UMPCs

The_YongGrand · 13th Jun 2008, 08:46 PM

Hey there,

Time for talking about some light action notebooks!

What's your experiences on using these stuff? I plan to have an EEEPc, but there are other net-books which is its nearest competitor, the Twinhead E10, and also the VIA Nanobook. Others like the Aspire One and the Dell Inspiron Mini are also on its way.

The more expensive ones are HP and Kohjinsha. They look cool too!

Lacus · 13th Jun 2008, 08:51 PM

Well, i got none..But went a look at a few. The Asus EEE pc seems not bad imo, nice screen although a bit small. The Twinhead E10 looks normal as the screen i dont quite fancy the quality of it.lol..dunno bout the rest but I sorta like the Kohjinsha small notebook, it looks really sexy and expensive at the same time

The_YongGrand · 13th Jun 2008, 10:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Lacus

Well, i got none..But went a look at a few. The Asus EEE pc seems not bad imo, nice screen although a bit small. The Twinhead E10 looks normal as the screen i dont quite fancy the quality of it.lol..dunno bout the rest but I sorta like the Kohjinsha small notebook, it looks really sexy and expensive at the same time

Yeah, in my 1st choice is the EEEPc, but there's also many closer versions of these.

The Twinhead E10 could have problems in the HDD - it's not SSD.

Also, the VIA Nanobook has many many different versions, but all of them are sticking to one same design. The Manhattan, Packard Bell and also Everex Cloudbook are using the same Nanobook template. It's using a 30GB HDD, too bad.

Guess that I have to explore summore.hehe!

Lacus · 14th Jun 2008, 06:51 AM

well, SSD > HDD =/. I'll go for the system with SSD though..

The_YongGrand · 14th Jun 2008, 08:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Lacus

well, SSD > HDD =/. I'll go for the system with SSD though..

Yeah, they are easier to be dealt with.

But how am I going to install XP on that EEEPc? I don't think that'll be simple enough though, especially when smartdrv program inside still using the mechanical hard disk...

Lacus · 14th Jun 2008, 08:49 AM

i think it's possible since the 14 gb version has XP installed in it =/

The_YongGrand · 14th Jun 2008, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Lacus

i think it's possible since the 14 gb version has XP installed in it =/

Of course...hehe...

But, if you deploy WinXP from the hard disk (installing from HDD), you might *need* a smartdrv.exe if you use a casual HDD (mechanical) to speed things up, otherwise the setup wouldn't run.

I seriously dunno how smartdrv will ever work on SSD-drives. I need to think about it...

Another option is to fill up the thumbdrive with the WinXP installation and let it boot from there. Easy!

Adrian Wong · 15th Jun 2008, 06:31 AM

For these UMPCs, SSDs are the way to go. They give you TOTAL mobility. You can use it anywhere without worrying about the vibration and shaking killing them.

Don't just go for the smallest size though. They may look nice and are easy to carry, but they are sure hard to type on! I tried the 8.9" models and man, I can NOT type a single word right without making a mistake.

Personally, I would go for the 11" model (with a 10.2" LCD) that comes with a SSD drive. I would also go for one with a 6-cell battery because these UMPCs are really designed for mobile computing, so I need all the battery life I can get.

The_YongGrand · 15th Jun 2008, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Adrian Wong

For these UMPCs, SSDs are the way to go. They give you TOTAL mobility. You can use it anywhere without worrying about the vibration and shaking killing them.

Don't just go for the smallest size though. They may look nice and are easy to carry, but they are sure hard to type on! I tried the 8.9" models and man, I can NOT type a single word right without making a mistake.

Personally, I would go for the 11" model (with a 10.2" LCD) that comes with a SSD drive. I would also go for one with a 6-cell battery because these UMPCs are really designed for mobile computing, so I need all the battery life I can get.

So the EEEPc 901 is the best choice?

But it's slightly bigger and heavier! I'll check the dimensions first...

g0tanks · 15th Jun 2008, 05:13 PM

I'm wondering what's the ultimate UMPC?

13th Jun 2008, 08:46 PM	#1 (permalink)
The_YongGrand Super Active Join Date: 12 Feb 2005 Location: Somewhere in 甲洞... Posts: 2,316 Reputation: 852 Rep Power: 14	UMPCs Hey there, Time for talking about some light action notebooks! What's your experiences on using these stuff? I plan to have an EEEPc, but there are other net-books which is its nearest competitor, the Twinhead E10, and also the VIA Nanobook. Others like the Aspire One and the Dell Inspiron Mini are also on its way. The more expensive ones are HP and Kohjinsha. They look cool too! __________________ Intel Core 2 Duo E7200, 2GB DDR2-667 RAM, Gigabyte 945GCMX-S2, Sapphire ATi Radeon HD4850 512MB DDR3 2nd pc under construction! Wolfdale baby!

