Do you have a UMPC or NETBOOK? (or planning to buy one?)

[ghosthunter]

Do you own a UMPC or NETBOOK (those tiny laptops computers) ?? If not, are you planning to buy one for yourself?

Post it here!

[ghosthunter]

I bought one late last month.

Acer Aspire One



Current specifications:

OS: MS Windows XP SP2 (originally Linux Linpus)
cpu: Intel Atom 1.6ghz
ram: 1.5 gigs (originally 1gig)
hdd: 8.0 gigs solid state hdd
screen: 8.9" LCD approx 1000x600
webcam: 1.3mp
wifi: yes (B/G)
usb: 3 ports
bluetooth: none but I bought usb bluetooth dongle
additional storage: 16 gig SD card (still looking for 32 gig version)
battery life: 2.5 hours max

[roninblade]

nope. i dont have one. not planning to buy one, either.

[jozef_10]

i hope to get one in the future when the screen res. improve. currently drooling at vaio p. :drool:

[1D4LV]

i'm planning to get one. either an HP or a Lenovo.

[tidus1203]

I have one. Asus Eee PC 1000H the one with Windows XP.

[Horsepower]

I'm waiting for the Acer Aspire One Atom Duo on Nvidia 9400M chipset with:

1. Bluetooth 2.1 (for 3G Internet via cellular phone and Wireless audio stream via A2DP)
2. WiFi-N
3. 3G HSDPA Module (the first edition of One was supposed to have this as a standard but production issues plagued it).

Hopefully, they configure it with WiMax too. My budget allocation limit for something like this is 15k. Any more expensive than that and it won't be worth the money anymore.

I need a notebook like this for my out of town trips to the unknown (where, when worse comes to worst, i can leave everything and bail out). hehe.

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Jozef: Ganda sana ng Sony P-series kaso US$ 899. Pero siempre, knowing Sony, that's one heck of a netbook I am sure. Very nice resolution at 1600x768 but a disappointing choice of proc (Atom Solo).

I want to have the Viao SR but the resolution is just too disappointing for a Sony (1280x800). I want something like 1440x900 at least for a 13.3" widescreen or even 1680x1050 if it's not asking too much.

[Stoner]

Bought this one also late last month:

HP Mini Note 1000


OS: MS Windows XP Home
CPU: Intel Atom 1.6ghz
RAM: 1gb (planning to upgrade)
HDD: 60gb PATA
Screen: 10.2" 1024 x 600
Webcam: 1.3mp
WiFi: 802.11b/g
USB Ports: 2
Bluetooth: Yes
Battery: 3 cell

This was my choice because it had arguably the best keyboard and best build quality of all the Atom netbooks out there.

Was pretty happy with the purchase... till last week HP announced the Atom version of the aluminum-bodied mini note (serialized as 2140).

[sherwintommy]

I have one. Asus Eee PC 1000H the one with Windows XP.

+ 1 with tidus......so far so good...

[Altis6453]

I bought one late last month.

Acer Aspire One



Current specifications:

OS: MS Windows XP SP2 (originally Linux Linpus)
cpu: Intel Atom 1.6ghz
ram: 1.5 gigs (originally 1gig)
hdd: 8.0 gigs solid state hdd
screen: 8.9" LCD approx 1000x600
webcam: 1.3mp
wifi: yes (B/G)
usb: 3 ports
bluetooth: none but I bought usb bluetooth dongle
additional storage: 16 gig SD card (still looking for 32 gig version)
battery life: 2.5 hours max

I have this one. Anyone know how I can change the OS from Linpus to XP? I have an XP installer but I dunno how to load it using usb. Can someone give a walkthrough?

[kumagbehota]

MSI wind user here... sobrang mura eh... mukang oks naman 1 month na sya sa akin...

[ghosthunter]

I have this one. Anyone know how I can change the OS from Linpus to XP? I have an XP installer but I dunno how to load it using usb. Can someone give a walkthrough?

I installed Windows XP SP2 into my AA1 (acer aspire one) via CDROM using IDE/USB connector.

The CDROM drive was an internal drive salvaged from an old PC. IDE/USB connector bought from CDRKing more than a year ago.

TO install, you'll need to go to the BIOS and set the boot up sequence to boot from USB drive before the onboard HDD. After that, its pretty much a typical WinXP install. BTW, choose FAT32 and not NTFS for better performance with the AA1 with 8gig SSD.

The AA1 drivers are available on the web. I suggest downloading and burning them to a CDR so you can install the drivers via the CDROM drive as well and later store the disc in case you need to reinstall windows in the future.

[jatcos]

^^ Ive tried that on aspire one and ssd is so slow..better upgrade to hdd and maximum memory before running windows..

My current umpc is msi u100, 2gig ram, 320g hdd..tried using for one week without turning off and it never quits..

I find msi more ergonomic, and easy to tune..Easy to open with just 6screws less latch and all internals are accessible. I find touchpad buttons of hp minis and aspire one awkward..Asus seems to be solid(tried opening 900 and 1000) but i dont like the shape and built..

[ghosthunter]

^^ Ive tried that on aspire one and ssd is so slow..better upgrade to hdd and maximum memory before running windows..

Given I just paid only around P12k for it, it's not a bad price given everything else was in the P20K range.

There are a lot of support for people to install Windows XP in their Acer Aspire One 8gig SSD units which includes tips how to increase the performance from such a low priced portable computer.

But if you rather spend a bit more money, there are other options including the Lenovo S10 with it's 10 inch screen and big capacity hdd.

[jatcos]

12k wow thats good deal..Bought mine summer last year and upgraded hdd and ram myself total cost reached almost 30k.. Ive tried Fat32 w/Windows prefetch disabled on 8g AA1 and peformance/speed on basic applications is tolerable, somehow still below my benchmark.

Waht i liked with msi is rambus that could accomodate 1gig (total of 2gig max),good thermal dissipation(cool underneath)-AA1 used to radiate heat on the keyboard as ive noticed and some heat underneath..Only complaint with msi is the wobbly feel of the hinge.

Ive also worked with the Asuses but i hate the flatiron-like underneath..HP's, pass muna used to have phobia with instability and thermal shutdown.. IBM - i liked the cardbus-tv tuner card option is slim, and stash card is cool..

[j_avonni]

My smallest laptop is my Nokia E-90.


:eat: [SIZE="1"]4079[/SIZE]

[blutut]

eeePC 701 4G

[ooba99]

Yup, an ASUS PC 1000H, 160 HD, 2gb RAM. Bought it in the US last October 2008 during my vacation. Got it cheaper there at that time. Used it for a while during my stay in the US. Gave it to my teen daughter when I came home at sobra siyang natuwa.

Oh, well, much as I want to keep it for myself because of portability, but to my dismay, I found out that my hands and fingers were not made for a UMPC, hehehe. Plus screen size gives me terrible headaches because of my above jaeger 4 near vision.

[BackSpace]

I got aspire one... I upgraded ram .. I managed to removed 512 chip and replaced by 1gb.. Loaded with dual boot.. XP and Vista home basic..

[ghosthunter]

Loaded with dual boot.. XP and Vista home basic..

curiously... why dual boot with XP and Vista? Usually I would head dual boot for Linux and Windows XP. Is there something you are using that requires both versions of Windows? I would think you would have been better off with just either XP or Vista in your AA1 and save the rest of the space for applications and files...