Comments on: The Last 12-Inch Netbook in America

By: Netbook man

Netbook man — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:51:16 +0000

I know what you mean about having too small screens but I use a hp 2133 mini-note – it hasn’t got a huge screen but it feels fine at 1280×768 resolution. It’s definitely the best smaller netbook for screen.

By: Jett Tayer

Jett Tayer — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 05:58:10 +0000

Why use Windows where there are alternatives out there. Ubuntu for Netbooks is already out for sometime now here http://www.canonical.com/projects/ubuntu/unr its a shame that Microsoft/Intel is collaborating on this. With Via/Ubuntu, who cares about your rules :D

By: AQ

AQ — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 05:07:55 +0000

I actually bought (and returned) an S12 with the VIA Nano CPU. I really liked the concept on paper, but my particular unit had a rather unresponsive touchpad. Sometimes it would not recognize my finger taps for 3-5 seconds, and this would occur even with anti-virus uninstalled. Also, the scrolling action of a Word or Excel file was rather abrupt and jittery. Maybe I was expecting too much, or maybe I ended up with a defective unit, but in the end I decided to hold off for a more powerful computer.

By: Harry McCracken

Harry McCracken — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 05:15:07 +0000

Right you are, the NC20 is still around, too.

–Harry

By: Jayayess1190

Jayayess1190 — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 03:35:47 +0000

Um, the Samsung NC20 is still available on Amazon.com.

By: Digitalmalay

Digitalmalay — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:49:46 +0000

I just love netbook bacause if it’s price and features.Of course a lot of performance lacking, but still it is lighter and convenience to use especially while travelling

By: Paul

Paul — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 16:31:00 +0000

Matt,
Don’t count on it. Microsoft has already committed to supporting and distributing it for another year or so.

As long as there is a demand for it, there will be a way.

By: Matt Sharpe

Matt Sharpe — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 08:53:29 +0000

Let’s just hope that with the impending public release of Windows 7 we can finally see the end of Windows XP shipping on new PCs.

By: Kent

Kent — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 00:42:55 +0000

I think it would be a good idea to research the story of the pressure that Microsoft and Intel have been putting on the computer vendors to limit consumer access to small, inexpensive portable computers.

I just managed to get a Dell mini 9 for $200 before they stopped making them. Is it possible to buy any kind of portable computer for $200 today? My school custodian would like to buy one for his child. Why can’t he?