Well, the 1000HA and it's replacements are pretty solid, but none of the Asus netbooks appear to be availabe with Windows 7, yet.
Windows 7 full bore on a Netbook might be a while, yet.
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DCJensen - Nov 22, 2009 10:13:51 pm PST #11758 of 25501
All is well that ends in pizza.
Strix - Nov 22, 2009 10:23:34 pm PST #11759 of 25501
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Steph, I have an 8g iTouch (bought new in August)
I am quite happy with it -- connecting with Wifi to get online, check emails, watch YouTube is easy when you live in a city, video quality is better than our TV. I use it as an eReader through my fictionwise account (but Barnes and Noble has one -- there are a few), bought a phone and wall charger, and watched 4 episodes of True Blood on a recent trip from KC to Minneapolis.
I've got Pandora, but I almost like Genius enough to get rid of it. It's really wonderful. I download podcasts (and some podcast are really free audio books, especially if you're into classics -- check out Lit2Go in iTunes U)
LOVE LOVE LOVE. And then I just use my crappy little Nokia for phone calls and a few texts every now and then.
NoiseDesign - Nov 22, 2009 10:59:13 pm PST #11760 of 25501
Our wings are not tired
There are a number of netbooks available with Windows 7 Starter Edition actually. I did a quick search on Best Buy's website and they show 40 different models for sale with Windows 7 at the moment.
Jilli, my recommendation would be to go down to something like Best Buy this week and try out a bunch of the models and their keyboards and trackpads. I've got an early model of Asus and while it is a nice little machine the trackpad and mouse buttons on my model sucks monkey balls. I've played the some of the HP models and prefer the keyboard and trackpads and those quite a bit more.
Sue - Nov 23, 2009 3:14:41 am PST #11761 of 25501
hip deep in pie
I have a HP1030 and I really like it. (It runs XP.) My main complaint is that the connections for the AC plug do not fit into the computer snugly, and the plug is constantly falling out, or loosening enough to not be drawing power from the cord. This is my second plug, as the prong snapped in half on my first plug when it was dropped, and they were both like this. The webcam is also pretty useless unless you are in brightly lit places. The keyboard and the trackpad are great.
I use mine exclusively for websurfing, so I can't really speak to how it runs other applications.
Tom Scola - Nov 23, 2009 3:35:54 am PST #11762 of 25501
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Steph L. - Nov 23, 2009 4:34:32 am PST #11763 of 25501
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Steph, I have an 8g iTouch (bought new in August)
I am quite happy with it -- connecting with Wifi to get online, check emails, watch YouTube is easy when you live in a city, video quality is better than our TV.
Okay, you folks have convinced me (or confirmed my decision)! I have to go for the 32g one, though, because I'm going to want to keep photos, etc. on it in addition to music and such.
Jessica - Nov 23, 2009 4:36:35 am PST #11764 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
How limited is the Windows 7 Starter Edition (compared to, say, XP Home, and on a netbook does it really matter)? I've been thinking about a Black Friday netbook myself.
le nubian - Nov 23, 2009 4:46:41 am PST #11765 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Steph, I have the 32G one. If you go lower than that, you lose some functionality with the Touch. I was trying to decide between the 32G and the 64G. The 32G is nice and light, so I'm glad I got that one.
Jessica - Nov 23, 2009 4:54:01 am PST #11766 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Netbook deals - [link]
Steph L. - Nov 23, 2009 5:12:30 am PST #11767 of 25501
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Steph, I have the 32G one. If you go lower than that, you lose some functionality with the Touch.
That's right -- I remember reading that in a CNet review. Hell, when I bought my ancient iPod mini 4 years ago, it was a refurb, and it was still ~$210-ish, IIRC. For a 4G mini. So $279 for a *new* 32G Touch is fine w/me.
Gah. There's an Apple store in the mall across the street from my office, and, being Instant Gratification Girl, I really want to go get one NOW.