It has XP, and the 8GB solid-state HD.
I saw that one. For $30 more the black one has a 120GB HD. (Not solid state, obviously, but still. 120 is more than 8.)
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Jessica - Mar 11, 2009 10:09:53 am PDT #9438 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Sophia Brooks - Mar 11, 2009 10:10:47 am PDT #9439 of 25501
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I love my pink netbook! It is actually my only computer and a great way to afford one for those of us who do not have the money currently.
meara - Mar 11, 2009 10:30:00 am PDT #9440 of 25501
WOW, those are CHEAP! Dang....
NoiseDesign - Mar 11, 2009 10:51:37 am PDT #9441 of 25501
Our wings are not tired
My G5 is collecting dust in my storage room as well.
Steph L. - Mar 11, 2009 11:02:29 am PDT #9442 of 25501
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Wow. My work computer is a G4. Powered by a dinosaur running on a treadmill.
omnis_audis - Mar 11, 2009 11:04:03 am PDT #9443 of 25501
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
how is a netbook different than a laptop? Why is the price so much lower? Is it about connectivity? it is just a browser with screen and keyboard?
DCJensen - Mar 11, 2009 6:58:18 pm PDT #9444 of 25501
All is well that ends in pizza.
I'm still writing this on my G4/450.
I suppose I need to get into this millenium, soon.
I also need an old powerbook for my mom.
Why do some people ask more than $50 for a Pismo? One guy on craigslist wanted almost $200.
Typo Boy - Mar 11, 2009 7:34:52 pm PDT #9445 of 25501
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
how is a netbook different than a laptop? Why is the price so much lower? Is it about connectivity? it is just a browser with screen and keyboard?
Lighter, smaller, less power. Not just a browser with a screen and keyboard, but very low powered compared to a typical notebook. You can get an aspire with XP Home 120 gig hard drive, 2 meg ram, a 4 hour battery life, and size not much bigger than a paper back book. Includes almost useless web cam, decent wi-fi, and bundled with open source applications. No DVD or CD player, but you can add anything you want via USB port. Not a long battery life, but charges quickly. What you get in return for low power is not just low price, but really compact size and light weight. Lot of competing netbooks. Some are even more underpowered. I have an earlier linux aspire with an 8 gig solid state disk and 512 Meg Ram running on Linux. But it serves all my needs, and the screen is amazing for the size. I used on a business trip. My cellphone went out, and I added headphones, paid 4 bucks for months worth of skype, and used it as the world's biggest cellphone everywhere I had an internet connection, which was both where the conference was held, and at the motel I was staying at.
Typo Boy - Mar 11, 2009 7:37:06 pm PDT #9446 of 25501
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
I should add when I say it served all my needs, it served my needs while traveling. Would not use it as a Desktop machine, or to do a lot of compostion. (Actually, if I needed to compose on it I could add a decent keyboard, mouse and screen. Open office Word really is OK for word processing, even if inferior to MS Word in a lot of ways.)
Jessica - Mar 12, 2009 3:42:23 am PDT #9447 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Well, I just bought a refurbished 15" MacbookPro instead. (One popped up on Apple for $300 less than the ones I was looking at yesterday, so I grabbed it. It doesn't have the LED screen or the latest graphics card, but I think I'll live.)
I may still take the netbook plunge at some point, but right now my priority really is replacing the G5 tower. (Also...my iPhone basically does everything a netbook would already, except copy-paste. If I'm going to spend $250, I'd rather it be on a better phone in about 18 months when my contract runs out. Fingers crossed that by that time the Palm Pre will be on another carrier or there will be some awesome new Android phone with better battery life than the G1.)