Comments on: Quanta unveils Snapdragon powered, super-thin Android smartbook http://liliputing.com/2009/11/quanta-unveils-snapdragon-powered-super-thin-android-netbook.html Compact Computing Sat, 26 May 2012 07:52:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Mark Warschauer http://liliputing.com/2009/11/quanta-unveils-snapdragon-powered-super-thin-android-netbook.html#comment-47402 Mark Warschauer Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:32:37 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=15518#comment-47402 I'm chomping at the bit to see a machine like this for the K-12 school market. I imagine with a 3-cell battery you could still get a full school day's of work in. Bring the price under $200 -- or even better under $150 -- and I would hope to see districts across the country buying them for all their students. I'm chomping at the bit to see a machine like this for the K-12 school market. I imagine with a 3-cell battery you could still get a full school day's of work in. Bring the price under $200 — or even better under $150 — and I would hope to see districts across the country buying them for all their students.

]]> By: Michael http://liliputing.com/2009/11/quanta-unveils-snapdragon-powered-super-thin-android-netbook.html#comment-47403 Michael Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:04:48 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=15518#comment-47403 Once this comes out, the good old netbook may die out. After all, 90% netbook owners just surf the web and only need a browser. Most people would not mind giving up Windows, so long as they have a decent, fast browser.<br><br>I think this machine might possibly be 700g. With this kind of slimness and lightweight, who wants an old fashion netbook? Or even the Vaio X? Once this comes out, the good old netbook may die out. After all, 90% netbook owners just surf the web and only need a browser. Most people would not mind giving up Windows, so long as they have a decent, fast browser.

I think this machine might possibly be 700g. With this kind of slimness and lightweight, who wants an old fashion netbook? Or even the Vaio X?

]]> By: Mace Moneta http://liliputing.com/2009/11/quanta-unveils-snapdragon-powered-super-thin-android-netbook.html#comment-47404 Mace Moneta Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:02:23 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=15518#comment-47404 Waiting for a dual-ARM CPU with a full Linux distribution (preferably Fedora ARM, Ubuntu ARM) and a 6-cell battery (20+hrs). Waiting for a dual-ARM CPU with a full Linux distribution (preferably Fedora ARM, Ubuntu ARM) and a 6-cell battery (20+hrs).

]]> By: Mark Warschauer http://liliputing.com/2009/11/quanta-unveils-snapdragon-powered-super-thin-android-netbook.html#comment-33825 Mark Warschauer Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:32:37 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=15518#comment-33825 I'm chomping at the bit to see a machine like this for the K-12 school market. I imagine with a 3-cell battery you could still get a full school day's of work in. Bring the price under $200 -- or even better under $150 -- and I would hope to see districts across the country buying them for all their students. I'm chomping at the bit to see a machine like this for the K-12 school market. I imagine with a 3-cell battery you could still get a full school day's of work in. Bring the price under $200 — or even better under $150 — and I would hope to see districts across the country buying them for all their students.

]]> By: Michael http://liliputing.com/2009/11/quanta-unveils-snapdragon-powered-super-thin-android-netbook.html#comment-33824 Michael Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:04:48 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=15518#comment-33824 Once this comes out, the good old netbook may die out. After all, 90% netbook owners just surf the web and only need a browser. Most people would not mind giving up Windows, so long as they have a decent, fast browser.<br><br>I think this machine might possibly be 700g. With this kind of slimness and lightweight, who wants an old fashion netbook? Or even the Vaio X? Once this comes out, the good old netbook may die out. After all, 90% netbook owners just surf the web and only need a browser. Most people would not mind giving up Windows, so long as they have a decent, fast browser.

I think this machine might possibly be 700g. With this kind of slimness and lightweight, who wants an old fashion netbook? Or even the Vaio X?

]]> By: Mace Moneta http://liliputing.com/2009/11/quanta-unveils-snapdragon-powered-super-thin-android-netbook.html#comment-33810 Mace Moneta Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:02:23 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=15518#comment-33810 Waiting for a dual-ARM CPU with a full Linux distribution (preferably Fedora ARM, Ubuntu ARM) and a 6-cell battery (20+hrs). Waiting for a dual-ARM CPU with a full Linux distribution (preferably Fedora ARM, Ubuntu ARM) and a 6-cell battery (20+hrs).

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