. >>>> >>>> Art >>> >>> Art, >>> >>> I'm with you. I have been yammering to anyone in the industry who >>> will listen that there should be a 12" notebook computer with a >>> respectably sized keyboard and the Atom N330. I have been using >>> IBM/Lenovo 12" X-series laptops and they offer an excellent >>> compromise on size, weight and portability, with a solid keyboard and >>> 1024x768 resolution. "All" one would need to do would be to design >>> an Atom motherboard to fit in the same series of chassis. So far, >>> nobody is listening, so almost all the netbooks have cramped >>> keyboards and inadequate resolution... Ben Myers >> >> lenovo has a 12" netbook... >> http://shop.lenovo.com/us/notebooks/ideapad/s-series > > Why so they do. Now I have to wonder how well the nVidia chips will > hold up, given the ongoing debacle with failing hot nVidia chips... Ben these lenovo s series are also excellent candidates for hackintosh. the only thing that that doesn't work in osx is the lan port (wirless is ok). you can now have a $300 "ibook".
From: WSZsr on 21 Dec 2009 07:03
Stay tuned for Jan 4th. New intel cpus and chipset. <Star@*.*> wrote in message news:ckhli5dfoshimau856pha9g1uo5uc3u20f(a)4ax.com... > I know DELL doesn't like the term *netbook* but wonder if anyone has > heard about their plans for their MINI computers. > There are a couple of companies that have announced they will be > building new box's with the Atom N330 dual core processor and the ION > video chip. > I have a ASUS 9" netbook but find the screen resolution too low to be > really usefully and the keyboard too small.. > What I would like is Atom N330, 12" screen at 1280X800 or max > 1366X768, 250/320 HDD, 2G ram, 8 cell battery and ION video. > > Art |