The netbook bandwagon.
I jumped on the netboot bandwagon and picked up an advent 4211(basically a re badge of the MSI wind).Was tempted by the eeepc from asus but the 10" screen and bigger storage swung me. So far I'm loving the portability combined with the functionality of having a pc on hand. I had mobile internet on my E61 (phone) but it lacked the versitility I needed when out and about fixing stuff.
The specs are not bad for the size or price.
1.6 Atom cpu
1gb RAM
80gb HDD
all at just over a kilo.
I have it running XP right now,although I was tempted to try it with Ubuntu. The deciding factor was compatibility and that I never have to fix a linux users pc.
Entertainment wise its great as a portable media centre. The screen is nice and bright for movies(the latest Divx codecs run flawlesly) and the sound is good (with headphones, the built in speakers are tinny even for a laptop, but I expected that). It even can handle games. Nothing flash of course, warcraft 3 and vice city seem to run well and I have seen WoW played on one.
I expected to find the lack of an optical drive a bit of a bind until I realised I hadn't used one in 6 months.Here old friendly software like Deamon, Magic disc and Alcohol come in bloody useful, plus I realised that if I need one I've got one on the main media centre pc.
Over all its ace and would reccomend one for those who want something small and portable or just a cheap laptop for surfing, documents and email.
On an entirely unrelated note the co-op made Alisons day today . They carded her for for trying to buy alcohol. She is very pleased that she must look so young! 28 or 18... not a bad spread.
The specs are not bad for the size or price.
1.6 Atom cpu
1gb RAM
80gb HDD
all at just over a kilo.
I have it running XP right now,although I was tempted to try it with Ubuntu. The deciding factor was compatibility and that I never have to fix a linux users pc.
Entertainment wise its great as a portable media centre. The screen is nice and bright for movies(the latest Divx codecs run flawlesly) and the sound is good (with headphones, the built in speakers are tinny even for a laptop, but I expected that). It even can handle games. Nothing flash of course, warcraft 3 and vice city seem to run well and I have seen WoW played on one.
I expected to find the lack of an optical drive a bit of a bind until I realised I hadn't used one in 6 months.Here old friendly software like Deamon, Magic disc and Alcohol come in bloody useful, plus I realised that if I need one I've got one on the main media centre pc.
Over all its ace and would reccomend one for those who want something small and portable or just a cheap laptop for surfing, documents and email.
On an entirely unrelated note the co-op made Alisons day today . They carded her for for trying to buy alcohol. She is very pleased that she must look so young! 28 or 18... not a bad spread.