Comments on: SMQ 4012 Aviation Book is small, slow, but dirt cheap

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SMQ 4012 Aviation Book is small, slow, but dirt cheap | Tailspin — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:41 +0000

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By: jamespaul

jamespaul — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:39:49 +0000

Very great in the appearance and style. but I think this one is better than yours:
http://www.comeonsale.com/hasee-tianyun-f4000-1…
http://www.comeonsale.com/hasee-youya-hp740-154…
http://www.comeonsale.com/hasee-chengyun-f420t-…

By: jamespaul

jamespaul — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 08:39:49 +0000

By: MonkeyKing1969

MonkeyKing1969 — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:49:39 +0000

True, and there is a place for slow and cheap if that DOES what you need.

By: Mikez

Mikez — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 17:55:26 +0000

Small, slow and dirt cheap is what started this craze.
A lot of people will accept “slow” if they get “small and dirt cheap” thrown in.

By: John Morris

John Morris — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 06:04:20 +0000

Forget lightinthebox.com, it is asian and you pay the shipping charges accordingly.

And why the hell have all the arm machines suddenly switched to WinCE? Who would actually prefer that? Not that what we want matters.

By: Garamond

Garamond — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 06:03:17 +0000

But there is, of course, an OS connection to display size. The only OSes that scale well to 7″ and under and are not terribly crippled like Windows CE are Linux-derived.

By: Garamond

Garamond — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 05:57:35 +0000

Leaving aside the OS since that is a whole other issue, let me focus on hyper portability. Let's not forget that the original “netbook”, the Asus EeePC 701 was, of course, 7″ and was a resounding success. There used to be a gap between 7 and 14 inch machines. That's been amply filled. It wasn't just because the 701 was cheap (then) that accounted for its success. Good size laptops could have been had for its price. It was its compactness. No doubt there is a market at every inch increment of display. My point is that the original netbook craze began with 7″ and 8.9″. That segment seems to have gotten short shrift lately.

By: lccurtis1

lccurtis1 — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 05:31:24 +0000

Gigantor and Garamond I never said your opinion wasn't valued. I just look at the numbers and from what I see most people want at least a 10 inch running a familiar OS like Windows. I know there are many out there who adore Linux based OS's but lets face it, if you ask the average person they will choose a Windows based netbook with a 10 inch screen.

By: Garamond

Garamond — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 02:51:51 +0000

I always suspected I wasn't like “most people.” I have a 10″ and a 8.9″ netbook. It's the smaller one that goes where I go. Give me a 7 incher at one pound running a full Linux distro at around this price and I would be in heaven.

By: mike

mike — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 00:48:03 +0000

I would happily purchase a 7″ low-powered laptop running CE or some version of Linux for $100. If it was around the same dimensions at the Viliv 7″ convertible that would be awesome.

By: Gigantor

Gigantor — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 23:45:49 +0000

You want 10 inch netbooks, but I do not. My opinion is no less valuable than yours, and vice versa.

I for one deplore netbooks getting bigger and more expensive. Might as well just buy a regular notebook.

By: lccurtis1

lccurtis1 — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 22:19:36 +0000

i understand that Liliputing has to be far and impartial to all but to even mention this netbook is a waste. Most people want at least the 10 inch netbook and a few 8.9 that have the same specs with exception of screen size. So to even push out a piece of crap like this to me is a waste and should not be given the face time on this site. It seems that manufactures are just throwing netbooks together just to say they have one there is no way possible they could have figured a market for this device. This is just me bitch'n a little because I am tired of seeing crappy netbooks hit the market just because.

By: jhh

jhh — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 21:21:33 +0000

This ought to be a non starter. You can buy a used EEE PC 701 for $80-130 on ebay (and a 900a for $160) and those can do heaps more and weigh just over 2 lbs. Or you can buy a Nokia tablet with the same speed and memory for about $100.

By: Tony

Tony — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 19:52:57 +0000

There is a lot of similar ones on eBay in which you can get for a lot less. If you're lucky, you can score one for under $80. They all have the same specs.