[Noisebridge-discuss] Best Netbooks?

[Mikolaj Habryn]

On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 7:44 PM, Al Billings <albill at openbuddha.com> wrote:
> On 5/13/09 11:38 AM, Bear Naff wrote:
>>
>> I have a Dell Mini 9, which I cannot recommend for people with large
>> hands.  The keyboard is tiny and takes a couple days to even begin to get
>> used to.  On the upside, it's easy to get it to run OSX, it goes on sale
>> fairly regularly, and having taken mine apart several times I can swear that
>> this is the most mod-friendly laptop I've every eviscerated.
>>
>> The Dell Mini 10 might have similar positive features, but has the major
>> negative feature of non-upgradable ram.  The Mini 10 keyboard is
>> adequately-sized.
>
> Thanks. I've been debating one of the Dell Mini models, an MSI Wind machine
> (keyboard being decent is always mentioned), or the eeepc 1000he.
>
> I'm tempted by the Dell's since one had get a better than 600 pixel vertical
> resolution.

My HP 2140 has a keyboard that generally garners praise in reviews (I
can type on it at close to full speed) and a 1366x768 screen. I think
HP have a pre-configured model for ~US$490. I usually have it with me
at NB if anyone wants to try it, though I doubt I'm the only one.

m.

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> Al
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