RE: Opinions on Netbooks...

2010-10-06 Thread Steven M. Caesare
Déjà vu... -sc From: Bill Humphries [mailto:nt...@hedgedigger.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2010 5:19 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Opinions on Netbooks... you can jailbreak it legally... http://www.redmondpie.com/jailbreak-unlock-iphone-officially-legal/ Bill Jonathan

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2010-10-06 Thread Steven M. Caesare
I had to go to a larger form-factor Dell to get the 1900x1200 I wanted -sc From: Bill Humphries [mailto:nt...@hedgedigger.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2010 5:16 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Opinions on Netbooks... screen specs and resolution for laptops are the suck

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2010-10-05 Thread Andrew S. Baker
age- > > From: Matthew W. Ross [mailto:mr...@ephrataschools.org] > > Sent: Monday, October 04, 2010 3:16 PM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: Opinions on Netbooks... > > > > Hey list, > > > > I'm curious if any of you have experie

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2010-10-05 Thread MMF
.@gmail.com] To: NT System Admin Issues [mailto:ntsysad...@lyris.sunbelt-software.com] Sent: Tue, 05 Oct 2010 13:48:54 -0700 Subject: Re: Opinions on Netbooks... > Just a kvetch about these things... > > Why is it that they don't shrink the pixels, so we can get real > resolu

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2010-10-05 Thread Jonathan Link
ts for >> > Netbooks and the Asus models on Newegg are under $400 still. You will >> want >> > to flatten the Win7 Starter on it though I imagine. >> > >> > -- >> > Mike Gill >> > >> > -Original Message- >> >

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2010-10-05 Thread Matthew W. Ross
System Admin Issues [mailto:ntsysad...@lyris.sunbelt-software.com] Sent: Tue, 05 Oct 2010 13:48:54 -0700 Subject: Re: Opinions on Netbooks... > Just a kvetch about these things... > > Why is it that they don't shrink the pixels, so we can get real > resolution in a smaller a

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2010-10-05 Thread Bill Humphries
Newegg are under $400 still. You > will want > > to flatten the Win7 Starter on it though I imagine. > > > > -- > > Mike Gill > > > > -Original Message- > > From: Matthew W. Ross [mailto:mr...@ephrataschools.or

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2010-10-05 Thread Bill Humphries
ew W. Ross [mailto:mr...@ephrataschools.org] >> Sent: Monday, October 04, 2010 3:16 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

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2010-10-05 Thread Jonathan Link
under $400 still. You will > want > > to flatten the Win7 Starter on it though I imagine. > > > > -- > > Mike Gill > > > > -Original Message- > > From: Matthew W. Ross [mailto:mr...@ephrataschools.org] > > Sent: Monday, October 04, 2010 3

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2010-10-05 Thread Kurt Buff
s it gets for > Netbooks and the Asus models on Newegg are under $400 still. You will want > to flatten the Win7 Starter on it though I imagine. > > -- > Mike Gill > > -Original Message- > From: Matthew W. Ross [mailto:mr...@ephrataschools.org] > Sent: Monday, Oc

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2010-10-05 Thread Mike Gill
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 po

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2010-10-05 Thread Matthew W. Ross
-0700 Subject: Re: Opinions on Netbooks... > That's what I'm talking about! > > Of course, look at the price change when you choose the Core2 Solo... :) > > > *ASB *(My XeeSM Profile) <http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker> > *Exploiting Technology for Business

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2010-10-05 Thread Andrew S. Baker
> > > > > *From:* Roger Wright [mailto:rhw...@gmail.com] > *Sent:* 05 October 2010 15:13 > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: Opinions on Netbooks... > > > > I've worked with Netbooks from Dell, Acer, MSI, Lenovo and HP and have come > to

RE: Opinions on Netbooks...

2010-10-05 Thread Mark Kelsay
e a Dell Latitude 13, which is really thin and light. I like this much more. Here are the specs: http://www.dell.com/us/business/p/latitude-13/pd?refid=latitude-13 Mark From: Roger Wright [mailto:rhw...@gmail.com] Sent: 05 October 2010 15:13 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Opinions on

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2010-10-05 Thread Roger Wright
I've worked with Netbooks from Dell, Acer, MSI, Lenovo and HP and have come to the conclusion: they all suck. I'd much prefer a lower end notebook with a 12-14" screen, higher resolution than X x 600, built-in CD drive, and normal keyboard for my fat fingers. That said, my wife loves her "cute"

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2010-10-05 Thread Don Guyer
n, 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

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2010-10-05 Thread Richard Stovall
I have an original Dell Mini 9. It ran Win 7 just fine, but visiting web sites with Flash killed the poor CPU. I put the Ubuntu netbook edition on it a few months ago and it is really quite fast now. The real Achilles' heel is the keyboard. If you're a touch typist, you're going to be frustrate

Re: Opinions on Netbooks...

