Comments on: Gizmodo judges CULV laptops, picks a winner

By: Peter

Peter — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 17:24:30 +0000

I disagree, while UL30A has good battery It lacks Bluetooth and the webcam in only 0.3 MP, there are a lot good things about the UL30A but a lot of bad things as well. I would go for a balanced design like the Lenovo 450p; not a finger print magnet, has Bluetooth and 1.3 MP webcam, it has switching graphics like the Asus models, battery is only 6 cell though but for now the Lenovo 450p is the more balanced option.

By: alavida

alavida — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:36:47 +0000

Did you even read the review? The Asus was only ranked 3rd out of 4 with its chiclet keyboard so it's a little silly for you to say she has a clear bias toward island keyboards. The reviewer doesn't seem to have a bias for Asus or any ax to grind against Acer as far as I can tell.

By: alavida

alavida — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:36:47 +0000

By: Michael

Michael — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 03:40:52 +0000

both the U210 and U200 being sold in Asia. But I read reviews that battery for the U210 not that good being AMD.

but seriously, it is the best looking 12 incher now

By: lossfizzle

lossfizzle — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:37:40 +0000

At first I thought you were talking about the U210. I haven't seen the U200 for sale anywhere and Google's not turning up any live retail hits, just a bunch of news mentions from 2-4 months ago. Is it available in the States?

By: Michael

Michael — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:37:39 +0000

How come nobody even talks about the poor MSI U200? I saw it the other day, was so amazed how small it was yet it has a 12 inch screen.

By: Michael

Michael — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 23:43:46 +0000

thanks Brad. Appreciate it

By: Yasser

Yasser — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 06:27:52 +0000

I guess I'll go with Acer. I do a lot of video-chatting. I don't know but why no one seems to notice cams: cams in asus laptops/netbooks are pathetic…grainy images n washed out colours. When I bought EeePC 1000H after a lot of research, I thought I had made the best decision…but I was disappointed with its camera..although it was 1.3mp. I'd never given attention to acer because I was put off that it's netbooks have 0.3mp cams…1.3mp cams are better right? And then I saw my brother's aspire one D150…its cam was fabulous! Vibrant, colourful n clear images even though the cam was supposedly 0.3 megapixels! I gave my Asus to him for his Acer even though Acer had a 3-cell battery. For him battery life was more important and for me cam quality. But I've heard that Samsung cams are really good too. No idea of Toshiba, Lenovo or HP though.

By: lossfizzle

lossfizzle — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 01:37:31 +0000

With all due respect, I read that review yesterday and thought it was arbitrary if not totally ridiculous. The reviewer has a clear bias toward “island” (Chiclet) keyboards– probably because she's also a Mac user (the dead giveaway is when she says she “can't live without” two-finger scroll). From the basic comparison, the Acer should have been “tied” with the Toshiba (note the battery life is really no better). I cannot take anyone seriously if they claim that a “modern” Chiclet keyboard (or, worse, pointlessly flattened keys sans separation, a la the Aspire 1410) is somehow better than a traditional one-piece keyboard with beveled key edges. I can type a heck of a lot faster on my first-gen Aspire One than I can on my Macbook.

While we're talking keyboards, I wonder why Asus continually insists on mutilating the right hand Shift key. At least they gave the UL30A dedicated PgUp / PgDn keys– that was the dealbreaker that kept me from ever buying anything in the EEE line.

By: BoloMKXXVIII

BoloMKXXVIII — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:33:54 +0000

I hope the 10″ (and 9″) netbooks stay around. I will have to replace my Samsung NC10 some day and I would hate to have to go bigger. 10″ is the sweet spot for me. The manufacturers are slowly working the price back up too. I cannot see paying $800 for the type of use my netbook gets. If I want an expensive 13″ model I will get a macbook.

By: Brad Linder

Brad Linder — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:42:32 +0000

I haven't started adding them to the product database yet because we need to
make some technical changes first. But you can find a partial list here:

http://www.liliputing.com/2009/10/more-windows-...

By: Scott

Scott — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:28:42 +0000

Or $679
http://www.amazon.com/UL30A-X5-Light-13-3-Inch-…

By: michael

michael — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 17:42:59 +0000

Hi Brad, can't find your list/database of 11.6 to 12 inch culv netbooks that you mentioned. Can you give us the link. cheers

By: Netbook Downloads

Netbook Downloads — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 16:23:59 +0000

Well I am still confused about it. Does it mean that the Netbook Market will come to an end??