Comments on: Best Buy: Netbooks aren’t really laptops

By: derek

derek — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:06:29 +0000

fixed copy:
“Best Buy may look like a computer store, but it doesn't have the full capabilities of a computer store. Instead, Best Buy specializes in accessories and product replacement plans, so it's great for gift-giving or as a place to send your relatives who want to buy a PC.”

By: turn.self.off

turn.self.off — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:55:36 +0000

strictly speaking, anything using a microchip is a computer.

i cant shake the idea that the consumer would be better of using some kind of "lego" computer where different blocks gave different capabilities.

need to do something? snap on the block and go to town.

the one stop, swiss army knife computer is, imo, not made for a consumer, its made for a office admin that can buy generic goods and turn them into specific tools for the office.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:31:37 +0000

I am also using my Eee 1000H as my main home computer now. It has plenty of power to do everything I need every day, including playing 720p x264 videos. If I need more power, I will VNC into my media server from it.

Bloated operating systems such as Windows Vista, and bloated office programs, like Office 2007 are the problem.

By: derek

derek — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:06:29 +0000

By: turn.self.off

turn.self.off — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:55:36 +0000

By: derek

derek — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:06:29 +0000

By: turn.self.off

turn.self.off — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:55:36 +0000

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:31:37 +0000

Bloated operating systems such as Windows Vista, and bloated office programs, like Office 2007 are the problem.

By: DougC3

DougC3 — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 12:38:33 +0000

At my “local” Best Buy (60 miles away), the story inside the actual store is quite different from their sales copy. They had a few eeePC 900's in August, and the clerks were quite geeky and excited about it. One of them said, “This is the next big thing–everybody wants one!!” They were all snapped up during a pre-school-opening tax-free weekend that my state has.

At least they were able to secure a display unit under one of their security clamps, unlike my (really local) Circuit City, where they're instructed not to let you open the Acer Aspire One boxes (when they have 'em).

The ad copy should read, “No more dedicated desk! [picture of a guy shlepping along with a desk roped to his back]” (very funny, Rachel, I never thought of it like that)… “No more lap burn!, no more roasted… ” well, that's going a bit too far

By: DougC3

DougC3 — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 12:38:33 +0000

At my “local” Best Buy (60 miles away), the story inside the actual store is quite different from their sales copy. They had a few eeePC 900's in August, and the clerks were quite geeky and excited about it. One of them said, “This is the next new thing–everybody wants one!!” They were all snapped up during a pre-school-opening tax-free weekend that my state has.

The ad copy should read, “No more dedicated desk [picture of a guy shlepping along with a desk roped to his back]” (very funny, Rachel, I never thought of it like that)… “No more lap burn, no more roasted… ” well, that's going a bit too far

By: Robin

Robin — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 07:17:39 +0000

Indeed a netbook is just a bit slower but does last longer on the battery and is perfect for internet,e-mail,word and excel.

By: Robin

Robin — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 07:17:39 +0000

Indeed a netbook is just a bit slower but does last longer on the battery and is perfect for internet,e-mail,word and excel.

By: Electric Vagabond

Electric Vagabond — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 07:16:30 +0000

Hahaha nice one Brad. Linked to this on my blog http://www.electricvagabond.com/2008/10/msi-win…

By: Electric Vagabond

Electric Vagabond — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 07:16:30 +0000

Hahaha nice one Brad. Linked to this on my blog http://www.electricvagabond.com/2008/10/msi-win…

By: Rachel Greenham

Rachel Greenham — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 06:13:49 +0000

My mum's new Aspire One *is* her main and only computer. She even prefers it to the Mac Mini she had before. (Smaller, simpler, no cables but power, doesn't need a dedicated desk…) Her only problem is that as a touch-typist her whole life she finds the small keyboard tricky to adapt to, but it's certainly capable of everything she wants to do with a computer.

And the same probably applies to such a number of real people (ie: not us geeks ) that it's *scaring* the makers and sellers of bigger laptops.