2010-10-05 Thread Ben Scott
On Mon, Oct 4, 2010 at 8:10 PM, Silvio L. Nisgoski wrote: > In the end, from first hand experience, it is much better to get used to > their shortcomings ( size, speed, keyboard ) Yah. A key to appreciating small-form-factor devices is understanding them. They're not small laptops, they're po

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2010-10-05 Thread John Hornbuckle
aylor.k12.fl.us -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

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2010-10-05 Thread Candee
+1 On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 6:02 AM, Andrew S. Baker wrote: > In general, you're going to want to get an N450 or one of the dual core > variety of NetBooks. > > I recently got my son a NetBook for his birthday, and you couldn't pay me > to use one of those things for remote support. I'll deal wit

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2010-10-05 Thread Candee
ry > to connect a cable inside a huge cabinet. And for their intended use ( > configuring network equipment through serial port / telnet / http, or > interfacing with measuring equipment just to collect data ) , it works ok. > > > > [ ] > > Silvio > > > >

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2010-10-05 Thread Andrew S. Baker
In general, you're going to want to get an N450 or one of the dual core variety of NetBooks. I recently got my son a NetBook for his birthday, and you couldn't pay me to use one of those things for remote support. I'll deal with the weight of a laptop, thankyouverymuch. The speed is not quite a

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2010-10-04 Thread Angus Scott-Fleming
On 4 Oct 2010 at 22:48, Matt Cross wrote: > I actually do ok with Office 2010 -- the trick is in managing the > running apps while using Office. Biggest problem with running Office on the X-by-600-pixel screens is that many Office config dialogs are larger than 600 pixels and can't be resized d

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2010-10-04 Thread Matthew W. Ross
Thanks, that's great information. --Matt Ross Ephrata School District On Oct 4, 2010, at 7:47 PM, Matt Cross wrote: > The U120 from early 2009. > > 1 gb ram > > Changed o/s from xp to Win 7 HP 32-bit > > Runs great as a quick trip system, as a presentation system, and as a > troubleshootin

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2010-10-04 Thread Matt Cross
; notebook over your lap, or trying to balance it with one hand while you try >> to connect a cable inside a huge cabinet. And for their intended use ( >> configuring network equipment through serial port  / telnet / http, or >> interfacing with measuring equipment just to

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2010-10-04 Thread Matt Cross
The U120 from early 2009. 1 gb ram Changed o/s from xp to Win 7 HP 32-bit Runs great as a quick trip system, as a presentation system, and as a troubleshooting system. -- Matt Cross mailto:mrforkl...@gmail.com On Mon, Oct 4, 2010 at 7:12 PM, Matthew W. Ross wrote: > There are a few MSI win

Re: Opinions on Netbooks...

2010-10-04 Thread Matthew W. Ross
Original Message - From: "Matthew W. Ross" > > To: "NT System Admin Issues" > Sent: Monday, October 04, 2010 7:15 PM > Subject: Opinions on Netbooks... > > > Hey list, > > I'm curious if any of you have experience with a variety of n

Re: Opinions on Netbooks...

2010-10-04 Thread Silvio L. Nisgoski
oss" To: "NT System Admin Issues" Sent: Monday, October 04, 2010 7:15 PM 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 a

Re: Opinions on Netbooks...

2010-10-04 Thread Matthew W. Ross
There are a few MSI wind netbook models... Can you tell me which model your running? Which OS? How much Ram? --Matt Ross Ephrata School District On Oct 4, 2010, at 3:32 PM, Matt Cross wrote: > I have one from MSI -- good keyboard, decent screen, decent performance > > > -- > Matt Cross > ma

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2010-10-04 Thread Matt Cross
I have one from MSI -- good keyboard, decent screen, decent performance -- Matt Cross mailto:mrforkl...@gmail.com On Mon, Oct 4, 2010 at 6:15 PM, Matthew W. Ross wrote: > Hey list, > > I'm curious if any of you have experience with a variety of netbooks. I'm > considering the purchase of one

Opinions on Netbooks...

2010-10-04 Thread Matthew W. Ross
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