Comments on: Is a $900 tiny laptop still a netbook? http://liliputing.com/2008/09/is-a-900-tiny-laptop-still-a-netbook.html Compact Computing Thu, 24 May 2012 18:37:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Mike Cane http://liliputing.com/2008/09/is-a-900-tiny-laptop-still-a-netbook.html#comment-49222 Mike Cane Wed, 03 Sep 2008 01:54:00 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=1274#comment-49222 The horsepower is appealing. But then Google came out with Chrome, which I'm using on my crappy desktop PC - and it's like having a new PC!<br><br>This Everun is just about the size of the old Toshiba Libretto, btw.<br><br>And yeah, I'm interested. The horsepower is appealing. But then Google came out with Chrome, which I'm using on my crappy desktop PC – and it's like having a new PC!

This Everun is just about the size of the old Toshiba Libretto, btw.

And yeah, I'm interested.

]]> By: epsalon135 http://liliputing.com/2008/09/is-a-900-tiny-laptop-still-a-netbook.html#comment-49223 epsalon135 Wed, 03 Sep 2008 01:36:42 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=1274#comment-49223 True, that is a strict separation, but by definition a Netbook is -- "...to describe a category of small-sized, low-cost, light weight, lean function subnotebooks optimized for Internet access and core computing functions..." Now that's the Wikipedia definition but the aspect of low cost is a factor in defining a Netbook. To start to a 599, 699, 799 cost would then be a Laptop not a Netbook (In my humble opinion). But then again thats up to interpretation; how much is a person willing to spend as a minimum for a Netbook.. Just food for thought. True, that is a strict separation, but by definition a Netbook is — “…to describe a category of small-sized, low-cost, light weight, lean function subnotebooks optimized for Internet access and core computing functions…” Now that's the Wikipedia definition but the aspect of low cost is a factor in defining a Netbook. To start to a 599, 699, 799 cost would then be a Laptop not a Netbook (In my humble opinion). But then again thats up to interpretation; how much is a person willing to spend as a minimum for a Netbook.. Just food for thought.

]]> By: Mike Cane http://liliputing.com/2008/09/is-a-900-tiny-laptop-still-a-netbook.html#comment-5297 Mike Cane Tue, 02 Sep 2008 21:54:00 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=1274#comment-5297 The horsepower is appealing. But then Google came out with Chrome, which I'm using on my crappy desktop PC - and it's like having a new PC!<br><br>This Everun is just about the size of the old Toshiba Libretto, btw.<br><br>And yeah, I'm interested. The horsepower is appealing. But then Google came out with Chrome, which I'm using on my crappy desktop PC – and it's like having a new PC!

This Everun is just about the size of the old Toshiba Libretto, btw.

And yeah, I'm interested.

]]> By: epsalon135 http://liliputing.com/2008/09/is-a-900-tiny-laptop-still-a-netbook.html#comment-5296 epsalon135 Tue, 02 Sep 2008 21:36:42 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=1274#comment-5296 True, that is a strict separation, but by definition a Netbook is -- "...to describe a category of small-sized, low-cost, light weight, lean function subnotebooks optimized for Internet access and core computing functions..." Now that's the Wikipedia definition but the aspect of low cost is a factor in defining a Netbook. To start to a 599, 699, 799 cost would then be a Laptop not a Netbook (In my humble opinion). But then again thats up to interpretation; how much is a person willing to spend as a minimum for a Netbook.. Just food for thought. True, that is a strict separation, but by definition a Netbook is — “…to describe a category of small-sized, low-cost, light weight, lean function subnotebooks optimized for Internet access and core computing functions…” Now that's the Wikipedia definition but the aspect of low cost is a factor in defining a Netbook. To start to a 599, 699, 799 cost would then be a Laptop not a Netbook (In my humble opinion). But then again thats up to interpretation; how much is a person willing to spend as a minimum for a Netbook.. Just food for thought.

]]> By: Mike Cane http://liliputing.com/2008/09/is-a-900-tiny-laptop-still-a-netbook.html#comment-1439 Mike Cane Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:54:00 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=1274#comment-1439 The horsepower is appealing. But then Google came out with Chrome, which I'm using on my crappy desktop PC - and it's like having a new PC!<br><br>This Everun is just about the size of the old Toshiba Libretto, btw.<br><br>And yeah, I'm interested. The horsepower is appealing. But then Google came out with Chrome, which I'm using on my crappy desktop PC – and it's like having a new PC!

This Everun is just about the size of the old Toshiba Libretto, btw.

And yeah, I'm interested.

]]> By: epsalon135 http://liliputing.com/2008/09/is-a-900-tiny-laptop-still-a-netbook.html#comment-1438 epsalon135 Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:36:42 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=1274#comment-1438 True, that is a strict separation, but by definition a Netbook is -- "...to describe a category of small-sized, low-cost, light weight, lean function subnotebooks optimized for Internet access and core computing functions..." Now that's the Wikipedia definition but the aspect of low cost is a factor in defining a Netbook. To start to a 599, 699, 799 cost would then be a Laptop not a Netbook (In my humble opinion). But then again thats up to interpretation; how much is a person willing to spend as a minimum for a Netbook.. Just food for thought. True, that is a strict separation, but by definition a Netbook is — “…to describe a category of small-sized, low-cost, light weight, lean function subnotebooks optimized for Internet access and core computing functions…” Now that's the Wikipedia definition but the aspect of low cost is a factor in defining a Netbook. To start to a 599, 699, 799 cost would then be a Laptop not a Netbook (In my humble opinion). But then again thats up to interpretation; how much is a person willing to spend as a minimum for a Netbook.. Just food for thought.

]]> By: n/a http://liliputing.com/2008/09/is-a-900-tiny-laptop-still-a-netbook.html#comment-1420 n/a Tue, 02 Sep 2008 01:35:18 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=1274#comment-1420 why do you people demand a strict separation? it's not a religion or fetish we're talking about here, but real-world hardware with real-world applications. there are many different uses for such machines beyond surfing the web. unless running linux on sub-standard machines with unusably small keyboards is just your thing, in which case i can't really argue. why do you people demand a strict separation? it's not a religion or fetish we're talking about here, but real-world hardware with real-world applications. there are many different uses for such machines beyond surfing the web. unless running linux on sub-standard machines with unusably small keyboards is just your thing, in which case i can't really argue.

]]> By: Mace Moneta http://liliputing.com/2008/09/is-a-900-tiny-laptop-still-a-netbook.html#comment-1403 Mace Moneta Mon, 01 Sep 2008 14:17:46 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=1274#comment-1403 I don't consider anything over $399USD or having a hard drive a netbook. That price-point crosses over into the low end notebook and subnotebook territory. You need to draw a line in the sand somewhere; if you can't, then you really don't have a separate category product. I don't consider anything over $399USD or having a hard drive a netbook. That price-point crosses over into the low end notebook and subnotebook territory. You need to draw a line in the sand somewhere; if you can't, then you really don't have a separate category product.

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