I'm not for sure, hard to find much out about anyone who has actually tested that. I believe I have found what I'm looking for though in the Acer Aspire One AO721. GigE, hell of a price, and lots of nice features.
If we go with that one, I'll test out that GigE performance and report back. On 9/2/2010 12:33, Josh Luthman wrote: > Are these laptops and netbooks actually capable of pushing>100mbps? > Or are you just verifying the gigabit link works? > > Josh Luthman > Office: 937-552-2340 > Direct: 937-552-2343 > 1100 Wayne St > Suite 1337 > Troy, OH 45373 > > > > On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 12:19 PM, Forbes Mercy > <forbes.me...@wabroadband.com> wrote: >> I've been using Netbooks for half a year now, they are so much more >> handy to carry than a full-sized unit. I have all the diagnostic tools >> I need on it, the screen is bright in the sun and it lasts the whole >> day, easily, on one charge. My installer lost one and it was $300 to >> replace, not $5-800 like a full-sized one. Since all they are is for >> diagnostics I don't need the power of a full-size laptop. The Costco >> brands are not bad, I have a Samsung and it runs great. >> >> Forbes Mercy >> Washington Broadband, Inc. >> >> On 9/2/2010 8:54 AM, Steven McGehee 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/ >> > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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/
