have you used any of those minis? I would suggest borrowing one for a week first. I get more use out of my Droid then the netbook. There are Android tables that would do better for a pure install type device, namely with the touch screen vs kb and can be cheaper then a net/mini. Net/Minis really are extremely low end hardware for the price. Most people I know can not stand the small screen (constantly scrolling) and small keyboard. The performance of the Atom is abysmal at best, even for its clock speed. The missing out-of-order window really effects perforce if a modern OS. For the price of the netbook/minis I just get a $350~400 wal-Mart de jure from HP or Acer. I run Gentoo Linux with VirtualBox from Sun with the same WinXP I've had for years (I have added win7 to that since the beta days). What is great about using a vbox vm is I have a full backup of the OS and can fire it up on any hardware I want with out it knowing there was a change.
On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 8:54 AM, Steven McGehee <l...@qx.net> wrote: > Hey guys, > > We are looking to get a pair of new Laptop/Netbook computers for use in > the field. These would be in for installs, dispatching, troubleshooting, > speed testing, all of that general use stuff. > > We aren't looking for a lot -- just a GigE NIC, 10.1 or bigger screen > (one that works well in the sun is a plus), Windows 7, 3-6 hour battery > is fine, and 80GB or so of HDD is plenty. Right now we use Dell Latitude > D-630s, but they're heavier and larger than we really need. We're > thinking about a Dell 2100 or 2110 right now (which I need to verify has > GigE). > > If you have a certain portable you like to use, I would be interested in > hearing your recommendations. > > Thank you in advance! > > -Steven > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
