Comments on: Netbooks – Good Geek’dm for Writers http://blog.litcentral.com/2008/08/28/netbooks-%e2%80%93-good-geekdm-for-writers/ Technology, entrepreneurship and everything in between. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:47:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Robin http://blog.litcentral.com/2008/08/28/netbooks-%e2%80%93-good-geekdm-for-writers/#comment-815 Robin Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:02:46 +0000 http://blog.litcentral.com/?p=47#comment-815 You're kidding Fabian!! LOL Guess I'll have to start prophesying more. You’re kidding Fabian!! LOL Guess I’ll have to start prophesying more.

]]> By: Fabian http://blog.litcentral.com/2008/08/28/netbooks-%e2%80%93-good-geekdm-for-writers/#comment-814 Fabian Wed, 19 Aug 2009 04:36:28 +0000 http://blog.litcentral.com/?p=47#comment-814 I recently took a trip through the Amazon, and I met a whole bunch of people using netbooks. No joke. This is when I started to get interested in them, actually... I recently took a trip through the Amazon, and I met a whole bunch of people using netbooks. No joke. This is when I started to get interested in them, actually…

]]> By: The UMPC’s (Ultra Mobile PC) Place in a Writer’s World » The Write Network http://blog.litcentral.com/2008/08/28/netbooks-%e2%80%93-good-geekdm-for-writers/#comment-751 The UMPC’s (Ultra Mobile PC) Place in a Writer’s World » The Write Network Sun, 14 Jun 2009 22:22:39 +0000 http://blog.litcentral.com/?p=47#comment-751 [...] are first cousins to netbooks. Most of them are using the same Intel processor chip - Atom. Just like netbooks, power is not king [...] [...] are first cousins to netbooks. Most of them are using the same Intel processor chip – Atom. Just like netbooks, power is not king [...]

]]> By: Mark http://blog.litcentral.com/2008/08/28/netbooks-%e2%80%93-good-geekdm-for-writers/#comment-112 Mark Fri, 26 Sep 2008 07:40:12 +0000 http://blog.litcentral.com/?p=47#comment-112 "Cloud computing" soon to be replaced by **insert hyperbolic marketing phrase here** aka 'the next big thing.' The vast majority of people will NEVER use so called cloud computing. With ISPs moving to meter bandwidth, tracking of usage, privacy concerns, and the fact that the Net is NOT 100% reliable makes ubiquitous use of "Cloud Computing" nothing more than a dream. Most people have purchased computers that are far beyond their needs, and they know it. PCs are becoming more commoditized each day. Computer purchasers are becoming more price sensitive, as well. (yes there is a difference) This is driving the market for low end PCs of all sorts. Cell Phones followed a similar trend. Even today's most expensive cell phones are are less than 1/100th of what an original cell phone costs in real dollars. Many companies are putting out basic cell phones that are inexpensive and to some degree disposable. As or the battery life, hard disks are a killer, as is the beacon and broadcasting of WiFI or WiMax. Bluetooth is worse. Dell has an Atom based laptop that has a solid state HDD. Sorry I have no specs to pass along. “Cloud computing” soon to be replaced by **insert hyperbolic marketing phrase here** aka ‘the next big thing.’

The vast majority of people will NEVER use so called cloud computing. With ISPs moving to meter bandwidth, tracking of usage, privacy concerns, and the fact that the Net is NOT 100% reliable makes ubiquitous use of “Cloud Computing” nothing more than a dream.

Most people have purchased computers that are far beyond their needs, and they know it. PCs are becoming more commoditized each day. Computer purchasers are becoming more price sensitive, as well. (yes there is a difference) This is driving the market for low end PCs of all sorts. Cell Phones followed a similar trend. Even today’s most expensive cell phones are are less than 1/100th of what an original cell phone costs in real dollars. Many companies are putting out basic cell phones that are inexpensive and to some degree disposable.

As or the battery life, hard disks are a killer, as is the beacon and broadcasting of WiFI or WiMax. Bluetooth is worse. Dell has an Atom based laptop that has a solid state HDD. Sorry I have no specs to pass along.

]]> By: Robin http://blog.litcentral.com/2008/08/28/netbooks-%e2%80%93-good-geekdm-for-writers/#comment-63 Robin Sat, 30 Aug 2008 04:43:34 +0000 http://blog.litcentral.com/?p=47#comment-63 Ellen S. - Hope you found some interesting material in both articles. Netbook Guru - Cheers back at you. Thanks for stopping by. Ellen S. – Hope you found some interesting material in both articles.

Netbook Guru – Cheers back at you. Thanks for stopping by.

]]> By: Netbook Guru http://blog.litcentral.com/2008/08/28/netbooks-%e2%80%93-good-geekdm-for-writers/#comment-62 Netbook Guru Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:48:14 +0000 http://blog.litcentral.com/?p=47#comment-62 Cheers! It's refreshing to read an article about netbook computers written by a writer with some geek-ability, rather than a geek with some writing-ability. I will watch for more of your articles! <a href="http://www.NetbookComputers.com" rel="nofollow"> Buy Netbook Computers!</a> Cheers!
It’s refreshing to read an article about netbook computers written by a writer with some geek-ability, rather than a geek with some writing-ability.
I will watch for more of your articles!

Buy Netbook Computers!

]]> By: Ellen South http://blog.litcentral.com/2008/08/28/netbooks-%e2%80%93-good-geekdm-for-writers/#comment-60 Ellen South Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:42:44 +0000 http://blog.litcentral.com/?p=47#comment-60 Robin - great perspective of the netbook as it relates to writers. I enjoyed this article as much as the Tablet PC series. Ellen Robin – great perspective of the netbook as it relates to writers. I enjoyed this article as much as the Tablet PC series.

Ellen

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