Comments on: Intel: be realistic about low-cost “netbook” subnotebooks http://tech.blorge.com/Structure: /2008/09/22/intel-be-realistic-about-low-cost-netbook-subnotebooks/ Technology news Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:15:02 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Ken http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2008/09/22/intel-be-realistic-about-low-cost-netbook-subnotebooks/comment-page-1/#comment-137243 Ken Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:32:43 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure: /2008/09/22/intel-be-realistic-about-low-cost-netbook-subnotebooks/#comment-137243 "According to Burleigh, Intel is encouraging retail staff to ask what consumers are wanting to do with their notebook before the sale is made." How inept is the retail staff in Oz? Is this really something that needs to be said? “According to Burleigh, Intel is encouraging retail staff to ask what consumers are wanting to do with their notebook before the sale is made.”

How inept is the retail staff in Oz? Is this really something that needs to be said?

]]> By: Intel, the Good Samaritan http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2008/09/22/intel-be-realistic-about-low-cost-netbook-subnotebooks/comment-page-1/#comment-137055 Intel, the Good Samaritan Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:55:31 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure: /2008/09/22/intel-be-realistic-about-low-cost-netbook-subnotebooks/#comment-137055 Note how the "average" netbook specs according to Intel are actually all on the low-end of netbooks being released today. Dell's Mini comes with 4GB-16GB of SSD storage and 512 MB - 1 GB of RAM. Toshiba's NB100 will have up to 160 GB of hard drive space. MSI Wind comes with 80 GB of hard drive space. Acer Aspire One is available with 8 GB SSD or 120 GB hard drive, etc. etc. Beware, don't use your netbook for creating content, it may explode with these low specs. Be skeptical. The new netbooks have computing power that's comparable to iBook G4s -- granted their video cards were better, but one would hardly say that iBooks were only suitable for accessing content. Many students, graphic artists, and content professionals would disagree. Attach a netbook to an external monitor and you've got yourself a great little desktop and laptop! Note how the “average” netbook specs according to Intel are actually all on the low-end of netbooks being released today.

Dell’s Mini comes with 4GB-16GB of SSD storage and 512 MB – 1 GB of RAM. Toshiba’s NB100 will have up to 160 GB of hard drive space. MSI Wind comes with 80 GB of hard drive space. Acer Aspire One is available with 8 GB SSD or 120 GB hard drive, etc. etc.

Beware, don’t use your netbook for creating content, it may explode with these low specs.

Be skeptical. The new netbooks have computing power that’s comparable to iBook G4s — granted their video cards were better, but one would hardly say that iBooks were only suitable for accessing content. Many students, graphic artists, and content professionals would disagree.

Attach a netbook to an external monitor and you’ve got yourself a great little desktop and laptop!

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