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Lacus Super Active Join Date: 28 Mar 2008 Posts: 1,023 Reputation: 166 Rep Power: 3	Well, i got none..But went a look at a few. The Asus EEE pc seems not bad imo, nice screen although a bit small. The Twinhead E10 looks normal as the screen i dont quite fancy the quality of it.lol..dunno bout the rest but I sorta like the Kohjinsha small notebook, it looks really sexy and expensive at the same time __________________ GUNDAM 00[CPU=Intel Celeron Dual Core E1200 (3200Mhz)\| Mobo=Asus Rampage Maximus Formula (Rampage Bios Mod)\| GPU=Gigabyte HD4850 512MB GDDR3+T-Rad2 \| RAM=4x1gb DDR2 800Mhz Corsair XMS2 \| HDD=Western Digital WD6400AAKS 640GB \| Soundcard=Doom's Creative X-FI XtremeMusic \| Speakers=Creative Inspire P5800 \| PSU=Silverstone Strider ST56F \| Keyboard=Creative Prodikeys DM \| Mouse=Logitech MX518\| Casing=Lian Li PC-7YCF]

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Lacus Super Active Join Date: 28 Mar 2008 Posts: 1,023 Reputation: 166 Rep Power: 3	well, SSD > HDD =/. I'll go for the system with SSD though.. __________________ GUNDAM 00[CPU=Intel Celeron Dual Core E1200 (3200Mhz)\| Mobo=Asus Rampage Maximus Formula (Rampage Bios Mod)\| GPU=Gigabyte HD4850 512MB GDDR3+T-Rad2 \| RAM=4x1gb DDR2 800Mhz Corsair XMS2 \| HDD=Western Digital WD6400AAKS 640GB \| Soundcard=Doom's Creative X-FI XtremeMusic \| Speakers=Creative Inspire P5800 \| PSU=Silverstone Strider ST56F \| Keyboard=Creative Prodikeys DM \| Mouse=Logitech MX518\| Casing=Lian Li PC-7YCF]

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Lacus Super Active Join Date: 28 Mar 2008 Posts: 1,023 Reputation: 166 Rep Power: 3	i think it's possible since the 14 gb version has XP installed in it =/ __________________ GUNDAM 00[CPU=Intel Celeron Dual Core E1200 (3200Mhz)\| Mobo=Asus Rampage Maximus Formula (Rampage Bios Mod)\| GPU=Gigabyte HD4850 512MB GDDR3+T-Rad2 \| RAM=4x1gb DDR2 800Mhz Corsair XMS2 \| HDD=Western Digital WD6400AAKS 640GB \| Soundcard=Doom's Creative X-FI XtremeMusic \| Speakers=Creative Inspire P5800 \| PSU=Silverstone Strider ST56F \| Keyboard=Creative Prodikeys DM \| Mouse=Logitech MX518\| Casing=Lian Li PC-7YCF]

15th Jun 2008, 06:31 AM	#8 (permalink)
Adrian Wong Da Boss Join Date: 10 Oct 2002 Location: In front of my ASUS F8V notebook! Posts: 30,124 Reputation: 3081 Rep Power: 67	For these UMPCs, SSDs are the way to go. They give you TOTAL mobility. You can use it anywhere without worrying about the vibration and shaking killing them. Don't just go for the smallest size though. They may look nice and are easy to carry, but they are sure hard to type on! I tried the 8.9" models and man, I can NOT type a single word right without making a mistake. Personally, I would go for the 11" model (with a 10.2" LCD) that comes with a SSD drive. I would also go for one with a 6-cell battery because these UMPCs are really designed for mobile computing, so I need all the battery life I can get. __________________ Dr. Adrian Wong Tech ARP \| Blog @ Tech ARP \| The Free Trade Zone DYKT : The only offshore account I have is at the sand bank? Keep Tech ARP free! Visit our sponsors! We need PROGRAMMERS and TECHNICAL WRITERS! Contact us if you are a hot shot programmer or technical writer! My items for sale : 50x SD Card \| Memory Stick PRO \| Cyclone Energy Saver \| Seiko SS watch \| Tiger/Carlsberg beer jugs \| Travel Speakers \| Motorola V600 \| Nokia N90 SOLD! \| New Lowepro Mini Trekker AW Other items for sale @ the FTZ : Zalman CNPS9500 LED @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7700 Cu @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7000 Cu @ $20 \| Swarovski bracelet watches \| Dell 17" LCD \| Hi-Fi speakers \| English DIVX movies \| HP LaserJet toners! \| Office chairs

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