@dallasmay2: no...one of the main purposes was the affordability of the machine. by that, MacBook Air is out, as is the ultralights made by Sony and others.

Norcross

Do you consider the MacBook Air to be a netbook? I kind of do. It's not the same price (at all) but it does seem to have the same purpose.

dallasmay2

I still prefer the term craptop over netbook or mini-notebook

gilt1234

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I have a old Dell Latitude C400, it was replaced by the D400, then the D410, then D420 and now D430. Problem is the D4x0's all use a 1.8" drive instead of a 2.5" drive so capacity is limited. I'm needing a newer machine, something similar so ~3lb, 8.5x11x1", and uses 2.5" drives so I can have plenty of capacity (I currently have a 160G). I keep finding laptops that either don't have the capacity, or are bigger, or don't have the touchpad, or are not business grade. Any suggestions?

enine

@dallasmay2: The Macbook Air is also too big. It's no different from a low-end regular laptop, aside from its thinness.

Changing the subject, though. I gotta say, my original Cloudbook has really become a little workhorse for me and I bring it with me to work every day. Putting XP on it really unlocks its potential.

markarian

@dallasmay2: It's an interesting argument. For our technical purposes, we'd cut it off because the screen is over 12 inches.

Mark Wilson

Here's a direct link to the table (saves you the scrolling in that iframe on liliputing's site):

[creator.zoho.com]

Aaron

Wow. And I thought the European market was slowly getting crowded...

Hvedhrungr

@dallasmay2: It's way too big and heavy. If there are full 11.1" Vista running, Core 2 packing laptops at 2.2 lbs (See Sony TZ series) with multiple USB ports and actual Ethernet jack etc. what is the point of that 3 lb Macbook Air? It's heavier and larger in dimensions than several other options out there (Lenovo X61s: 2.7lbs, Toshiba RX-1: 1.88 lbs).

As for these "netbooks" manufacturers should be ashamed giving us so called netbooks that weigh even a gram more than 2 lbs. These things should be 1.5 lbs maximum.

I'd even pay $800-1000 for a nice 9-10" machine that weighs 1.5 lbs or less. 2.4-3.0 lbs is a real joke for what should be a light compact browser and e-mail checker.

sxr7171

@sxr7171:

I'd argue that the point of the larger/thinner machines like the Macbook Air, Lenovo X300, Sony Z series, etc. would be to have a larger screen and full-sized more useable keyboard, while still getting some of the benefits of ultralight-weight and thinness. The issue with something like the TZ series is that although it's extremely portable, for some people the keyboard is a bit too small and the screen is a bit too small. The 13.3" machines seem to represent a middle ground offering more usability in the keyboard and screen areas while still maintaining some of the weight and portability benefits.

Zadillo

OMG THERS TOO MUCH CHOICE!!!!
***puts revolver to head and pulls trigger***

urbanturban666

I call 'em crotch-tops

nutbastard

single core netbooks are old news... TELL ME GIZ: When are the dual core models rolling out?

urbanturban666

@urbanturban666: If you would have looked at it or even read what Mark said you would have seen there is a duel core one.

Hyruu

@nutbastard: However, it has a nicer ring to it.

Kaiser-Machead's WALL-E fetish

@nutbastard: I think that's wrong, since the girth of your thighs elevates the computer well above your crotch, and because of the length of your arms, is probably closer to your knees.

Kaiser-Machead's WALL-E fetish

@Zadillo: I guess my previous response was actually more aimed at
@sxr7171:

meh...

bpapa9013

@Zadillo: You could argue that, but that doesn't make that category "netbooks".

Netbooks are defined by: PRICE & FORM-FACTOR...

The category you are talking about would be something along the lines of ultralight-subnote, which is already a pretty well defined category (based on models available, not the actual nomenclature).

If that's the kind of computer you want, go get one... Just becuase the typical definition of a netbook excludes them doesn't mean you can't/shouldn't get one...

So, to summarize: if you have fat fingers and bad eyes. Get one of the computers you referenced. If not, and you want to spend <$500 get a netbook.

;P

bpapa9013

Here is the link to Zoho Creater to get that table out of the crappy iframe this dude has it in:

[creator.zoho.com]

deputyjones

Hmm, it looks like the EEE's lagging behind the other machines in price and performance. Kind of crazy how the Acer Aspire One offers all the capabilities of the EEE 1000 for $150 less.

ManekiNeko

@urbanturban666:

"When are the dual core models rolling out?"

when people actually start buying the single core ones enough to encourage it...

nutbastard

@Aaron: thank you!! that was mad annoying

Weihovah

@nutbastard: Yeah well I'm one of those who just tried to encourage it! (just got my eee 1000-

+ Watch video

Sam_Zebian

@Aaron: Thank god! What an annoying layout!!

Macdelaney

I perfer the term ".top" (pronounced dot-top)

toastydoc

Pretty funny that they don't show the OLPC XO-1 on the list, which is the one that started the whole movement after all. OLPC has soon shipped 1 million laptops already, which is more then most if not all the netbooks on that list. Also, you can Give1Get1 OLPC XO-1 laptops worldwide starting next month.

Charbax2

A friend of mine who was looking for small + DVD pointed me to ones from this company:

[jp.kohjinsha.com]
[www.kohjinsha.com.sg]

The JP site has an SX model with Atom 1.33ghz + 8.9", the SG site has one with a Celeron 800mHz and 7". Not too cheap though (around $1000USD).

wichsenstar13

so out of these three which one do you guys think is the best.
acer aspire one, MSI wind, or dell e or whatever its called?

please respond, thinking about buying one

takemetoyourtoaster