Asus launches 12.1-inch Eee PC, AMD Congo and Nvidia Ion versions coming soon

[kodrutz]

Why to say netbooks are not reliable? The idea is that, considering all those iPhones and BlackBerries out there, I see no reason in going for a netbook, when you can add a few extra bucks for a decent notebook (I am thinking about 16-17" displays and 1600X900 resolution here, 3-4GB of memory, 320-500GB hard drive, discrete graphics), and if you really need to go online, you can use your phone.

Come on, guys, are you really serious about watching HD movies on a 12" screen? I can't believe this!

 

[yorro]

I just have no idea why Netbooks keeps coming back for more.

 

[yorro]

I just can't understand why they keep making Netbooks

 

[Kibaruk]

Because the netbook market is a growing market Yorro.

It's like asking why they keep making more notebooks, or more desktop hardware. Since clearly lots of you are bots only posting for prizes and don't read other comments, are not aware that netbooks could replace desktop computers if they come this way:

Smaller, packing a lot of power, low voltage consuming, discrete video chipsets (You can play Modern Warfare 2 on an HD3200).

Put that into a dock that plugs into a screen, with a wireless keyboard and mouse, some more ventilation and you have a really nice desktop solution, much more power efficient, and in need take it wherever you want!

 

[AbsolutGaloot]

I'm really a fan of my HP mininote that I got a year ago, but the quality seems to be swiftly decreasing. My little brother has gone through 3 of the newer Minis in a year with various issues (dead/stuck pixels, won't boot, etc). I'm not surprised that the line has become so blurry between netbooks and ultraportables, and am glad that this is helping drive costs down.

 

[kodrutz]

Kibaruk, I think you're confusing netbooks with notebooks here. Sure, I may be wrong, but I didn't see any netbook using HD 3200 graphics so far...

 

[UT66]

Guest said:
I don't mind paying another $100+ for the Nvidia ion for better graphics and HD!!

good luck with that. intel >laughs>

 

[Kibaruk]

Kibaruk, I think you're confusing netbooks with notebooks here. Sure, I may be wrong, but I didn't see any netbook using HD 3200 graphics so far...

Read about MSI Wind12 U230, those were introduced in a couple topics after this one.

 

[kodrutz]

I would really like to see full-size notebooks using netbook platforms. Just think about the possibilities! Speaking for myself, most laptops I can think of are too powerful for my needs (just a browser and a text editor would be enough), but netbooks have those damn small screens and keyboards I really hate... so why not bring together the best of these two worlds?

 

[buttus]

I agree that manufactures are trying to get netbooks up to the low end of full notebooks. They are still a niche product though and are more easily dropped and dammaged then full notebooks.

For myself, I would never get one as the applications I use (Photoshop for example) need too much horsepower and screen size to ever be practical on a netbook. But I DO love the size and weight.

 

[RealXboxMaster]

My friend bought one of these last month with Windows 7 Pro installed from Newegg. He paid $445 US. Based on performance wise, All I can say is "What a piece of crap" for that price, I can by a decent powerful laptop with a duel burner, nice size screen for that. Total waste of time n money.

 

[Kibaruk]

@RealXboxMaster: Dude... who puts nicks like that? Comming back to the topic, if you don't like the idea of a computer without a burner and a small screen size, it's just your opinion.

So, you go for the notebooks, others go for the netbooks. How you feel about them is not an impediment to how others feel about them. Size and weight is THE thing taken in consideration when buying a netbook.