Comments on: Not talkin' 'bout a revolution

By: Glenn Fleishman

Glenn Fleishman — Wed, 20 May 2009 15:50:00 +0000

I had a wee little Sony Vaio back a few years ago (2002?) that I loved because with a replacement battery that nearly tripled its life, I could use it on planes, for extended periods, etc. I even…brought it with me to Macworld! Where I got no sneers, because it was before Apple had revamped its crummy, outdated laptop line-up.

By: bloodnok

bloodnok — Sat, 16 May 2009 03:20:14 +0000

> This is not a “revolution”. It’s simple evolution. Cheap, plasticy evolution.

wrong macalope, me old dear. it’s not evolution, it’s devolution: not even mark mothersbaugh would claim those crappy little machines …

you’re correct on the cheap & plasticy, however.

By: John

John — Fri, 15 May 2009 04:53:38 +0000

I would also like to add that while I have no problems with the tiny keyboard, the trackpad absolutely sucks. My thumb takes up about a quarter of the pad, and there is just no way for me to achieve any precision.

emacs, terminal, a text-based app-switcher/launcher, and I never have to use the trackpad. I’d find it pretty unusable if I did.

By: John

John — Thu, 14 May 2009 18:56:23 +0000

I have a netbook. I love it to death.

What I use it for: emacs and xterm. I’ve got it nicely configured so that I get an almost entirely text-based interface, and I can pretend that I’m back in 1991.

When I’m doing something like coding, that’s exactly what I need. It is the perfect task-oriented platform: I can carry around a tiny development workstation in my tiny bag.

I really, really like small computers that get out of the way of the job that I’m doing. A tiny screen helps me focus on one thing at a time. Tiny keyboard? Hey, I’m a really good typist. I can compose code on a blackberry. Seriously. I’m *that* awesome.

What it sucks for: reading email, surfing the web, and everything else.

My netbook is set up to be a specialized tool to perform a single task that I do a lot. That’s why I love it. I don’t understand why anybody would even try to use it for anything else.

By: Partners in Grime

Partners in Grime — Wed, 13 May 2009 05:25:46 +0000

“You had me at tiny screen.”

I’d settle for a used 12-inch iBook off eBay any day.

By: The Church of Apple

The Church of Apple — Tue, 12 May 2009 19:48:05 +0000

“Increased notebook demand could mean good news for Apple Inc., whose market share has been slipping, according to ChangeWave, partly because it does not offer a cheap option such as a netbook.”

Well that is just illogical.
It should mean “bad news” for Apple. 0_o

By: John Muir

John Muir — Tue, 12 May 2009 18:22:55 +0000

Simple evolution. Cheap, plasticy evolution indeed.

I think what the analysts are trying to say about Netbooks only really applies to Smartphones. Only they can’t go there too much while you-know-who has the lead. I mean, come on: no need for painting shiny, svelte, humane, and well designed dystopias now!

By: Peter

Peter — Tue, 12 May 2009 18:11:20 +0000

A NetBook IS a thin client.

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