I bought an HP Mini last year as a family Xmas present, more for the kids than for the wife and myself.
Overall it's decent for what it's used for, which is mainly WWW surfing. I did upgrade the RAM to 2GB and upgraded Windows 7 to Ultimate. Word has been run on it a few times and it's not bad. But, when you factor in the cost of an external DVD drive on top of everything already mentioned, you're fairly close to buying a low-end full-size laptop. Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox & Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650-5306 don.gu...@prufoxroach.com -----Original Message----- From: Matthew W. Ross [mailto:mr...@ephrataschools.org] Sent: Monday, October 04, 2010 6:16 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Opinions on Netbooks... Hey list, I'm curious if any of you have experience with a variety of netbooks. I'm considering the purchase of one as my mobile troubleshooting workstation, such as IP-Camera configuration, Network Device configuration (over local serial port), etc. Here's my questions: I don't think I'll be needing much CPU power, but I'm curious if anybody noticed a speciffic level of processor that "is too slow" or "start to feel functional." For example, will an old N230 work without unbearable sluggishness? What about the AMD Neo's? I plan on running Windows 7. Second, I'm weary of the 1024x600 screens that come on most netbooks. the 10" screen physical size isn't a problem, but do you often run out of screen real-estate with such a resolution? Maybe this one is in my head. If so, let me know. I know that you can pay extra for a 1366x768 screen, but those usually get the netbook near the $500 mark... which is what a cheap Notebook costs. Last, I dislike the Acer's "flat keyboard". Any other brands have this style of keys? I want a little definition between the keys for myself, and would not want to end up with this. Thanks for the opinions. --Matt Ross Ephrata School District ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
