Re: [digitalradio] Fw: [KA9QJGREPEATERS] Differences between netbooks notebook/laptob computers
A timely post with Christmas soon upon those that celebrate this gift-giving holiday. I was thinking about a Netbook for my teenage daughter but with a full featured laptop only $50 more, I opted for the laptop. For portable digital mode ham operations though,a netbook might be quite useful. Andy K3UK On Sat, Dec 5, 2009 at 10:02 PM, Paul Webster ka9...@yahoo.com wrote:
Re: [digitalradio] Fw: [KA9QJGREPEATERS] Differences between netbooks notebook/laptob computers
Was reading up on the netbooks recentlyi, and seems like their speed and capability are pretty near what normal computers were, just a short few 5-6 years ago , or even less, except for the fact they have no cd/dvd built in. Also, of course, no db9 connectors, etc. They do have, though, jacks for an outboard keyboard, mouse, monitor, and frankly if I had a notebook, I would be using those here in the house anyway. But, also the OS can be an iffy situation. I noticed, of the three on stock at the local Walmart, one of them had XP in it (about a month ago- now maybe W7?). It was only about 50 dollars less than the cheapest laptop, and given the fact it had no CD reader/writer, and the laptop did, it would simply make no sense to purchase it, over the laptop. Both said the battery hour supply was within about 20 minutes of each other, land that seems to be a great distinction in prices between the whole display sitting there, price wise. Danny Douglas N7DC ex WN5QMX ET2US WA5UKR ET3USA SV0WPP VS6DD N7DC/YV5 G5CTB All 2 years or more (except Novice). Short stints at: DA/PA/SU/HZ/7X/DU CR9/7Y/KH7/5A/GW/GM/F Pls QSL direct, buro, or LOTW preferred, I Do not use, but as a courtesy do upload to eQSL for those who do. Moderator DXandTALK http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DXandTalk Digital_modes http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digital_modes/?yguid=341090159 - Original Message - From: Andy obrien To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, December 06, 2009 10:24 AM Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Fw: [KA9QJGREPEATERS] Differences between netbooks notebook/laptob computers A timely post with Christmas soon upon those that celebrate this gift-giving holiday. I was thinking about a Netbook for my teenage daughter but with a full featured laptop only $50 more, I opted for the laptop. For portable digital mode ham operations though,a netbook might be quite useful. Andy K3UK On Sat, Dec 5, 2009 at 10:02 PM, Paul Webster ka9...@yahoo.com wrote:
Re: [digitalradio] Fw: [KA9QJGREPEATERS] Differences between netbooks notebook/laptob computers
Andy, I purchased a Lenovo netbook in Jan of 2009, added 2G of memory for $30 and it has been great! The netbook is used only for the ham station. I have very little space for a laptop or monitor so the netbook works great. I use WIFI for web access and a wireless mouse and keyboard. My whole ham station is in my den in a computer armoire. With the doorsclosed on the armoire you can not tell it is ham station. It has worked out great but is very cramped. Warren - K5WGM --- On Sun, 12/6/09, Andy obrien k3uka...@gmail.com wrote: From: Andy obrien k3uka...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Fw: [KA9QJGREPEATERS] Differences between netbooks notebook/laptob computers To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, December 6, 2009, 9:24 AM A timely post with Christmas soon upon those that celebrate this gift-giving holiday. I was thinking about a Netbook for my teenage daughter but with a full featured laptop only $50 more, I opted for the laptop. For portable digital mode ham operations though,a netbook might be quite useful. Andy K3UK On Sat, Dec 5, 2009 at 10:02 PM, Paul Webster ka9...@yahoo. com wrote:
Re: [digitalradio] Fw: [KA9QJGREPEATERS] Differences between netbooks notebook/laptob computers
--- On Sun, 12/6/09, Andy obrien k3uka...@gmail.com wrote: From: Andy obrien k3uka...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Fw: [KA9QJGREPEATERS] Differences between netbooks notebook/laptob computers To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, December 6, 2009, 10:24 AM A timely post with Christmas soon upon those that celebrate this gift-giving holiday. I was thinking about a Netbook for my teenage daughter but with a full featured laptop only $50 more, I opted for the laptop. For portable digital mode ham operations though,a netbook might be quite useful. Andy K3UK I have a Asus netbook and it will run the most common digital modes of psk31 and rtty without any problems. I would not recommend the netbook to take the place of a 'real' computer. They are handy to carry with you. There is a lot of stuff in a small package, but to get the battery life the speed is not too fast. However, they are plenty fast for small applications if only running one program at a time. I have ran Skype without any problems. I also have an external TV tuner that works well with it. I like the fact the battery life is very long compaired to the normal laptop. About 6 hours or more depending on the usage. Also it has everything built in except for a cd/dvd drive. They can be bought for about $ 50. I don't have one as I have not found a need for one yet. If I want to load some softwear I put the disc in the desktop and use the wireless router to install the softwear. The screen is small and it takes good eyes. Also in the 1024x768 mode (think that is the one) I only get about 2/3 of a page on the screen and have to scrool down to see the rest of the page. Most digital modes do not take that much of a computer, I ran psk31 on an old 486 computer not too long afer psk 31 came out. Ran rtty on less of a machine than that. As with anything, you have to know what it will do and what it will not do .
[digitalradio] Fw: [KA9QJGREPEATERS] Differences between netbooks notebook/laptob computers
An interesting article about portable puters. I didn't know this stuff. It is worth knowing so you don't buy the wrong item are dissatisfied /surprised when you get it home find out it doesn't do or have what you expected 73/75 de ka9jwx, Paul Lewis Webster SKCC #5322 John 3:16 Proud member of the; ARRL NRA Handihams LiveFreeUSA 60 Plus (even tho I am younger then 60) Long:-87.334L (-87*20'3W) Lat:41.4967N (41*29'48N) EN61HL Merrillville, Indiana, 46410-3503, USA ;-) --- On Sat, 12/5/09, Norm mr_norm_1...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Norm mr_norm_1...@yahoo.com Subject: [KA9QJGREPEATERS] Differences between netbooks notebook/laptob computers To: ka9qjgrepeat...@yahoogroups.com Date: Saturday, December 5, 2009, 5:37 PM Differences between netbooks notebook/laptob computers Many people are confused by this and Generally, laptops and netbooks look similar. And manufacturers often try to blur the differences. But there are significant differences. For instance, netbooks are less expensive than most laptops. Prices start around $280. And they weigh only a couple of pounds. They typically feature 10-inch screens. Most laptops have 13-inch screens or larger. The size difference is obvious if you compare them in a store. But, if you're shopping online, size can be difficult to determine. Netbooks are less powerful than laptops. Most netbooks use Intel's Atom processor. This is a low-power, single-core chip. It can't compete with powerful processors like the Core 2 Duo. Likewise, netbooks' graphics aren't as strong. Nor do netbooks feature built-in optical drives. However, some retailers bundle external drives with netbooks. A netbook is fine for basic tasks like e-mail and surfing. You can also do word processing and use spreadsheets. But netbooks aren't recommended for gaming or video editing. Your son also will want a laptop if he does much photo editing. Netbooks dont have a highend sound card either and that can mean poorer copy on soundcard digital modes such as psk,rtty,olivia,etc,for this kind of stuff and general computer work i would recomend a medium to highend notebook as i use here at kb9ygd which will cost you much more but you will get much more and be satisfied in the long run. Kb9ygd
