http://deasil.disqus.com/enWed, 29 Apr 2009 10:47:56 -0000http://comments.deasil.com/2009/04/27/netbook-backlash/#comment-8810973<p>indeed. you can get a mini 9 for $50 now with a 2 year contract from at&amp;t right off the dell website.</p>howieWed, 29 Apr 2009 10:47:56 -0000http://comments.deasil.com/2009/04/27/netbook-backlash/#comment-8809023<p>Yeah, I agree - I think it's got a niche but it's smaller than this initial burst of love for it seems to indicate. Much smaller. As the novelty wears off and the economy improves, I suspect we'll see this market trailing off.</p><p>I think I remember someone starting to look into the telco's subsidizing netbooks with 3G here, too. We'll see...</p>felixWed, 29 Apr 2009 09:50:14 -0000http://comments.deasil.com/2009/04/27/netbook-backlash/#comment-8797830<p>I find the tiny trackpad on my HP Mini 1000 more of a pain than the almost (92%) standard-sized keyboard. I keep scrolling and dragging/dropping where I never intended to. But, as I'm currently a vagabond, it certainly saves my shoulders and back from carrying around a 6-pound MacBook Pro. With a little squeezing and the protective sleeve off, it even fits into my guide bag (/"man purse").</p><p>It's great for email, flashcards, web surfing (though extended sessions can get tedious at the low resolution). After stripping out unnecessary services and creating a ramdisk, it's pretty snappy at viewing 480p video. Even Photoshop is not impossible.</p><p>The segment is there. I just think it's much much smaller than the industry in the US wants to believe.</p><p>BTW, In Japan, it seems that netbooks and WWAN are almost universally sold as a bundle. I've even seen ads for Y100 ($1!) netbooks with wireless contract.</p>kaigeTue, 28 Apr 2009 23:49:19 -0000http://comments.deasil.com/2009/04/27/netbook-backlash/#comment-8778320<p>Just a correction: The Dell Mini 9's Atom CPU is most definitely NOT the same as the macbook air. while its capable, the Atom is a far cry from a Core 2 Duo.</p>howieTue, 28 Apr 2009 12:14:12 -0000http://comments.deasil.com/2009/04/27/netbook-backlash/#comment-8778231<p>nope. using one right now. you probably need to install the latest DellEFI. i recommend 1.1 (1.2 is in alpha). also, i understand that updating the bios to A05 solves some issues?</p>howieTue, 28 Apr 2009 12:10:54 -0000http://comments.deasil.com/2009/04/27/netbook-backlash/#comment-8777209<p>Huh! See, I guess it's diff't strokes for diff't folks. Still, I stand by the notion that small screen netbooks will prove to be a non-mainstream product. For me, for example, it's kinda worse web browsing on that screen than it is on my iPhone - there's no touch scrolling or anything, just fidgety mouse substitutes. Still, since I'm wrong about all this stuff all the time, I'm sure netbooks will continue to fly off the shelves. Heh!</p>felixTue, 28 Apr 2009 11:35:40 -0000http://comments.deasil.com/2009/04/27/netbook-backlash/#comment-8776585<p>i like the air but the footprint is too big and one usb port is silly. I need two or three most of the time. it is gorgeous, though.</p>robbTue, 28 Apr 2009 11:13:10 -0000http://comments.deasil.com/2009/04/27/netbook-backlash/#comment-8776529<p>any trouble hooking up external displays? I get some hangs when plugging or out to vga monitors that I've been trying to debug.</p>robbTue, 28 Apr 2009 11:11:25 -0000http://comments.deasil.com/2009/04/27/netbook-backlash/#comment-8776485<p>love my dell 9 running os x. the keyboard is workable, it was $209, it has more USB ports than my macbook pro, weighs 2 lbs and is 100% solid state (16GB internal and a 16 gb SD card.) Also it has the same CPU as the Air.</p><p>I find that I use it far more than my MBP at this point. I might be a weirdo, but it is really all the computer that I need for everything but audio work and it is really nice on my back to have a light laptop with the same footprint as a kindle.</p>robbTue, 28 Apr 2009 11:09:57 -0000http://comments.deasil.com/2009/04/27/netbook-backlash/#comment-8749799<p>hour or three? it never leaves my bag at home, i just kinda plug it in to charge inside my bag at night and then unplug and run. when im at clients i literally carry it around in my hand and just slap it down wherever i am when i need to get into a server or check email or just surf for a bit while im waiting. so it varies wildly, but about an hour on some days and no less than 4 on others.</p>howieMon, 27 Apr 2009 19:00:42 -0000http://comments.deasil.com/2009/04/27/netbook-backlash/#comment-8744952<p>Yeah, I been hearing about those 10" touchscreens. I just don't know. I can't think of a device that the world wants that has that. Maybe that's why I'm not Steve Jobs? Hmm...</p><p>Also curious, how much time, in aggregate do you think you spend working at your hackintosh over the course of a typical work day?</p>felixMon, 27 Apr 2009 16:18:10 -0000http://comments.deasil.com/2009/04/27/netbook-backlash/#comment-8737354<p>Just my 2¢....</p><p>My Dell Mini 9 hackintosh is the. greatest. thing. going.</p><p>of course i largely use it for network config stuff and email and basic browsing. the key is i carry it everywhere and OS X runs on it like gangbusters. maybe not gangbusters but its totally responsive.</p><p>i have, from time to time done actual programming on it as well as some simple photoshop work. sometimes i even plug it into an external monitor and keyboard/mouse at a client and all those aforementioned limitations disappear.</p><p>also, the rumormill has apple purchasing large numbers of 10" touchscreens for something....</p>howieMon, 27 Apr 2009 12:27:34 -0000