Comments on: Is the netbook fad set to fizzle? http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/05/14/is-the-netbook-fad-set-to-fizzle/ Top Technology news Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:40:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: james braselton http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/05/14/is-the-netbook-fad-set-to-fizzle/comment-page-1/#comment-197400 james braselton Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:09:58 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/05/14/is-the-netbook-fad-set-to-fizzle/#comment-197400 HI THERE YES THE THE NETBOOK IS GOING TOO FISEL OUT BECUASE THEY ARE TOO SLOW AND CAN NOT DO MUCH I CAN USE MY SAMSUNG SPRINT INSTINCT CELLPHONE MY NINTENDO DSI OR WII TOO THE SAME THING WITH OUT THE SLOWEST HARD DRIVES ON THE MARKET SENCE NONE USE HYBRIDE FLASH SSD WITH HARD DRIVE NO TURBO MEMORY OR NO SSD HI THERE YES THE THE NETBOOK IS GOING TOO FISEL OUT BECUASE THEY ARE TOO SLOW AND CAN NOT DO MUCH I CAN USE MY SAMSUNG SPRINT INSTINCT CELLPHONE MY NINTENDO DSI OR WII TOO THE SAME THING WITH OUT THE SLOWEST HARD DRIVES ON THE MARKET SENCE NONE USE HYBRIDE FLASH SSD WITH HARD DRIVE NO TURBO MEMORY OR NO SSD

]]> By: Aquaadverse http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/05/14/is-the-netbook-fad-set-to-fizzle/comment-page-1/#comment-179441 Aquaadverse Thu, 14 May 2009 21:37:43 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/05/14/is-the-netbook-fad-set-to-fizzle/#comment-179441 Or it could be retailers are trying to draw down inventory with smaller reorders. http://www.osnews.com/story/21492/Atom_Sales_Drop_Netbook_Share_Increases_What_s_Going_on_ Netbook sales were blistering hot and are possibly just taking a breather while the newer processors and screen tech like the Asus touchscreen. http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:%20/2009/05/12/asus-eee-pc-t91-touch-netbook-pricing-revealed/ It's a mistake to think of Netbooks as low rent laptops, or high rent smart phones. As Dave wrote in the Asus article, adding TV tuners and touchscreen keyboards for media on the go make them Touch and Kindle type devices. Apple might try to position their possible Netbook entry with smartphones, it's going to be tricky to hold margins in Macbooks and a Netbook price point. It would be foolish to write Apple out of the Netbook niche. Or it could be retailers are trying to draw down inventory with smaller reorders.
http://www.osnews.com/story/21492/Atom_Sales_Drop_Netbook_Share_Increases_What_s_Going_on_

Netbook sales were blistering hot and are possibly just taking a breather while the newer processors and screen tech like the Asus touchscreen.

http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:%20/2009/05/12/asus-eee-pc-t91-touch-netbook-pricing-revealed/

It’s a mistake to think of Netbooks as low rent laptops, or high rent smart phones. As Dave wrote in the Asus article, adding TV tuners and touchscreen keyboards for media on the go make them Touch and Kindle type devices.

Apple might try to position their possible Netbook entry with smartphones, it’s going to be tricky to hold margins in Macbooks and a Netbook price point. It would be foolish to write Apple out of the Netbook niche.

]]> By: Simon http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/05/14/is-the-netbook-fad-set-to-fizzle/comment-page-1/#comment-179371 Simon Thu, 14 May 2009 17:39:19 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/05/14/is-the-netbook-fad-set-to-fizzle/#comment-179371 I think netbooks have staying power if (1) prices can come down a bit and (2) performance can creep upward (RAM, speed, HD). I personally think netbooks need to be more in the $300 range consistently to increase their current market share, and that will happen only once solid state drives and more powerful chips can be had for less. The point to a netbook is not to replace a larger machine but to simply be able to do e-mail, light word processing and spreadsheeting, and Web surfing when you're on the go in cramped quarters. They are properly viewed not as a competitor with laptops and desktops but with smart phones, iPhones, etc. I suspect the Apple foray into netbook land will stimulate the market in new directions again. We'll have to stay tuned. I think netbooks have staying power if (1) prices can come down a bit and (2) performance can creep upward (RAM, speed, HD). I personally think netbooks need to be more in the $300 range consistently to increase their current market share, and that will happen only once solid state drives and more powerful chips can be had for less.

The point to a netbook is not to replace a larger machine but to simply be able to do e-mail, light word processing and spreadsheeting, and Web surfing when you’re on the go in cramped quarters. They are properly viewed not as a competitor with laptops and desktops but with smart phones, iPhones, etc.

I suspect the Apple foray into netbook land will stimulate the market in new directions again. We’ll have to stay tuned.

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