Racketboy

GSZX1337 · **Posted:** Sun Jan 06, 2008 1:26 am

racketboy wrote:

Ivo wrote:

devilmyarse wrote:

Do you mean a UMPC? (ultra mobile pc) They're very expensive right now as they're fairly new.

From pics I found of UMPCs, I wasn't thinking of that radical. Those are REALLY mobile.

I was thinking of Subnotebooks, which have been around certainly for a while. Wikipedia seems to have distinct articles (the laptop categories they have are, in order of small to big goes: UMPC, subnotebook or ultraportable, thin&light, mainstream and lastly the desktop replacements.

So basically the one bigger than the UMPC was what I meant.

Ivo.

Check into the Asus Eee PC.
I'm planning on getting one this summer for my birthday

I'm looking at it as well. The only thing that I don't like is the CPU (Celeron make me gag). Anyone know of a lappy like the Eee PC that has a better processor like a Pentium, Athlon, or Sempron?

racketboy · **Posted:** Sun Jan 06, 2008 3:01 am

GSZX1337 wrote:

racketboy wrote:

Ivo wrote:

devilmyarse wrote:

Do you mean a UMPC? (ultra mobile pc) They're very expensive right now as they're fairly new.

From pics I found of UMPCs, I wasn't thinking of that radical. Those are REALLY mobile.

I was thinking of Subnotebooks, which have been around certainly for a while. Wikipedia seems to have distinct articles (the laptop categories they have are, in order of small to big goes: UMPC, subnotebook or ultraportable, thin&light, mainstream and lastly the desktop replacements.

So basically the one bigger than the UMPC was what I meant.

Ivo.

Check into the Asus Eee PC.
I'm planning on getting one this summer for my birthday

I'm looking at it as well. The only thing that I don't like is the CPU (Celeron make me gag). Anyone know of a lappy like the Eee PC that has a better processor like a Pentium, Athlon, or Sempron?

You just can't think of the EeePC as a primary machine -- it's not meant to be.
I look at it as a more powerful and useful alternative to the iPhone or Nokia Internet tablets.
I just want something that I can surf on on the go without carrying around something big. But at the same time, I need a keyboard and more flexibility due to my writing habits and such.

GSZX1337 · **Posted:** Sun Jan 06, 2008 5:09 am

racketboy wrote:

GSZX1337 wrote:

racketboy wrote:

Ivo wrote:

devilmyarse wrote:

Do you mean a UMPC? (ultra mobile pc) They're very expensive right now as they're fairly new.

From pics I found of UMPCs, I wasn't thinking of that radical. Those are REALLY mobile.

I was thinking of Subnotebooks, which have been around certainly for a while. Wikipedia seems to have distinct articles (the laptop categories they have are, in order of small to big goes: UMPC, subnotebook or ultraportable, thin&light, mainstream and lastly the desktop replacements.

So basically the one bigger than the UMPC was what I meant.

Ivo.

Check into the Asus Eee PC.
I'm planning on getting one this summer for my birthday

I'm looking at it as well. The only thing that I don't like is the CPU (Celeron make me gag). Anyone know of a lappy like the Eee PC that has a better processor like a Pentium, Athlon, or Sempron?

You just can't think of the EeePC as a primary machine -- it's not meant to be.
I look at it as a more powerful and useful alternative to the iPhone or Nokia Internet tablets.
I just want something that I can surf on on the go without carrying around something big. But at the same time, I need a keyboard and more flexibility due to my writing habits and such.

I'm not expecting a C2D or a Phenom, just something a little better than a Celeron. I've used many PCs with a Celeron and they all sucked (although they were running windows).
Maybe a Pentium 3/4 or a Sempron.

