Search results matching tag 'netbooks'

RE: Acer Aspire 1551 11.6" Notebook Review

mhenriday — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 09:18:43 GMT

The specs aren't bad, but why a HDD spinning at only 5400 rpm ?...

Henri

RE: Dell Introduces $449 AMD-Powered 11.6" Inspiron M101z

mhenriday — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 18:53:38 GMT

This doesn't sound bad at all - could we see an HH test in the future ? It would be nice if users could purchase it without being subject to the Microsoft tax !...

Henri

RE: Asus Reveals 12.1" Eee PC 1201K With AMD Geode CPU

mhenriday — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 08:00:18 GMT

And I as well. If economic orthodoxy is to be believed, more competition in the field will lead to superior products at lower prices....

Henri

RE: Intel's MeeGo To Expand To Notebooks And Desktops: What's Next For The Linux OS?

mhenriday — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 08:06:16 GMT

«To date, no version of Linux has managed to catch on with the mainstream public. It's widely used in enterprise and Web hosting, but hardly ever in homes.» To me, this sounds like false propaganda from our friends at Microsoft, at least as regards netbooks ; according to this article from Computer World (http://preview.tinyurl.com/yl5jn87 ), some 32 % of netbooks «on track to ship [in 2009]» had en Linux distro installed, while 68 % had a Windows version. A large proportion of these must certainly be included in the category of computers used «in homes». Meego will be a welcome addition to this group, but if, as I believe, a 32 % share of the market cannot be dismissed as «hardly ever», the resulting change in the market will be quantitive, rather than qualitative....

Henri