No such thing as a perfect netbook for me? Q_Q

2009-07-28 18:02:02

#1

FloppY_: +1,010|6547|Denmark aka Automotive Hell

I am currently in the market for a ~ 2000 DKK netbook and looking at the following, but they all seem to have their own lacks/flaws.

Acer Aspire One @ 2000 DKK
- No Bluetooth
- Ram upgrade is VERY difficult
- Only 8,9" display as opposed to the ~10" of the other two
+ Cheapest of the 3

MSI Wind U120 @ 2300 DKK
- No SO-DIMM slot for ram upgrades
+ Wireless N (draft)
+ Good price
++ 6cell battery

Lenovo Ideapad S10e @ 2000-3000 DKK
+ Best looks
+ 2 Year warranty as opposed to the standard 1 year of the others
+ Easily upgradeable (wireless card, ram, harddrive & even a PCMCIA slot for unlimited connectivity options or cheap SSD's)
- 1024x576 native resolution causing compability issues with some software
- Idiotically changing prices (1999 at sale in a store where i went only to be told "we don't have them right now, even though they are in our catalogue for this week", I mean, WTF... Now I can't find one on the web below 3000DKK and I can get one WITH a 3g modem for 2800 in a store that is usually expensive X_x) (btw 3G modems usually mean a +800 DKK price tag )

Currently I actually prefer the Lenovo, had the MSI had upgradeable ram it would be my obvious winner, but tbh I very much doubt the Build quality of the MSI aswell... and the 2 year warranty of the lenovo is a big + aswell... now I just hope the stupid store sorts their offers up, they had shown in a leaflet that they had a "s10" but below were listed the specs of the s10e, and prices on the S10e are BONKed here in Denmark atm

I am planning on putting a Kingston KHX5300S2LLK2/2G (HyperX) memory module into whichever notebook I choose, I want to run windows 7 on it with Aero enabled, so >1Gb is a must.

Last edited by FloppY_ (2009-07-29 01:40:39)

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2009-07-29 00:23:35

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some_random_panda: Flamesuit essential; +454|6651

Lenovo makes sturdy laptops. Given a couple of reformats now and then, they'll last far longer than you'll want them for, so for a long-term investment, go for it (seen some ancient ones around still working just fine).

But make sure you reformat over the install they give you - there's tons of useless utilites and programs you'll never need or use. They won't give you reformat disks - a part of your hard drive is partitioned off for this. Annoying as hell.

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2009-07-29 01:39:37

#3

FloppY_: +1,010|6547|Denmark aka Automotive Hell

some_random_panda wrote:
Lenovo makes sturdy laptops. Given a couple of reformats now and then, they'll last far longer than you'll want them for, so for a long-term investment, go for it (seen some ancient ones around still working just fine).

But make sure you reformat over the install they give you - there's tons of useless utilites and programs you'll never need or use. They won't give you reformat disks - a part of your hard drive is partitioned off for this. Annoying as hell.

I know mate, I just go for a cleanup instead of a total reformat tbh...... hate bloatware

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2009-07-29 02:02:01

#4

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6714|The Twilight Zone

I would get something with HDMI out

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2009-07-29 03:51:21

#5

FloppY_: +1,010|6547|Denmark aka Automotive Hell

.Sup wrote:
I would get something with HDMI out

DUURRRR nice one mate, none of these have... and tbh I can't really see what I would need it for -.-

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2009-07-29 04:06:46

#6

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.Sup wrote:
I would get something with HDMI out

The compaq I'm using has HDMI out. And it was only £300

2009-07-29 04:17:00

#7

FloppY_: +1,010|6547|Denmark aka Automotive Hell

SirSchloppy wrote:
.Sup wrote:
I would get something with HDMI out
The compaq I'm using has HDMI out. And it was only £300

The Compaq & HP mini notes have HORRIBLE keyboards... unless you use the two finger system, the keys are useless...

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2009-07-29 07:14:31

#8

CammRobb: Banned; +1,510|6391|Carnoustie MASSIF

FloppY_ wrote:
SirSchloppy wrote:
.Sup wrote:
I would get something with HDMI out
The compaq I'm using has HDMI out. And it was only £300
The Compaq & HP mini notes have HORRIBLE keyboards... unless you use the two finger system, the keys are useless...

It's not a mini note, it's a presario, it's got a pretty much normal sized keyboard, with a numpad.