Jubal · **Posted:** Sun Jan 06, 2008 5:12 am

GSZX1337 wrote:

I'm looking at it as well. The only thing that I don't like is the CPU (Celeron make me gag). Anyone know of a lappy like the Eee PC that has a better processor like a Pentium, Athlon, or Sempron?

part of the probs with those other chips is there power draw and heat generation, with a 3 hour battery you need every extra min you can get

racketboy · **Posted:** Sun Jan 06, 2008 5:18 am

I've heard the performance if pretty snappy with the custom Linux install it has.
For the stuff I want to use it for, I wouldn't want Windows on there.

Jubal · **Posted:** Sun Jan 06, 2008 7:07 am

racketboy wrote:

I've heard the performance if pretty snappy with the custom Linux install it has.
For the stuff I want to use it for, I wouldn't want Windows on there.

is there better battery life with the linux distro, or ubuntu?

funny enough, the only thing keeping me on windows at this point is a little genealogy program I like that I can't get on linux. that and required energy to learn something new. I think a subnotebook is the perfect thing to get me use to linux. it will probably be just enough to push me over the edge and switch my home machine over.

Jubal · **Posted:** Sun Jan 06, 2008 8:43 pm

and now to confuse the issue further... here is a linkdump of cool looking chinese portable media players (PMP) with gaming capabilities

Gemei X900 Brings Gaming to a Whole New Level of Comfort

Inside-Out Folding PMP From China Does Solar Power, Nintendo Games

Gaming-Oriented PMP From China has Ordinary but Original Design

China PMP Does Nintendo, Flash Games

China PMP Carbon-Copies Nintendo Device

MP4-3010A: Sidekick-Inspired China PMP

China Company Releases Folding PMP

Nintendo-Inspired China PMP (Not Surprisingly) Does Games

China PMP Gives Wide Range of AV Options, Does Old-School Gaming

Postdata G100, the WiMAX Gamer

iRiver G10 for December?

TMS V888 PMP Slider From China

GSZX1337 · **Posted:** Sun Jan 06, 2008 9:48 pm

Jubal wrote:

GSZX1337 wrote:

I'm looking at it as well. The only thing that I don't like is the CPU (Celeron make me gag). Anyone know of a lappy like the Eee PC that has a better processor like a Pentium, Athlon, or Sempron?

part of the probs with those other chips is there power draw and heat generation, with a 3 hour battery you need every extra min you can get

I thought that the Semprons were more efficient than the P4 and Athlons. What about a Centrino? Don't the ThinkPads use Pentiums?
I just want anything other than a Celeron. I'll just look for something else.

Jubal · **Posted:** Sun Jan 06, 2008 10:06 pm

GSZX1337 wrote:

Jubal wrote:

GSZX1337 wrote:

I'm looking at it as well. The only thing that I don't like is the CPU (Celeron make me gag). Anyone know of a lappy like the Eee PC that has a better processor like a Pentium, Athlon, or Sempron?

part of the probs with those other chips is there power draw and heat generation, with a 3 hour battery you need every extra min you can get

I thought that the Semprons were more efficient than the P4 and Athlons. What about a Centrino? Don't the ThinkPads use Pentiums?
I just want anything other than a Celeron. I'll just look for something else.

well its the 900 MHz Intel Celeron-M ULV 353, ULV stands for ulta low voltage, M stands for mobile. I don't think the new mobile celerons bear much resemblance to the old celeron chips

racketboy · **Posted:** Sun Jan 06, 2008 10:19 pm

GSZX1337 wrote:

Jubal wrote:

GSZX1337 wrote:

I'm looking at it as well. The only thing that I don't like is the CPU (Celeron make me gag). Anyone know of a lappy like the Eee PC that has a better processor like a Pentium, Athlon, or Sempron?

part of the probs with those other chips is there power draw and heat generation, with a 3 hour battery you need every extra min you can get

I thought that the Semprons were more efficient than the P4 and Athlons. What about a Centrino? Don't the ThinkPads use Pentiums?
I just want anything other than a Celeron. I'll just look for something else.

You'll just have to pay more for it, that's all. You can't expect much in an ultraportable for $300-$400.

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