At 28 Oct 2009 18:18:31 +0000 Nick Le Lievre wrote:
> no-one wrote:
> > 
> > I thought Adobe had released ION enabled  HD flash players (or will do
> > soon).  Personally, I would like a netbook capable of playing HD so
> > that it will be ready for use in presentations etc.  I really dislike
> > lugging a laptop around and want the small size and weight of a
> > netbook.  Add that to the micro projectors available now and the
> > weight saving is terrific.   Also, the ability to download HD from a
> > camcorder and view it while away from home on such a lightweight
> > device makes sense for me.
> 
> My ultimate device would be a EEE PC 901 sized machine with a Core 2
Duo CULV 1.3ghz CPU, intergrated graphics would be OK because it would
reduce energy consumption therefore longer battery life and that CPU
would take care of most of the video tasks I could or would ever throw at
it except games and 1080p HD which I never would anyway.
> 
> As it stands the closet to that is the Dell Inspiron 11z with the 11.6"
screen but I didnt like the review and it only has 6 cell battery, the
one Im going for is the Asus ul30a with 8 cell battery, its bigger 13"
screen but you need a slightly bigger machine to fit an 8 cell battery
too without it looking ugly.


Just ordered the Acer Timeline 1810tz from Amazon its a 11.6" LED with
dual core ulv 1.3ghz cpu, 3gb Ram, 250gb x4500mhd I will only get about 5
hours but it is smaller and lighter then the 13.3" ul30a and about 100
pounds cheaper... at 391.30 ex vat its not much more then a netbook.

Nick Le Lievre wrote:
> At 28 Oct 2009 18:18:31 +0000 Nick Le Lievre wrote:
>> no-one wrote:
>>> I thought Adobe had released ION enabled  HD flash players (or will do
>>> soon).  Personally, I would like a netbook capable of playing HD so
>>> that it will be ready for use in presentations etc.  I really dislike
>>> lugging a laptop around and want the small size and weight of a
>>> netbook.  Add that to the micro projectors available now and the
>>> weight saving is terrific.   Also, the ability to download HD from a
>>> camcorder and view it while away from home on such a lightweight
>>> device makes sense for me.
>> My ultimate device would be a EEE PC 901 sized machine with a Core 2
> Duo CULV 1.3ghz CPU, intergrated graphics would be OK because it would
> reduce energy consumption therefore longer battery life and that CPU
> would take care of most of the video tasks I could or would ever throw at
> it except games and 1080p HD which I never would anyway.

What you're completely ignoring is the potential for a very small form 
factor "desktop" box that doesn't care about battery life, something 
discreet to plug into the TV for example.  That's the area I'm looking 
at and currently things like the eee box etc. aren't quite up to snuff, 
but I'm guessing the market is pretty small anyway so I'm less than 
enthused about rapid updates.

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[ste]

[ste parker] wrote:
> 
> What you're completely ignoring is the potential for a very small form 
> factor "desktop" box that doesn't care about battery life, something 
> discreet to plug into the TV for example.  That's the area I'm looking 
> at and currently things like the eee box etc. aren't quite up to snuff, 
> but I'm guessing the market is pretty small anyway so I'm less than 
> enthused about rapid updates.
> 

My HTPC is mATX and is quite powerfull, E5200 @ 3.33ghz 4GB RAM, 9800GT, 
HVR 2200... it takes up quite a bit of room but no more then your 
typical xbox360, ps3 or blu-ray player... so I do not need something 
tiny, size is not important to me.

Aside from that I have an iMac in the bedroom and this new laptop is 
replacing my tiny netbook which had great battery life (4.5hrs) but low 
performance... the 1810tz should give similar battery life but much 
better performance at the expense of a bit of size/weight and of course 
money.

I know even £ 391 seems quite a lot of money for a laptop with a slower 
CPU then most full size cheaper models, but thats the price you pay for 
increased battery life at the moment, I suppose when it comes to sell it 
on I will not get much more then £ 300 for it... thats if I sold it in 
about a years time.