Re: The New Netbooks

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 07:21:29 -0800

Just to add to this a bit, the Asus EEE pcs also use the RealTek sound. My particular model the 904ha can also go up to 7 hrs plus with screen brightness turned all the way down. It has a 6 cell battery and the Asus Hy bread engine also offers a super turbo mode that will over-clock the Atom. What I particularly like about this model are the keyboard and sound. The keyboard is almost as nice as the HP keyboard, and the speakers, although on the bottom part of the front edge, sound very good considering the size and they don't get totally covered up when you place the device on your lap. 

RA


David Tanner wrote:
Let me make a few comments here. I have used the MSI, HP MiniNote, the Samsung NC10, and the Dell Mini 9. First let me say that I was totally disappointed by the Dell Mini 9. The keyboard is too small, keys are crammed together, and a number of important keys are missing or have been moved. The keyboard has not functionkey roe, and only has the ability to get functionkeys F1 thru F10. Finally, the Dell has the same processor as the other units, but ran much slower and boots much slower.
The Samsung has a very nice keyboard, and is quite easy to type on at a rather fast pace. The speaker sounds good considering the size of the unit, and works well even with software such as Kurzweil1000 and Openbook with a Canon Lide 200 flatbed scanner. About the only complaint I could find was that the button to turn the unit on and off was on the side of the unit where a person could easily accidently press the button and turn the unit on or off without intending to do so. The most fantastic thing about the Samsung is that with the great battery management software in the unit it gets around 7 hours of use on a charge. That is a fantastic time for any laptop, and I have heard of no other netbook that can even come close to running as long on a charge.
The HP MiniNote I used was very nice, and had fantastic sound for its' size. The HP MiniNotes have very nice keyboards and are easy to type on. But, battery life per charge seemed to stay just over 4 hours per charge.
I baught a MSI Wind in December and absolutely love it. I think the only minus is that the speakers are under the unit and do not sound as good as some of the other units because of their placement under the unit. The keyboard is very good, easy to type on, and has nice size keys. I am getting just over 5 hours of use on a charge of the battery (6 cell). The MSI has a new firmware bios that allows the unit to be run in turbo mode that takes the speed of the processor to 2.0 GHZ instead of the 1.6 standard. But, because of the use of stepping you should not have to worry about overheating the processor because the processor will only run at the faster speed when processing demands call for the necessity of more speed for heavy processing. This difference makes the MSI able to perform more quickly and crispy on a lot of applications than the other units here that do not have any turbo mode.
I have used Jaws 10, Window-Eyes 7, the latest NVDA, and the latest System Access on these units and had no problems using any of these packages on any of the units with the exception of keyboard issues on the Dell Mini 9. 


This message was composed on a MSI Wind netbook.

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Hello Stephen My name is Julio and I would like to ask you what kind of
laptop would I need to run with jaws and what should I stay away from can
you please help I want to go out and buy a laptop and  want it to work
great.

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Yes, but from those who have tried this unit, the concensus is just those
who are probably not using any screen reading or magnification technology so 
to me its not valid points.
The NC10 does not have by any stretch of the imagination a 96% keyboard or 
it would be the best seller.



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The Samsung NC10, which is the consensus choice if you read reviews all over 

the place, has a 96% keyboard.
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I am using the MSI Wind, and it is a 88% keyboard to a full size keyboard. 
The HP2143 has a 92% size keyboard


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Subject: The New Netbooks

Hi All!  I'm wondering if anyone has yet tried using the new netbook
computers.   I hear that they're quite handy to take from room to room,
but
again, the keys seem to be a bit smaller, and take a bit of getting used
to.
Has anyone ever tried using one of these animals?

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