Comments on: Acer cuts back on netbook orders http://liliputing.com/2009/05/acer-cuts-back-on-netbook-orders.html Compact Computing Fri, 25 May 2012 18:59:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: DougC3 http://liliputing.com/2009/05/acer-cuts-back-on-netbook-orders.html#comment-48516 DougC3 Sun, 17 May 2009 22:27:12 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=8603#comment-48516 There's a lot of truth in your last paragraph, especially for people who groove on comparing specs and getting the perfect model, like us Lilputing readers. Since I didn't really "need" a netbook, I fell into that pattern and wound up waiting about 16 months before buying my first one, an Asus 1000HE. Admittedly, I was an extreme case.<br><br>It didn't help that all of the little buggers had at least one major flaw: keys wrong, too shiny, too heavy, won't work with Linux, tiny touchpad, big bezel, SSD card in two pieces, pink, etc. I kept waiting for some manufacturer to get it right.<br><br>I even made an impulse purchase of a Lenovo X61s, which I'd wanted for years, four days before I bought my first netbook. When I saw the fully loaded model I'd wanted, for less than half price, I couldn't resist. And I'm not sorry :b<br><br>I'll definitely buy more netbooks. Now I'm looking at 9" and very small 10" models and something to just hack and play with for fun, like the NorhTec Gecko. There's a lot of truth in your last paragraph, especially for people who groove on comparing specs and getting the perfect model, like us Lilputing readers. Since I didn't really “need” a netbook, I fell into that pattern and wound up waiting about 16 months before buying my first one, an Asus 1000HE. Admittedly, I was an extreme case.

It didn't help that all of the little buggers had at least one major flaw: keys wrong, too shiny, too heavy, won't work with Linux, tiny touchpad, big bezel, SSD card in two pieces, pink, etc. I kept waiting for some manufacturer to get it right.

I even made an impulse purchase of a Lenovo X61s, which I'd wanted for years, four days before I bought my first netbook. When I saw the fully loaded model I'd wanted, for less than half price, I couldn't resist. And I'm not sorry :b

I'll definitely buy more netbooks. Now I'm looking at 9″ and very small 10″ models and something to just hack and play with for fun, like the NorhTec Gecko.

]]> By: DougC3 http://liliputing.com/2009/05/acer-cuts-back-on-netbook-orders.html#comment-20714 DougC3 Sun, 17 May 2009 18:27:12 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=8603#comment-20714 There's a lot of truth in your last paragraph, especially for people who groove on comparing specs and getting the perfect model, like us Lilputing readers. Since I didn't really "need" a netbook, I fell into that pattern and wound up waiting about 16 months before buying my first one, an Asus 1000HE. Admittedly, I was an extreme case.<br><br>It didn't help that all of the little buggers had at least one major flaw: keys wrong, too shiny, too heavy, won't work with Linux, tiny touchpad, big bezel, SSD card in two pieces, pink, etc. I kept waiting for some manufacturer to get it right.<br><br>I even made an impulse purchase of a Lenovo X61s, which I'd wanted for years, four days before I bought my first netbook. When I saw the fully loaded model I'd wanted, for less than half price, I couldn't resist. And I'm not sorry :b<br><br>I'll definitely buy more netbooks. Now I'm looking at 9" and very small 10" models and something to just hack and play with for fun, like the NorhTec Gecko. There's a lot of truth in your last paragraph, especially for people who groove on comparing specs and getting the perfect model, like us Lilputing readers. Since I didn't really “need” a netbook, I fell into that pattern and wound up waiting about 16 months before buying my first one, an Asus 1000HE. Admittedly, I was an extreme case.

It didn't help that all of the little buggers had at least one major flaw: keys wrong, too shiny, too heavy, won't work with Linux, tiny touchpad, big bezel, SSD card in two pieces, pink, etc. I kept waiting for some manufacturer to get it right.

I even made an impulse purchase of a Lenovo X61s, which I'd wanted for years, four days before I bought my first netbook. When I saw the fully loaded model I'd wanted, for less than half price, I couldn't resist. And I'm not sorry :b

I'll definitely buy more netbooks. Now I'm looking at 9″ and very small 10″ models and something to just hack and play with for fun, like the NorhTec Gecko.

]]> By: benner http://liliputing.com/2009/05/acer-cuts-back-on-netbook-orders.html#comment-20681 benner Sat, 16 May 2009 08:54:53 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=8603#comment-20681 Personally, I'm waiting for the touchscreen models to hit. Personally, I'm waiting for the touchscreen models to hit.

]]> By: MacBook Mini http://liliputing.com/2009/05/acer-cuts-back-on-netbook-orders.html#comment-20678 MacBook Mini Sat, 16 May 2009 05:10:52 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=8603#comment-20678 Hey netbook manufacturers, are you reading this? I bought a Lenovo S10 in November and installed Mac OS X on it, and I love it! I've even used it for a month at a time while traveling as my only daily computer!<br><br>I'd buy another netbook right now, but no manufacturer seems to have reached that next level of technology that provides additional functionality over my current netbook. With Windows 7 coming out soon (and possibly a more touch-oriented Mac OS X) I want a capacitive swivel 1280x800ish 10" screen without a lot of wasted bezel space, and all major hardware in the netbook to be compatible with drivers available for the Mac OS... And don't charge more than $500, because then you break into full-featured laptop territory...<br><br>Until they can work that out, the money is staying in my wallet...<br><br>Also, on a side note, I don't think the netbook makers are helping themselves by annoucing so many netbooks three months before they ship. We get excited about a particular model, and then before it even ships, a new model is announced that is better, and you have to decide if it's worth waiting another few months, and pretty soon you're playing the endless waiting game (since you don't actually NEED) a new netbook. Hey netbook manufacturers, are you reading this? I bought a Lenovo S10 in November and installed Mac OS X on it, and I love it! I've even used it for a month at a time while traveling as my only daily computer!

I'd buy another netbook right now, but no manufacturer seems to have reached that next level of technology that provides additional functionality over my current netbook. With Windows 7 coming out soon (and possibly a more touch-oriented Mac OS X) I want a capacitive swivel 1280x800ish 10″ screen without a lot of wasted bezel space, and all major hardware in the netbook to be compatible with drivers available for the Mac OS… And don't charge more than $500, because then you break into full-featured laptop territory…

Until they can work that out, the money is staying in my wallet…

Also, on a side note, I don't think the netbook makers are helping themselves by annoucing so many netbooks three months before they ship. We get excited about a particular model, and then before it even ships, a new model is announced that is better, and you have to decide if it's worth waiting another few months, and pretty soon you're playing the endless waiting game (since you don't actually NEED) a new netbook.

]]> By: Anonymous Coward http://liliputing.com/2009/05/acer-cuts-back-on-netbook-orders.html#comment-20666 Anonymous Coward Sat, 16 May 2009 00:57:31 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=8603#comment-20666 There's a lot of people still waiting to buy one... people I've shown my 1000HE too were all impressed and plan to pick them up later, some for the beginning of the autumn term and some as late as next xmas, when they expect to replace their current laptop (yep, replace a laptop with a netbook... I've done it too, I got a powerful desktop and a long lasting laptop, I don't really need a regular laptop). There's a lot of people still waiting to buy one… people I've shown my 1000HE too were all impressed and plan to pick them up later, some for the beginning of the autumn term and some as late as next xmas, when they expect to replace their current laptop (yep, replace a laptop with a netbook… I've done it too, I got a powerful desktop and a long lasting laptop, I don't really need a regular laptop).

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