Comments on: Why Do All Netbooks Have The Same Specs? Microsoft and ULCPC http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2008/10/why-do-all-netbooks-have-the-same-specs-microsoft-and-ulcpc/ Huge iPhone and web geek. Selfish, Obsessive, and Easily Distracted. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:57:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Bryce http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2008/10/why-do-all-netbooks-have-the-same-specs-microsoft-and-ulcpc/comment-page-1/#comment-91722 Bryce Mon, 03 Nov 2008 04:05:00 +0000 http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/?p=2520#comment-91722 Could this also be why none of the "netbooks" have optical drives? There are a few ultra-portables of similar size that do have DVD drives but all of them run Vista and cost quite a bit more. I put Vista Ultimate on my Aspire One and think it runs just fine. It has enough juice to run a web browser, Office, and Visual Studio... just not all at the same time. Could this also be why none of the “netbooks” have optical drives? There are a few ultra-portables of similar size that do have DVD drives but all of them run Vista and cost quite a bit more.

I put Vista Ultimate on my Aspire One and think it runs just fine. It has enough juice to run a web browser, Office, and Visual Studio… just not all at the same time.

]]> By: Jeremy Schultz http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2008/10/why-do-all-netbooks-have-the-same-specs-microsoft-and-ulcpc/comment-page-1/#comment-91515 Jeremy Schultz Fri, 31 Oct 2008 21:18:53 +0000 http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/?p=2520#comment-91515 I think you're on to something here, Josh. The question I wonder is: what, if anything, should Intel do? My Moblin knowledge is admittedly weak (matter of fact, if you can suggest someone I could learn from, I'd appreciate it), but is it a step in the right direction here? It seems to me that if we had an OS that was faster, easier to use, -and- offered better hardware features, it would blow everything else away. Oh wait--that's almost Apple, no? Maybe the real question is, how do you more easily make Mac & Win apps workable on Linux? I was a developer once, but I can't say I know the barriers there too well... I think you’re on to something here, Josh. The question I wonder is: what, if anything, should Intel do? My Moblin knowledge is admittedly weak (matter of fact, if you can suggest someone I could learn from, I’d appreciate it), but is it a step in the right direction here? It seems to me that if we had an OS that was faster, easier to use, -and- offered better hardware features, it would blow everything else away. Oh wait–that’s almost Apple, no? Maybe the real question is, how do you more easily make Mac & Win apps workable on Linux? I was a developer once, but I can’t say I know the barriers there too well…

]]> By: Josh Bancroft http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2008/10/why-do-all-netbooks-have-the-same-specs-microsoft-and-ulcpc/comment-page-1/#comment-91287 Josh Bancroft Wed, 29 Oct 2008 06:29:36 +0000 http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/?p=2520#comment-91287 Yeah, there are economies of commonality, or whatever you want to call them, at work. Those 1024x600 LCD panels are plentiful from the portable DVD player market, no doubt. But you'd think at least some of the manufacturers would try to differentiate themselves on a spec or two in a market this crowded. I mean, there are SO many netbooks out there, and they're SO alike, that the most you can say about one over the other is "it's a little thinner", or "its case is glossy", etc. HP in particular, *downgraded* from a 1280x768 screen in the Mini Note 2133 to the same-as-everyone 1024x600 screen in the Mini Note 1000. Sure, a lot of these machines are just rebranded OEM deals (how many versions of the MSI Wind are floating around?). But now that we're starting to see the "big boys" like Lenovo, Samsung, Dell, and HP dive in, you'd think there would be more differentiation. Something's at work preventing that. Yeah, there are economies of commonality, or whatever you want to call them, at work. Those 1024×600 LCD panels are plentiful from the portable DVD player market, no doubt. But you’d think at least some of the manufacturers would try to differentiate themselves on a spec or two in a market this crowded. I mean, there are SO many netbooks out there, and they’re SO alike, that the most you can say about one over the other is “it’s a little thinner”, or “its case is glossy”, etc. HP in particular, *downgraded* from a 1280×768 screen in the Mini Note 2133 to the same-as-everyone 1024×600 screen in the Mini Note 1000. Sure, a lot of these machines are just rebranded OEM deals (how many versions of the MSI Wind are floating around?). But now that we’re starting to see the “big boys” like Lenovo, Samsung, Dell, and HP dive in, you’d think there would be more differentiation. Something’s at work preventing that.

]]> By: Greg Smith http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2008/10/why-do-all-netbooks-have-the-same-specs-microsoft-and-ulcpc/comment-page-1/#comment-91285 Greg Smith Wed, 29 Oct 2008 06:21:05 +0000 http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/?p=2520#comment-91285 I think it's because all these hardware manufacturers can make them a lot cheaper if they are all using the same parts. I think it’s because all these hardware manufacturers can make them a lot cheaper if they are all using the same parts.

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