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Re: HP Mini 1000 Vivienne Tam Edition got cheap(er)

enchantedsky — Mon, 25 May 2009 14:06:01 -0000

I agree with you for the most part, but if you have seen this netbook in person, the red body with the red keyboard actually look really cool. I kind of regret buying the Asus 1000HE even with 9.5 hours battery life instead of the sexy looks of the HP netbooks

Re: Samung launches WiMAX enabled NC10 netbook in Russia

enchantedsky — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 18:30:27 -0000

In Soviet Russia, Wimax Netbook's surf you.

Re: A closer look at the Asus Eee PC 1000HE keyboard

enchantedsky — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 11:23:07 -0000

I am receiving my 1000HE today. I bought it instead of the Samsung NC10 Special Edition because Samsung removed multi-touch from the trackpad. Also, it's difficult to justify the $500 price on NC10 SE (that's Amazon's $469 price + tax). $375 for a netbook is a better deal, which would become outdated technology in a year. (Single-core Atom processors will easily be replaced by the dual-core equivalents in a few years.)

Also, $500 is hard to justify when you can get a full notebook with DVD drive and dual-core processor for the same price (even though it's not small like a netbook, and long battery life)

Re: MSI Wind U115 tested, dissected in Polish

enchantedsky — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 18:27:19 -0000

Before everyone thinks this netbook is better than Asus 1000HE and Samsung NC10 SE, consider the following disadvantages to this new MSI Wind:

1) No multi-touch support (it uses a cheaper touchpad)

2) No ethernet port (it uses a USB dongle which slows down your CPU and overall USB speed when accessing the internet)

3) Trackpad is small, and mouse buttons are hard to press (try one in person, and you'll see what I mean)

4) Screen placement is poor (it's almost off center compared to other netbooks)

So in other words, battery life isn't everything. I'm still getting either an NC10 SE or Asus 1000HE

Re: Linux loses more netbook market share

enchantedsky — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 21:03:32 -0000

Linux is clearly the superior operating system. People are just ignorant, and blindly believe that Windows XP (an OS from 2001) is superior when it's all psychological ----- they're just too used to it, and have not experienced anything else.

The truth is that a lot of people buy Win XP netbooks just to wipe them out, and install Ubuntu Linux on it. I know, because I am one of them.

Re: Samsung NC20 coming to America – this month

enchantedsky — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 20:50:52 -0000

"Another one that can't multiply numbers."
You probably mean another one WHO can't multiply numbers. You should speak correct English before you criticize someones mathematics.

Re: Samsung NC10 Special Edition touchpad shows minor improvements

enchantedsky — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 17:30:34 -0000

Do ANY netbooks have a third mouse button?

By the way, you can do a middle click traditionally by pressing both the left and right mouse button simultaneously, but I don't know if this is possible on NC10's rocker design (where you can only press one button at a time)

Re: Asus Eee PC 1000HE, Samsung NC10 compared

enchantedsky — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 21:15:44 -0000

The battery life on 1000HE > Samsung NC10 with the wi-fi on, anyway.

Re: New netbooks in the database

enchantedsky — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 10:51:03 -0000

What about Samsung NC10 Special Edition?

Re: Asus Eee PC 1000HE now shipping from Amazon for $374

enchantedsky — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 07:49:33 -0000

I was wondering if someone could tell me if the 1000HE heats up on the bottom while in use? Also, how loud is the fan? It's ironic that all the reviews for 1000HE from reputable sources don't even point out these things. 1000HE's competition, the Samsung NC10, has barely no heat on the bottom, and the fan is ultra-quiet, even when CPU is at 100%, for instance.

Re: Samsung working on additional NC10 netbook versions

enchantedsky — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 19:30:33 -0000

Is the Samsung NC10 Special Edition (high capacity battery, large touchpad, and glossy screen) considered one of the variations?

In any case, it is strange that only Amazon.com would offer it. I would rather buy it from Newegg.

Re: Special edition Samsung NC10 with larger battery available for preorder

enchantedsky — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 21:41:16 -0000

NOT to be the devil's advocate or anything, but Samsung is claiming the glossy screen will have an anti-reflective coating. I suggest that no one judge this updated NC10 until they actually see one in person -------- it may not be as glossy you might think

Re: Intel Atom v2 (Pineview) coming this year

enchantedsky — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:18:06 -0000

The best article I've read on lilputing this month!

I'm not going to get Samsung NC10 anymore. I'd rather wait for this CPU to be implemented for potentially 10 hour battery life. What Intel should do is allow you to change CPUs in order to upgrade your netbook. Why should old CPUs in a netbook force you to buy a whole new computer just to get a new netbook?

Re: Samsung NC20 specs, user manual uncovered

enchantedsky — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 22:16:13 -0000

The rumored price was $600+, which also reinforces the idea that it isn't a netbook.

I think a system like this is meant to compete with the Asus netbook that are over $500 and are thinner and professional looking (forgot the model number, but it has the internals of a 1000H)

Re: Asus may be preparing a new Eee PC keyboard layout

enchantedsky — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 02:32:25 -0000

<< I personally use the left shift key more than the right one so this doesn’t bother me much, but it drives some people crazy. >>>

Brad, you make it sound like it's a *choice* whether people use left shift keys vs right shift keys, but it isn't. Having a small right shift key slows down the fastest touch typers

In typing class, when learning to touch type (which is defined as typing at high speeds without looking at the keyboard, and using all fingers to type, not just index fingers) they teach you that when you want to capitalize letters on the *left* side of the keyboard, you must use the right shift key. Likewise, if you want to capitalize letters on the *right* side of the keyboard, you must use the left shift key.

