[APBeta] [Semi-OT] Netbooks

[Michael Portuesi]

Robin,

My netbook is the ASUS Eee PC 900.  I'm not sure it's still on the 
market, but its very close relative, the 901, is currently available at 
a great price - $267 ($367 - $100 rebate) at Amazon:

http://eeepc.net/eee-pc-901-with-20gb-ssd-and-6-cell-battery/

This blog post has links to Amazon for both Linux (20 GGB SSD) and 
Windows (12 GB SSD) versions.  Both versions have a 1.6 Ghz Atom, 1 GB 
RAM, 9-inch 1024x600 display.  (Personally, I'd get the Linux version 
even if I were to run Windows on it, due to the extra built-in 
storage.)  The 901 differs from my machine (the 900) in that the 900 
uses a Celeron CPU, the 901 has an Atom CPU.  So the 901 has better 
battery life.

I've upgraded my 900 to 2GB RAM, and I run both Ubuntu Linux and Windows 
XP on it.  It's a good secondary machine for running AstroPlanner.

There is also a Dell Mini 9 netbook on closeout for $199.  But it is an 
underpowered machine (512 MB RAM, only 4 GB storage):

http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/27/dells-inspiron-mini-9-drops-to-a-delicious-199/

Hope this helps,
Michael P.

RPEHLM wrote:
> Michael,
>
> May I ask which netbook you purchased?  Thinking of getting one 
> myself; preferably Windows based.  Just took a quick look at a Toshiba 
> model that lookd quite good.
>
> Regards
> Robin
>
> portuesi at jotabout.com wrote:
>> I have one of these netbooks, but I didn't want to ask for Netbook 
>> support because I was afraid of how that would affect the app.
>> But now that you have, I think the work will be worth it in terms of 
>> sales.  These tiny machines are nicely suited for field use, and are 
>> a nice pair-up with AP.
>>
>> Michael P.
>>
>> -original message-
>> Subject: Re: [APBeta] [Semi-OT] Netbooks
>> From: Paul Rodman <paul at ilanga.com>
>> Date: 02/27/2009 12:11 PM
>>
>>
>> On Feb 25, 2009, at 09:22 AM, Yours Truly wrote:
>>
>>  
>>> It would seem that a non-trivial number of you are looking at  
>>> running AP on these new el-cheapo netbooks that seem to be all the  
>>> rage. They seem to have 1024x600 screens, which is fine (?) for AP  
>>> V1, but not for AP V2, which requires a minimum of 1024x768.  
>>> Unfortunately, at this stage of the game, I cannot reduce that  
>>> requirement without serious redesign and re-engineering.
>>>     
>>
>> OK, I have done the serious redesign and re-engineering and AP V2 
>> will  now run on a minimum screen size of 1024x600. Any smaller than 
>> that  and you are DEFINITELY out-of-luck.
>>
>> Somebody owes me a beer.
>>
>> Paul R.
>>
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