2009-07-29 09:12:29

#9

Noobeater: Northern numpty; +194|6708|Boulder, CO

There are more than those two companies that make netbooks, samsung has a decent range of them too.

specifically look up the NC10, N120, N130 and if you can find it the N110 (the NC10 is the older model, the others are brand new).

2009-07-29 12:58:32

#10

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6714|The Twilight Zone

FloppY_ wrote:
.Sup wrote:
I would get something with HDMI out
DUURRRR nice one mate, none of these have... and tbh I can't really see what I would need it for -.-

digital video out. Unless analog suits you

2009-07-29 14:19:26

#11

FloppY_: +1,010|6547|Denmark aka Automotive Hell

SirSchloppy wrote:
FloppY_ wrote:
SirSchloppy wrote:
The compaq I'm using has HDMI out. And it was only £300
The Compaq & HP mini notes have HORRIBLE keyboards... unless you use the two finger system, the keys are useless...
It's not a mini note, it's a presario, it's got a pretty much normal sized keyboard, with a numpad.

Then it is far too big... I am looking at 9-10 incher's here, as in, netbooks... not notebooks with 15-17" screens :facepalm:

.Sup wrote:
FloppY_ wrote:
.Sup wrote:
I would get something with HDMI out
DUURRRR nice one mate, none of these have... and tbh I can't really see what I would need it for -.-
digital video out. Unless analog suits you

Mate please explain to me why the heck I would need HDMI out on a Netbook with an Atom CPU... tbh I can't even tell the difference between DVI/Analog on my Desktop @ samsung T200 display

Noobeater wrote:
There are more than those two companies that make netbooks, samsung has a decent range of them too.

specifically look up the NC10, N120, N130 and if you can find it the N110 (the NC10 is the older model, the others are brand new).

The samsungs are far more expensive than the other brands if you compare their specs.. (they are in denmark atleast)

Last edited by FloppY_ (2009-07-29 14:24:02)

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2009-07-29 14:24:01

#12

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6714|The Twilight Zone

FloppY_ wrote:
.Sup wrote:
FloppY_ wrote:
DUURRRR nice one mate, none of these have... and tbh I can't really see what I would need it for -.-
digital video out. Unless analog suits you
Mate please explain to me why the heck I would need HDMI out on a Netbook with an Atom CPU... tbh I can't even tell the difference between DVI/Analog on my Desktop @ samsung T200 display

oh I see. You don't need HDMI

2009-07-29 14:25:46

#13

FloppY_: +1,010|6547|Denmark aka Automotive Hell

.Sup wrote:
FloppY_ wrote:
.Sup wrote:
digital video out. Unless analog suits you
Mate please explain to me why the heck I would need HDMI out on a Netbook with an Atom CPU... tbh I can't even tell the difference between DVI/Analog on my Desktop @ samsung T200 display
oh I see. You don't need HDMI

Mate, there is no apparent difference (unless ofcourse you have the wires rolled around a conductor or something to fuck up the analog signal)... I even ran analog on my "old" 5:4 LG flatron on purpose just because it could not run battlefield in it's native res. on DVI

and tbh, the only thing a netbook can run sensibly when it comes to external monitors is a projector @ 1024x768, and analog is more than adequate for that

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2009-07-29 14:27:35

#14

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6714|The Twilight Zone

And I thought my vision is poor

2009-07-29 14:28:28

#15

FloppY_: +1,010|6547|Denmark aka Automotive Hell

.Sup wrote:
And I thought my vision is poor

I have yet to meet a single person that can tell the difference....

You must have gone from a crappy Analog display to a Supa' DVI display tbh
let me guess... CRT -> LCD ?

https://uk.ts.fujitsu.com/rl/servicesupport/techsupport/Monitors/DVI/1145-A.jpg

VGA/DVI are interchangeable if you have a decent monitor & GPU imho...

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2009-07-29 14:32:18

#16

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6714|The Twilight Zone

FloppY_ wrote:
.Sup wrote:
And I thought my vision is poor
I have yet to meet a single person that can tell the difference....

You must have gone from a crappy Analog display to a Supa' DVI display tbh
let me guess... CRT -> LCD ?

LCD 17">20">24">24"

2009-07-29 14:34:35

#17

FloppY_: +1,010|6547|Denmark aka Automotive Hell

.Sup wrote:
FloppY_ wrote:
.Sup wrote:
And I thought my vision is poor
I have yet to meet a single person that can tell the difference....

