| Low cost ultra-portables are coming on gangbusters »www.liliputing.com/2008/04/over-···_24.html
Over the past six months or so, Asus, Everex, and HP have managed to bring low-cost ultraportable notebooks to market. But dozens of other computer makers have promised to bring out their own mini-notebooks. Some will run Linux, while others will be preloaded with Windows XP or Vista. Some will have flash memory, while others will have hard drives. But every one will be smaller, lighter, and cheaper than most existing laptop computers. Here's a roundup of some of the computers that have been announced or are already available. A list of all the new Ultra portable PCs follows at the above link. Sales of this type and size of computer is exploding.
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Alphy
join:2001-12-31
Troy, MI | still not sold on ultra portable until there is a solution (Intel Atom?) that will give me smooth playback of HD video. |
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Kitchener, ON
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I'm on one of those ultraportables right now. The Asus (2G Surf model). Machine gets a little warm, other then that, it's perfect, although I heavily modified. (Basically using a Class 6 SD-Card as the 2nd partition in the "UnionFS") Linux, no crashes, so that part is good, add lots of repositories (DO YOUR RESEARCH FIRST!!!) and have everything I need with still lots of room left on my card. Perfect.
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I bought my U810 last November, and it's become my primary mobile computing device! Granted it's not perfect (slow processor, double-mapped keys, Vista), but the convenience factor is overwhelming! Only 1.6 lbs, and easily fits inside a large coat pocket.
With low cost ultraportables about to hit the market, expect to see a lot of these babies show up everywhere, slowly replacing the big and bulky notebook computers we've had for decades now.
My U810 is so convenient, I've used it to write this message while sitting on the toilet!  |
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