My #1 reason for not owning an Asus 1000H is because of the small right shift key. Statistically, 50% of letters on the left side of the keyboard which need to be capitalized cannot properly because a typist cannot find the right shift key.

So, it is not a matter of preference of whether you use left vs right shift key; rather, it is out of necessity that the shift keys be normal sized.

Anyone who claims that it doesn't matter that the right shift key is small is all right, that they'll use the left shift key.......are obviously hunt and peck typists who use their index fingers and need to look at the keyboard when typing.

Re: Psion explains its trademark position, probably won’t sue me

enchantedsky — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 03:26:31 -0000

Here is rule #1 about trademarks: If companies don't immediately sue others over violations, they will LOSE the trademark and cannot sue for future violations.

So in other words, if Psion didn't sue other companies/bloggers over "Netbook" (especially Intel), they have already lost the trademark to Netbook. This is how it works in the United States, and may not necessarily be true in other countries in the world. The cease and desist orders are merely scare tactics which hold little meaning.

(by the way, I work for the government, and deal with lawyers a lot, though I am not a lawyer myself)

Re: First look at the Asus Eee PC 1002HA

enchantedsky — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 16:08:42 -0000

Make the right shift key full-size, and only then will I consider buying this. Asus is really losing a lot of sales over their keyboard ------- Samsung with its NC10 is gaining profit from making a keyboard which makes more sense. Asus, are you reading this?

Re: Sony launching something, maybe a netbook?

enchantedsky — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 01:51:44 -0000

Aren't you referring to the Samsung NC10? :)

Re: Samsung working on new netbooks

enchantedsky — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 23:59:50 -0000

You guys joke around too much.

PLEASE focus on Samsung NC10's weaknesses in the upgrade, such as a larger trackpad. I refuse to buy one with such a small trackpad. An external USB mouse is not the answer in a system which is supposed to be a netbook (ultra small and portable........it defeats the purpose of carrying a mouse with you if it adds bulk to your travel)

Re: AT&T and Radio Shack to offer $100 Acer Aspire One?

enchantedsky — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:08:00 -0000

I used to work for Radio Shack

Wireless products are its most profitable items that they sell. In fact, workers regularly got fired if they didn't sell enough cell phones. It makes sense that they would sell a netbook for $99 with a wireless contract. It's a horrible store though ----- they'll push extended warranty's in your face, useless cheap overpriced accessories, and coerce you to buy other things you don't need in order to gain a higher commission

Re: Samsung predicts continuing NC10 netbook shortages

enchantedsky — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:49:33 -0000

Be careful with the black NC10s. It comes with the UK keyboard, which has an oversized enter key, and a small right shift key. If you're a touch typist in the U.S., you will find these two aspects annoying.

Re: 6 reasons Michael Arrington’s critique of netbooks is wrong

enchantedsky — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 09:42:55 -0000

Bottom line: If 90%+ of your computer's usage is running only Firefox (or another web browser), then a Netbook would greatly benefit you. You do not need a dual-core processor, 3 GB+ of RAM, DVD drive, etc.

The problem with comparing netbooks with the iPhone/iPod Touch is that they lack keyboards and the screens are so small on the latter. After many hours of using them, they become annoying to use, especially having to zoom in on websites all the time since their screens are so small.

Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but notebooks and netbooks are apples and oranges, two different markets altogether. There will always be a need for portable LARGER devices which can run Photoshop and video editing software in which the user won't care about the larger size (or may have no choice since they need the extra processing power of the larger laptop). And then there are now people who don't care about all the extra bulk of a laptop and features they'll never use (DVD drive) if 90%+ of their computer usage is merely surfing the web.

Re: Enable Commercial DVD Playback in Ubuntu

enchantedsky — Wed, 14 May 2008 08:57:22 -0000

The problem with Medibuntu that I personally found is that I couldn't get the DVD menus to work. The DVD video of the main movie would playback, and that's it.

This script probably solves all your issues. Next time I do a clean install of Ubuntu, I'll try this method instead, thanks

Re: A Look at Free Flash in Ubuntu 8.04

enchantedsky — Fri, 02 May 2008 17:18:18 -0000

Tom, you forgot the review Adobe's Flash player for Linux. I know Swfdec and Gnash aren't really reliable flash players, but in my opinion, I feel Adobe's Flash player isn't reliable either.

On many Ubuntu computers I've used, when you maximize Youtube videos while using Adobe's Flash Player, the video becomes very choppy, and it loses frame rate. This has been experienced on both slow and fast computers, so CPU speed has nothing to do with it. On single-core CPUs, the CPU rate reaches 100%; on my dual-core AMD Athlon X2, both cores reach 50%. These same computers do not have these problems while running under Windows XP and Firefox, especially with Youtube videos running on multiple tabs. There are obvious bugs which need to be worked out, and me and several others from the Ubuntu Forum have filed bug reports at Adobe's website.

Hopefully Adobe makes a better Flash player 10 for Linux. If they don't, I'm definitely going to use an open-source alternative next time, no questions about it.

Re: OS X-Like Widgets with Screenlets on Ubuntu (3rd Update) | Tombuntu

enchantedsky — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 16:50:21 -0000

harshasv: On my Ubuntu 7.10, Screenlets was installed in Applications ---> Accessories, not in System