[coltsrmint2]

These netbooks (mini laptops), does anyone know if you can stream video's on these. I cannot seem to find the answer?

thanks

Coltsrmint

[coltsrmint2]

Anyone know if any of those mini laptops can stream video. Thinking of getting one and cannot seem to find this info out?

Thanks

[ShepherdsDog]

I have an HP mini 100. I usually watch the National and a few news programs on it.

[herbie]

They're the same as any other laptop, but have no optical drive.

[ShepherdsDog]

I have a Transcend StoreJet and a jetflash(32 GB). The StoreJet has 500 gigs of storage, that fits in your pocket, so I don't really need an optical drive. My DVD player, TV and stereo all have USB ports. I like that you can pick them up for about $300 They are a lot handier to haul around than my old Toshiba laptop, with it's comparably tiny harddrive of 80 GB, was...that cost $2 500 in '02.

[saturn_656]

herbie herbie:

They're the same as any other laptop, but have no optical drive.

And typically have a mediocre CPU.

[ShepherdsDog]

They are not meant to be used for gaming or anything that requires huge amounts of RAM, memory and such . It's primarily for surfing the web and doing word processing. They have a specific niche.

[coltsrmint2]

So I am getting that I could watch movies on it from Surf the Channel or you tube...

Thanks

Coltsrmint

[ShepherdsDog]

yes, yes, yes. No CDs or DVDs required. I also have a monster library of books on mine, more than I'd be able to read in a life time.

[herbie]

saturn_656 saturn_656:

herbie herbie:

They're the same as any other laptop, but have no optical drive.

And typically have a mediocre CPU.

Which is typically still better than a 2-3yr old laptop, equal to a 'budget' full size.
1.66 GHz dual-core Atom and 9 hour battery life isn't exactly mediocre if you're looking at the function of a portable computer.

Had a mining exec harrumph at my display of Netbooks at a Trade show. "Eeww.. we onl y use Panasonic Toughbooks. You can drop one of those in a creek, fish it out and it still works."
So I answered, "Or you cold buy EIGHT Netbooks and who gives a shit if they fall in the lake. Just get another out of stock and you still have six left."

I own 4 Netbooks, 2 Macbooks and a fancy Asus Win7 laptop w fast CPU and 1 Gig video.
I use that least.
I use the Macs a lot.
I use a 7" Asus EEE with 600Mhz Celeron the most. On the dash of the truck. Out of my pocket on a ladder. Up a tower in one hand. Out on a rez with a USB phone and Skype. On a mountain with a USB spectrum analyzer.

[saturn_656]

herbie herbie:

Which is typically still better than a 2-3yr old laptop, equal to a 'budget' full size.
1.66 GHz dual-core Atom and 9 hour battery life isn't exactly mediocre if you're looking at the function of a portable computer.

Had a mining exec harrumph at my display of Netbooks at a Trade show. "Eeww.. we onl y use Panasonic Toughbooks. You can drop one of those in a creek, fish it out and it still works."
So I answered, "Or you cold buy EIGHT Netbooks and who gives a shit if they fall in the lake. Just get another out of stock and you still have six left."

I own 4 Netbooks, 2 Macbooks and a fancy Asus Win7 laptop w fast CPU and 1 Gig video.
I use that least.
I use the Macs a lot.
I use a 7" Asus EEE with 600Mhz Celeron the most. On the dash of the truck. Out of my pocket on a ladder. Up a tower in one hand. Out on a rez with a USB phone and Skype. On a mountain with a USB spectrum analyzer.

I had a Dell Mini 9, I have no love for the Atom CPU (the dominant processor in todays netbooks). It would choke on Office 2007 and Youtube, not exactly intense apps. I'd like to try the dual core version to see if two cores makes it perform suitably.

[Cracka]

Yeah, it'll work but won't be the best experience and will hammer the battery life (at least while watching youtube, not so much a normal video)

[herbie]

$1:

I had a Dell Mini 9

You managed to pick the absolute worst Netbook to base your opinion on.
A same gen AspireOne with an XP re/re blew the doors off those in side by side tests. So did the MSI and we noticed afterwards we'd had it on underclock.
a) get it up to 2GB RAM, then the crappy Intel onboard video improves.
b) wipe the damn thing and reinstall from MSoft disk instead of the Dell.

I FORGOT: there were even worse - the 1 GB Atom/Vista abortions HP/Compaq tried to flog.
The WHY over the difference is beyond me they all have the same components. I put Win7 Pro on my year old Toshiba Netbook and it blows away the latest HP netbook with Win7LAME on it.
The 7" Asus EE I mentioned has a Celeron underclocked to 633Mhz - and it blows away the AspireOne with a 1.6GHz Atom running XP! (Both have SSD drives)

As for Office, I put 2003 and only Word & Excel on it to read attachments, I'm not going freaking blind trying to use one for writing anything.

Download the Ubuntu netbook remix. It's what they all should have on them. The whole Netbook concept got lost and went to shit the minute they insisted on Windows.

[saturn_656]

herbie herbie:

You managed to pick the absolute worst Netbook to base your opinion on.
A same gen AspireOne with an XP re/re blew the doors off those in side by side tests. So did the MSI and we noticed afterwards we'd had it on underclock.
a) get it up to 2GB RAM, then the crappy Intel onboard video improves.
b) wipe the damn thing and reinstall from MSoft disk instead of the Dell.

I FORGOT: there were even worse - the 1 GB Atom/Vista abortions HP/Compaq tried to flog.
The WHY over the difference is beyond me they all have the same components. I put Win7 Pro on my year old Toshiba Netbook and it blows away the latest HP netbook with Win7LAME on it.
The 7" Asus EE I mentioned has a Celeron underclocked to 633Mhz - and it blows away the AspireOne with a 1.6GHz Atom running XP! (Both have SSD drives)

As for Office, I put 2003 and only Word & Excel on it to read attachments, I'm not going freaking blind trying to use one for writing anything.

Download the Ubuntu netbook remix. It's what they all should have on them. The whole Netbook concept got lost and went to shit the minute they insisted on Windows.

Upgrading the RAM to 2GB was the first thing I did. I can't imagine what kind of turtle the machine would have been with only one.

And Linux is for hippies.