Yeah, typically netbooks don't even have CD *drives* let alone burners -- but we bought an external USB burner that we swap between netbooks and optical-drive-died laptops with 3 OSes, and it works perfectly, plug/play on all of them. I'd vote netbook for mobility and one or two externals at a central location if you *really* need it and it's not just make-work.
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amych - Dec 15, 2009 2:35:21 pm PST #11984 of 25501
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
amych - Dec 15, 2009 2:35:55 pm PST #11985 of 25501
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Also, we have a lot of weird/mismatched/half-dead hardware. This is probably not news.
omnis_audis - Dec 15, 2009 2:53:04 pm PST #11986 of 25501
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
thanks. Glad I asked, or I would have been looking for ages.
Gudanov - Dec 15, 2009 4:04:51 pm PST #11987 of 25501
Coding and Sleeping
omnis_audis - Dec 15, 2009 6:26:14 pm PST #11988 of 25501
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
So what makes it a netbook? Size?
NoiseDesign - Dec 15, 2009 6:26:26 pm PST #11989 of 25501
Our wings are not tired
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Polter-Cow - Dec 15, 2009 7:49:50 pm PST #11990 of 25501
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Any recommendations on digital picture frames in the $50-$70 price range? Amazon has a lot on sale right now, from Opteka, Pandigital, Coby, and Kodak.
Gudanov - Dec 16, 2009 5:11:59 am PST #11991 of 25501
Coding and Sleeping
So what makes it a netbook?
There is another distinction. A netbook can get a special OEM price for Windows if it meets certain hardware restrictions, which is why so many netbooks are restricted to 1GB of memory. There are some that don't use the special pricing so they can have more capability, but they are the bigger and more expensive netbooks, typically with 11" or 12" screens.
Gudanov - Dec 16, 2009 5:13:45 am PST #11992 of 25501
Coding and Sleeping
I'm thinking about getting a GPS system. I need something that can give me a speed display all the time even when I'm not programming in a destination (maybe that's all of them, I don't know). I'm also not wanting to spend a lot. Any recommendations?
flea - Dec 16, 2009 5:24:30 am PST #11993 of 25501
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I just got a Garmin nuvi 260 W on Amazon for $120 for mr. flea's birthday. We like it. It does display speed, I think even when you don't have a destination in mind.