You must have gone from a crappy Analog display to a Supa' DVI display tbh
let me guess... CRT -> LCD ?
LCD 17">20">24">24"

gz

You are still the only one I have ever heard claim "lulz teh differenz iz ubviouz"....

It is not.. as long as all the pixels are showing what they are meant to show there is no damn difference between the connectors...

also: updated above

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2009-07-29 14:36:52

#18

DUnlimited: got any popo lolo intersting?; +1,160|6724|cuntshitlake

Are you saying you do not notice the difference between DVI and D-SUB connection? Sorry, that is impossible, is your monitor void or something?

Plus CRT monitors have generally better image than LCD monitors.

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2009-07-29 14:38:20

#19

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6714|The Twilight Zone

FloppY_ wrote:
.Sup wrote:
And I thought my vision is poor
I have yet to meet a single person that can tell the difference....

You must have gone from a crappy Analog display to a Supa' DVI display tbh
let me guess... CRT -> LCD ?

http://uk.ts.fujitsu.com/rl/servicesupp … 1145-A.jpg

VGA/DVI are interchangeable if you have a decent monitor & GPU imho...

Only DVI is interchangeable, VGA is not

2009-07-29 14:39:37

#20

FloppY_: +1,010|6547|Denmark aka Automotive Hell

.Sup wrote:
FloppY_ wrote:
.Sup wrote:
And I thought my vision is poor
I have yet to meet a single person that can tell the difference....

You must have gone from a crappy Analog display to a Supa' DVI display tbh
let me guess... CRT -> LCD ?

http://uk.ts.fujitsu.com/rl/servicesupp … 1145-A.jpg

VGA/DVI are interchangeable if you have a decent monitor & GPU imho...
Only DVI is interchangeable, VGA is not

so you can change a DVI with a DVI with no difference? ORLY ?

I see no need for HDMI since a netbook is not a friggin media center nor do I need sound output for my PC monitor :facepalm:

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2009-07-29 14:41:13

#21

FloppY_: +1,010|6547|Denmark aka Automotive Hell

DeathUnlimited wrote:
Are you saying you do not notice the difference between DVI and D-SUB connection? Sorry, that is impossible, is your monitor void or something?

Plus CRT monitors have generally better image than LCD monitors.

I lol'd

+ Monitor is fine.. if you use same setup and plug a DVI-D-SUB adapter on both ends of a analog cable there is no difference in image quality over a stock DVI cable... I have yet to see it for myself, or any other person who can tell the difference...

Last edited by FloppY_ (2009-07-29 14:43:58)

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2009-07-29 14:44:12

#22

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6714|The Twilight Zone

FloppY_ wrote:
.Sup wrote:
FloppY_ wrote:

I have yet to meet a single person that can tell the difference....

You must have gone from a crappy Analog display to a Supa' DVI display tbh
let me guess... CRT -> LCD ?

http://uk.ts.fujitsu.com/rl/servicesupp … 1145-A.jpg

VGA/DVI are interchangeable if you have a decent monitor & GPU imho...
Only DVI is interchangeable, VGA is not
so you can change a DVI with a DVI with no difference? ORLY ?

I see no need for HDMI since a netbook is not a friggin media center nor do I need sound output for my PC monitor :facepalm:

We missunderstood each other. DVI can be used with digital and analog components while VGA can only be used with Analog devices. Same with audio cables.

Why do you need a Netbook if you're not going to output video or sound?

2009-07-29 14:46:14

#23

FloppY_: +1,010|6547|Denmark aka Automotive Hell

Uh, to do what netbooks are made for?

Note's
On-the-go desktop replacement
Browsing
etc.

What I call "VGA" is a D-sub and "DVI" is a, well, DVI

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2009-07-29 14:47:36

#24

DUnlimited: got any popo lolo intersting?; +1,160|6724|cuntshitlake

FloppY_ wrote:
DeathUnlimited wrote:
Are you saying you do not notice the difference between DVI and D-SUB connection? Sorry, that is impossible, is your monitor void or something?

Plus CRT monitors have generally better image than LCD monitors.
I lol'd

Must have been a shit CRT you have been using. Any decent CRT monitor has a better image than a TN panel LCD monitor.

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2009-07-29 14:47:51

#25

SEREMAKER: BABYMAKIN EXPERT √; +2,187|6829|Mountains of NC

I've got a netbook, I think I'm going to sell it - I've only had it about 6 months

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